Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1867-05-31

THE SNAKE AND Lizard CAsE.-rOr s0me>
time we have been hearing of lady in Ana
mosa, who it was said had snake or lizard
in her stomach. She is dead, there is no
doubt but that the poor woman suffered in
tensely, but not by the presence Of any such
varment as snake or lizard, but by the pres
ence and treatment of quack who prescribed
remedies to remove the cause that must have
caused very great suffering, instead Of doing
something TO smooth the rough passage to the
grave. The facts as brought by Post Nortum
examination show that the fell destroyer Of
human happiness, consumption, had taken
hold on her. Mrs. Parker was the victims
name, and was treated for snake or lizard
in the stomach by o German Doctor in Lisbon
Linn Co. lowe. The facts disclosed ty the
examination are as follows. We clip from
the Eureka.
"Before he commenced doctoring her she
was up and around the house quite comforta-
ble Last Friday she was gaining strength
little and went q few steps to her brothers.
When she came home and got on the first step
she fell from it and bruised her temple. She
became uncontious the next morning and re-
manned so until she died on Sunday noon.
On Monday post mortum examination
was held, by request Of Mr.. Parker, to decide
the question whether his wife had been the
victim of miserable quack or had been trea-
ted by scientific man. Mrs. Parker had
often made the request that an examination
should be made, as she was convinced that
some monster inhabited her internal organs.
In the examination the incision was made
commencing just below the chin and reaching
the whole length of the abdemon, and all the
internal organs were exposed to view and
subject to thorough examination. The mu>
cuous membrane of the throat (the pharynx
and larynx) we're found liberated their entire
surface, tie heart was in a healthy condition.
Upon attempting to remove the lungs
which in the healthy subject hang loose in
the thorax so that they are easily removed by
severing their natural connections, it was
found that by disease they were firmly at
tached to the walls of the chest. The left
lung for its whole extent was diseased mass,
and had to be dissected from all its surround
ing organs with care, to remove it entire
The lower part of the left lung was entirely
gone, and its place occupied by q large abs
scess which had formed adhcsions to the ribs,
stomach and liver.
On the inside of the abscess small particles
of tubucular deposits were found. The upper
portion of this lung was congcsted, and tub>
tubular deposits found through it. The right
lung was also congested and the same tubu-
cular concretions were found scattered
through the upper portion and had begun to
soften and destroy the lung.
Then came the search for the monster rep
tile with four feet, s.larg head, and coated like
the stomach SO that the &C id Of the Aper would
not dissolve it," No one appeared afraid as
the monster was dead and good many pres
ent to assist if one Of us should be pounced
upon With caution and carcfulness We car
ried on our examination through the large
and small intestines mp to the stomach,
another detachment down the throat to the
other end of the organ then with bold
rush the snakes hiding place was cut open,
and nothing Of "skull or skim" track marks
or indications that showed that such an ami
NAL had ever visited that much secluded spot;
and the fast believers of snake in the stomach
have come to the conclusion that they never
did really believe anything about it.
EDWIN BLAKEsLEE, NJ. D.
WIN. NJ. SKINNER, "
S. G. MATsoN, "
CLARK JosLIN."