Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-07-09
The Recent Trichina Cases in ToIe-
do, O.-History of the Disease.

Something like seven weeks ago the
family of German laborer named Eiless
save one, living at No. 172 Missouri ave-
nue., partook of a meal of rarely-cooked
pork sausage. Almost Immediately Mr.
Eiless was seized with violent diarrhea
and vomiting, which continued for two
days Within twenty-four hours Mrs
Eiless was attacked in the same way as
her husband, and also boy three years
of age and little girl of five. A physi-
clan was summoned, who pronounced the
disease some common complaint and pre-
scribed accordingly for Mrs Eiless
The medicine did not produce any
effect and, the physician failing to call
the second time, DR.. Gustav Fenneberg
was consulted, who Immediately declared
the cases, all of them, to be the terrible
trichinosis Mrs Eiless was both indig
nant and disguised, and insisted that no
worms" were at work upon her anato-
my, and refused to take any medicine,
saying that one doctor had most killed
her and she would not try another.
At the stage of the case at which Dr.
Fenneberg was called, there was only one
course of treatment to be pursued, and
that was to keep the patients alive, it
possible, for five or six weeks with the
aid of powerful tonics, but the little boy
fingered along in agony for a short time,
when he died. The physician desired to
perform a post na0rtem examination, in
order to confirm his diagnosis, but the
mother of the child would not hear to it,
and so he was buried Dr. Fenneberg in
vited numbers of other physicians to ex-
anime the patients, and they all agreed
with him in the opinion that they were
off tod hH- +Jo IL
Eiless persisted in her refusal to take
medicine (Which in all probability would
not have saved her, as she was too Sc
riously affected, and on Thursday after
noon was released from her misery by
death.
Her husband finally allowed an autopsy
to be made, which was performed Friday
afternoon by DR.. Fenneberg. He re-
moved a portion Of the muscle from the
left breast and right leg, which, when
placed under a Craig microscope, re-
vealed the presence of trictinR to the ex-
tent of fifteen or twenty in pieces off1esh
but little larger than a pin head The
doctor has a specimen on exhibition at
his drug store on Washington street,
which was viewed by large number of
the curious on Saturday. The portions
OF muscles removed were divided so far
as possible among the physicians of the
city, and specimens sent abroad to several
medical colleges.
Mr. Eiless has, it is thought, passed the
critical period Of the ordeal, and is in
fair way of recovery, being able to walk
about considerably. The girl is not con-
ssldered out of danger, nor, indeed, is it
known that she will recover. The only
person N the family, another child, who
did not partake of the sausage, is per
fectly healthy, and has exhibited no
| symptoms whatever of the terrible NAL
| adv.
This is the second appearance of
| trlch1nosis in Toledo, it first occurring
| mere some four years ago, when several
members of family named Miller, liv-
ing on Lenk Hill, ate of raw smoked ham
| nd died therefrom.
So little is known by the public in gen.