Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-10-05
THE CHEMISTS STORY.
By DIR. ROSS WILSON.

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duties of a chemist are, if asked. II
such say, chemist is collector o
| facts. 1t is the business of his life to ai6
in unmasking, for the worlds benefit
the good and evil lowering even in th'
air we breathe, burrowing in the eartl
/ we tread, mingling with the food we eat
and swimming in what we drink.
/ Then, again, the law waits on thu
chemist. "A human being has passed
suddenly away. Somebody thinks ther'
has been foul play. The chemist exam
/ ines the body of the supposed victim
The law listens, hat in hand, to science
The suspected party trembles in antici
i patton. The oracular lips of the .chemis
move; he names one out of fearful lis
/ of poisons. Itis either strychnine, prus
sic acid, or the bitter oil of almonds
THE law then puts ON its hat, takes th'
decision into court, and hangs the priss
oner. Sssz
In short, the chemist must know thu
why's and whereIores of everything il
the phenomena of life, as far as feebl
] man can know. The composition of the
ocean he must be familiar withs he mus
be able to name the gases ofsthe air, ane
capable of resolving the human bodJ
itself into, invisible Yapors. am th'
occupant of this responsible and impor
tant position IN the Medical College o
4 p y
It was about eleven O'Clock on a stormy
evening that Isabade good-night to my
student, Tom Richards, at the door of my
laboratory, at the south end. of the col
lege building. - - "a =
SsGood-night, Professor said Tom
| eve are going to have fall of hydrogen
oxygen, and a trace of saline" <"'
Hydrogen and SoxyenLin our nomen
elature, H.O.-is water. a'a
.sI hope,'' said, in answer to Ton's
playful words, ssthat'it viii not rain be-
so no; it won't for an hour yet,
aThen,"I said with a sigh, noticing
that the mercury in my barometer wa.
| falling, sign of violent storm, 81 shall
certainly get Wet" -
Tom was very anxious to know whit
would keep me up after twelve O'Clock
so told him was about to commence
analyzing the stomach of Mrs. John,
son, whose husband now lay in P Jail
lust across the road from the college, OF
suspicion that he was the murderer
Tom saidJ had worked hard enough thai
day, and deserved the night to myself
He spoke the TRUTH Still I had delayed
examining the woman's stomach so long
and the trial was so near at hand, that
could NOT in Conscience put off the eX-
animation farther, although / had heard
several classes reeite at the different
public schools in the morning, had de-
iVerea IecollFe i4otlle eolle paop.l ~.
flnag aIternoon, anu,one IA ti1e lauI t s''oi
tnaI evening, Deslass atIenui ~ w. nS
several dutles as police surgeon uut = IL
the Gay. ~ a, o,,o,,.,
yard, through the gate, his head turned
bidding me "good-night," he brushed
agalnsG man stanuhlg WIN ula NE pa4A ;.e =.
Gne coiieSSe anu ms lace -. Ce II
Inc street lamp snoWeo me tlla6 tile HILL
was ciau IN 6ne ponce ,.nlioI. 4.,
he-enterlnS my lapora1ory, L Uooh
down a glass jar from sneil, anu rs, sd
down before my Sink 10 examine IL. In'
jar, which. contained Mrs. Johnson
stomach, was covered by a cloth, uuly
tied with strngs, ana properly seaieo
with my soincial sea- IN req waN' break: 1.saat
ing through the cIotn ana sea-, Iiee, S
an,5 yo;da;t 81, ti.a matter hefore
e1hu ,rT,s,ao,od in n
me tIen uec'lille oueay onSu ~ =. ~ y,
piyihng ehTse tI, tbe nresance of iniurion,
tsnhstances ~ :" - 80 O>'>,'-o -
suDsCanoe s;,oo tho don. rt,,-.
an .s.. noui p;oIpo.ss Iaa pass had c1ref;'11,
ol you1s nienaia . - n AZ sto1,oaai
emptleu Sne ooe'is e L, VI s s;n.
iS iAto1 = - - = = - - n. - tc -
naa taporeu nalo no ~ baa, sfnrsS ans,o y
pO1s pssS,i - o Ioos I Inhnson tho -snsnactef
SossA. 81 49,, : a4l'Sa,,+ of ,,;no q fo,,
naa.. lnan, nau botoDo Don eSo.'%ht h;n, GOOD
years 1eiote sasin. n,r iitti,
G1ld ;ad 'eu ,d ,eaii ~ haos ~ that n,
anu aao,,o ,.Iao on,on% th,
naaenroted food 7 canoa mon a small in.
e,ssto.;1eoI a-ro;n RI caref,,
,,a,.;,a,,Ia.;,,, o,,J the ,,sa of NV n,agn;,
man! o.Iass eeroftais ,,,,Sr
Eianss ,Sis e. sn,nLad nisss and eEanoiped tt a.
piGov yos then ceStain had discnvere1 ar
arsenic: but to make assurance doubl1
snre. I determined to annly a we'll know
test for-Utbat noison. Aecordingly
placed in the woman's stomach the usua
| acids. and then turned on the blow-pips
f,ame. and presently there appeared tha
brilliant metallic mark worthy of CAIN
brow. which is the SIGN and signet of tn,
Poison" "Fiend. - -,7. . =. :
syes ,, T exc,a,,,ed "a + saw that fata
blazon q. Zoe johnson is, the murderer q
4 bis Ii, VIII tha ey,de,ca' Of tho
,.,' LIE 80 boo1 rao o S.n noyar 90 sauo I;n
nllar .,, " =, - ~ e's ''''o ILL
eie rope eo %, said oa1,,
so,,aai,; I ;ns y1i voice hehind me. '---' -
sqatng ta'nnaS u,,;etIv fUSJ and d;scoyered fall
1ont W. nni;ceman bay;ne red veal. ana
! a taatarp p eves stand;ng a. NV office doc,
and STARING i in His boelv hooked as If i
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