The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-04-15
RUR.IL ECONOMY.
MFALLIBLE CURE FOR KIDNEY
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To the Editors Of Western Farmer # Gardener
CINCINNATI, Dec. 18th, $40.
The Editor OF the Southern Cultivator,
in his paper of Nov. 23d ult. has furnished
his readers with the following article:
"KIDNEY WORM"
ave have mentioned that on examining
q hog affected with this disease $50 called
we found the spine injured, aud the kidneys
sound and free FROM worms. There ap
peared a round oritice through the spine
aud finding no worms, We on hrst reflection
concluded that the minu,eness OF the insect
and the hastiness of the examination had
prevented our tindiog il, though present. -
Subsequent, reflection, however, and the
opinions of professional gentlemen skilled
in the knowledge Of anatomical structure
and detection, determine US to believe tina,
the injury 20 the spine was not occasioned
BY worm, but was the result Of disease or
injury, accidental or constitutional, the
cause of which Is unexplained. At all
events, it is clear that when the disease has
progressed thus far, there Is no cure for IL"
Having devoted considerable attention to
he subject, the result both of my expert
ence and reflection leeds NE to a CONCLUSION
the reverse Of the above mentioned EDITORS.
So long as the swine in the northern
parts OF Ohio, to which any experience was
confined, had the range Of extensive woods,
and derived their susenance in a great mea.
sure from acorns, hickory nuts and beech
nuts, they were frequently attacked with
paralysis Of the posierior ex,ren,iies, which
was usually attributed 10 tho effect Of Kid
ney Worms, as they were termed. This
morbid condition made lis approach by an
unstableness Of motion, and rough aud i'll
conditioned appearance of the animal. II
permitted 10 take It's course, il ultimately
produced extreme emacIallou, and finally
death.
Go making examinations in many such
cases, | invariably tiad considerable nam
Der OF worms, not as thai editor would seem
TO suppose, 10 the orlice or tho spinal
nerves, bu. contiguous TO the Psoasiomus
Gle, and external 10 The periodical membrane
(tae lining Of the cavity Of tho abdomen. J
They were usually lodged in the cellular
substance and cat, and 10 some eases we're
so numerous as to occupy considerable por.
tons Of wha, IS called the kidney fat. Nor
we're they minute, as We should infer from
that author, but we're from one 10 two in.
ches in length, and about ,ae size Of a com
mon darning needle. They appeared to be
extremely delicate and semi transparent,
exhibiting TO the naked eye, the convolu.
lions Of their intestinal structure.
! formerly tried various remedies to de
siFoy them, but wiihou, success, I'LL vas
at length Informed, iha. persevering use
of corn soaked in an alkaline solution,
weekly for instance. as food for the swine,
wcald eoI-Gci The evil. An extensive use
of this remedy for many years, enables me
to say that i; is inGallibIe, if i, be exhibited
before the animal has los, its appetite.
My neighbors az we'll as myself, we're in
tue habit for many years, Of feeding our
fatlening hogs with this article, for week
or two before the time for buichering, 10
order TO exiermlRaie this troublesome 10.
truder from the kidney fat.
In later years they have in q great mea-
sure disappeared; how these parasitic worms
hod their way into the animal system. or
can 4Gl stissiaslance, solution Of slkali
wanting hypothesis 10 explain. are
The fact that they do frequently exist
and irrilate the lumbar nerves of swine 10
such an extent, as often TO induce perfect
paralysis, does not admit Of doubt. That
paralysis is occasionally produced by other
causes, as it probably was in the Instance
alluded TO BY the editor Of the Southern
Cu;lvator, We arc prepared to believe.
Yours,
J. r. KIRKLAND,
III afT1rIz ma rnflrh r,lensure IN Law hefnye