Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-03-18
EVENING STAR.


no dourt, N me experiences, or, rather. ineNpe
as"e ss had nj stssss % ;s AID
thst they were enabled 90 t-rxt fhss rharar.rr
OF wounds successfully, Atrre-cnt. however.
not only can wounded brains he hesles IA
often. for purposes OF scientific inxe-tigstisp.
portions OF the brsins o. animal have bse,,
removed or laid bare, and the results carrfull,
Observed while the animal continued. TO esrr-
else all of the so-osl.ed "vital functions
Among the mott noted Of these train wound.
: that known among the medical profession
the GROW bar case. and " Is one 80 startling IA
IL character, and 80 remarkable in e. results.
that se have chosen o. describe and illustrate
~; and tiis j. done mainly for the reason that i
ai.ords direct Illustration Of the tenacity with
which the spirit OF msn NAV sometimes cling To
" mortal tenement, and that too. even vhes
TIE veIy seat % Intelligence l. Inv AIDED. nr
nus, -; Mueer gives the following condensed
'.on Tie 18th OF September, i,4s. in Caye--
a,sh, ' W =, ihiness T Gag, tie foreman 81 .
IN rock Sitting AZ the time upon \ shelf 90
rock above the hole. the powder snd fuse b.t
been adjusted. and ke Was tam. sng IL dow,
with the iron bar. Willie looking behind hi,.
h, allowed the iron tc strike Gre upon the rock-
and IN explosion followed, which sent the bar
cbiQucly upward th,'osgh HIS head aud high
into the air. % A. &c fan several reds behind
han, smearoc Ni;A bbsod and braiTs. The iraa
entered, by it, tapcr-end, the leit cheek. ani
passed obliqneiy upward and backward. - sts
emerge In the m,disn line ON the top Of The
head. al the back part OF the frontal hone, nesE
the coional autuTe. sage Wa thrown upon =
hack, and moved HE eStremitics oonInlsl .ely a
lev times, aid spoke N "A few RlIsuics."
AZ soon h possible after the accident Dr.
Harlow, th. attendant phy sicisn. hat Gage re
moved 10 his home. a distance of sesrly a mile.
Though the only ambulance wac an oN-cs-t.
yet, at the end of the Journey. the wunnded
man got down from tie cart RI4d asccusis.f a
long light of starr to his room. Al this tins
the IoOr mans Trans we're pnutrudng from q
CHASTITY wound, two and onc-hali Is three
inches In Size. Immediately following the &C
eideHt came ten da.H OF delrrian, with m oc-
tuaaI int rNr1 I.sfs "a
consciousness returned, and, With the eNcep-
ton of an occasiona RELAPSE, the condition NJ
ue iatlent grsduail, improved. till NJ the end
OF three aud one-bsh months the opening I'm ths
tor of the head closed over, and the physical
powers of Gage seemed 10 be not in the least
npaired. The effects Of the wound upOn HIS
mental faculties were evident. aud are thu,
described The eauilihriam. or balance, he
tween his intellectual faculties aud his animal
He became unfit, irrevereRt, Indulging NJ time
in the gTossest profanity,-which was not lre-
NiOusly lac custom,-manifcsting bat little de-
ference for his fellows; impatient OF restraint
or advice when IL coufictcd with his desire. si
times pertinsciously obstinate, yet capTicious
ana yacillsting. SO radical Was the change.
that his friends said he Was no longer Gage.
and his employers no longer toand h m proper
or safe person 10 direct the work AZ the quarry
And Vet this strange man lived fOT twelve years
after the accident Ia that time lac drove .
coach nm South America, aud worked in tn
mines of California But his vaCillatng and
restless nature interiercJ with permanent sue
cess, and on the S0th of Nav, sci he had
seriesof cow ulsioils apparently epieptic-lsst-
ing tlll the evening OK the day following, when
be died.
Those interested in the case fortunately kept
trace OF this strange man, aud his skull Will he
identical bar, a round tampiRg iron, three feet
seven inches long aud one and One-gusrtcr in
ches in diameter. are now retained al .Trcn
Anatomical Museum OF Howard lniSorsi-s.
SPRING WATER NEAR CENETgRrrs.-Ths
ANHc!fS dc IN Socicfc d GGRd contain a very in
teresting analysis by Lefort of the water OF 81.
Dlaier, which illustrates the influence NJ GENE
teries ON the spring water around them TIE
water had a sweetish taste aud prod Ced NO de-
for vomiting. hut left n disagreoalle fetid
tsste on the tongue. A gray, thick sediment
remsined after evaporation, which turned. by
continued heating, 10 a dark brO.sn, emitting
an empyreumatic smell. One part of this RESI-
due was treated with dilute muTisfic acid pro-
dueing carbOnic acid and a strcsg smell OF glue,
another part vas treated with Evdrate OF lime
and showed consider able amount of am
moniacal salt. The presence OF organic sub
stances ian this water shows that, even at q dis
lance OF 800 feet, water may be tainted by q
cemetery. No cemetery should be laid out
unless il is clearly shown that no filtration of
water from the burial ground can take place
into that used for human consumption. IL -
also a necessary sanitary measure 20 draw OF
all water in the vicinity of established cemeteries
or other places used for the interment Of AMI
nal bodies, and IL 10 a matter of HYGIENE
Importance TO anslyze from time to time the
water used In the NEG borh hood for drinking 40
that any substances dissolved therein, which
may he deleterioGs 70 health, may be clearly
discovered. This is especially necessary IA
localities with but limited supply OF water.
PERPETUAL PAsTE.-Dissolye a teaspoon
ful OF alum Ia quart OF warm WAFER. When
cold, stir TIA as much -four will rive ~ the
consistency OF wet cream, being particular 20
beat up al the Jumps; stir in much powdered
rosin as viu he On a dime, and throw in hair q
dozen cloves 10 give it a pleasant odor. Have
on the IRE teacup of boiling water; pour the
-four mixture into il, stirring veil at the time.
In a very few minutes IL will be Of the consist
eney Of mush. Pour IL into an earthen or CHINA
vessel; let IL cool; lay a cover on. and put in q
cool place. When needed for use. take out q
portion and soften il with warm water. Paste
thus made will last twelve months. IL IL better
than gum, a. IL does not gloss the paper and
can be written on.--stosrRai IF aPq'lies Chemis-
tag.
VOTING GlRL Of Perugia, Italy. found out
new way of committing suicide. Her life had