The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-09-15
SNAKE IN WOMAN'S STOMACH.
X-RAYS LOCATE A TWELVE.INCH
REPTILE.
Mrs. Meyer of Pennsylvania Relieved
of an UnWelcOme Burden. Suf-
fered Eleven Years.

After carrying live snake twelve
inches long entOmbed in her stomach
Tor eleven years Mrs. W. H. Meyer, of
Shamokln, Pa, has been relieved of
her unWelcOme burden. Mrs Mover
is of German extraction and is The
mother of eight children. For wears
she had Lbeen mysteriously SUFFERING
the symptoms of her ailment being
such as to battle the skill of her phvsi2
Clans. The general verdict of these
was that her trouble was due to anoth-
er cause, but they failed to give the
woman relief. She lost her annette
until Trimmed down to mere skeleton
ana she weighed seventy pounds be-
low her normal weight,
Although she had lost her natural
appetite Mrs. Meyer found it necessary
20 partake OF food and drink at all
hours OF the day and night in order to
relIeVe herself of what seemed to be
the violent antics of some CRAWLING
creature within her. During the nasf
TWO ana mali years she has not pniov-
eu single nights rest. and never dar-
ed retlre without having nIatn Of
1000 and pitcher of water at her he'd
be writE H2GS s [tsEy ho?r there would
a. ~ - oeuSdLl ion IN her stomach
=, -"nougn some object was darting
about, and experience demonstrated
that the onl y way to stop the trouble
was TO take food and drink without de-
ray. Until she had done this she
"GGIu SuIler intensely, but the respite
Seiuohi lasted more than an hour.
len weeks ago Mrs. Mover and one
OF her daughters had the N-rays tnrn-
co on the formers stomach. The mvs-
ferrous occupant of Mrs Movers stom-
ach was evidently frightened bv the
rays OF the lamp, as it darted about
causing her terrible pains. Professor
hooerC Glerlng made careful pyaml-
naUlon and found a long dark object
uaFUlng about her stomach at fearful
IaUe' Inc operator pronounced the in
IFuder to be snake, and advised her
10 send for her physician to see him.
Or. clark called on the manipulation
Of the eE-ray and was convinced that
snake was the cause of all his PATIENTS
sutferlngs. Various emetics were ad-
mlnlstered from day to day. but they
did not dlslOdge the snake. although if
frequently wriggled up to the vicinity
OF her throat. A few days ago the
physician decided to cause the reptiles
death, and he administered poisonous
drugs to accomplish purpose.
As soon as Mrs. Meyer would swal-
low a dose of these drugs the snake
would keep active tor hours at a time,
0ut It's movements gradually became
less noticeable. Last night Mrs. Nov
er slept soundly, and today she was re-
heyed OF the dead snake. which Mad
been killed by the poisonous drugs.
Mrs. Meyer says that while living at
halmla, IN Schuylkill county. eleven
years ago, she went down to a ,pr n o
Tor glass Of water after nightfaIl and
swallowed the contents of the Q ass in
the dark. She felt a strange object
snip down her throat with the water
and FASTENED to the house. Informing
her family that she believed that She
had swallowed lizard. She rpsortpd
to emetics to dislodge the reptile. Her
efforts, however, were unaaailing as
were those of a physician. who was
subsequently called in to attend her
and from that evening she had been .
constant r.-Philadelphia Press
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