New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-14

OTHER STARTLING THINGS THAN SKfI'EIoN'
SOMETIMES FOUND II CLOSETS.

orUrR STARTLING THINGS THAN SKELETONS
SOMETIMES FOUND II CLOSETS.
pcocetul and inonen-ivc citizen was seated one
evening lat week I'm doctor'7 Office in 1eGhh"r
ING civ IL. had called I'D professional business
,,,, that had been disposed 81. and a. the doctor
.corled to b. IN p, hurry BE fingered for friendly
cha. although disturbed ~ interval by the suspicion
That perhaps tie amount 81 bin might 'e f'HPeu ~
the length ~ the visit. IT. moving ahodt The Once
loo,inr for some little article which p" desired TIE
doctor AZ length threw open the door - cabinet "h'h
occunied the pace in tho upper part - "u" corner
- t. room The ST .ltor opened his eyes IN "0Ncrr
II thl, were not strictly truthful narrative ihAi
short sentence would have been huilt after TINS
fashion The visitor tart"d from BIS CHAIR lh hH"|'
ueni and eprauC halfway across th" room hn' 'h"
,c,cons writer canuot cou-ut 30 10 tampcs "ih Tie
truth Of history. lie ha, Tho courage ~ ms con
yIcon.. and i, certain that truth can meyer be put
to fine. wore in a free and open cucount"r
80 then INC visitor merely .pcucd hi owes Woo
in wonder II wa, not skeleton upon which H7
caze fen DO not be alarmed. gentle reader. lh'f'
WAS nothing - horrible to De Disclosed al least III 'h"
closet No the lights OF the chandelier fell upon
What looked Ike a cross section # the armory room
# = mcdiac,h castle There multitude II
,risteniuc oh ects all bearing some Tc-cmbIahc" L"
.orc norton 4 the human anatomy divine. II iheS
were armor. surely this Wa, armm with m"'erh
improvements for thee objects whether "l hh' OF
.a,.or ar u1,tiuun. or Whatever metal 'ohlIp~cn
we're perforated after the manner Of the seats III The
cabins Of Sew York frrryboat~. Perforated arh't
,youd seem however. 10 have certain DRAWBACKS d'"s
,ylth Whatever advantages The pcrf)ra'ions might
.ccu1e 1t j, believed that in the times when hiihot
VA more common than 1t is nowadays the perforated
variety would have commanded 50 good price III
l,c market a. that which warranted T. Keep ont
.rr q. well a, arrows, ,pcars and other unpleasant
things.
TI visitor. As has been implied. opened his cycs
-, wonder and likewise expressed his wonder by means
~ q wondering exclamation. The doctor himself took
Il glance and laughed.
Tbat looks Ike portion Of the Tower If London
said the other.
,r} doctor laughed again. IT looks Than
, ,,,.u,nt bc remarked. d" The fact j. there have
Ieeu some put in there without my Lno"ed6c ana thei
are. not arranged precisely a, lhey ought :" nc
tbc oa.light before. and didn't know Just no" for
nIdaIlc am appearance they pre-e4i"d.7
/ " hone .aid the visitor, " That k0u are not III
a., toiit ~ suddenly opening that cabinet and sprng
In, that Show upon Your un-u-pcctiug patient
b The Doctor laughed once more. Decidedly mol,
his reply and IN RESPONSE 10 'no N,"o Io'''o
Thry were. -plnt7" for use lu aciuTr,, ana Inc
doctor aid that hi, collection tanned 81 lea'i on,
f,r every possible fracture that cOud occur 10 ih'
human bOnc~. Splint7 are made OF VHiIna sub>th'r'
sometimes felt j. used, being moulded mo the prop"
. shape: but the most approved -plIhl. are made {"
Thin copper covered with TN. 1h'N are perforated j.
order ~ prOvidc for ventilation ana az" pom HcHlb
and rigid and are said to give great comfort I" th1>
4 Who are compelled TO use such thingo
fracture. or splints, and confessed mat he dld no
want 10 have any. lie might have confessed, th0ugl
he did not, that in nj; inHd .PlIna. lon D'""gn Io
are made ~ and he lad never thought Of mpdcrl
Improvements IN connection with them. IN We 81
i've and learn. II We didn't what would the woH'