The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-05-29
DEATH FROM A NAIL.SCRATCH.
A Genuine Case Of Pyenia In Newark,
NJ.
from the n. Y. TRUTH

az afternoon, end Was prenent ct
10 funeral Of tho deceased. The
roChsr q Wm. 6teeples Rsve the
ollowing pafticulars OF tho oase:
"Just about three weeks ago my
'rother William came home one 4
vening, and while ct supper With
myself and Wiie-for We al three
I've together complaiped OF .
cratch 10 the palm OF bic right hand,
nd stated the same had been caused
" q rusty nail protruding from OIL
,o1 be he'd been handling for the
company that morning. Ny wife
fastened to fetch, . basin d tepid
vater to batho the scratch, which
although slight In appeacance had
nevertheless become indamed. This
lone. none Of 20 thought anything |
more about the matter TIL Just before
Ded. time, when William va sudden
n troubled With acute. pains IN h1s |
Iight arm and shoulder. We wore
lutte ct q loss 70 make out what ~
The matter With him, but Dr.. SmlthS
Itore being quite near, We cent tor
him. He came at once, but WAD Of
(irst rather puzzled for Q diagnosis.
civilian being q strong, hale ana
hearty man OF little over thirty, 1t
Deemed strange that be should be.
come % suddenly helpless. The
doctor, therefore, pcescstbed . little |
opium to 0oothe the pain, and prom:
ised % come. tho following Day and
watch Developments. That night. In
ob(te,Oi the narcotic, poor william
M 3eod great pain, tor Nom tho next
foo0 ~ Distinctly heard bio means.
The next day, when d. Smith called,
Vllliam's hand and arm Weee IN.
nSua(ly, swollen, and tho pain had
even increased 20 that Tho pgacdtion.
or informed me that he feared that
blood poisoning had eupogvened. OF
course No decided, without heelta-
ton. TO prevent my brother nom at-
tendinR TO his business, and he Was
thus induced to remain IN bed. From
that day on hig condition became
worse and worse. Not only tho right
hSsd' and arm, but tho stomach and
both thighs and hips SveI!ed enoem
OuSly. and about & week ateet olS 90.
cident william Was completely un.
INSTRUMENTATION : he had become double
i'm size. ..sS.3
1.-THE aQ0uies he endured DEFY oil
description from morning 70 night
he Vas subjected TO the most awful
torture Q human being could ever OK
perience, and - be writhed and turn.
cd on bis narrow bed, rent ana torn
Nv eXcruci3ting main, tho sight Was
enou0i TO drive even his most devo.
ted ffiands and relatives away Seom
his iide. After ten days OF this Aeony
he began to show 1lg1s OF convalee'
e'" .sfhe following day. however, bc.ls
covered his 0hole body. and Dr..
Smit6 told % that III hope must be
0iVen mn. and that I'll he could do
Eo,,id IA 70 calm Tho po&ient'0 pain
10. sSminisiafin9 so0k6ine medicines
sxi narcnfiNo. Ioaf 1f|dav. oltoe
slmnse ,three veoIo' 0l0kneoo ny
hrothSr died. mercilully. What ~
iaid m the ool6n yootof6ey Ne not
nv hrnfher. hnf Z droa6fnl mas q
1oundo and core" -,
~ theeo words the NAME voice Waa
c,,t short by emotdon. and hot team
starfed INTO hie evo ma rolled down
hia cheeke. The ropQgtee therefore
ieft him 20 bio bitter thoughts and
deperted In quest Of Dr.. Smith, III
nhvcician Who attended To case
Th{s eenfleman. no y both doCtol
And drno0iaf. ~ found bY the 70
norter hi his store 10 Walnut street,
In reniv 70 the reportef'o question
he ssfd that tho medicel term lol
Sfaeniea' diaeaae n Dv0mia. but L I
cxiiHS 6iood ~ SoniiG 81 {he aene
IN nublic. '.1r.:G'I,''...'
"Hss the particular caoe any unu
!. !u :Gsnn,ns os.es Of pv.mia arc rsr
80 KY ssrsSshss ~ vonnds tn,
: cause chem are % slleht o The Mttll
eo0rCh,lre. which caused Willlal
!. Steenisss de.th. me-: rusty nail
! Vhic6 noaeeooed evidently some pol
!. snnn,s msffer On. m sar(6oo., hsr
.. neneIl n mana NINA al fho Ane
veins in the him Of his hand, 90
: ia cironlation heln9 Vefy rapjd 1
4 thst nocflon az ~ huanen ha@o, "a
4 sf ono INTO tho arm. and ftom thel
!, twas there 90 Poeeible means 4
II :Usder the cireumstaac:s. y
! must nss therefore. have ~ hess ~ Il!
n - mVDAvY