Madison times., 1886-02-06
SWALLOWED AN OPEN KNIFE.
A Young Man Has startling Expert
cnce. but Comes Out All Right.


! cnce. but Comes Out All Right.
Thursday last John Eckley. 10
year-old boy. who lives at Eckley Sta
tion. about one mile this side of Vale
10 Junction. swallowed knife with the
blade open. He was Immediately tax
en- to san Francisco and placed under
the charge of Il physician. and as the
knife was in his stomach the case was
| considered of most serious nature.
/ W. II. II. Wiley, Wells, Fargo & Coz
agent between this city and San Francis
60. is a particular friend of the I'M
3 fortunate lal. Mr.. Wiley. abou; noon
/ YESTERDAY. called at the doctor : office
and saw his friend sitting upon the sofa.
He greeted him with Hello, johnny.
how'> the knife?" ''O. the knife's all
right" replied Young Ecklcy; Il have
/ it here in my pocket. DO you wish to
see it?' and reaching into his pocket
brought forth the small pearl-handled
pocketknifc. which. with the blade en-
| tended, measured three and thrce-eights
| inches in length. Il am all right now.
have had considerable pain and was
| almost scared to death" The knife
was passed over 10 Mr.. Wiley for in
| spectiOn. The steel i'm the back and the
blade had changed to a dark blue color,
and the pearl handle had been eaten of
One-half by the action of the gastric
| juices of the stomach, the rivets project
ing about the thirty-second part of an
inch. IN tell you now how came to
swallow it," said johnny; Twas talk
ing to some girls and eating pear at
the same time, cutting off small por-
tions of il with my knife. when | said.
i can completely hide this knife in my
mouth put the blade in first, but
could not close my lips without making
it prick my tonsilS. ! took it out and
put the handle in first. and then hold
ing the point of the blade between my
teeth closed my lips and the feat wass
presto change ths knife went down
my throat. ] could reach the point of
the blade, but could not cxtricate it.
and another swallow seat il to my
stomach. It's all right now. 1t went
down handle first and came out point
first, but it's out now, and don't pro-
pose following the business of juggler
any more. No pocketknife ever gets
above my lower lip again. In fact, |
don't think jackknives were made to
swallow anyhow
The doctor said: when he came to
me saying he had swallowed and open
iackknife could hardly credit the
statement | asked him what he had
done to remove it. He replied some
had advised taking sweet oil, others
castor oil, salts, etc. ] said. We'll, |
suppose you took all of them?' No, I
did not, he replied; Il have taken moth
ing All right l replied; you have
saved your life by doing So Well. sir.
put him on buckwheat diet. That
was all let him eat or drink-buck-
wheat cakes and buckwheat Cruel.
Buckwheat is not easily digested, and I
knew il would form a ball around the
knife. and thus allow it to pass along
its circuitous route without doing injury,
the blade and rough edges being COM
pletely covered with a thick and smooth
coating of buckwheat 1t acted just as
| expected. Th, blade came first, and
although Johnny has lost few days
time, he did not lose his knife, but will
take il home with him tomorrow"
sacramento (Cdl Record Union.