, 1874-08-01
A Eisf. in tho Thront.

The vicious practice or putting Plus aud small
piocea Of money ln tao mouth hau often been
noticed "a leading to dangerous consequences.
IA fcw have heard Of atInilar or oven creator
danger from trying to hold live ash tompo-
rarily bosween tho tccth. We present tho follow
Ing account, OF q remerkablo Incident Of this
In q lettor to tho Medical Times and Gdzette Of
May 2, 1874. Speakug Of a visit to tho General
aospital. under Charge Of Dr.. George Smith
aud DR.. Paul, he proceeds:
"Ouo morning, In the:midst of tho y1alt, word
was brought to Doctor Paul that man had
COMO to the hospital With 1.-Two fish in his
throat. Accordingly thoro WAS general movo
to the verandabt whoro we saw coolie, aged
on either atdo, breathing with intouse ditiicuty.
and IN great disttosH. Tho story was soon fola.
He was that morning employed in emptving a
tank. and In catching tho fish TINT wero loft
1oundering when Tho water was drawn or. III
his eagernees, he had Que undor eaoh foot, Que
in ench hand. snd. to mako sure Of q 9th, ho
tried to Bocure ono by taking It's load bei,Teeu
Its front teeth but tho tlsh was too quick for
him. and, wrigglfng Itself FREQ from tho toesh,
made its WY into the pharrynx: 4 ash q the
perch. about inches loug, with most formid.
abo do.sal fin, the spinea of which, when erect
cd BY botng pushed tue wrong way, stood OUT At
least MI lnoh: A q, finger ,r pas4ed into tho
very pretty case but as tho first
pont was to enable the man to breathe, in loss
tins than it tn1es mo to write 1t, q bod was
brought out into tho yotandah. aud he was laid
uposi it anti traohootomized. Taen whnt WAS to
be dono? Pull tho tisn out any one would
say but a1thonghlt WAS onEy to aelzs tue tafl,
there wore thI erect spues Of the fms, which
would Aava lacorated the parts paat recovery
had tho fruitleBa attompt boen made. Then
it waa Hugaes.ea to push the tish down
into tho stomach lut aasl it lay doubled
up with itH head to tla left, aud thiB could
not be done. Then, when this waa ascertained,
1t was hoped that the head might be turned
upwards with blunt hook md 80 bo dragged
ont. But the hoh would not movo So 1t was
necesaAl.y 10 leave the patieut for few hours
Ao waa broathlng freely, aud uourlslol with
beaf-tea eneuatR. Noxt olofone It was found
that the flah had becoino docompueed, and was
easlly broken up Into pntrd pulp, somo OF
which made lts way into tho trachea, whilst the
spiues oferod the grcatest obHtaule to anv re-
nioyal by the mouth. 10 order to afford room
for clearing tho throat, the wound made in
iuuctiun Of the alB Of tho thyroid; but tho
patient was very exhaustoh md diea before
relief could 10 given. I bBliovo this accident s
pretty well known amongst fishing commnnitios,
aud that tloeo Is q preparation III tue nluHounl
Of ono Of tho Scottish unsvorsltlcH showing
pEarYnx with the tish impuotod. Aliort tino
Afterwards, the history Ct tust such 4 case waa
rulatod III tho 1ndlAn newspapers III having o.
CURED III Coylon. It IL said that the Asl. was al
loved to putrofy In tho plarynx, whenco 1t was
eierted peeemsaf next day, aud that the patient
recovered. But IN order that such plllcy may
ha successful, the patlontmu be providod With
meanB Of breathing, and tue hsh should have no
HpiueH.h