Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-06-17
Cincinnati Enou,rsr

Cincinnati Enquirer.
ed WINE Morris, bright little 7.,-a.-
On boy' was sent home from Nome So; ~
- ho9Pltal last week, writes New Won -
re respondent to the Enouirer cur
lg brought to the hospital over a NEE. 80
b. had been under treatment ana ~ ~
ne was saved by a brilliant surgical go.
ION assisted by the seemingly bIind &c
= 80 ~ nature. While sitting M the
- 'ase ta0Ae al his home three or four
D. days before he was taken to ia -. - ~
d he was suddenly seized with 10 l,ital
d choking fit. He was chewing ni.,.' lls
1t toothplck His younger brother 80,
tui NIUE fellow, was sitting opposita ~
n ~ the the table, and in the exnher,,,a. -
d ms llerflment cut up some funny a,,tios
u 'nat CONFUSED Willie with laughter ava
z a. ne drew quick breath fragme,+ 1f
a the toothplck was forced Into his The
+ - touched she r1ma glottidis, and sat ~,
Fioleht spasm. The force of the 49,
oAy9h Closed the larynx. No air canIa
r GET through the passage into tbe -
] lie continued coughing, bnt tha ed.s =
b ody was held tightly and conld ~ r. =
expelled. His face turned blue ban
biack; MS eyes prOtruded from bis ~
IKE man who had been HANGED H. I
Btasped Wildly IN the air, seized his tbroa+ {
iieu 10 speak, and before anyone had ~ q
covered from the shock the sigbt of ~ a
( boy sulierlngs had induced IN those IL
'hg az the table, so that they had nres Il
ence or mind enough to go to his aid ~ d
- ~! il"l over backward upon the floor. y
elliAIug upon ms head The force with q
"'lio'i he struck changed for moment
me direction of nervous Influence - q
TALLY broke the spasm and as he lo,p,r,a,, az
his pack the muscles of his throat relavo5 p
somewhat, and the rima plottidis ya,,a ~ 81
~ ~, Vlcehke grip up the toothpick ana + IT.
fell into the trachea. NV - tn
"Hlle was nearly dead His BODY was th
imp from physical exhaustion I'll te
blood slowly left his neck and face. ana La tai
TOOK on CHASTITY shade. But the cbol an
ing was over, and in little while his ii ne
.al ~ returned to an extent sufficiently TO
LOT MN 10 get mp. II had been Close
can, ami everyone thought the worst y-as
Jver. was
II wa mistake In an hour the Iitta
eloW, who was as brave ms lion bet,o, ~
coughing again. 1t was not as violent j. ON
'eIofe but hoarse and hollow. and seemed ble
o rumble up from his feet A physician
'as called. lie went all over WiIlie's cbest Lal
mn Kaleidoscope trying to locate fine ob eve
truction. Finally, in the right brouchps YIN
mere was found a rafting kissing sound ~
Iat tod as plainly as if it could be seen pan
Hoit INC foreign BODY had located
an ehorl was made 10 dislodge it, The you
oy was taken from his bee, and while he t'p'
aS held suspended bv the feet bead the
Onward, his back was slammed virornrs p
p. The treatment WIS painful. and ne be-
m coughing, but despite a long contin
'd pounding the toothpiek couid NOT H. ana
akeH from the hr0uchus. This modeof
eatment was given up. Several of the 0n
cal physicians at Yonkors. where Willie ~ =
'e- were called into consultation. Tho, tenn
amined him, shook their heads wisely 7tea,
q determined that they could do moth up :,
$, ana advised that the patient be sent 'iio
this city for treatment "haI
lie was then brought 10 Mount Sipai II,
distinguished specialist took CHARGE Of ,.,,,-,,
e case. II was ono of rare interest such hove
i seldom seen IN practice, as the peo- WIN
, usua'S uie pelofe the thing swallowed Of tn
'de here to dislodee the toothpick for +
torcible election but without avail II ~. !,
1t back an everlasting defiance throu0b In,
stethoscope. Frequent spasmodic at II wo
rs OF coughing came on. Mixed with thou,
saliva eXpectorated fine threads of TIE
od We're often found. indicating the sotio,
'ture of some small blood yessed. Con work
cradle fever was set up The bows ioh y
e wore scared look all the time. ais he m,
AIDED the spasms Of the throat. and he coats
ays felt as if he would suffoeate when .yrl
had them. ,r,, !,
here was only one thing left 10 be meme
le and that was to 90 after the tooth raisel
K from the outside. II was n danger fellow
thing TO do. but the boy was getting it. inf
Sc every day, and he would certainly the h,
If let alone. An operation might TT
g him. His parents were willing 10 at the
e the chance, and thelittle fellow brave dimiu
sad that he could stand anything. made
re was g little delay. as a special form covert
,mte had to be made, which also was yenin!
lblned with forcep action, and when Goat
was ready the boy was also. "Th
g was taken from his cot to the oper- out of
groom upstairs The bright, glisten. trying
KNIVES and other surgical tools artisti- CO."
, arranged N the large wanat cabinet
ie him hesitate and shudder, but he
written letter in his own b0vish lam
&c TO his mother that he was going to one
rave ard he meant to tie. With fearful
q exercise OF his little will he got up war va
he big table as ii it were nothing ana tlemau
himself down with his face turned took q
the glstening knives His little pulled
did qmqer. but thousands of other map OF
Die have mudo more fuss. sigh In
le sight of his eyes grew dim. and most d
became CLASSY under the influence prepar
e anusthetic he was inhaling fromau the vet
{ cone over his mouth and nose. and "oh,
has whole physical feeling relaxed well
ae was ready for the surgeons hand scene.
ng keenedged knife. the old gray my mn
d surgeon made an incisi0n about In roads,
and half long in the boys throat where I
lnlng just below the oircord cartilage hank
ndiug Just above the @ternum. Is theEu p
he ends of his fingers the surgeon iii. gallant
the fat skin. and 1frpnO.hy INNS ot mtnI