The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-03-30
TRICHINR.
The Animal that has lately
caused us trouble
And Inspired Europeans to Prohibit
American Pcrk.s

Iriehlr9 consist of male and female
men mature the male is about cne.
twenty NTH of an inch long by one six
nundredth OF an inch in thickness: tht
femaie OF at least twice this length snc
| thlckness The eggs measure abeul
ZOO OF an inch in diameter, and each
female. though so small, contains from,
800 to 1900 ova. These, after fertiljza.
ton and six or eight days of CESSATION.
are developed into emb1yos. which
when extruded within the intestines al
an animal. commence at once their mi
grafton. Finding their way through the
intestinal walls. they travel on until thew
locate themselves In or between the
hbers OF some of the muscles. There
| they coil into spiral form, and become
gradually surrounded by a calcareous sac
or cyst. w hen incysted, if left alone. thew
soon change into so many specks of lime:
but, II ingested into the body of an animal.
they burst out and iDfest the system. The
sac has al ovoid or lemon like shape. and
Is visible sometimes to the naked eve as a
whltlsh or gray speck.
The muscles mostly affected are diff
terently stated by the various authors.
but, generally. the insects migrate 70
the muscles OF the back, the chest, neck
and limbs. also to the muscles of the
eyeball and throat. For examination
during life, the muscular tissue of the IN
der part of the tongue is preferable: a
fragment is obtained. and, when placed
under he Tense OF the microscope, the
free worm may be seen.
The hog is especially liable to trichina.
but they have also been found in the horsr.
sheep. dog, cat, mole, pigeon, eel, and
some assert. in the ox, Experimentaily.
by feeding the animals upon infected meat
they have been communicated to the rab-
bit, guina pig. and other creatures.
Sometimes death follows, but it is as
topishipig how little disturbance of health
occurs in large number of instances.
Stiffness of movements and hoarseness Of
The voice show the affection in the swine
10 large number of cases. Much more
often, however. they appear to be. during
life. IN good scondltion as otter animals
not SO affected. The number of parasites
IN the muscles OF an animal may be i'm
mense.. As may as 10000 to 5000 have
been found in eubics inch ct hogs
flesh. Pref. Dalton estimates the
number Of them in human subject at |
5000 to the cubic inch, and Prof. Flint
found IN piece Of q human muscle one |
twelfth Eof and inch square and one
fftieth of an thick twenty nine
trichine, thus giving a little over 208.-I
600 to the cubic inch. and 900 900 to |
10000, 600 of them may exist In single |
human body, according to examinations
mads in several cases. It is said tina
enough trichine may be present 10 half
pound of msat to give birth in few davu
to brood nun bering over SC, 900 900.
1t was not until 1860 that the n orhid
effects of the parasite, when inhabiting
the body of man. were distinctly rscog.
1ized. Zenksr, OF Dresden, then found
-rlchirp in ham and sausages eaten BY
hose effected BY the insects. Wundar
lsh saw two cases in Leipsie in 1872. ana
several persons died from this cause
he same year IN Plowen. in Saxony. In
1868 occurred the most startling exam
pie of the disease 10 town in Prussia.
'ighty died All of those affected had
'aten raw or hut slightly cooked meat,
mostly ham Or sausage.
The first cases Of triohinosis recorded in |
/ merica were seen by DR.. Schuetlar. of
New York, in 1864. About the same
ime DR.. Foss. Of the same city, saw four y
versions so affected On steamer from '
bremen, Afterward cases we're reported t
rom various parts of the country; and q +
lumber of cases occurred IN Canada. fl
Do not forget TO have your meats we'll :
ooked before eating them. for. By SO
DING. you need never tear to became
intims of trichira DR.. Logorf, Of
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