New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-01-06
SWALLOWED A KNIFE,
A Young Man Has Startling Experience,
but Comes out all Right.
Sac'remento (CalD Record Union Noven-

but Comes out all Right.
Saoremento (Cal.) Record Union, Novem-
Der 25.
John Eckley, ten-year-old boy,
who lives at Eclley Station, about
one mile this side of Vallejo Junction,
swallowed knife with the blade open.
He was Immediately taken to San
Francisco and placed under charge of
physician, and as the knife was in
his stomach, the case was considered
Of a most serious nature. w. FL. 81.
Wiley, Wells, Fargo & Co.'s agent be-
tween this city and San Francisco, is
particular friend OF the unfortunate
lad, Mr.. Wiley, called at the doctors
Office and saw his friend sitting upon
the sofa. He greeted him with Hello,
Johnny: how's the knife?" ooh, the
lnife's all right, " replied young Eckley;.
II have it here i'll my pocket. Doyou
wish to see it?" and reaching into
his pocket, brought small
pearl HANDLED pocket-knife, which with
the blade extended, measured three
and three-eights inches in length. 81
am all right now; have had considera-
BILE pain, and was almost scared to
DEATH" The knife was passed over
to Mr.. Wiley for inspection. The
steel in the back Of the blade had
changed to dark blue color and the
pearl handle had been eaten off one
half by the action of the gastric juices
of the stomach, the rivets projecting
about the thirty-second part of an
inch. "I'll tell you how came to
swallowit," said Johnny; I was talk
to some girls and eating q pear at the
sam time, cutting of small portions of
it with my knife, when said, Il can
completely hide this knife in my
mouth put the blade in first; but
Icould not close my lips without max
ing it prick my tonsils. I took it out
;und put the handle in first, and then
holding the point of the blade between
/ my teeth, closed my lips and the feat
was performed / just then swallowed,
and presto change the knife went
down my throat. / could reach the
point of the blade, but could not ex-
tract it,and otherswallowsenti it in
to nlystomach. It's all right now. It
went down handle first and came out
! point first, butt s out now, and don,t
/ propose following the business of q
juggggker any more. Nopocketknife ever
gets aboutny lower lip again. Intact,
1ldon't think jack knives were made
to swallow, anyhow"
4 The Doctor said ''When he came
to me saying he had swalloweda open.
jacknife, could hardly credit the SEN
timen5. / asked him what he had
'Edone TO remove it, He replied some
had advised taking sweet oil, others
castor oil, salts, &c. said: well, I
]5suppose yout took adj of them?' No,
!, / did not, hereplied; & have taken
nothing. All right. ! replied; you
have saved your life by doing So
/ Well, sir, put him on buckwheat
diet. That was all / let him eat or
drink buckWheat cakes and buck
wheat Cruel Buckwheat is not easily
1.digesteds and knew it would form a
bail around the knife, and thus allow
lit to pass along its circuitous route
without doing injury, the blade and
rough edges being completely covered
with a thick and smooth coating Of
! buckwheat. It acted just as expect
Led. The blade came first, and all
Though Johnnie had lost a few days
Time, he did not lose his knife, but.will
take it home with him tomorrow