Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-08
Old BIfnk's Dilemma.


The other night, as old Bnks, 8ho p'esijcj
over the case keeper OF 4 faro game, in Carson,
New, sat lis.eaing 10 the various opinions tx-
pressed about the Indan troubles, no 'eIt con
strained TO relate some Of bis own experiences
aith the Indians, preieciug his remarks With
the assertion that cot oue nan 10 ten Thousand
knows anything about the subject. SAID ho: -
You give ue ouc bu1drcd men as bravo as
myscll, who would rely on me for strategy, aod
follow where would lead, and we'd whip oil
the tribes between here GLd Alaska.
BIjpks proceeded to state that iu the carly
DAYS of Texas he commenced the sutjugaiion Of
au Indian tribe all on his own hoos. lie was
both infantry and cavalry, and his courage and
willy tactics appalled, the Indians more thln an
ordinary army CORPS. IL, maintalced this un
even warfare for several months, until one day
ho found himself somc three huadred miles
within the IGdian territory, where 40 white Dsn
had ever been before. AS be was pa:slng
de6,e 10 the mouutaius ftteeo tundrcd lndlats
surrounded him. They had closed every avenue
of escape, abrupt mountains lowered ou tl!her
band, their sides lined with savasc>; several
hundred guarded the pass ahead oil him. Willie
40 euua Lumber had closed 10 upou Ills rear"
To escape was impossible, the odds were TOO
great to piyo battle. SO he MI cstcaily suIren'
dercd aud d. dtti1an,ly told them to deal with him
as they pleased. The delight OF the lndianS al
capturing such an important aod dread enemy
prevented them from killing him at orc,, and
they were two days in couocil trying 10 haven't
some more hcrtiblc torture and mannct OF
death than they had ever prac!iced before.
By this time Old Bliok3 had got himself
hopeIes;ly eutangcd, and tic crowd around
the game seeing lis dilemma, demanded at
ouc, TO know how be had got out OF such hx
Blnks coushcd and spared l9r lime," hop.
| ing to Invent some Fay 10 wlod up the story,
but his Imagination I'LL down" oa Eiu, end
| the boys kept rrcssiGg him. tic told CT h's
| thirst, end described lis thoughts, trusting
that some idea would coue to his rescue lhs
crowd, becoming Utr3 and moro aware OF DIS
predcamcnt, Interrupted, distracted and c1n
| fused him 81 much ho could thlak OF no way
out, so bringing bis h5s doHn on tho tano
with thump aud with look OF earnest SID.
ccri!y s1ii: by Jove, boys they killed me.
Non SENslTlYENESS OF THE BRAIN TO
| DEATH. Tx perimeDtaion on the brain OF
higher animals, quoad the brain ITSELF IS abso'
| luely painless contrary to popular notions
and ideas. True there are certain parts OF the
| brain which ery exceedingly delicate, aud 10
which the point CT needle would ictlcs at
onco fatal itu7y. But the b.ain substance
itself is utterly non sees;iVe, az every hospital
surgeon can tell us. Pcrsoas may actually re-
cover from seriou; injuries OF the brain 10
which several Ouoccs OF brain substance may
have been lost, aad recover With good effect,
aud 10 many cases Without any pcic!ptibie al.
,eration CT their mental PECULIARLY. The most
notorious case OF this kind is known as tho
American croWbRr cis,."
| A bar Of iron accidentally shot of from
blast passed through the tcp OF young man
head at the left sid, Of the forehead, having tr&-
versed the front part Of the left hemisphere or
tide of the braio. The iron bar measured three
feet 10 length, AID weighed fourteen pounds.
After the accident he et no paio, aod was
able TO walk Without help ia fsw hours time.
The man made good recovery. and for twelve
yeals made livelihood by exhibiting himself
10 the u s., his skull beiog Dow preserved IN
the museum of Harvard Uovc!s;ty. This pa
tient undoubtedly lost relatively large portion
of bis brain substance. Yet he suffered irtm
90 deprivation Of Intelligence; and lew Wtuld
dream of associating the dliokng habits wElch
Goay best him with his accident aud With his
loss OF braios, or otherwise maintain that nc
vas ess rational after the accl !cot.-Dr.
AndrcW wilson.
THAT BAD BoY.-Thero arc good many
su,h cubs 10 The wcrii as Burdcttc thus de-
I =. of n n trsI ard