Swallowed Reptile in Glass of Water About 10 Years Ago.
Post-Mortem Examination Reveals the Presence of Fifteen, Some of Which Were Still Alive.
Trebton, N.J., Feb. 19.-As a result of drinking a lizard in a glass of water ten years ago, Mrs. Ida Dyeson is dead at her home in this city. The case is considered one of the most peculiar in medical history.
Doctor’s declare that the scaly reptiles breeded in her stomach and became so numerous that they practically ate her alive. A Post-Mortem examination led to the discovery of the cause of her death.
About ten years ago Mrs. Dyeson informed her husband that she believed she had swallowed a lizard, as she felt something wiggle in her throat after she had swallowed a glass of water. A physician was consulted, but he could find no trace of the reptile.
Since then Mrs. Dyeson had been an invalid, but her symptoms indicated no particular disease. On numerous occasions she insisted that her stomach was full of lizards, but her declarations in this respect were believed to be imaginary.
The physicians who performed the post-mortem were surprised to find the reptiles to the number of fifteen. Some of these were still alive, but the majority were dead. The doctors declared it was remarkable that she survived for such a length of time. Mrs. Dyeson was 60 years of age.
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