The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-04-04
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Ii a recent number Of The 81. Petersburg
Nexs, wemake the Acquaintance of an nyisi-
Bile horror, which, however, on secoont Of IT'S
existence in such large quantity, and the dan
ger OF its dissemination, Is even more fright
iul than that veil known. and similar mon.
ster the 1'richina. The ST. Petersburg paper
fodnds its statements upon medical and scI-
entiic authority, and investigations which
have for the first time been made known by
the German naturalist, Herr Liudeman, In
the Archives of Official Pharmacy and Pub
lie Hygiene, Journal published 10 ST. Pc.
tersburg he says IN substance as follows ::
That he has more closely Investigated q new
microscopic parasite animaicule, named Gree.
arine.-that is. iniusoria which make their
appearance in herds or broods These ami
macuieg are prutuzua, and belong to the very
lowest phase of the development OF the ami
NAL organism They exist uuly as parasites,
but are thus found in almost all parts Of the
human system, even in the blood With
the latter they circulate throughout the body.
aud. nouilshed by the blood itself increase
so nluch IN dimensions that they can no Ion!
inner minute tubes OF the hair. but finally
are bhged TO remain stationary in the body.
or indeed Ia some part Of the hair itself
Here the Gregsrine increase with such ra-
pdiy that they soon form whole colonies,
choke and obstruct the blood vessels, and
are thus tue Of a long list OF diseases,
such. rs hydropsy, asthma, the so>called
Brght's disease dc, &c. They make their
appearance N the most striking manner 10
Tie human hair but hair filel with these
Gregarine can be distinguished from hesliby
hair onl, by the magmfsing glass, or by the
keenest eyesight, and then only by little
dark brown knobs, which are mostly found
near the exrernities Of the hairs These lit.
tie knobs are whole colonies of Gregarine.
Herr Lindemann at a hair -dresser's in Nishpi-
Nowgorod examined thirty different speci-
mems Of hair, twenty Of which he found in
fected with Gregarine. He made inquiry
as to the localities from which the hair
dressers preferred to obtain their hair, and
found that it had in most cases been taken
from the heads of the very poorest people.
especially from the matrons and maidens OF
the Mordwine and Burlake on the Volea
When in the spring time the Burlake goes
forth TO work, he puts on, perhaps, clean
shirt, but be certainly does not take il of un>
I'll he returns 10 the autumn. 1t il not to be
wondered at, that, leading such manner Of
life as this, yermin, those natural scourges of
unclesnhness. should soon appear upon his
person and increase to horrible extent
BY some of his later experiments, Herr Lin.
dermann has discovered that almost every
species OF these parasitic vermin, especially
one very disagreeable variety, whose name
we viii not mention TO ears polite contain in
their Intestinal canals vast multitude Of
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he convinced himself most thoroughly that
the Gregarine Of the human nar come from
these vermn.
But how do the Gregarine make their way
into the flesh and blood of mankind?
Herein the ladies' are the principal culprits,
actual ladies. charming creatures IN taste
ful bail allre,-Who, deeked With flowers,
sparkling with jewels, radient with vat and
animation, in the iull enjoyment OF life, seem
also 10 shed around them only happiness and
pleasure. No. TINS sounds so horribly that
We must at least restrict our accusation. and
limit il to the coils aud twists OF their own
and other people hair which adies OF fash
ioh.wear IN greater or less rolls upon the
beck pal; Of their heads, under the name Of
'Chlgm0n-.
Ina Is tie way ia which It comes 10 pas.
Herr Liudemanu coudnced hImseif /, many
from want OF moisture, and also that III
cannot Ue destroyed by boxing - The
agents. by meAns OF which they could be kiil
ed, such as acids, aika'es. ether, DC, could
not DE used i9r this purpose. because they
also injGre the hair ltseli. here " ncttlng
lett, therefore, fr the hair dresser bds %
MAKE use OF the hair winch they have bur-
chased. no matter how full Of 5regArine II
may be. f.r the manufacture Of indies CUi.-
nous aud hea1>dresses. But Herr LinCs
mann likewise convinced himself that the
Gressrin. are rest red to Auimati AID &c.
uvty even iy n very slight elevation Of the
temperature. nd..e-pealeliy by an atGence
oi moisture Dr eapHrs. q-achly grow, aud ~ q
tcw hours arrive at the stage 81 con itte de-
Velupmtut winch results In their rapid IN
crease in uu,ahrrs. Now we shall see now
lhrs are utgnIdce1 irro the iutail6r oe the
human sA stem. Under the InuSt bfl.iAu;
phase us modern sucitt, does tLis take place
ilaacine 10 yourself a ballroom The baz
ing lights, the dancing, the crowd OF people
soon raise th- temperature, aud increase the
moisture in the atmosphere TO such an extent
that tne countless INVISIBLE hitIe monsters in
toe masses OF tAise hair which the Lar res wear
upon their heads are speedily vlNlhed III ngi~
tltndes, rapidly grow and increase. and as ~
the case nvug these Inferior orders OF ami
NAL lite. are multiplied By division into nyri
ads OF embryos. / hese are disbursed through
out the atmosphere of the saloons in millions,
are inhaled, fall upon the refreshments offer
ed TO the guests, lin short, are introduced
into the systems OF those present in q hun
dred different ways. penetrate and pols on al
parts Of the body. and multiply to such an ex
tent that, like legions OF evil spirits they rise
again dispense themselves through the hair,
and disseminate anew on all sides their seeds
Of corruption. A horrible picture May the
ladies soon learn to shrink with disgust from
the mounds tesining with disease and nnclean~
illness. which they build up with false hair
upon their heads and necks already so lovely
without the addition of foreign charms, and
to content themselves in future with the adj
ornmentx of their own nsfural hnir.
To ply siciaus and men of science the seEi'
Gus task oilers itself Of examining and testing
more narrowly the discoveries OF Herr Lin
demann. in order that, in case they are shown
TO be accurate and well grounded, the proper
means may be taken to prevent the spread of
this scourge. Meanwhile, however, the la
dies will do we'll to abstain in future with he
role resolution from adoruiIg emselyes, if
not whh borrow ed pnmes, al least with Dor,
rowed hair. and 10 content themselves with
appearing 70 much better advantage without
artih cial lunches on their neeks.
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