Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-02-22
Mnre Trichfna cases.

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More Trichina Cases.
Another Family Attacked Witt
This Mysterious and Terrible
Disease-A Man and His Wife In
a Critical Condition-SmOked
Sausage Again.
From the Oleyela1d Herald.
The recent death OF Mr.. and
: Mrs Charles Martens, on Superior
street. fIom txie1taa ssiyalis. Is
: siresh,inC Cthe,minds Of osrreaders.
We are called upon TO record an
other case, similar in every re-
spect, in which a fatal result is
likely to ensue. The victims
are Mr. and Mrs. Reise, living at
No. l22 Relden st,eet, a short dis
tance from St. Clair, between
Case and Wilson avenue. They
were taken sick, two weeks ago,
! both at The same time. No sus-
Ipicions were at first entertained
+, Of what is now unguestionably be-
rlieved to be their disease.
Within the last few days the
attending physician suspected
triehinaspiyufis, and Doctor Lucke.
who was familiar with the Mar,
tens leases, was called in. He
found the symptoms and condition.
of the patients almost precisely
identical with thoseof Mr.. anu
Mrs. Martens. Aseeriaining that
they had eaten smoked sausage,
prepared IN the same way as in
other cases. be subjected portions
OF the sausage to an examination
under the microscope, which re-
suited in the discovery of t,ickina,
leaving no doubt as to The charac-
ter Of the disease from which the
patients are suffering. 1t is feared
that the disease has become so far
advanced that nothing can be
done to arrest its progress. If
the taking of trichinous pork into
the stomach could be known at
once, Its effect could easily beeoun-
teracted, but nothing is developed
to give the slightest indication un-
til the insidious, minute parasites
have. worked their way into the
muscles OF the SYSTEM: thereby.
creating the disease. Hence the,
of its treatment, medical
science having as yet discovered
no remedy that can stay the mys-
terious and fatal ravages. .
The facts in this case are that
a lew weeks since Mr.. Reise killed
a pig that he had fattened him.
self. In making up his supply of
bologna" he had not a sufficient
of the kind Of meat he,
wished to use for that purpose,
and bought piece On the market.
ltlwas ithe latter thatplayed the
mischief, "a microscopic inspection.
IF portions -ofthe home fed animal
showing that to be entirely free.
from trlchina. Eight or pine.
lays after eating some of the sau-
sage containing the meat got from.
market (about the same length
If time as in the Martens Case. !
Nr Reise and his wife were taken
lex. =.
The fact that, the whole of this
Infected carcass was undoubtedly
old out to porkeaters in this city,
md probably digested long ere
his, is not pleasant subject for
'eflection. If the meat was we'll
'ooked twill doubtless never be
heard from, as that is the only
afeguard. Mere smoking or dry
ng don't seem to bother the trich-
ma any !; they rather like it. In
be language of Patrick Henry,
We "know not what course others
nay take. but as tof" us. we have
.one back on bologna" Its Sc
laetiye allnremcnts we shall here
.fter regard with supreme indif-
erence. It isn't from the fear
hat its contents may be OF canine
'rigin, for, indeed, dog is good
'nough SO long as a person dOn's
lnowit. We saw through q mi.
;roscope some of these Wriggling
richina, and that is why we,
'schwore of.
The children Of Mr.. Martens
Ire still in dangerous condition,
t being uncertain whether they
will recover. A brother of MIR.
MARTENS and bis wife are also,
'ick with the same disease, max
ns eight cases, including the re-
'ent ones O.; .5afl.---- a..a
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