A MOUSE AFFLICTED WITH SMALL-POX.
{Nf.w York Standard, May Gth.)
On Friday evening, a lady entered the drug store of Dr Edward Lindridge, on Hudson avenue, near Sands street, Brooklyn, and placed a live mouse on the counter. The little animal had a very sore head, and the doctor was asked whether he knew what the matter was. He was also informed that it had been brought from the tenement house, 156 Hudson avenue, near York street, where there have been several cases of small-pox. After examining the mouse, he found that it was covered with sores. Ho sprinkled some disinfecting powder over it, and in a short time it died. It was then dissected, and a clear case of smallpox, in its worst form, was revealed. The remains were enclosed in a glass jar, and are to be sent to the hospital for further examination, as it is believed to be the first case of the kind ever heard of.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 3249, 5 July 1872, Page 3
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