, 1879-07-09
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eoesespo"ocns Hntca from West Union, O.,
10 TIC Cincinnati CofnnaeTtfat: In Volume 9,
"Appl etonh' American Cyctop;rt]a.n Under I'm
head OF " William Deaumout. S,,ro.on 1rn,, ~,
atn.es arp,, ,1io, -, ~ r,s',,. ,s.ot on1Hu
.,s. ,t n!. wv W., ~ ~ 'e"'' peai' bofn a.
Leoano.' 1onn'' l'~''' occurs also The follow
"Dr. Beaumont was stationed nt ,ttch,,t,n,ct.
!nac, Mich. on June q. 1891 A,rrt. =, W...Is
,n.,' ~ n,',.s - ~ a.. ~. 1' o. taA''n'
tne" - 'e"'o oo' III t'e setV'ee oi TIE Ameri-
can Fur company, Was accidentally shot, rcceiv-
Ing tic whoo charge Of musket In bis left
aide, from distance Of about o,,c v.rd. vnic,
corr.d .rl,h n ns,nn,.1"s, a' NV 5a'u' an'eh
f,sa.ur,t ~" w., s,,s p'o1' , so'e .. os e'oth
Itaet"'ea t"o flos' l'eesated the lungs, and
entered tho atomnrh. DR.. beaumont scstorsl
htru In about one Year 10 rood benlth win
the former ttr.noth on,1 sn,r,t. T.. ,a.n
r.. uns,,.,a,,. .e..s" N 'p''.'' =" 'o@o
's' ns""''o's eo!''a'e',cca series Of cxodn-
ss Us open s ssse seesa, a IT. e nss. sas ss1 se
etc. Tbrss exnertments In rcncrc1 n. - s rtr,,'
interval. unit, II. roo,i, MI ,'n,'a.. ,. '~oa'
'".o "'n li'a p".H4t oa'u.2 -
Of man enjoying good health, appetite, and
spirits, with an aperture opening INTO his
stomach through, which ,IIs Whole action Of Tie
organ might be obscrycd,''
Though the fact Is mt given in the Crclonn-
dta, 1t ia true that a SUPERINTENDENT ~ fho
United States army met with St. Martin IN
Michigan, In 1870 Or 1881, performed so,nc ex-
rcrncnis on HIN, aud then very srjffa,,lv ,nh
lIshcd 4 volume a!,o,lt tho case, In which he
stutlio,1sly avolcd mentioning I,ca,1mor,t at ri.
Dr. Beaumont comniaiuel 10 President JACK
son, a,l tic honest old ielluw wrote letter tn
the Surgeon General, declaring That he expected
"all surgeons .iu charge Of Americans 70 act
To the credit OF this surgeon, he It said, he Ut
ouco pnbllshcu cr1j, nl,,I yrry frreIy n.s nyon-
crly acknowledged That ST. Martins recovery
wna due to DR.. Beaumont alons.
Leave Of a',sesce Tor one ycot. In which his AL
ary was continued, cnab,inU him to iake r..
Martin to Europe. and there exhibit him. which
lie did, spending the Ycar 1n3, abroa,l.
the notice wllci, 81. snrtn lad at,racted % Sje, II
awny, and tlcn The War sweeping aver he COIN
Try buried It still farther out of SLIGHT. but for
tho notice OF tllc CJetop;ptlfu, perhaps hardly a
,cnce, and that only shows t,lnt be was alive In
1872, 49,
The writer's attention was called to the case
bY Dr. 3. Y. [toagla,,J OF this nIare. mn intefIt
geut gentleman, who takcs rroat intcre.t: In
scientific mud medical matters. The Doctor FUR
tl,cr gtyrs nc these fncts; NJ. Jacob 6. nua,,-
iuntI, his father. an cmni,,va n. Jnbn :1ncah a..
tor,, visited tis allc!'tlin'acknac region Tor
ST. Mar;in. atul has frca,1entiy scen Tho ,itti" IL
Frenchman drink a Guatt OF mix and thcn i'm.
mcdtately po,1r il oat In unt.iulIn,shed quantity
from tic oncnipr In his stomach. 4''
iii Tho poctor susecste TED ny willing him. Thu
letter was written and the following reniy ro-
cciycd: '''
"0aKpA1r. Mnsa.. March NJ 1sn-R n
Iloagiamd, II. D., I!Ss, Vaiou. 0EDEan Am:
Tnc letter scnt by yoI to ,hn Postmo.,cr ~ III.
nlsce cpncernins Alexis 81. HartIn has " bcsn n.o
IL n resident III naEdnle viii thc ran,,s.t ~" ;hat
answer It. The cider st. Martin II stIII I aliwe
antl nt nrcscnt n rcst,cnt n ~ e%T Tbo,no.' ns'
5 JoitGtts 81 SCoup.y; proy,nes @ Of 2ashsc Canada
i,as nrycr c,nsci md nj nrcs.,,t ,l,e n,sniny i,
his stIo i, ncnrly mn NJ, inrh in fiamct.r T III 4.
trr,,crai ,'c,tt nnncnr, nnt IL Inv" hnnr j. sra .,e
way nircctnd by lie r,lrjous WOUND In bis IA .ian.
n now nt. stron.. anl hearty liz h,s IL .",, nv
,ia f,,r ~ t.ssntw W. ~ s3o-o ~ ab,,a ~ "ecn
wtIo,n mir arc now Iyn,.' 1int n,ways hac, y. -
hnri worker. nni n.yrr suffarn1 fn;n inrE III" ~ +
ifs."xtihn A. e. Nnrtiu lin -nnnnss 'seH III, II.
ma asn tat i,c crncs hs fsthcr ~ rst,i. .es ~
iint'oic viii nle ,yf" IL iumo ~ ,tvo wiz h,n, "
Tcso far,s r st. Marlin IT, rives ,"e ',,,. mi
,nry strtxc mr. as maxim" remnrtohi. cnso n..,'
,,nut,", hs .s yor., NJ o @ ,l,a a ou
n aMGf Nv, wdt a. " sS .! ,e you nny qs
ters. at Ills request, 10 ilnn. Respectfully, ''
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md In. s1nrc rorcvrd c,1rto,.,jv ey ,n,srnte
t ,.,,s n4e ~, SeS sn M ,s.,c .aI n.sFAtn
tit,t'crrd ic I'D ~. i,Inwa. W.. A''' "~" "'a' W oe-
reeclycd ynur ict,oF. 40 am Glad lint % aosu,..
tudy IL thinking uf tur. You made mo many
questions. / wish eou.d answer you as YOU
will. Hit yOu English ntoD1A Srn acnrrn IN St