South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-27
Physical
Department
By DR.. WeIlsman
Intestinal Parasites
Tape Worms
The Beef Tape Worm
ThePOrk Tape Worm
Tape Worms
The Beef Tape Worm
The Pork Tape Worm

There are several species 81 tape
worm which inhabit the human diges
tive system. but only two species are
commonly found in man The Beef Tape.
worm and the Pork Tape-worm.
or these two varieties. the Beef worm
is by far the commOner in this country.
while the Pork worm, though very rare
in the United States. Is quite common
n some parts OF Europe.
The tape worm IL an entirely different
'orm Of parasite from any other worm
end In order 20 understand these differ
ences short study Of its life history is
aecessarr. When the egg Of a tape-worm
- passed from It's original carrier Il
finds itself either floating about in wa
ieT OF deposited on the ground or vege-
table growth As IL is extremely tena-
cious Of life, II manages TO exist until
r. Is swallowed with the food or water
81 either cattle OF hogs. as the case
may be. In the stomach Of its host II
matches out as larva, which borei
through the walls OF the intestine and
finds It's way into the muscular tissues
There IL ceases 20 develop and forms
around itself a small bladder-like cyst
When the flesh 30 infected IS eaten by
man. without sufficient cooking to de
stroy the soiex, as IT is called, the blad
,ler-like covering is dissolved. and the So
lex or head" attaches itself 70 the walls
~ the small intestine. strictly speaking
the Solex is not the head" Of worm
but "A complete worm In itself and from II
develops a series OF other worms az
tached 10 each other In the form 81
links. like a flattened chair. Each link Il
n separate animal. comprising both
sexes in one body. and capable OF pro-
ducing their kind. At first, when the
links are close 20 the Solex, they are
very small and appear almost thread
like hut az successive links are formed
they become larger in Every way, until
they are finally fully developed and
measure from one-quarter 10 three -eighte
81 an inch long by One-hah to three
quarters OF Al inch broad II requires
about u weeks for the tape-worm to
fn1lv develop II IL f. possible 20 eX-
anime carefully a complete, fuily de'
veloped tape-wOrm. one Will find az the
upper end. first. the small, roundish So
lex. or head. about the size Of "A pin
head. then an inch or more OF slender
hair-lIke links forming the sO-called
meek and then the segments. gradually
increasing I'm width and length until AZ
the lower end they are nearly or quite
square. The shape OF these links
changes I'm the various stages Of theii
development the younger being broad
or than long. and the fully developed be-
ing longer than they are broad. 10
length the Beef tape-worm may meas
IRE 80 feet. and occasionally one is re-
moved entire that VIII exceed that in
length: but the Pork worm Is mucf
smaller. and is usually less than 10 feet
from end 20 end. The same treatment
is used for both species.
The tape-worm has no digestive Or
rans whatever. and receives It's nourish-
ment from the contents Of the bowel in
which IT lives. when only partially de
veloped Il is not apt 70 cause any un-
pleasant symptoms and its presence is
usually detected by accident; but when
more fully grown IL makes itself known
bv number 81 unpleasant and distress.
ing disturbances. There is usually q
ravenous and capricious appetite with q
craving for strange mixtures of food. q
sense OF fullness I'm the lower abdomen.
feeling that something Is crawling TN
one's bowels. and frequently feeling Of
exhaustion and numbness Of the arms
and legs. positive proof 81 the exist
en,e OF tape-worm is the passage ~ links
Or connected segments, condition
which will exist II the worm has
cached sufficient size To cause the
other more indefinite symptoms
Laxcarin has been found a very eff
Gent destroyer Of both types OF tape
worms. In order 10 experience the above
referred % symptoms, you may be- sure
that there Is something wrong some
where. II they are not caused hy the
fepe-worms perhaps their cause might
Ne either constipation or other stomach
disorders AT any rate it is safe % as
.ume that Laxcarin viii help 20 remedy
these conditions For tape worms it has
teen found advisable % abstain from Az
food during the day previous 10 taking
Iaxcarin. The object II doing this Is
remove ali food and protective cover
fnr- from the worm and give the Lax
rarin an opportunity 90 act effectively
The following morning sthe LsXcarin is
fiken on an empty stomach When the
worm has been passed It should be care.
ruv washed from other matter and eX-
amined thoroughly. IT, when the fine
hair-Iike end is examined a round pro-
tuberance f. seen. then Il VIII be known
Laxcarin IS sold by the LaNcarin
Products Co. Dept E-ei. Pittsburgh.
Ia. Price per box one dollar; full treat
ment. six boxes. five dollars viii Do
cent postpaid upon receipt ~ cash.
money orders or stamps Substitutes
must be REFUSED. Advt