Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-01-31
SURPRISED IN A DOCTORS OFFICE.
Other startling Things Than skeletons
Sometimes Pound In Closets.


sometimes Found In Closets.
a peaceful and ~unoffensive citizen
was seated one evening in a doctors
Office in a neighbOring city. lie had
called on professional business. but
that had been disposed Of. and as tile
doctor seemed TO be in no hurry be
fingered for a friendly chat. although
disturbed at intervals by the suspicion
that perhaps the amount of his bill might
be gagged by the length Of the visit.
In moving about the Office looking for
some little article which he desired, the
doctor at length threw open the door
Of a cabinet which occupied the space
in the upper part of one corner of the
room. The visitor opened his eyes in
wonder.
IL was not a skeleton upon which
his gaze fell. Do not be alarmed. gen
tie reader. There was nothing 50 hor-
rible TO he disclosed-at least. in that
closet. No. the lights Of the chande-
lier fell upon what looked like a cross
section Of the arnory room Of a medi-
eval castle. There was a multitude Of
glistening objects, all bearing some re
semblance TO some portion Of the hu.
ma anatomy divine. II they we're
armor, surely this was arnor with
modern Improvements. for these OBJ
jects-whether Of tin or silver or plat
mum. or Of whatever metal composed
were perforated after the manner Of
the seats in the cabins Of New York
ferryboats Perforated ar1nor would
seem, however. o. have certain draw
backs. along with whatever advan-
tages the ptrforltions might secure.
Il is believed that in the time, when
arlnOr was more common than il 4.
nowadays. the perforated variety would
not have commanded -, good "a price
IN the market a. that which was var
rauted % keep ont air a. well a. ar
rows, spears and other unpleasant
things
The visitor. a. has been implied.
opened his eyes in wonder. and like
wise expressed his wonder by means Of
a wondering exclamation. The doctor
himself took a glance and laughed.
That looks like a portion 81 the
Tower q London. 70 said the other.
The doctor laughed again. 1t looks
worse than ! thought. he remarked.
The fact is there have been some put
II there without my knowledge. and
they are not arranged precisely as they
ought to BE-. ! don't know that ] ever
saw them in the full blaze Of the gas
light before, and ! didn't know Just
how formidable an appearance they
presented
Il hope said the visitor. that YOU
are not in the habit Of suddenly open
ing that cabinet and springing that
upon your unsnspecting pa
The doctor laughed ono more. De
cidedly not, was the reply. and in ~
sPOnse to the visitors questions he e1-
what the cabinets contents
were.
They were ''splints" for use In fract-
nres, and the doctor said that his col.
contained at least one Of every
possible fracture that could occur TO
~ HeAhaH DthNHs opAnlNs drt maze
IF various substances; sometimes felt
5 used, being nodded into the proper
but the most approved splints
ne made Of thin copper covered with
They are perforated in order 10
for ventilation and are both
and rigid, and are said 20 give
reat comfort 20 those who are com.
to use such things
The doctors visitor had had no ex-
'erience with fractures or splints. and
onfessed that he did not want Ia have
ny. He might have confessed. though
. did not. that in his mind splints for
broken bone had always been 1850
with such splints as baskets are
iade Of. and he had never thought Of
lodern Improvements in connection
18th them But We all live and learn.
I we didn't what would the world
ome tol-New York Tribune.