The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1886-09-08
TWELFTH YEAR.---NO. 81
interesting Correspondence from
DIR. "A. III. Scott.

L
VIENNA, AUSTRIA,
/ June 8, 1886.
| / think now | shall leave here to
morrow for Berlin and stop over all
night in Dresden. reaching Berlin on
sunday. | have been deroting two
or three hours every day since my
last IN attending the Clinics and CIV.
ing it more close study than in Wis
iting other attractions or pleasures
which are varied, numerous, and in
teresting, yet, as think, less profit
able to me. l have been witnessing
Prof. Blllroth operate on different
and diversified cases, near two hours
each day, since have been here. 1t
is quite funny to see half dozen
children and men also running
around in the Amphitheater unable
to speak because they each had a
gum tube extending from their stom-
acbs out of their mouths, thought
that my situation in not being able
to speak German, placed me about
upon par with them, as to talking
at least.
| saw Prof. Billroth to-day open
the throat of little girl baby about
the age of my little daughter Leono-
ra, (near 3 years old J, and run gum
Catheter through it to the stomach,
leaving the end of it sticking out Of
the cut where be dressed it. She
had structure and he opened it, and
has since brought the child before
us and introduced tube the size of
your little finger through the mouth
to the stomach making complete
success, think, Of it. His incisions
are most beautifully and scientific
ally made, and those made in the
neck are astonishing, both in the
performance and execution, and in
the very small amount of blood flow
ING from the inclsions made.
When visiting the different cities
I am frequently told by the people
(where | only make temporary
halt) that ! ought to stop over and
see the fine art galleries they have,
etc. The fact is although | am an
admirer Of paintings / have seen and
looked at so many that ! am unable
TO take them all in, and my sense OF
their exquisite beauty and sublimity
OF execution has lost In great de-
gree my desire to visit these magnif-
icent art galleries any further, want
to see something less gaudy and
more in keeping with home pleasure
enjoyments for little quiet and u
little rest.
At Versailles the guide in the Art
Gallery there told me that if all the
pictures in it were placed in one row
side by side they would when extend
ed make length Of ten miles.
Then at Louvre, in Paris, | think |
saw as many more, aud how many
more miles of them saw in London
it would be impossible to tell. But
l have seen enough to satisfy almost
any mountain boomber from Arkan
sas, even Christopher Columbus, Ma
polcon, or anybody else on q "bust." J"
These pictures are executed by the
finest artists that ever lived, and cost
millions OF dollars, but just now l
am tired and worn out, and long for
a change and little rest, as said
before prefer to sit cross legged on
an old rail fence and enjoy town and
country gossip, aud listen to old I'M
Gle Jimmy Hobbs above Dover tell
about killing turkeys, or sit down TO
a good warm supper prepared as old
| Aunt Hobbs knows how to prepare
one and which she often. gave me 10
the days when our noble boys were
lighting the battles Of the confedera
cy, and when it became necessary,
as it sometimes did, with such grand
good and religious old men as Ed
ward Vaughan, Jesse Bringle, Josi-
all Womble, Allen Womble, with
many Others could mention, who
were forced to sTAMMER and STRETCH
a LITTLE between the TRUTH and
FALsEHooD to save their lives and IN
resorting to means sometimes al
which their consciences did not feel
altogether easy. Who could ques-
tion the integrity and honor OF our
good friend Uncle Henry kirchoii
4 when arrested and battered and dead
lly carbines of dozen Federals were