Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1889-04-26

tanning the one hundredth part OF grain
IL is called triniirin, and is nitro-glyCerne
of pure quality. possessing al first all the
explosive power OF that ART icle. Tue last rs
removed by it's mixture with alcohol. and
the taoet Is formed of sugar, milk or other
inert substances.
Il had discovered the remedy. but where
was the patients Who wo,.ld allow him.
selfto be treated with nitro glycer.ue. even
though / should assure him THAI is explo
slve properties had been removed. had
no patients in the little town One day
shortly after had made my wonderful dis.
covery was accosted by a tramp, VINO
begged for cola TO purchase meal.
was about 10 turn him away when a bril-
liant thought struck me 1 said TO him:
Follow me. and he went with me TO my
room. locked the door
"Hc was ~ .dinsry-looking tramp, but
the demon OF recSlessuess was plainly
shown IN his 'devil-may-care eye. Whv
had 7 invited him 10 my roomi He had
BrigR;'s disease: my professional eye de-
tected that.
my man. said to him. do you want
TO earn a hundred dollars and leave here
month hence a well mani You have
Br'ghi's disease and can cure YOU.
The tramp accepted my proposal before
vnss wanted of him. He was to take my
niGo-glycerine tablets, az l should direct,
for thirty GAYS / would feed him. cloihe
MIN. and when the time was up give him
one hunGred dollars. warned him that II
was h.t Az experiment, OF which lie was the
subject. and that the consequences might
DE good: IL not. no might bid farewell &c
life; but knew my medicine was all right.
| orly want ed 10 he fair with him.
The explanation made no difference. II
the experiment was successful. he was that
much better of II not, why, who cared
about a tramp. any wayi It. was evident
that had gained prize.
An hour later the trsmv came to me, re-
freshed ana rehabilitated. | had made
some of the precious tables in portable
laboratory, ana gave him the first dose. The
next few hours were anxious ones. But no
harm came Three times a day did the
tramp come TO my rom and swallow one OF
the tablets In few Gays wonderful i'm
provement became evident. My discovery
was sure to prove the greatest remedial
agent Of the age.
"The thirty dave had passed. I was walk
ing with q gentleman upon high and steep
blum that overlooks the char ming valley OF
the Passumpsic. 1t was my tramp! Clothed
in the garb OF a gentleman, his countenance
radiant with the flush oil health, none would
have recognized him as the miserable Great
urc that besougGt Inc 20 give him a coin but
a month ago He was a living monument
Of the success of my great remedial dis
covery
lit was very slippery upon the bluff. Sleet
had fallen the day before and the path was
icy aud treaynerous. Nv companion stepped
100 near the edge. and warned him. but he
laughed ana continued on his peri.ous way.
Suddenly he slipped and disappeared. The
buff was overa hundred feet high.
He would be killed.
lone or two awful seconds that seemed
like ages followed. could not move
Then ! heard an awful explosion that
shook the precipice. What had happened.
| looked over the bluff. but could see moth
ing more than thin smoke curling slowly
upward. | ran TO the foot of the pluff by
"A clrcultous route available to man of my
years and strength. Where was the trampt
He must have fallen right here. / could see
nothing but rlven rock. The awful truth
flashed upon me. He had exploded.
Il never found so much as Il hair of him
He must have become thoroughly lmpreg
mated with nitro-gyceIine. Ny formula
had failed. | had not succeeded IN destroy
ing the explosive properly of the deadly
agent. The tramp was never missed. No
that is not true. 1 missed MIN. | wanted
10 find out just how the human body re-
ceived and retained explosive properties"
CHARLES v RARTOS