The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1875-08-14

sitting in his office after dinner.
when couple of men entered and
desired to look at some pistols he
had in pawn, aud which they tho't
OF purchasing. He produced the
pistols, and was bargaining with
one of the men when the other
spoke from the further corner. A
bright nickle-plated pisto! had at
tracted his attention, and he ex-
amined it carelesslv. AT the mo-
ment that Ballerstein looked up it
was pointed at his head, and be-
fore he could give a warning the
pistol went of. The old man fell
to the floor unconscious, stream
Of blood trickling from his fore
head. The two others, frighten.
ed, fed Immediately. - - - !. -.
Mr.. Ballerstein lay unconscious
for half an hour. Recovering at
last he arose confused, put Oh his
hat and walked out, lscking the
door behind him. Then, noticing
the wet blood on his face, he re-
entered, looked into the glass,
washed his face, and went out
again, turning the key, and walk
ing to his home a mile distant,
with the handkerchief pressed to
his forehead. lie walked through
q crowded street, feeling dixxy.
but keeping up. At home he said
to his wife that he had fallen by
accident, and babe them send Tor
a physician.
DR.. N. Mayer, of Hartford, who
was long Surge0n-Gcneral of Con-
necticut, and Major-Surgeon in
the Federal army during the war,
and has had a wide surgical cxpc-
rience, saw him about a half hour
after this. Above the right eye
brow, aud about an inch and a
half from the centre Of the fore
head, the bullet had penetrated
the skull. A probe slid in to a
depth Of two and a quarter inches,
remaining in the wound with a
throbbing motion peculiar TO the
brain. The bullet could not be
touched, and it was thought i'm
prudent to follow it further. The
doctor thought that it must lie
against the top or back Of the
skull, since having penetrated the
bone It would 90 through the brain
like water. Mr.. Ballerstcin was
put TO bed and kept perfectly
quiet. Next day DR.. Ellsworth
one Of the first surgeons Of New
England, saw the patient and con
cured III DR.. Mayors diagnosis
and Treatment. Prof. Frank Ham
ilton, Of Bellevue Hospital, wa'
consulted two days after comm,
from New York for that purpose
and he also fully coincidcd will
the two Hartford doctors.
THE MANS RECOVERY.
Mr.. Dallerstein lay III perfec
quiet, kept down to starvation
point, until the tenth day, the onl,
symptom meanwhile being grca
indistinctncss Of speech. III,
wound was kept open by q littI,
probe, and nothing else was done
Then it grew sore, he lost tn
power of speech altogether, coul,
not swallow, and had several sigll
comvulsions. Now DR.. Maye
cleared the wound down TO th
, brain, and suddenly about u tea
spoonful Of matter spurted forth
This gave some relief. Later al
, other string vi matter came ava
and day after six lcechcs wcr
put Oh tie forehead, and allowe
J 10 bleed for hours afterwards.
bag of ice was kept to his head II
the time. After this he got 0
| well, gradually recovering hi
, speech, and growing stronger G,
cry day. Twcnty-one days aft,
/ being shot he had n collapse, b,
, q few teaspoomt'uls of whisk
. brought him out of this, this b.
/ ing the first stimulant atlministe
! ed. About this time a little moi
E matter flowed from the woun
which was then allowed to he
I up. Mr.. Ballcrstcin's recover
which ut first was a matter
! doubt, is now complete, as far
!. can be judged. He is III full po
|. session Of all his faculties. speal
! US well us usual, attends to his b
y siness, and says neither he nor h
). friends notice any difference in h
y condition before and after the a
\ cidcnt, only this: the strict di
4 cured him Of dyspepsia, fro
!. which he had suffered d long till
DR.. Mayer, who was the attell
: ing physician all through, consi
!. ers tnat keeping the wound op,
4 and careful dieting secured Bale
. STEMS recovery. He received
- medicine whatever. In the lig
n n OF this experience, 1t is Us like
n that the success OF Carruth's ca
= should be ascribcd not to hom
pathic treatment, as the physicia
a Of that school claim, but rather
! the careful management Of |
y diet and Keeping his wound OPT
~ Both cases are regarded as of t
ly highest Significance by the met
to cal profession. Carruth's ball "
- :, large, Ballerstein's only 22-1OO
- an inch, but this difference is
!: no moment. In both cases,
be ball remains, in the former abe
X the eye, III the latter sonewh'
i near the top or back OF the he'
H.