Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-18
Price, veterinary

Dr.. Price, veterinary surgeon,
~ which the fact was dis
closed that the mare was killed by an en-
tozoon, or worm, which burrowed through
the intestines and into the vitaIs Of the
mare. At our request DR.. Pierce has fur
nished tue following history of the worm
and its mode OF operation in general, as
well as in the particular case of the mare
in question:
Having been requested to give an &C.
count OF the entOzOon, or worm.t that lately
was TIE cause os the death OF valuable
brood-mare, Lady Fairfield" belonging to
Commodore KitlsOn, l write the folio wing
account and history of it, and the werm
corresponding to it in the human subject
the life history being almost silnilar-
trusting it may prove interesting to those
owning valuable animals, as well as 10 the
! public in general.
''The parasite is nematode or round
worm. of the genus Asca~i species Ascs.-
| us Megalocephala iniesting the bowels of
| the horse; and Ascaris Lumbricoides those
| Of mau, which latter is Identical with the
Ascaris Suilla of tie hog,
| These helminthes resemble the common
| earth-worm in gene'al appearance only.
The sexes are separate. The males Usually
measure from four to six inches in length.
| and the females from ten 10 fourteen inches.
The boGy is smooth, fusiform, and elastic,
marked by numerous fine transverse rings.
| The female Is the stouter worm OF the two.
The reproductive Orifce is situated above
the center of the body.
| 'As yet It has not Leen definitely ascec-
| tanned how this worm gains acces to the
| body. 1t is probable the eggs pass into
water. and are thence taken up. Expert
mentally the eggs have been placed III
| fresh water, and the embryos found escap-
ing during wa,-l weather. befo e the ex-
/; piration OF five months. 1Aence
! 1t is supposed hey do noS pass th 'ous.l
an ,pte mediate bearer. Al.hoagi, in ,ne
case OF A. Lrmbc codes OF tue hr man san-
jecr. ii IS believed by some iu&t the A.
Sofia o; ttv pig is idettical with The for
mer OF mar. AID mat lne pig is the intec-
ll'euiate bearer. The Following, beng re-
cni"ed BY 20. Cobbolt- rs an instance.
considerable nrmpec o peasants and
ti,er childrec. dwelling IL a pa isl III
Yorkshire, Eugiaud, ws.e ia "e,ted wiz,
th's wo,tc. Though i,,s pa.'.sh yons a
| ST cam OF wGtec wnich Supplies lie co,
domestic Proposes. Some o. these peas
| avis kept pigs, ;na tue sewage ION tits
| soUrcs he's been allowed to pass Into
Ice stream ilseli. Now this
| evidence would so TO proye
| The identity OF The lumpr;coi,l 0; i,a1.sr
| that OF the pig, bet does NOS ez ,.tai.. ell VI
| desire TO know aboot ire yoong wo,.ns,
whether they undo, so changes before they
4 ,,nr &c
| likely, they pass into The bodies OF iutet-
nediar; hosts to undergo tie niece ssar,
| changes.
although :his may seem like wandering
| from MY subject, tie same applies 10 tue
| worm in estiDg the horse. Toe eggs of
| tie A. Megalo 'ephala escape with tie
| fseces, gaiu access 10 waiec, ard under the
| favorable circumstances Of hest and moi =
lure, the embryos are Lstcbed. and escap-
| ing from their shell, swim about in the
| water wheoce they aie. taken
| up by the animal when drinking. To prove
! this We must ;.gain refer to the human par
| asits. IT. Finland, Hass states that no one
| is free from this entozooD. In warm
c"uDp'i+> Their prevalence is well Known.
| "cghout India and the East they a 9
! extremely abundant. In rural popula-
tons ~le. g the habits are less cleauiy tney
| are very common, and this is DO doubt
caused by the contamin alton of water from
| priVies. But in PAR il and London where
hlteis are Useu Tie PArasICe IS noS Oi.eu
| met, anyhow never in great numbers in
on, bearer. The proper habitat of tho
| 1unbricus is the upper and middle part o.
| tie small intestine. From this situate -
often wanders into the stomach. and
frequently gains access 10 the QUEER wo. ID,
| not Only by the natural passages Of t %
| Ii outh, nostriis, and ANS, but also O.
casiOpaily n more direct way By he :
forating the intestinal and abdominal
walls. Many cases are GU record 0hete
lumbsIci hive passed into Sbe abdom lal
cavity, in otbet Instances they have lodged
| themselves within the abdominal v;scere.
and pulmonary organs.
''Wher they find tLeir way into The parie-
ties of tie abdomen aud adjacent parts
they give rise to The formation OF assesses
req uiring surgical interference.
The symptoms they give rise to vary
according to the situation they occupy. So
much so that 1 shalt only rerer TO
few of the most striking. Scllieier
records ene-of ease OF dea:
and dumb child restored after the dis
charge OF worms eighty seven lumbric.
and innumerable oxyor;des) Estei, Nedi-
cal Wochensch, in American .Jou nal of
Medical Scierce volume vii, page 473,
1914. Bingham, A., Worms in The
bladder Stimulating Stone,' American
Journal Of Medical Science, 1887. Two OF
'Perforation of the Smell Inies.ipe,'
one OF which appeared IN the London
Medical Gazette. 1927; the otheI in the
Lancet, 1886. Buchner ON the Perior-
alton of the Intestinal Canal Medical
Zeiiung, 1850; another in the London
Medical Cazei.e, 1928; again in IL
Lancet, 1856. Sandwich e.. Remarks on
Worms in the Peritoneal Ca,ity, with
Case British Medical Journal, 1861. OF
cases in which they have been expelled Ly
curious means some interesting ones are
recorded.
"Barwell relates csse of an asca,;s
expelled from a cl Id who had swallowed
the brass eye of la6y's dress. Though
tbs circular loop OF this eye, used es a toy,
the ascaris had partly thrust its body, and
becoming thus st'angulated. it probably