, 1870-12-04
A STRANGE DISEASE.
Excitement and Alarm at Elgin.
Discovery Of 4 New Species Of
Human Parasite.

8pseat Dspateh u Ths 0hIe.ao T1thans.
ELs1s, Dec. a-These Is considerable excite-
ment end alaim In thts city and T!ctut'y On ac-
count Of the Appearance OF strange dlsesse.
he1ednfose unkIovn 10 phydcians, Of. u least. 70
ne paysiet1ns Of Es,n- Tue facts Ase as fol-
On lass Friday week. Mrs. c. ". Daniels, q 1sdy
81 aa9e liz u 1ae end nas ann, aae
nonao.J s5mptoms Of typhoid feYer. shs had
uothlng serious WIS anticipated until SUNDAY.
when she was compelled 70 Ake to her bed aud
placs htneli under MEDICAL treatment
DF. A. = CLARK E1S called IN. aud, After c21b-
tul dtasEns:a. came 70 Inc cnnc nst0a that sac
wla STACKED with typhoid Geyer. She complained
o. pans In her hones. md Of soreuA $ IN ner neah
Nolhibg very UNUSUAL. however, IVES observed
uhI.i Sunday morning, when the milk from her
blt AT attracted e,tstlon BY lts dark color. Some
os,tnk n, ana the bearer Of It said 1t looked LIES
the Rs1sDgs Of Al thk- -bo:t1e.
~, Z T. maes
knic that 1t was not coloEcd ~ A1ytn. t'at w1s
tn The bottle, The Doctor dreE auue MIX from
It was nle that which had been saowa htm. II
struck hin IS b Ing very peculiar, and ne con1d
not hccuut tor Il IN Any VAT that Hould te sAtts-
fac'ny t.. ntnselt or 10 science.
Suhia ting the tuld " a. tc1oscopie exlu!na-
tLr, be found not tne-tenln a. msly milk k!uu-
:; n:sny @ saoad soas co s., y r i rsss sns
hG1ld. TheJ seemed to b. somewhat hexaKunal
dc not sesm 70. hare snJ head. but we're ev;-
d. ntiy sl.ve, judsicE rom the way IN which
they moved shouf. Their aze vas estimated y
t.cut andth to the hve kuuafcd- -tnousandtu OF IN
| incn IN diameter. Tae power Of the MICROSCOPE
r9sSa st em 10 % M ns n;rst ~ 9ss
Taey we're nos 4ichlpR, As The Doctor WAS veil
acqa! iuted Nith that form OF parasite. and MS
rew ktEd Eas mucn smaller, and Of an entirely
| different shhDt. Authorities were searched. but
.oIe 1t them gave any clue oy snlch aey could
bc ideuhnet', and the Dcceor and those with whom
be COT sassd VI IT comps lied 10 be!ieTe snat taeF
| had discovered = new spect-s Of human paEaslte.
In lhe neAhiaEe the pa1ient greg worse sh.
ore; vel htr III @ b d.. Nnhna soald b. done 10 iii re
her. Sas could not bear 4 ha'h. and cou'd hardly
bear To be touched, She ange ed 10 agony until
sa.stday aisrgnGos 81 :; sck' nafa ans d!sa ~;
ne pa1ati:es were 1hs prodaes Of soms d:ssase .!
eisa :;, and The "eIe Stof 9onaeea a. e1,utS e
her dean, be was prepared to do so> F1va n.ns
ute. a.tel hie wss Extinct. and. Wills the 6od3
mo molsnle en e vh.eh eovered M II. IL found lhFce o
q e q eoaa u
ed the i.s.aits arttri, muscle q @
sui sulisourasrs assn. The mnsc.e p'esent*d grann
lnv appearance, as II covered with grains Of sa ID
Tb+ IL Rtatpa, the D0ctot ,Dne1, WerE parasites
He .sys that in all I Il experience nothing Ike
! erer came under bis notce. r.,
The Investigations were conducted by d.
. | Clark, assisted by D.. Tyrrtn. and neither
i thcH, nor 4ny OF the faculty ~hn have besn aake
II e.r nplLlOu, are ab!e u t1plaa Tue presence
| wAat tnt seTafd a. pat3s!t cal p e1o nenh Fu
= ther examination Ut tue muscle Will he mx'le. an
I what Is NV a mystery, Ds. cia'k thinks mi
!, | tne taIsHi1ra has'ened Ansao. ~
= ~ re not the iGme dats,,caase. While sone OF u
;. kyliptu Ut typhu!t 1enaste Ell u he end, tut
werc nggrnvate1-the pblbs and soreness a
tn'obb1bE cspectally-and dcat1 came sooner ~
mote suudcnlJ than IN cases oi nnra1ssakan'et
ptotd-
+ The haty had heeu plnInZ for some time beio
his mother taok stcE, hui IS sooo a. he mas Fea
| I'd he recovered his hesfth. aad Is uoH ncrS !
-, | bust than EVER. He was NOT weALeA uatll
10 mother vas confined - her be1- TOE Doctor !
1zoI rs tnat be exam iaed the thtldA blcous VIII
% va. perfectly he.rhy.
Ne thetrJ has been found ~ to the cause Q:
pa1as!.ea, ALA tue Skill aid knowledge II
g! physicians seem 10 he entirely at tanlt:
"A patent had nuE ea'en pork ur suJthlng tna1
- knoHn 10 be infected In aDy way. Inc case
y ~ amt ct an Isolated one. Tsptotu has been "
u prevalent be,e fur come ttne past, ont, Ni'n
q. s1mpte Ms Esve h en Developed hlu1,lar 10 u
IL, described. and IN the exceptions eothlng pos9'
ha / hrs btt kCer. :.
~ The case has excited tie people in no small
-. ares. They got ulchlnr lolo ,sftr nlaasr ~
y panic bsh begun. and woul1 have grown s
II thRs there wAs no T. Aso0 for alarm en- thai
ID, count Wins, tue uneastness Il not entirely
is,.,sl an;: soElheE Developments are awaited v
IL nuch sn1,etJ.
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