Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-06-30
MR.. DEPEW'S NOSE.
He Has Hole Burned Through it so
as to Become More ELOQUENT.

as to Become More Eloquent.
The New York Sun explains Mr.. Chauncey
NJ. Depew's absence from the ceremonies
at Packard College last Thursday in an in
teresting way. 1t was because Mr.. Depew had
had his nose reamed in order to improve his
| orstory and he was Frustrated by blood poison
ing az result of the operation. MIR. Depew in
explaining the matter to Sun reporter said:
Il think / have the strongest throat and
| voice in the United States. Ihave put them to
! the severest tests and they never failed me.
On stamping tours in political campaigns
have spoken day after day for weeks two hours
in the afternoon and two more in the evening,
OFTEN out Of doors, and my voice has never
broken down l have used up three or four
experienced campaign speakers on such trips
when they have done less talking than did.
But was little bit doubtful about my ability
to NIL that great Chicago auditorium. 1t seats
hve thousand people, and in emergencies eight
thousand can be provided for. Chicago Is so
| thoroughly aroused over the worlds fair
project, and they had done me such honor in
inviting me there as the guest OF the city, that
L felt must make myself heard by every
person in that audience if it was a possible
thing.
THE NOSE AND NOT THE THROAT.
"Then it happened that l incurred some
slight throat affection as the result Of my par
ticipation in the open-air exercises at st. Pauls
School just before my departure for Chicago.
There was little irritation or tickling of the
throat. which desired to get rid OF If possible
before delivered my Chicago speech. So on
the day WAS to leave town l called on special
list to see if he could fix me up at short notice.
Now, you know what specialists are and how
they'll persuade you to submit to one thing or
another that they assure You is just what is
necessary in yours and every other case. l
eXDlalnad he aaid
to ME:
Mr.. Depew I've heard you speak thou
sand times. and it has always been a wonder to
me how you kept your voice from failing alto
gether. Your throat is all right. 1t is your nose
that needs attention.
What should be done to it?' l asked him.
" 1T should be reamed ont
" oh. yes I've heard of that I told him.
You take saw and cut away a section of the
bone between the nostrils as to open the iue
and facilitate breathing. Thank you, don't
want that done
No, science Is away head of that now he
answered me. we just take an instrument
with small snare Of platinum wire at the end,
which is kept heated white hot by an electric
current, and we cauterize or burn out section
of the cartilage without any difficulty or bad
effects
'Then he explained to me that owing to the
accidents and pugnacites of youth nobody has
a properly balanced nose. One side always
draws better than the other. realized the
truth OF this right off. Remembered distinctly
the name Of the boy who had punched mine
and punched it hard. / remembered when it
had been hit by an ice ball that had originally
been snow ball, and ] remembered many &C.
casiOns when had fallen upon it. yes pirou-
cited upon it, on the ice. Most memorable of
all were the falls. perhaps not all accidental,
when was teaching my best girl how to skate
ana when the mlshap permitted degree of
proximity which propriety would not other
wise have allowed. So l agreed with the doc
tor at once that unbalanced noses are undoubt-
eddy we'll nigh universal affection. He
wanted to operate on mine at once.
" But I'm going to start for Chicago tonight
and the dust and dirt of travel after such an
operation would hardly be safe to encounter
l objected.
He admitted that there was some danger
involved but he held out such Inducements in
the wonderful effect on my voice which he
promised. that before knew it he had me in a
chair and had begun work with his white-hot
platinum wire. 1t was too late to protest then,
and had TO keep still. No, l took no anes-
thetlc and he worked away enthusiastic ly
When the burning Of incense had been COM
pleted to his satisfaction he made an exam ina
ton with powerful glass and declared that it
was'perfect.
Il" Beautiful he exclaimed THE finest op-
GRAFTON ever saw
Il didn't say what thought of it, but came
away and finished my preparations for going
20 Chicago
Mr.. Depew went to Chicago, but was made
very ill. although he insisted, contrary to his
PHYSICIANS advice, in making his auditorium
speech.
HIS RINGING VOICE.
They promise me all the reward that was
held out as an inducement for the first opera
tion," remarked DR.. Depew last evening
They tell me my voice will have the clarion
ring OF Gladstones at Its prime and the sweet
ness and clearness of PATHS. So perhaps L
shall not regret the risks ran after all"
'Did you so to the same specialist who
reamed the noses of the Yale crew before
their race with Harvard last year?" was asked.
We'll, replied DIR. Depew, smiling eva
sively. The Is a Yale man, and heard about
Bob Cook bringing the crew to New York to
have their noses reamed. You know Bob
Cook was told that if he had the noses of the
crew reamed he would have no difficulty In
beating the Harvard boys by tive lengths.
You know the race depends more on wind than
anything, and If a crew could keep its wind to
the finish 1t was sure to win Well the spe-
cialists told Bob that nothing would help to
gain this end so much as to keep the flues clear.
SO be tried it and Yale won.
But, soberly, there is really something Of
importance to be said on the practical side of
the matter. The doctors say and no doubt it
Is true, that owing to various causes. Youthful
pngiiism chiefly perhaps. great majority of
people are unable to breathe as freely through
the nose AS nature intended they should This
leads many to breathe more or less through
the mouth. The dangers Of this practice few
persons appreciate. II We breathe through the
mouth We take in typhoid fever and smallpox
and cholera and all manner of things we don't
really want. III we use our noses the danger is
not half 80 great. Nature has arranged for
catching and killing in the nasal passages the
bacteria of all sorts of evils which float in the
air. SO would not be at all surprised if it
should become fashionable to have ones nose
reamed In spite OF my unpleasant experience"
More Bodies Found at Johnstown.
Three bodies of women were found Friday
at Johnstown. all of them being in the river
just above the stone bridge where the great
mass OF wreckage lay last summer. They were
under the water in the sand, and all were in a
fair state OF preservation. Only one WAS iden-
titled. This was Mrs. Roberts, wife of Howard
j. Roberts, cashier Of the First National Bank
MIR. Roberts, his wife and son were all drowned,
but his body has not yet been recovered.
White Caps as NJ oral Censors.
White Caps one night last week entered the
house Of Willis Strain, until recently United
Brethren minister near Leavenworth, Ind, and
taking him aud his paramour into the woods beat
him with switches until blood flowed from a
hundred wounds and he was unconscious. The
woman WAS tarred and feathered and both left
notice was nailed on the door of their house to
leave the county inside of two days. Strain came
from Cincinnati two years ago.
An ALL Round Congressman.