New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-05
Trichlna Aplrnlis.


Gases OF infestation Of the human body by
that singular entoxoon, tie Troans spira'is, are 70
ported In nnnber Of localities in this country Ihe
eyetenco Of this little worm az denkcn OF the mus
cular system u ard other animals has been known
Tor some tme but the recognition Of special disease
due TO IL alone is recent discovery OF the German ply
biologists ..r.- '. ~
Anatomists In all countries have occasionally had
their attention called 10 peculiar spotted apPearnce
presented BY human MUSCLE ard portions OF tissue thus
marked have revealed. under the microscope minute
cooled wOrm surrounded with cacareous eny elOpc.
reposing quietly in its singular position As all cases
this Kind that could DO traced presumed TO have
died Of wslrecognhed diseases. and as no symptoms
which cond be referred TO the presence Of these
were recorded the worms were regarded as harmless
and described merely objects Of scientific curiosity
But within few years the medical profession Of Ger.
many has had s attention called 70 certain anomalous
casos OF disease, first suspected 10 be cases OF acute
poisoning Chemical Investigation nunify ing tnis sns
pcon further Investigations ryeaied In az OF the sub
ecs examined the presence Of Trcbin4 Ia large nun
bers AS the Trichne were known TO exist also In the
flesh Il swine and previous Investigation had shown
the possibility OF the ranscrcncc OF entoroa from ami
mails TO mai suspicious were awakened experiments
tried and IL finally demonstrated that these worms
were not killed by heat Of l4oo. and thus In mper-
fecy cooked meat containing them might be transfer
red alive to the digestive organs. Careful ipvestga-
ton revealed also that each one OF these anals thus
released from imprisonment in few days gave birth To
hundreds Of others, which Immediately commenced to
periorate their way through the intettines and sur
rounding parts making straight path 10 the muscles
of all portions of the body especially those of tho lbs
Jhs pefrofatOn OF p0rts ny mlllons oil microscopic
worms was attended with symptoms less ylo.
lent depending upon their numbers and the strength
and hoalth OF the victim. While passing the ol
tho bowels violent purging often arose. stimulating
areenica poisoning ard many persons had been unjust
y suspected Of this crime when persons eating food
prepared by them had boon thus alarmngly seized AS
the worms made their way into the muscle psins like
those Of rheumatism cramps weakness ente loss Of
power resembling paraiy sis. ensued. aud when the
numbers OF IrichinD were large. wasting exhaustion.
and death followed. Persons escaping with few of
these disagreeabe tenants suffered In smaller degree
from similar symptoms but gradually recovered and
small portion VI them muscles. ed aud
revealed h frichn1 arrived at their destination and
undergoing the various stages vi caloareous encyst
mcnt.
No eeclual remedy for this disease has yet been dis
covered. Attempts have been made 10 remove them
from tho lntostnes by euietics aud purgag but unless
resored TO early, before ryTptons have appeared
this Is Intellectual. ParGsitccido medicines have not
been found TO afford relief aud all that science has been
able to do for public protection yet is to point The
source If danger. Swine and cas- the animals
chiefly Inhabited iy the parasite. Tie former ony.is
supposed 20 30 used for fOod but cages are said to have
been Traced ~ ragouts, osIensiby Of hare or rabbit
sold IN tie pdiIsian restaurants, and which were
shrewdy suspected to be Of dishonest sabstitu
ton. SaIglges ftJm SWINGS flesh, smoked but I'M
cooked are jayojle ARTICLES 81 diet aDong the GeTaps