Morning journal and courier., 1886-09-02
DON'T DRINK IN THE DARK.
Mrs. Mary Powers Did and for Seven Years She Carried a Eat i'm Her Stem- ach.

Years She Carried a Eat in Her Stem- ach.
 From the Boston Globe.l Mrs. Mary Powers, of Cambridge Mass, elected from her stomach Monday night a l winged and living bat, which she had swal- lowed while drinking water seven years ago. Her house was visited by a Globe reporter yesterday. A middle-aged, pleasant-faced woman answered the inquirer's knock. When asked if she was the who had borne a living bat in her stomach for seven years she answered in the affirmative. Ushering the reporter into the parlor, she left the room and returned in few moments, carrying in her hands glass preserve jar. At the bot tom of the jar black object appeared to be moving about.
 "There it is," said she; F'and if woman
 ever suffered more than I have during the
 past seven years I would like to see her."
 An examination of the strange creature in
 the jar revealed the body of bat with
 hooked wings and other appendages peculiar
 to that animal. It black on all sides
 and the lower part of the body was covered
 with thick film of dark hair. The body
 was about three inches long and it's extended
 wings measured over seven inches across from tip to tip. The most peculiar feature of the animal was the head. It was about one inch in length and shaped somewhat like that of a lizard. From it's lower jaw several tufts of long dark hair hung in ciotted mass es. The eyes and nostrils are we'll marked The head topped with two extremely long ears. It weighed from two to three ounces and possibly more.
 "It is hard to believe" said Mrs. Powers, 'but I'll tell you how it happened. One dark night about seven years ago, when I lived in Arlington, went out to the pump to get drink of water. I drew the water into dipper, and without examining it drank it off. Immediately after I began to feel pain in my side. It grew worse as the night advanced, indeed so much so that be- fore morning I suffered the most terrible pains in my stomach and sides
 ''Things went on in this way for two weeks with occasional spells of rest, when the tor ture was enduring became so excruciating
 that could stand it no longer. I was taken
 sick and went to bed. Dr. Harris came and
 failed to discover the cause of my strange
 condition. I sent for other doctors, but
 without any further result. They were all
 dumbfounded. Still I went on suffering.
 After enduring indescribable torments for
 over year l went to the Massachusetts hos
 pital and asked them to do something for
 me. The doctors examined and finally
 told me to go home. My sufferings increased.
 lost the of my limbs, arms and fingers,
 while the pains in my back and side when ever l attempted to move horrible to
 think of even now.
 Saturday, Sunday and Monday were the
 worst days since the eventful night seven years ago. About twelve o'clock Monday night that creature passed from my bowels, since which time I have enjoyed the best of health. 1 recovered the of all my facul- ties.'
 Over three hundred people visited the house yesterday, to all of whom the strange creature was shown. Several professional men here also visited the premises and looked at the bat. They seem to be all at loss to account for it's place in the animal kingdom. It is still alive