| On June 1Ith, Mr. J. B., with the object of purifying
his cistern water, added, fifty
pounds of unslaked lime to the contents of the cistern, then estimated
at I75 bbls. He and
four others continued to use the water for culinary and drinking
purposes. The ages of
the persons were, two men of 55 and 33 years respectively, woman
of 28, girl of 7 and
boy of 5 years. The first symptoms appeared in three days in the
form of sudden nausea
toward the end of each meal, ending in vomiting. Then appeared dryness
of the mouth
with great thirst for large quantities. All became very weak and
perspired on the least
exertion, mostly on the chest and abdomen. The boy's thirst was
extreme, but he
generally vomited in two minutes after drinking; vomiting was generally
preceded by
pain in the stomach; on the second day the vomited liquid looked
milky; says he feels
lazy and his legs won't carry him. All of them felt nervous and
trembled on the least
exertion, also complain of shortness of breath. About the same time
diarrhoea set in. All
seem to have the same symptoms; imperative urging as if to pass
a large stool, go in a
hurry, can't wait, but pass only a tablespoonful of frothy, undigested,
white stool which
relieved; stool burned like fire, or as if pepper were in the rectum.
The woman was
nursing a month old child; her milk became thin and watery, seeming
unfit for the baby.
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