Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1885-12-24
swallowed an Open Knife.

Sacramento, Cul Record Union.
EOn Thursday last John Eckley, a
year old boy, who lives at Eckley
9 ssation, about one mile this side ol
1EllGo Junction, swallowed knife
lthe blade open. He WAS imme
Y ZAP taken to San Francisco and
sed under charge of physician,
n
thA case was considered Of most se-
rie5 g nature. W. H. H. Wiley, Wells
FGgo g. Co.'s agent between this city
anA San Francisco, is particular
friend OF the unfortunate lad. Mr..
WILEY, about noon yesterday, called
at the doctors Office and saw bis
friend sitting upon the sofa. He greet
ed Ihim with Hello, Johnny; how's
tha knife ?" "Oh, the knife's all
right" replied young Eckley; :"
have it here in my pocket. Do you
with to see it?" and. reaching into
hid pocket brought forth small pearl
hal hdled pockstAnife, which, with the
blade extended, measured 81 inches
in ler 9Th. :" l am all right now; have
hail considerable pain, and was almost
sca red to death" The knife was pass
ed over to Wiley for inspection. The
| ste elsl in the back and the blade had
chs anged to dark blue color, and the
pearl handle had been eaten of one
hall by the action Of the gastric juices
of 1.-The stomach, the rivets projecting
about the thirty second part OF an
inoh. "I'll tell you now how I came
to, swallow it," said Johny; Z" I was
taking to SINE girls and eating a
pear at the same time, cutting cff
small portions of it with my knife
VIXEN l said, I can completely hide
this knife in my mouth. | put. the
blade in first, but could not close
|. my lips without! making it prick my
tonsils. I took it out and put the
hal die in frat, and then holding the
!.
point of the blade between my teeth
: clio he'd my lips and the feat was per
for med. l just then swallowed, aid
pre- ssto, change, the knife went dowr
nv throat. could reach the point
of khe blade, but could not extrlcat'
it, knd another swallow sent it into m!
sto mach. It's all right now. 1t wen
doJ I'm handle first and came out poln
frat, but it's ont now, and | don
prdp dpoae following the business oi
Jug gler any more. No pocket knii
. ever gets above my lower lip again
In fact, l don't think lsck-knlVe
were made to swallow, anyhow.
The doctor said: e" When he cam
!, :.;s,.;Se, saying he had swallowed al
Y. *. knife, I could hardly cred'
Rtement. asked him what b
: iad done to remove it. He replie
risome had advised taking sweet o!
IL others castor oil, salts, etc. l salt
Is Well, suppose you took all {
them ?" No did not, be replied
Il have taken nothing All right
I replied; you have saved your Ow
"a life by doing 3d. Well, air r'
D. him on buckwheat diet. Tnat WI
lg all ] let him eat or drink-buckwhe'
ID cakes and buckwheat Cruel. Bicl
al wheat is not easily digested, and
ID knew it would form ball around tt
'g knife, and thus allow it to pass aloI
p. it's circuitoas route without doing i
'rs Jury, the blade and rough edges beil
so completely covered with thick al
". smooth coating Of bnckwheat.
~ acted just as expected. The bla
s9sEcsme fret, and although Johnny b
lie. luss' a few days time, he did not lc
ns hisknife, but will take it home wi
him tomorrow.