The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-12
WHITING NEWS
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Whiting, Ind. Aug. 12.-Physicians
are interested in the case of little
Johnnie MaNuIa, years old, whose
parents live In Whiting. Johnnie fell
sick three weeks ago, and a week lat
er his illness was diagnosed as dtph
iberia Anti-toxin, which was said to
have been supplied by the Chicago |
board of health, was given the child.
Ten days ago Johnnie suffered pa
ralysis Of the legs and throat. DR.. E. l. |
Denison, 1915 Fifty-ffth place, Chicago, |
who now has the case. declares it is
the only one on record of its kind. He
blames the anti toxin for the boys con
dltion.
I have been able to find nothing like
this boys condition" he said last night.
When he is placed in an upright po-
sition his head droops down upon his
little chest and his legs give way I'M
der him. 1t is my personal opinion
that this state of paralysis is caused
by anti-toxin, 1000 units of which were
administered.
Thinks 1t Was Free Anti-Toxin.
Il believe there. must have been some
thing in the anti-toxin which caused
the paralysis. What this is l am una
bic to ascertain. 1 have been unable
to find where the anti-toxin came from.
understand it came from the board
of health. as Johnnies parents are poor
people.
7 intend to take photographs Of the
boy in this condition so that 1 can get
to the root of the matter. At present
he q In sario,,q copdi+i0r
not sure that he will survive"
Other physicians disagreed with DR..
Denison and stated last night that the
| case was simply "diphtheritic pa
ralysis"
Paralysis often results from diph-
theria," said DR.. c. C. Grulee. a spe-
cialist on the disease. Paralysis of the
throat is extremely common. Anti
toxin tends to reduce this. IL the case
develops to a certain degree the appli-
cation of anti-toxin cannot prevent this
But there is nothing in anti-toxin it.
self that could produce such a condf-
ton in this boy.
Blames Disease Itself.
His condition probably is caused by
the disease itself. Paralysis of the
! heart frequently develops. and it may
/ be this which caused paralysis of the
legs, as well as throat. However, no
one should blame anti-toxin."
Miss Jessie NJ. Curtis is entertaining
Miss Ruth Wilcox at her home in Oliver
street. Miss Wilcox is in Chicago visit
ing her grandmother but her home is in
Kansas.
Miss Helen V. Calhoun was in Chi
cago yesterday.
Charles Hendriokson will leave on
Friday for Denver. Colo, to visit his
wife, who has been there some months
for the benefit of her health.
Miss Margaret Griffith will leave for
Youngstown. o., the latter part of the
week to visit her sister.
Miss Cecilia Abraham of Schrage av-
enue has returned from a six weeks
visit with relatives at Union Mills, Ind
Miss Henrietta Raymus, who accom-
panied Miss Abraham. has also returned
to her home in Hammond.
Misses Rosalie Dorothy and Gertrude
Greenwald attended the Sells F'loto cir.
Gus at Hammond on Tuesday afternoon
Mrs. George Winslow of Central ave-
nue. visited her mother-in-law, Mrs
Harriet Winslow, at Indiana Harbor
Ind. on Tuesday. Mrs. Winslow has
been threatened with typhoid fever, but
is improving now.
| The Ladies OF the Maccabees held
their annual picnic at Jackson parI
yesterday. A large crowd was in at.
tendance, and an immensely good time
was had by all.
The Whiting fire department were
kept last evening, as they were received
| frrrf sNalf 1
t called to the Pennsylvania tracks
where boxcar was on fire, which hac
., evidently caught on fire from tn,
: sparks Of a passing engine. This mad,
, quite a ndagration for a time. bu
Z was soon extinguished by the fire de
, partment. At l a. m. they received
call from box No. 16. 1t was readil,
g known that the fire was in the vicinit,
; of the school buildings It was discov
> cred that smoke was pouring out o
' the kindergarten building. Entranc
was gained and the fire was found to b
3 a pile Of papers. The origin is no
4 known and cannot be imagined. TIL
: building has been closed for seevra
i days and positively no fire in 1t. 1t i
e being limited that it is incendiary, blu
it is not known why any one woul
e malicfously set fire to one of our publ
; school buildings. The damage was no
' great, as about the only damage don
0 was table burned. under which wer
the burning papers.
= Messrs- NJ. y. Castleman and Georg
Baker of Gary made trip to Within
! Tuesday in the formers White Steame
y machine.
q Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Brown of Sheri
t dan avenue are moving to the Ere
e Harr house in Indiana boulevard.
John J. Keller has purchased tn
/ house of Maurice O'Neil on Sherida
2 avenue, which has been occupied by NJ
. and Mrs. Hugh Brown.
Il Miss Ivy Goldsmith of Sheridan ave
q nue. is entertaining Miss Lena Reir
l. hardt. nurse from the Francis Wi
y lard hospital in Chicago.
Il Miss May Terryl of Marseilles, Mief
- who has been VISITING vrri+h bar a