Middletown transcript., 1871-10-28
3 Thrilling (Narrstire.
THE CHEMISTS STORY.

| am n Chemist Many, doubtless.
would find i, difficult to define what the
''uiies Of a chemist are if asked, To such
| say, chemist is II collector OF facts.
1t Is the business Of his life TO aid in un-
masking for the worlds benefit the good
and evil lowering even in the mir we
breathe, burrowng in the earth We tread.
mingling with the food we eat, and swim
ming in what We drink.
Then, again. the law waits on the chem
ist. y human being has passed suddenly
away. Somebody things there has been
foul play The chcmis, examines the
body Of the supposed victim The law
listens. hat in hand. 10 science. The sus.
pectel party trembles in anticipation
The oracular lips Of the che mist move:
he names one out Of the fearful list of poi
sons. II is either s,ryehnia. prussic acid.
Or that deadly oil Of bitter almonds The
law then puts on is hat. takes the decision
into Court, ard hangs the prisoner
ln shati the chemist must knsw the
why's aud whereforcs of everything in the
phenomena Of life as far as feeble man can
know, The composition of the ocean h.
must be familiar with be must he able 10
name the gnses of the air, and capable OF
resolving yapnrs. am the occupant of
this responsible and importan, position in
the Medical College of p
IL was about eleven o'clock ona stormy
evening that hadc good night to my stu
dent Tom Richards Mt the door Of my la
bratory. Mt the south end of the College
building.
"Gnod night. Professor" said Tom;
we are going to have a fall of hydrogen,
oxygen. aud n trace Of snlne
Hydrogen aud oxygen-in our nomen-
clature. II O.--is wasrr.
II hope. said in answer to Toms
playful words. THAT i, will not ran be-
fore get home"
"Ob. no, it won, for an hour yet"
said Tom
Then" said with sigh. noticing
that the mercury in the barometer was
rapidly falling, sign Of violent storm,
Il shall certainly get wet "
Tom was very anxious to know whit
would keep me up till after twelve O'Clock.
so sold him was abou, to commence
analyzins the stomach Of Mrs. johnson.
whose husband now lay in It. Jail. just
across the road from the College. on sns-
picion tha, he was her murderer. Tom
said | had worked hard enough to-day,
and deserved the night to myself. lie
spoke the truth Still. had delayed cx-
amining the woman's stomach so long and
the trial was so near at hand. that | could
not in consequence put of the examination
further. although | had heard several
classes reni,e at the different public schools
in the morning. had delivered lecture in
the college proper that afternoon. and one
in the labra,ory that evening. besides at
tending to my several dutes as police sur.
geon that day.
As Tom was passing out Of the College
yard. through the gate. his head turned,
and bidding me good night. he brushed
against man standing with his back to-
ward the College. and bis face to the pris-
on. The strcet.lnmp showed me that the
man was clad in the police uniform.
Re-cntering my lnbratory took down
a glass jar from shelf, and sat down be-
fore my sink to examine il. The jar,
which contained Mrs. Lohnson's stomach,
vas covered by = cloth. duly tied with
strings. and properly sealed with my Of
Hcial seal in red wax. Breaking through |
The cloth and sesl. l lifted the stomach |
but with dissecsing hook and laid Il on |
white platter before mo then became bu.
lily Engaged IN applying those tests 10 its
,outeuts BY which we detect the prsssses
II injurious substances.
An hour passed since the departurs Of
vouug Richards. I hsd carefully smptied |
DO contents Of lhs stonseh into ! numbsp |
i baslus ard bowls. had lsbosed hard |
. discover kapss u peIso1 h IN thls.
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