The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-08
Dr.. Brady's Health Talks
TRICHINosIs FROM RAW HAM.

! Italians are very fond OF "pro.ci-
! utto' that L. smoked ham. which IL
eaten raw. But IT is a dangerous del
icacy. In spite Of government inspec-
ton. meat that is infected with tri-
! china Will occasionally get Though.
/ and the results arc serious for those
J who eat 1T without thorough cooking
! y well educated young Italian ate
! piece of "prosc!utto' at "A friends
house one evening SIX days later his
/ eyelids became swollen. and his fam
/ ily accused him OF having been drink
ing, though he had not drank any
thing At the same time he began to
/ surfer with pains in his arms and legs
and feel little chilly sensations rum
/ niug up and down his back.
I He visited druggist. who listened
; to ms complaint. looked AT his eyes
told him IL was just grip. and recon-
incnded some tablets. which he assured
the patient would relieve him.
I Whit the Doctor Found.
I = day or two later the family physi-
clan was summoned. By this time the
/ whole face looked somewhat swollen
and flushed. The pains had become
| worse than ever. He complained par
ticularly Of the Jaws. the temples the
/ back Of the neck the sides Of the
chest. the arms and the calves OF the
legs. There Was much prostrativa
B but very little fever.
= blood examination no,v confirmed
the suspicion aroused Is the swollen
cyclids and the general muscular
I pains That Is, II was found that
I there was n marked increase i'm the
/ proportion Of white blood corpuscles
: which take req stain 81 tho stand
ard staining solution. This incrcase
/ is characteristic OF parasitic invasious
/ Under cocaine e small fragment OF
muscle was removed from the calf
/ 1t showed numerous, actively moving
/ trichina worms
, The patient recovered completely in
/ two three weeks
Trichina Infection from raw or in
sufficiently cooked pork is more com
mon than commonly supposed II il
often mistaken for grip" typhoid fe.
YER muscular rheumatism. neuritis.
acute Rrights disease and man
other diseases.
! The characteristic symptoms are
swelling OF the eyelids and face pains
in the muscles OF the jaw. neck, arms.
legs and back. moderate fever. pros
/ traiion, and the history Of eating
pork. The blood examination If sug-
gestivc. may point the need OF mi.
croscUpical examination OF bit of
muscle. which clinches the diagnosis.
Sausagcs are common source OF
trichinosis among Italians in Amer
tea and sometimes cause OF the dis
ease in natives.
Questions and Answers.'
Mrs. w. II. s asks: why do some
people perspire profusely. while others
perspire scarcely none 1T all?
Reply: one reason is that the inter
nal sccretions are deficient in persons
who perspire little none Another
reason IS that over-eating is apt to
induce excessive perspiration. And
finally. profuse perspiration may keep
YOU we'll, whereas insufficient perspi-
IT,,
not tend to cause, various chronic sys-
tcmic diseases
Mrs. W. Fl s. asks: Is measles ever
fatal?
Reply Measles causes n far greater
number Of deaths than scarlet fever.
}. w. inquiries: is one who has been
successfully vaccnated against small
pox also immune to typhoid fever?
Reply. No Vaccination (cowpox
Naccination) protects against nothing
but smallpox. TO be protected against
typh Old YOU must be treated with spe.
cihc typhoid bacterin or prophylactic.
Fireman asks: What Is the present
opinion of the medical profession re-
garding the olive oil treatment for
gall stones?
Reply: That the stones" obtained in
such cases are nothing else than solid
fled saponiied) Jumps of oil. and that
the treatment is no more effective than
any laxative would be
S. S. G.. inquiries: When one takes
cold in a wound is it advisable to
apply hot water:
Reply: Taking cold in a wound Is
only an old fash oned way OF saving
that the wound is infected. April.
nothing but what the doctor orders.
p. o. writes: I have been told that
the Hray is the surest test for CON
sumption. Is this correct?
Reply: No. An X-ray Photograph
rs sometimes a help in diagnosis
Troubled" asks: VIII YOU kindly
explain the difference between sciatica
and rheumatism.
Reply: Scitatica means an inham-
nation of the sciatic nerve. which ex-
tends down the back of the leg from
, the lower spine. rheumatism Is
name loosely applied to various joint
troubles. In some instances the doc
tor calls IL "sciatic rheumatism" and
later on drops whichever half of the
diagnosis proves wrong.
Where II Made n Hit.
Wag-I like your new play. old man
Auditorium glad OF that-when did