The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-03-12

The Beef Tape Worn
The Pork Tape Worn
There are several species Of taoe-
worm which inhabit the human di O.
tive system. but only two species
commonly found in man: The Heef
Tape-worm and the Pork Tape WON
OF these two varieties, the Eeef
Worm is by far the commoner in thds
country while the Pork Worm. though
very rare in the United States. is o,,ife
common in some parts Of Europe
The tape worm is an entirely diffef-
emit form of parasite from any other
worm. and in order to understand
these differences short study Of IL
life history is necessary When thc
egg OF a tape-wom is passed from
its original carrier 1t finds itself eithes
floating about in water or deposited
on the ground or vegetable growth. Al
it Is extremely tenacious of life. Il
manages to exist until 1t Is swallowed
with food or water Of either cattle OF
hogs,as the case may be- In the stom4
ach of its "rost" it matches out as q
larva, which bores through the walls
OF the intestine and finds its way into
the muscular tissues. There Is cases
to develop and forms around itself a
small bladder-like cyst. When the
flesh so infected Is eaten by man, with
out sufficient cooking to destroy the
Solex. as it is called, the bladder like
covering is dissolved, and the Solex
or head" attaches itself to the walls
Of the small intestine. Strictly speak
ing, the Solex is not the head" of
worm. but complete worm in itself
and from it deve16pes a series Of other
worms, attached to each other in the
form of links, like a flattened chair.
Each link is q separate animal. COM
prising both sexes In one body, and
capable of producing their kind. AT
first. when the links are close to the
Solex. they are very small and appear
almost thread-like. but as successive
links are formed they become larger in
every way. until they are finally fully
developed and measure from one
quarter to three Fights OF an inch long
by one-haK to three quarters Of an
inch broad. 1t requires about twelve
weeks for the tape-worm to fully de-
velop. lii it is possible to examine
Oct.
tape worm. one will find at the upper
end. first, the small. roundish Solex.
or head, about the size OF a pin head,
then an inch or more of slender, hair
like links forming the o-called neck
and then the segments. gradually in
creasing In width and length until at
the lower end they are nearly or quite
square. The shape of these links
development, the younger being broad :
err than long. and the fully developed
being longer than they are broad. In
length the Beef Worm may measure
thirty feet. and occasionally ono IL re-
moved entire that will exceed that in
length; but the Pork Worm is much
smaller. and is usually less than fif-
teen feet from end to end. The same
treatment is used for both species.
The tape-worm has no digestive or
gans whatever. and receives its
nourishment from the contents Of the
bowel in which it lives. When only
partially developed 1t is not apt to
cause any unpleasant symptoms and
it's presence is usually detected by ac-
cident but when more fully grown it
makes itself known by a number Of
unpleasant and distressing disturb
ances. There is usually a ravenous
and capricious appetite with a crav-
ing for strange mixtures Of food, a
sense of fullness in the lower abdo
men, a feeling that something is
crawling in ones bowels, and fire.
numbness of the arms and legs. A
positive proof of the existence of
tape worm is the passage OF links or
connected segments. a condition
which will exist IL the worm has
reached sufficient size to cause the
other more indefinite symptoms.
Laxcarin has been found a very
efficient destroyer of both types of
tapeworms. In order to experience
the above referred to symptoms, you
r1ay be sure that there is something
wrong somewhere. IL they are not
caused by the tape-worms, perhaps
their cause might be either consti-
patton or other stomach disorders
At any rate it is safe to assume that
Laxcarin will help to remedy these
conditions. For tape-worms It has
been found advisable to obstain
from all food during the day previous
to taking Laxcarfn. The object of
doing this is to remove all food and
protective covering from the worm
and give the Laxcarin an oppor-
tunity to act effectively. The follow
ing morning the L.axcarin is taken on
an empty stomach. When the worm
has been passed it should be care
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