The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-20

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Eggemeyer was SO mad that he couldn't wait
to go closer to the snake and get surer
shot. He hauled up and whanged away
from where he stood.
The result of the shot was startling. The
gun was loaded with quail shot, and score
or more of the scattering missiles struck
the snakes and punctured it's skin. Instantly
a snow-white fountain, like the spray from
a lawn sprinkler, shot upward from the
snake to height of three feet. The snake
was Rorged with milk and the shot
had tapped it. Notwithstanding the
sluggish condition into which the
snake had passed, the, pain caused
the reptile contorted about on the grass,
sprinkling the sward with milk for a rod
or more around, until the ground ran in
white rivulets. This unexpected exhibit
ton had such an effect on Eggemeyer that
he never Thought of his gun again until the
the snake, reduced to its natural proper
tions again, had itself recovered from
its surprise and WAS looking about for
some explanation of the singular occur
renee that had disturbed its digestive re-
pose. The blacksnake no sooner saw Egge.
never than it seemed to grasp, the whole
situation, and it rushed toward him with
savage intent. This recalled the milkman
to his senses, and when the blacksnake was
nearly upon him, its head erect aud eyes
blazing, he discharged his second barrel
and blew the big snakes head clear from
its body.
Without the head the snake was eight
feet long. BY the trail in the turnpike it
was found that the snake had come out of
| the woods and followed Eggemeyer's
| wagon three miles. In that vicin-
| ity recently cows that were fresh
| in milk and good for large yields have
frequently come home from pasture with
thar nddara rlv oynY,tv This ooy,11 ~
be explained by any one, but since the kill
| ing of the big blacksnake loaded with the
| contents of forty gallon milk can the
farmers believe that the snake was in the
habit of milking their COWS in pasture. Al
| any rate no COW has come home with scant
| udder since the big snake was killed.
Death from Tight Lacing.
Happily the practice of tight lacing
though still fruitful source of illness
does not now occupy foremost plac,
among the recognized causes of death. Tit
fact that it does occasionally stand in thi!
position, however, should be noted by thos'
foolish persons whose false taste and van
ity have made them the suffering devoteel
of custom so injurious. It should be re
membered also that, whatever may be sale
of the more evident effects, the indirec
consequences of thus tightly girding tn
body cannot be exactly estimated. Tho,
cannot but be hurtful. The yeriest movie
in anatomy understands how by this pro
cess almost every important organ is sub
| iected to cramping pressure. its function
interfered with, and its relations to othe
structures 30 altered as to render it, even i
| it were itself competent. q positive source
| Of danger to them. Chief among the dis
orders thus induced are those which con
Germ the circulation, and it is to the labor
ing incapacity of heart thus imprisone
and impeded, both as regards tn
outflow and return of blood that we mus
attribute such disastrous consequences a
occurred few days ago in Berlin theatel
One of the actresses, who had taken part i
an evening performance, and then SCENE
to be perfectly we'll, was found next morn
ing dead in bed. Subsequent examination
of the body showed that death was due I
syncope, and this was attributed to tigh1
lacinR, which the deceased had practiced
an extreme degree. As regards the person
immediately affected. the warning conveye
by this incident is obyious.-London Lal
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