The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-13
TRICHINOSIS.

Alarming Presence OF Trtchinee I'm Au-
rora, Ind.-Dcath OF Two Persons from
Eating Diseased Pork-PrOfessor SUIT.
toms Post-AI0rtem Disclosures.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Feb. II, 1874.
Two Of the victims OF trchinosis, reported ten
days ago at Aurora, Ind, have died from the effects
OF the poisoning, ana the bodies nave undergone
post-mortem examination, the particulars OF which
have Just come to hand. The victims Henry,
second son Of Mrs. Tnrenart, the German lady in
whose family the infected pork was first
eaten, and Mrs. Benter, the wife Of
the German Methodist munster, who came
to nurse the smtten family The death Of this
lady. under the terrible circumstances already de-
tailed. cast gloom over the whole community or
Aurora and created the proloundesr regrets for
the loss Of noble woman, who literally sacrificed
her life in the voluntary performance OF Chris
tan duty. Professor Sutton conducted the post
norton examination and submitted portions Of
the nesh of both the victims to thorough scien-
thc examination. In his nrst report Of the devei-
Opment Of trichinosts ne stated
THE TRICHINI SPIRALIS
were found IN one OF Mrs Threnart's hogs-oniy
the one that had been sck-but he corrects this
both carcasses, but that the DEVELOPMENT was most
In the animal that had manifested the peculiar
duces that this proves the highly infectious char.
Acter OF the disease, ana now adds that the period
OF injection Is from twelve to twenty days; that
the disease, like measles and smallpox, was SELF
limited, and like these diseases one attack ex-
emr 70 from q second.
This however, Professor sutton claims TO have
been advanced BY him last May, and that his OBJ
servations Of the Aurora cases connrm the cor
rectness OF his conclusions. He says that after
attack Of tichinosis the poison sti remains the
nesh for years, ready to develop disease when this
nesh 10 eaten or taken into the stomach; ;
but, after hogs recover from hog cholera,
they are fattened and sold to our butch
ers, and the meat becomes one OF the principal
articles of food In the West under the form
OF bacon and sugar cured hams He concludes.
therefore. that II tricnin@ Ia cause Of hog cholera
which is now prevailing to great extent In some
parts OF Kentucky, there are none OF the usual
signs accompanying; none OF the carcasses OF
cholera hogs show any signs OF trlchin9, while
these Of winch the human victims partook as food
exhibit a. many ss $4,000 to the cubic inch OF nesh
THB MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION
OF portions Of Mrs. Benter's nesh and Of the boy
Threnart developed the startling fact That millions
OF the trichlnG were alive cotltng and uncoiine
In the tissues. This fact has created >
profound sensation throughout that SCI
ton Of Indiana In which Aurora u MsusseSS'
and, taken In connection with the deaths raMe y,
completely killed the sale OF pork as an ,scv -
human food. Experiments made VIII tnT as,.ov
pork show that 1876 degrees Fahrennes VII uest noS
the worms but a. IL requires ~ degises W pUn
water the meat thoroughly boiled w0uiu o1 per.
fectly harmless; but the question VINO wouia cav
meal no matter how much II was Doheu, that was
Sncwr IN nave beeu Injected with trichfnB.