, 1881-12-23
FILARIA OCULI.
A Worm Two md n Half Inches Long
TutIan from u IIorse'. Eye.

AAN0u kF9E1 u 4AoFAG'& lGfGt
Special Dupateh to Tho Chicago 7rttune
Au1OItA, ILL.,, neu. a..-An extremely cnrout
and delicate surgical oporauon has rrconty lHsp
performed whose phenomenon nnd resus vii
interest not uluno tho hDrso fanciors, but'te
common reaIer, tho sotGnt[st, and naturalist "
we'll. Mr. o. Mnlia, living near Rochelle. ILL.,, hal
nbticel that One or bis Auraes bud bcgn hoE9
poorly for soyorai months, hut was nt q luss 70
doteot tho uAuse. Ab.,ut two wtoks aKo tH
;KrooIn Wtss attrlotel W tho deeply intInmedap ap
pturance OF Que of Its eyes. ExamiMuoa dt
p!osel anaky white threat1 tloating uround u
tho humor pQsterior to tho ooric1. Ns'Qr
hors Wero cAllGd. only to be nor
plusscd. sovsr1sl veterinary surgeons Hc's
summoned. Sumo thought by 0yerwork ~
horse Ind snapped ucrve Of tho eye, aud tha
was fouttuR about. Olhers claimed that sa
phenomenon WIS ca,sscd by peculiar reflections
Thu horso sonmed In constant nKoi,y, tossing ha
hpad truH1 sld0 to aldo neossantly. as It to trss
itaolf from ita torMetltur, whio tho mute won1
convalso and Hart tts Ncedlo head axatnst tSs
lining oE tho ego, ~ II II, too, wished to 10 ifee
from !ta prls0n bars. Exottulnnnt and cutlos'l!
hnytng run sufficiently hfHh, pr. u
A. llorco, veterinary surgeon, nf au.
rora. was summoned, and t1hl9noass
the case as n1arln oouli. Tho horse wins paeea
under tho tnt!uuncoa OF an anusthetlt. W tn
t,Rtlo through tho uutor nspenr Of tho cofbee
Into the anterior chamber Of tho eye. Iss
aqueous hunor pnBsud out OF tho cyc,a ,aid #'Ian
tho parasitic itsolf. 1t survived nbout n'n
seconds after ron.oyai. bolnx in continual co!
tortioHB, after which 1t appeared perfectly aea+
Tho am,unl measures two inches aua
bali In leugth md 1no thfrty-sOcona o. ~ -
Inch in t.Ametcr. : 1t Ia of ~bt',s
e,lor. and :reaatnbiss : lonp bns"
In appearance. Classifying 1t. VIC ltd It ho,oS..
to tho sub;kin3lou, annuiulLa; css, se'leesaa'
division, nolnutollaia} oricr. nculatodh; senas
fllaEia; apco,es:" ooullj Solonttu name. h'a's
caun!, which terlbnates In distinct mus ~ ~
parasltto 'ln nature. aud develops o,'s ''s'..
peculiar oircumatApces. To tho intcrrosa'o'".
How uan,o a fully-loyolopod worm tna'v
urluy two anches aud hat -.
le,,gta completely iholosod tu tho ao!s'. II.
chamber 'Dt ha9 dollenta I'LL orRh'l u sa
eYo3 we eau oaty>ssy TINT the m!croscnp1o '1h, o'
was taken W ta4 hoEsc With as dr!l!A: IN H'es enaas
fl milton ltxlgai within tue ur4a,,'sui 81 II
eyo. Thctu. pAft.<k untlcr pr0Der W. h,r,e
gsuw. aaG Wvll;n{Eh prt,ys.l fta' 10 'pS 1ps psp
canaea WIS more txcr1sialing ,hnn eHen " ii.
.UF cllE uehe, aud, uluu tha nuthor.S. Iu
Nulla, tha hgraa lost through l','r s.y'f IRE Iu
ths etuntry ani No Know. ii ~. o''S p,ps.
spHl!ns!,. thatt ts0ssgsso4 BY rrot rs s'.'"f Ii IT,
cipal VI the DHtnslo 9cscriltHas Ctigser Ctiisgse tbsf
arg n,orc 1rcsiayltly saett. Na.,rs ha 1ap'e sers'
storing tho aAlat'its lutnar lnst bj!uIo fIstr+
uon 4a& aylth u tau slxAt q tls n"sss nI. narpoa
elEa1. A3,d us ft1t nf sHturItury akilt y ia ~
" un!aup HaA; ;rctIcuts Iaufil credit nloI, I,sutst
ps!S sassy y yfbtsrsyA 81 A.,ssts Fssss. r @
wlEncskssl By ah0ut 80 people, usld Is a''s'
attaut&o0t throughout tho couutrj''