The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-01-03
! A Queer Amp y y.

IA AFmedWith select assortment of
glcal instruments and accompanied bya
reporter DR. Watts aapproachei a large
cage In the uppertpart of his repository
on kneeland street, in.which a Door lit.
tie. monkey clung desperately. to his
perch This particular monkey was 4
E native Of Bahia and.belones to the RING.
tailed species. Three weeks aoo be a.
capped from his owners and broke his
right leg Just above the knee. Morti6-
: cation setlin, and amputation was neoar.
sary to save the animals life. 10 fIe-Sad
been turned over to DR.. Watts for treat
ments He weighed but 1--WE pounds,
ana was very wesk from his injury Il
was the doctor g purpose to take off his
leg, SO he adjusted his eyeglasses,
y y Folled up ms sleeves, made q cone out
tsolI. towel, inserted q sponge. soaked
with ether and then proceeded to put
the Httleasufferer underathe influenced Of
the anasthetic. After the monkeys
struggles ceased the, doctor went to
work. Selling his knife, he cut up the
skin about two inches lower down. tho
leg than where he intended to cut tha
bone. Upon ttirning up the tiaps Of skin
it was, observed that the monkeys leg
,wassexactly like that Ola human ,beinr'
Dr. Watts first severed the arteries..
picked them up and tied them securely
tWish six thread. He cut the muscles,
and then, with fine saw, severed the
bone, More ether was administered.
the portersactingsas assistant Great
care andskill-were necessary. for tina
animal was very much exhausted, but
the doctor knew Just what to do and
how to do it. Scarcely a quarter of an
ounce of blood was lost during the one
ration, which was thoroughly success
full IN every. way. The doctor next
drew down the flaps of the skin and
sewed them over the stuI1f5 with siik
thEead.a iA.few bandagssl ana all was
ioNerS ~ li..;iofuy ala I.ii- n...n = !. II.
TendsTld the doctor toek.his dumb
I patient TO an open window and allowed
him to bre athe, the, fresh cool air. The
4 expression on the monkeys face was a
study. His very look was that off 4 huuI-i
m@nibeingS His eyes opened, and he
stared wildly about at first, then hid
acted more naturally AS he l,saty
his amputated 1eg; and seemed to realize
what had happened, and that he. was,
still alive, an expression of wonder and
astonishmenf could plainly, he seen
upon his little fac6g Carefully he was
laid iipoR a mouhdsof clean straw in ma
cage. He tried to walk about with the
leg which was Ipp0t there. !, Then ,hd
smelled Of the tPapdags and rolled aboht,
a,bit finally curling IN and GOING 10
sleep as If perfectly satisfie5 H Ia
seemed 10 know that what had beenT
doneswas sfefi tile Best and he looked
thr0ughfth the .barsun Rthe sioetori with a
grateful espresso onshIsfaeeg i In six
weeks fr9M Eq now. he Yillvbeas HEelgsanl,
az interesting rs seyer, and wall scarcely
miss l.ss MS Iost memPeri The doctor GER
tainly performed an extremely delicate
operation, and one Which had never
been done In this county. ItmtIs6eer-
tsinlg be a. Satisfaction tothei LOSERS Of
animals to know that dumb creatures
can bs as safely Spesated upon as hu-
map ipeingssiiYg rs Ne HEterdld A. avon
HasRsl "a ssgl SyIITiTlT TIioy h. 4
sa6ns nsQPticaIl llnsiOns.ssoi1q Ia,
Many of itod'e Know 'aboat,, optical fllu..,
siofs, and the ietniottsi mistakes which
theseye eetimes,1hake eSiicernihd 1.fsf
object atswhieh iB:is banking, blMIfe@ of
US ,EnQM hoy fER%neptgoWaiiom fselvea
are the YiGtinAs ST Optical illusions Of
one sort Or another, The fact isl. we !
sec nearly as. fhifuch WITH, our, Experience
hseave see VIII CDR Hyesi We know 0f
ahgobjett 10 be Of aieeftafh ftIrfn3fri ono 4
positiohy ahds6f ~ certain, e5Igf i9 @n6i
iiGbtpRnd 'WssaTe,tos apttt0,fahcN tAat,
weasee;it of that FORM and. color in all
p9siiti9lpS and lights. regardless of the.
\
the ebtitour of II. may appear, entirely
tiiiIeiSria, and That a different ffaht NAV l{9
tStHlly changes kcs' color aof It. 1--WE al 4
Osu0NSe thntslbhsl aetual eolors sdfss clestsI
hSotsris' blaea1, apd aiheginner'ihjpaihtss
Ing ialm9st alWaYsspaints them perfectly
blaffk, Yhereas the direct IpYs off the
son or Of an attiiicfal light MAY. MAKE. l
them appear nearly white. IN parts;
While IL theybe placed 'hetsf Some bt9tAt
sulRt anoe, -suchsas a. E6ecei Of 1eeAhge-.
pAels or crimson spaFistheJp sEill reject
the ,c9ssRf Rft tha9phjpGt and so.hsaaEaed
orange q ~ Tea 10; paris, and ap expert
painter Would so represent Them. We
hear people speak Of "tte white Oh the
eye.,I sasd Beginners with the brush
ofsRnsh ivh.mEsSy u Hastily eN pPegsI0fI to.
theit ATTEMPTS at Pnrmaitureis N.Y. BaihHS 4
lpGih llYhites athe. aYe..pup6'NShite; 4
wheEsas, 9MfPg ia the rpjeetiqA Sfsthe,l
ofteh throwff INTO deep SHADE. na iIs nav nav,
beaeveh darkg5r Thar HE Of lhe hegR
tiAts.fH Nov, fstha49 e YES We're tfaiii "a
hkethos@sf zeshilled artistSthe
kpoUutha true cqlarl Of. sali OBJ ects they
beheld. But this is thej very hardest
thing an artist has to Learn namaly,1to
k6oW real1y that he. does see,t, a. sisi
tyn Nc0iorfng, almost everything de-
peAdg upon the Matdrg of tho light. : Al
WAITED ihana kbttsAief rs Bla6Rl'in y 'dark !
foonERl 1er l,ipoV obs seofls - teri
IAN exaeI lehbaiA t0JthehtudyiOf color
is. to takea white cagd, and sfith your
paints try " match. it. on, SONY. tint i'm
apy. olspaintfpg, chrome, or even. coI7
ored' fAbffc (which Won may have, Then
cat a small hole in the card adjoining
your tint, and place che card over the
tint, you haze copied, Sc thstgou can see
1t through the hole side BY side with 1
your attempt Then you WIN See at
once how nearly You have matched. the
tint. Brdn6 iBeltet0,, IN 50. iNicholds.. i''