Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-08-17

.,rr removed, and ne heIu ""'
.il-shaned and well-eared-tor hand
q -. hacL of which, between the
~ ~ ,aJ first finger was tattooed
tll,ii Nc o.. anchor. ..When ! was mt
~ tool al school, wlth my heAu . W,
~ stories oil adventure my NJ nesi
a,,bitinn was 10 go 10 sea nv ol
',i,ns who lived in the village taltooeg
sha,t a dozen OF US ON the sly anu !
I.'l.',,,,bar Inc lies | told my molhef'
~ Gent my hand done up IN a ras,
~ a,,ding had cut 1t, till the sore
hasI.d Then she gave me sach
thrashing as broke up my plan' ~.
tnna,ely. TO have a line red ana plue
beart done on the back Of the othe E
Tha reinforcement has caused me no
- ~ ANNOYANCE and since has cost
c,nsiderable money for gloves,
,rbf,.h I always wear. winter and sum
mar, though detest them 10 warm
wea,har. Bat man cant wear gloves
N Inc Table. aud often al restaurants !
a,trb nanpIs Il ring at my hand, ana
/ wonder ii they think | have aeFNsu
nv term in the lo'eastle OF some Oyster
or lumber schooner
4 tattoo mark is easily removed,
Nav / drou into personal history :
Wban was small bOy ! had my
shar. Of warts. tried 10 turn sos
ways OF removing them, but without
results: indeed. seemed toget WartleF
ana Wurtier right along. Bat a. last
somebody revealed % me- the oo9LA
way. and tried Il. Thus: | drove
needle down into the basement Of lno
wart: theu held the other end OF Inc
needle ia the flame OF candle some
little time. the needle became red hot
! throughout its length and proceeded y
| cook the wart. Presently ] drew the
| needle out, il had white atoms slke
nit. sticking about it, point, that wart
/ Mas done Tor: II the point was clear,
I drove il Ia again and cooked tlli
got those white things They were
/ The roots Of the wart Twsuty'ioaS
I hours later the wart would become soil
and aabJv, and ! removed Il With
single wipe o. ms hand. Where il hal
I been was smooth surface nDw which
| quickly healed aud lett no scar, with
in two DAYS | Was wartless, and have
so remainder until this dag.
| Well. long time aiterward. when
was sixteen years old, sailor tattoOet
an anchor and rope on the back Of iny
left hand with India ink The colo
was a deep dark blue, and cXtrlyI
gantly conspicuous. was proud Of 1
for a while. bat By the time has
worn II nine years was tired OF {
and ashamed u IL could hnd nDbOdl
who could tell me hOw b. get rid " 10
but at last my wart experience ~ HrA'
hall a generation before 0acGrFed u
me. and got me- several negdle,, aud
candle strajghtEay. drove t6'
needles along just Under ihe surface o
the skin and lolerablc clos, together
and made thrm Include the WhUL
tattoo mark. then fired up 0u thnu
and cooked the device thoroughly
Next day wiped the deviaa % alth On
hand. The place quickly healed aa
lei no scar. A faint biutsh ttut NJ
manned. and was minded 10 b.g,
again and cook that out but ~ Il wA
hardly detachable aud not nutlcAD!.
II did not seem worth the fuel, and !,
| left II there. and there il "a sci
though / suppose attn the only men
Der Of my tribe that know. Ii
! was Ia London good many yea,
ago when the TichbDrns claimant
case was being tried. and batch
learned experts testified that M Indi
ink tattoo mark could nps be removed
but ! was not asked to testify, md
those people don't know any battsr
, this day. Let the ,wsll.to.do Ne
, YORKER fetch me some need e. and
candle and name his bet will tai
him up Mark Twain.