, 1866-04-20
THE HERoDiAN HORROR.

Herod the Great may not have died from par
taking too freely of HichiRa spjrGiis with his
roast pig; but the presumption that he did is
supported by the historic assertion that be was
eaten by worms before the breath was fairly cut
of his body 1t is apparent that he died of no
ordinary disease. Other and greater men died
before Herod, and the histographers were at no
pains to mention the particular disease that took,
them out Of the world. T.. :.
1t was reserved for an age of microscopes 10
discover that the. Herodian horror was only
aggravated case of trichiRd in the stomach and
viseera. We are indebted to the German phys.
clans for this important addition to the list of
ills which flesh is heir tO-swine flesh in partic-
ular 1t is not pleasant reflection that single
ounce of this flesh may contain hundred thou
saud animalcula, and that While they show the
same preference for swine that the deYh did,
| they readily colonize in the human stomach, and
are iudefetigable pathfndfrs through the human
| system. Microscopic as they are, they endure
extremes of temperature with tenacity of life
that is wonderful. They boil, fry, and etew with
| composure. Indeed, any degree Of heat under
2l2 rather uuickens than +etards their vitality.
| They become torpid like frogs and lizards in
winter but at the first sensation of heat awaken,
| to an alarming activity. - Ll.s.s ..s, -
! Good people, who dearly .loTe q roast Of pork,
| slice of ham, or a, a,sayory sausage, have fiat
tered themselves that trichase were indigenous TO
| Germany, and would confne their labors to the
| domesticated and demoralzed offspring of the
wild boar. of the Thuringian forests. Not a bit
of it. Since the German physicians made such
| valuable. use of their microscopes others haze
| been engaged in inspections of pork, and the re-
| suit is the announcement that irichRss have de-
veloped themselves in the swine of America.
The Chicago papers inform us that a load of pork
put on sale at Peoria, Illinois, last week, was
examined mieroscopically, and two of the hogs
were alive with triehnB. Dressed hogs were ,eX-
amined at Dixon, and also discovered to be in
habited by these infnitessimal creatures The
St. Louis papers of Saturday announce the poi
soning of two families in that city from eating
''diseased pork, though no attempt appears to
have been made to discover the character of the
the disease. Doubtless it was the Herodian
horror. -.-. e. -i--.Ers a r.
There are two ways of keeping triehnse out oi
the human stomach, Buy microscope, or leave
off eating pork. If you are as fond of rOast-pig
as Charles Lamb was, and will have it, keep a
microscope in your kitchen. Ii will have to
play important part in domestic economy.
Engage no cook who is not as familiar with the
microscope as, with q waffle ring. !, Avoid sau-
sage-rGerman sausage Gmported nsrticularly)
Yield not to the temptation of bologna, and es;
chew Westphaiia Fam. Eat sparingly7 of pork
though you know who raised it and are positive
that it was coru-fed. microscope would MOI
be Objectionable by the side Of your plate, 70 ~
spect the morsel that tantalizes you on the fork
, end It with besEs.ow process, this inspection
by mouthful, IbRt it will be safe. i3.g