Shreveport semi-weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1865-18??, 1866-06-05
4 SINGULAR CASE,
4 Living Creature Of Unusual Size
in u WOESan's stomach for
Six Years,


county, there is case Of peculiar in
terest, nd, only to medical men. but
to the general reader. There resides
there Mrs. d., n German woman,
VIII" formerly enjoyed good health,
but who has latterly been afflicted
with singular and terrible symptoms.
Her complain, nanifests itself in the
forth of pnrosysns, which commence
in her Inability to swallow food, and
which, after a day or two. ar. sue
ceeded by severe commissions, durir e
which s'l. appears as if bcins clicked,
her breath being at she same time
suspended, and her countenanc. as.
Stunning hvid color, AZ in ordinary
strangnlatio,,s. Her consu!,in, phy-
stefan, Dr. b., is generally sunmo ned
when "fts, " as the friends and neigh
bors term the paroSysms, appear un-
usually dangerous. and he generally
succeeds in quie.ing his patient with
"p'a'es and other soothing remedies
Six years ago the patient was Of
good ordinary figure and healthy ap-
p.arance now she IS bloat~d and
shnpslsss in form, her skin is Of
! tallow like. cadaverous hue. and her
countenance wears sunken, pinched
and anxious expression. These NOR
bid symptoms have for the past few
months rapidly Increased, aud each
attack growing more violent aud dis
tressing, and threatening to t-rmi-
nate the womar's miserabl. exist
ence.
She believes there is a snake in
her stomach, and that her terrible
maia4y is entire! " owing to tn. pres
ence aud srowt! Of the repti!r ,h-r..
Tn" movements of this creature dur
ing the periods of disturbance, and
when it is deprived Of food, If her
theory be the true onc,I are plainly
discernibie, even through the pa
tirn,s clothing, and are often SO vio-
lent and prolonged rs to produce dis
coioratlon Of the skin over the region
of the stomach, as if from blows.
1t is also til. opinion of her physi-
cian ,ha, a living creature OF some
sort, most probably snake, has la
ken up its residence in the stomach
OF his patient
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savory sianls. lis head was seized
10y TIE Doctor, and its ugly length
drawn forth. 1t was more than Il
yard long, and must have occupied
the rniirr cavity Of The stomach.
Dr.. =. thinks his patient can be
reiie:ed of the unw"i ,ome tenant Of
her stomach by the same method, hu;
she instinctively and naturally
-hrlnhs from the trial. 1t Is b"com-
ing daily NOR evident that she can
not survive. unless something us done
to remove the loaih"snme Creature
1t Will either stransl" her in her at
temPfs TO pass mp the es"Phas"s. or.
| from its enlarged SIZE and Increased
strength, break through the coats Of
the stomach in some OF Its ssrt,ggl"-
| tor freedom
The case is painful as we'll as
an interesting ohe, aud rifctts the
sympathy of large circle OF &C
! quaintanccs, VIII" desires that some
Thing may be done for the relief "'
their suffering TREND, bat know not
how it may be accomplished
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