The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-03-14


+ Professor William Clendenin,
who fills the chair Of anatomy in
the Miami Medical College Of this
city, returned to-day from q pro-
fessional visit to Aurora Indiana,
twenty.six miles below this city, on
the Ohio river. The object Of the
visit was the investigation Of sew
eral cases Of trichina spiralis, Of re-
cent occurrence in that place The
first victims are Mrs. Threnart, a
German widow, and her three chill
dren, two boys, aged fourteen and
seven years, and . girl aged ten
years, ps ~
DR.. Clendenin was interviewed
by your special reporter, and fur-
nished the facts which follow:
HISTORY OF THE CASE.
It appears that Mrs. Threnart
had two hogs killed for home con-
sumption about tour weeks ago,
one Of which had been sick, after
running the streets q month or 50
before killing. The animal had
what was called the "droOp." 1t
was stiff in the limbs, and lost APP
petite, but after dosing with sui.
phur and sweet milk it recovered
and fattened up. A quantity Of
sausage was made with the meat,
and Of this Mrs. Threnart and her
children partook freely. On last
Monday it was prepared and cook
ed in the usual way. On Tuesday
last the parties took sick, complain,
ing Of 3 whitening pain in the bow
els, Of being very tired and sore al
over the surface Of the body
Vomiting and diarrhaa set in, and
the family physician was called. He
thought the symptoms were those
of typhoid fever, and treated accord
ingly. The illness Of the mother
and her children excited the sym
pathy OF her neighbors, aid they
took It in turn to nurse them.
Mrs Buyter, wife of the Meth
odist minister, with her two chill
dren, the youngest only four years
old, was the first nurse, and devo-
ted herself exclusively to the Chris
tisn duty. She took up her abode
in the sick house, and when meal
time come, prepared and eat some |
Of the sausage, together with the
youngest child. The other would |
not touch it.
sICKENED.
On Thursday, Mrs. Buyter and
her child were seised in the same
way as the victim she came to nurse, |
and still no suspicion was aroused
az to the cause. aea 4
The same evening Miss Davis
eyed nineteen, and Miss Molleu-
boE, aged twenty, two charming
young women, came to nurse the |
sick, and at supper partOak OF the |
sausage ard some of the fried meat.
They were seized with pains in the |
stomach and bowels in All hour and |
were deathly siG An old woman
prescribed bot whisky punch and
made them drink freely, which in
creased the vomiting, and they are
now convaleeCing.
A lad named KFieger, who took |
kindIing wood to Mrs. I'bfenart's
house had supper and is also down
with tho same sickness. Fl
Finally . Mz Ross came and
ate Otthe meat and sopniafteri took |
sick III the same manner ~ all the |
others; but she at once suspected
the meat as the Gauss, and said ~ TO-
tho physician. a4a .qiisna qepG !
b.s AEDlcAL ADYIcis, II, II
He called 10 DR. Euttony Of the
Health DerftnBus, andts sCiehti4l !
Rc ansiysisOf tie sausage cooked |
and raw, was made upcRl Yhiehl.
tle btartli0g factrwas EaTealed shat
tie meat Sas litefSlly alive With
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