The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-10

the swelling passes n the body which becomes dis
colorcd, die red uacings OF the ptomainos mAkD
network over thc skin. and week or ten days
after the venom has entered the lIue, unnotcd
scratch the patient falls into q state OF coma
from which he never energies
J physician who has had many years OF cx-
peficnCc in medical colleges and the dissectng
Ioom' IN speaking to a Sun reporter OF post
II have never failed. 80 far as I can remembes.
To warn students about using the utmost cara
in disSec,ipg, with their knives and needles 10
they scratch their hands or wrists So in all tbs
medica! schools there is a stringent rule againss
any person going into the dissecung room, whs
has any kind III sore scratch or cut ON his hands
but all these precautions prove insufficient some.
times. Sewing up caaayers Is one great source OF
clumsy with his needle and pricks himself II
he notices the prick he will unless he Is criinAlly
car"lc;s suck ,he wound vigorously. for me
Ou danger. Unless he is satisfied .hnt he has go.
out oil the S"p,c matter he will cauteI re freely.
make themselves known lie will he fortunate II
he gets oil alive, for II Is almost impossible 10 check
the poison once i, has fairly entered the system
ns''na'd Ihs p"t,n' was w young 5Ip Symern
mcdiatcly Sucked the wound and washed ii in
an'lscp,icS Three days later his finger bsgan
freely, but day or two later signs Of innamms-
ton Appeared along. the lines OF the lymphsaca
The patient had already suffered from Shills
tho time go, there the hand and wrist were badly
swollen and the swelling was extending up the
arm. II got as far as tho shoulder and had
an extremely sick man on my hands About
all that could I've done was to keep up the heAN
action with stimulants and DR. C.'s naturally
strong constitution kept him up till the poison
had run lis course His System took its own
way 10 til itself of the poisonous matter and for
six months his life was made miserable with alb
sccssCs. but he recovered completely. In this
rcSN,Ct he was more fortunate than another ply
stefan 81 my acquaintance who was poisoned by
a cadaycr through a hrngnail, That was ten
years ago, and hc still has assesses which he
AScrihcS 10 the after effects Of the ptom ainoa I
know ~ a number Of other cases Of most mortcm
poiSonnE which had fatal rcs,lltsi In fact, .
large majority ~ these cases result fatally.
Another curious form OF post moftem poisoning
is sort Of warty rNcTcsCcncc which Appoar6
upon the hands Of erb0lmers, morgue kecpcre
and others who hahiturlly handle dead bodies.
tea. II is very difficult Ia root out and In sons
cases results apparently in ptomaine poisoning.
rs the Chs, fever and swelling of this poisoning
follow its spread Only less dangerous than
uuisnunr from dead body is poisoning from
the dead tissue III live person though tho septic
process is different Physicians operating upon
EanErrned limbs arc obliged 10 exercise the great
thus operating and bending over the affected
part got diop Of blood from II on the inner pare
OF his nose Despite oil his precautions tho organ
soon became sore and h-ran to swell, In short
time IL was MS bic as his fist. Another physician
was cNll"l IN To treat him and after week, dur
ing which time his lilo hung on the question Of
whether the poison would tend upward Of the
life would he saved, but his nose would have 70
20. IL begged n respite for his nose. and the
poison subsidized, leaving that organ as good a.
new except for one small scar.