The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-10
TAKE 1T OUT. "
A Pinching Bug Files Into a Mans
Ear and Drives Him Mad.

a Pinching Bug Files Into a Mans
Ear and Drives Him Mad.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer
Driven mad by pinching bug This was
the terrible experience Of A. A w ahl, a
jeweler, at 610 West Eighth street.
AT s o'clock the night before Mr.. VAIL
was sitting with his family in front of his
establishment talking whom q large, black
bug that had been buzzing about him sud-
denly darted into his right ear Mr.. Wahl
clapped his hand to the ear and leaped to
his feet with cry Of pain. His efforts to
get the bug out of his ear only pushed it
further inward, and Immediately it inserted
knife-hke piRcers into the tympauum, at the
same time beating its wings against the
sensitive membrane. Up to this time no
one knew what was the matter with the
eweler, when he suddenly went mad with
the awful agony, and began running up
and down the shop, yelling at the top Of his
voice.
Take it out Take it outl It's killing
mel"
Those present did not fully appreciate the
situation, as they did not know that the
vicious bug was boring Its way, like living
gimlet, into the interior ear. But they sent
over to Brehm's drug store, near by, for as
sistance, and applied what remedies they
had at hand. They were unable to assist Mr.
Wahl, who by this time was raving like q
maniac. His cries, which had attracted
hundreds Of people to the place, became
incoherent and almost unintelligible. Half
q dozen strong men were required to hold
the victim, who would certainly have
harmed himself, and probably others, il left
to himself.
On the advice Of the druggist physician
was sent for. DR.. Carboy Of Freeman, near
Eighth, was procured, and some time after
ward DIR. McMahon of Seventh street, near
Cutter the family physician, arrived. Mr..
Wahls ear was now bleeding profusely
from the bites of the bug, and no was in a
pitiable condition. His terrible cries still
reached the crowd upon the street. While
friends held tie suffering man the physi-
clans attempted to remove the insect but
without success. They had not the instru-
ments at hand necessary tor its ejectment.
They then determined to kill this bug and
prevent it from destroying the liberated
tympaDum, II 1t had not already done so.
| Accordingly they poured boiling water into
the ear and followed it with cocaine and
other preparations until the insect no longer
moved. Mr.. Wahl was then given some
quieting medicine and later on full regained
his senses.
All night he suffered intensely, however
aud imagined at times that the ''pincter''
uuS Eekhiue0 lIS Ills u IL nau dEhlu DeRu0
operations GA the mangled membrane. Yes
terday morning DR.. Robert Sattler, the eye
and ear specialist OF "a West Seventh street,
was called to the jewelers. assistance, and
after working about fifteen minutes sue
ceeded in removing the bug. 1t was found
to be of the genuine pinohing variety and
fully an inch long, It's formidable pfncers
were still bloody from their savage work
in the inner ear.
DR.. Sa5Jler said that he had never heard
of parallel case. Bugs, and large bugs at
that. frequently entered peoples ears, but
never displayed a determination 20 eat
through into the head. Mr.. Wahl was seen
last night and said: Pm all right now, but
was crazy last night. never can de
scribe the pain felt as this thing" here the
jeweler produced the dead monster, began
biting me. l don't know whether | will
lose my bearing, but the doctor promised to
tell me to-day"