The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-05-09


 have seen e ~eal displayed. h Rreiessee vogslssslleE. of Beslin these arc my fsiends. MeRas. cf EdinhurR; Me. Rand. of Boston, and Mir. Hayden, of HaEtiord. md yous hamhle servant beam tAe meme Of our great father Adam, and Aails from Ehs Empire state. We are here fOs the purpose of studying nature in the rough, beth for our own satisfacslon and the benefit of science. aad possibly for the world"
 'WAeFeSore you not shoot der red tuy. ael, Mister Adams. like to have loss my hair already" 1" growied the professor. after gsunsing acknowledgement of hls 
 "Oh, you were long ways ahead, and l wanted to see how the tence would work, " was the reply.
 "You would not like SO to run with short legs your life to savc."
 'lt the Indian had had a gun CT bow, l would have shot him had him covered all the time, but when saw he wanted to knife you and raise your wig, l knew we could save you and try our invention al the same time. You must examine our new line of defence. (no joke in. teaded) gentlemen" continued Mir. Ad- ans, as the doctor, who had been out to examine the body of the savage returned.
 Quite a novel means of protection" remarked the colonel. "but very sffica- cious in this case at all events"
 "You see we are anxious to avoid an attack on the building even If it Is nearly a,s.p.oot sS. vel! Gs....::e.e4, .. cc. specimens are very valuable to us and would be utterly lost IL we were forced to vaca,e the premises. We, therefore, on heasing that hostili;ies had commenced, erected this aovel looking fence which can be charged from powerful battery with sufficient electricity to kill an OK the moment the professor lay spTawlinR on the ground, the battery was opened, his pursuer never felt what killed him the moment he placed hts hand on the top bar, which has. you perceive, brass rail attached to 1t. he was dead man.
 My friend, Dr. Howe, here, Is much in crested in the cause Of the deaths ot the savages killed by the so-called Spirit RIAe' He saved the lives of one of my men and Sam Hunt. the scout, a day or two since, and have every reason to believe their sccorn: of the affair true one, besides we have one of the bodies in our possession, and the doctor Is going to dissect |. to learn, if possible, the cause of his death"
 w can enligh,en you, doctor, on tha, point, bu, for the sake of all white per. sons in the vicinity, the truth had bcsl not be generally known, for if the Indians should learn there vas nothing supernat. ural about these deaths they would lose the fear they have n present, and 'Spiri, Rife himself might fall victim to their craft"
 !"I presumed you could give iniorma ton on the subject" replied the physician. " The thought first struck mo when Sam Hunt gave us one of his original descrip- tions of your brass fence.' Immediately perceived its object, and then the idea presented itself that you might have d.- rected some of your science as means of offence as we'll as defence, and were responsible for the bogie that has been for the past year terror to the savages."
 "Mr. Hayden Is responsible for the doings of Medicine Cun,' replied Mr. Adams. "Hs has travelled in South America and while there learned the use of the Indian blow gun, and to prepare the deadly 'woorali' poison with which their arrows are tipped. Indeed, he has so improved the arrows as to render them greatly superior to those of the original inventors using a steel needle, which makes an almos, invisible wound. Thus you see, he employs weapon used by the savages of one continent 10 wal against those of another"
 "Well, doctor, your post mor,em will now be unnecessary" laughed the colo mel.
 No, 1 wish to examine the effects oi the poison, was the reply. 'I never CT pected, however, to study the effects of this singular drug In this latitude, and feel as greatly obliged to you, Mir. Hay. den, as if you had rescued me from the hands of the Philistines, as you did Sam Hunt"
 The party after partaking of hearty meal retired for the night, and nexl took leave of their hospitabls .xA su,~sa;utu0 hostx nroyuSsea heip Q