Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-18
REMA RKABLE CASE.
A Man Once White Becomes as Darl
as a Negro-A Medical Mystery.

Muncia, Ind, January 1l.-Yester-
day clio, ed the history at MIddletown.
sixteen miles south II this city of one Of
the most remarkable eases of disease
known to medical science, and in
stances of which there are but few on
record. Isaac Maddy was man aged
81 years, a highly resp, cted citizen Of
Middletown, and son of Andrew
Maddy, an equally well known and
esteemed gentleman, and nephew of
Mr.. James Maddy, Of this city.
About eleven months ago Mr.. Mad
dy became atll icted with cancer Oh
his breast, and he has been troubled
with 1t ever since. About five months
ago, however, lac began TO turn dark
until, inside of three months he be
I came ms dark is "a negro, and, indeed
would not have been suspected of be-
ing white man save by those W no
knew his history and family, the
purity OF the latter being so well
known as to preclude all posi-
blilty of natural causes His
halr Is straight, and the whites OF
his eyes are Of brilliant, pearly
white-the two only characteristics,
save the pure eau asian features, which
make him differ from the vcriest negro.
IN" tncr. neck. legs. arms-and. in
'act, the entire body ARE deep bronze
Or brown, and peculiarly so in those
portions particularly marked in the
race named. No phys cal disability
was noticeable in connection with il Mt
lrst. further than what was considered
attributable 10 the cancer from which
ne was a sufferer. But he gradually
sunk away, became weak and debili-
taled, and died.
Before his death, however, he was
sent for by prominent physician i'm
TINS city who had sen him and who
suspicioned very iare aud mysterious
inaiady, known to medical science gen
eraiiy through medical reports ONLY.
ana IN The presence % few noted phy-
sicians he was examined and his case
iliade The subject of discussion through
prominent medical works, when his
disease was pronounced ADDISON dis.
ease, from Or. Addison, f GUYS Hos
pital, London, who discovered il.
rms disease, accor ding to the Suy.
uenham Lexicon of Medicine and the
Allied Sciences, the latest and best AN
thorltv upon the subject. IA n tubercu-
Jar inhltration of the supra-rennle
bodies (which lie just below the Kid
neys), usually characterized by discol.
Grafton or bronZing of the skin and
progressive asthenia which Is ulti.
mately fatal, first described by DR.
Addison in 1865.
Inc connection between the diseosa
OF the adrenals aud the discolorution
OF inc skin and the fatal, asihenia IL ne
yet profound mystery 10 the medi.
eai fraternity, asso few cases have ever
oeen known that q practical knowl.
euse Is almost unobiainable. The
cause of the skin coloring is in an ex.
cesSlVc deposit OF pigment in the rete
hiHcosum, and II Ia, ever been discoy.
cred In the blood. The disease Il nj.
Why's, ~ IN this instance, fatal.
mr.. Maddy wasa man OF good intel.
ifct ma much refinement, and his re.
iIiarkable and unpleasant change was
keeniy ielt by him loug ere IL was
'smso ~ would prove fatal.
The physicians here were moi
mo,iiied OF Mr.. Maddy's death
nhtii 100 late To ask for nosr.
Inprtem examination, and nro sndiv
disappointed at not being allowed liz
To aid science aud th.,ny
selves by the valuable knoogledge OK
tainabie by the Investigations Will
~ u an operation would afford. NJ
Aaddy was buried to-day. ~