Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-26
A STRANGE CASE.
A Child in Etowah County that Sheds Scales Every Day-A Pitiable Sight,
 But Will Recover.

Gadsden, July (Special)-There is case in Gadsden that has astonshed the medical profession, and learned phy- sicians say that not another case exists like it in the United States today. The facts are as follows.
 Little Jeanette Wilson, years old, lies i'll at the home of her parents in the northern portion of this city with eczema, the severity of which has never been known to the medical profession, nor is there anything like it in any of the medical journaiS.
 The child was an ordinary healthy looking one, and was taken sick about eight weeks ago, at least that was when she first had the services of physician, and has suffered untold agonies, and did not up until d few weeks ago get any rest whatever. The body is in continuous dis- quamation the scales failing from her person every day or tWo and three inches wide and long, and some times several gallons in quantity. Your correspondent called at her home yesterday. He found the little sufferer some better. For some two weeks fly lighting on her would throw her into spasms and convulsions, and her screams could be heard for sev eral blocks away. She is now in a much better condition than she had been, but such pitiful sight the news man never saw ana hopes never to QO so again Not spot on her body as big as d pin but what peeled off in great layers every day. The soles of her feet almost as thick as ones finger came off-literally came off whole-and it seems strange but the little one Is now improving and will probably get well.
 When Drs F. B. Crutcher and Joe F. Davis were first called the child was in such fearful condition that they had little hopes of her Recovery, but now under their treatment she is sitting up and occasionally plays as when she was we'll
 One of the most peculiar things about the case is that she tries to walk and says that she feels as if she was walk ing in water.
 The case is one of the strangest ever heard of Hundreds of people have been to see the child. and none of them failed to express horror at her condition, and no wonder for it is a sight one wants to see once only in a life time.
 In speaking to Dr. Crutcher, he says that the case, the extreme severity of 1t, is absolutely unheard of, and does not think there was ever anything like it before
 Photographs were taken Tuesday. which give an idea how the child looked, although they were taken after she was convalescent and considerably better.
 The North Alabama Industrial and Colonization company of this city has sent an exhibit of the farm and garden products of Etowah county to H. F. Wor- rel at Gibson City. H.. to exhibit and advertise the country. This is the sec ond exhibit sent to that state, and a third one is to be sent in few weeks.
 There will be Sunday school celebra- ton at White Springs, near Gadsden, on the 10th, when five Sunday schools will participate, with four orators each.
 Corn from last years crops can be
 t+Ixr dn and sell rapidly at a good price.
 M H. Howard. populst congressman from this district. speaks at Fort Payne next Monday.
 For the months of April. May and June the death rate in Etowah county was 6.24 per 1000 per annum. In Gads- den it was IA per 1000. In the county during April there were deaths, in May f. in June 12 in Gadsden during April there were 3. in May 9, in June g; in Attalla none for April. in May l. in Jund 3. This is fine showing.
 A farmer in East Gadsden has this year with one horse made his crop, bought all of his groceries. dress goods and general supplies. and does not owe cent. He paid for his necessities from the sale of vegetables. and has $40 cash left as profit.
 gian has bought thlrty-fve acres on which to farm.
 A car load of beef cattle was shipped north from Collinsvile this week
 Several young men of the city enjoyed an old fashioned barbecue near the city Wednesday night.
 One of the most brilliant and enjoy able germans ever given in Gadsden was rendered complimentary to Miss Gussie Strupper of Columbus, Ga, last night by our young people. It was full dress affair and was quite swell
 shooting scrape occurred at the de- pot at Cedar Bluff yesterday, in which Bob Tripp, colored. of Rome, Ga., re- ceived three bullets in the right groin from a pistol in the hands of Special Officer G. D. Witt. An excursion of Odd Fellows from Rome, Ga, were on board of special train bound for Noccalula falls, near Gadsden. Tripp, who boarded the train at Rome, failed to secure a ticket and refusing to pay his fare on arrival at station the conductor re- quested Officer Witt to put him off of the train, and in the effort a scuffie ensued with the above results. Tripp had pre- liminary hearing before Judge J. M. Reed and was committed to jail in de-