Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-02-21
SURPRISED IN a DOCTORS OFFICE.
Other Startling Things Than skeletons
Sometimes Pound In CIosets

Other Startling Things Than Skeleton,
Sometimes Pound In Closets
A peaceful and u~noffensive citizen
vas seated one evening IN a doctor,
office in a neighbonng city. He had
called on professional business, but
that had been disposed of, and as the
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 M corner Of the
o The visitor opened his eyes in
wonder.
1t was not a skeleton upon which
his gaze fell Do not b. alarmed. gem
tie reader. There was nothing so hor-
rbie to be disclosed least. in that
closet No. the lights Of the chande-
Her fell upon what 10 6ed like a cross
section Of the armory room of a medi-
eval castle. There as a multitude Of
glistening objects, al. bearing some re-
semblance TO some portion Of the hu
man anatomy div ne. II they were
armor, surely this was armor with
modern improvements, for these OBJ
ieets-whether Of tin or silver or plat
num, or of whatever metal composed
wene perforated after the manner Of
the eat in the cabins of New York
ferryboats. Perforated arnor would
seem, however, 10 have certain draw
backs, along with whatever advan-
tages the p~erforations might secure.
It is believed that in the times when
armor was more common than it is
nowadays, the perforated variety would
not have commanded so good a price
n the market as that which was war
ranted TO keep out air Is well as ar
rows, spears and other unpleasant
things
The visitor, as has been Implied
opened his eyes IN wonder. and like
wise expressed his wonder by means OF
q wondering exclamation. The doctor
himself took a glance and laughed.
That looks like a portion Of the
Tower of London" said the other.
Ehs dostoF laughed again. 1T looks
worse than L thought, " lie rema+ked.
The fact is there have been some put
in there without my knowledge, and
they are not arranged precisely as they
ought TO be. l don't know that / ever
saw them in the full blaze of the gas
light before, and / didn't know lust
how formidable an appearance they
presented"
II hope" said the visitor, that you
are not in the habit of suddenly open.
ing that cabinet and springing that
show upon your unsuspecting pa
Hents."
The doctor laughed once more. DE
eldedly not, " vas the reply, and in re-
spouse to the visitors questions he ex
planned what the cabinets contents
were.
They were ''splints" for use in tract
ures. and the doctor said that his col
lection contained at least one Of err ~
possible fracture that could Nccur 10
human bones. Splints are made
Of various substances; sometimes felt
S used, being nodded into the proper
but the nos approved splints
are made Of thin copper covered with
They are perforated In order to
for ventilation and are both
iexib!e and rigid, and are said to give
yreat comfort to those who are com
to use such things.
The doctors visitor had had no ex
)erience with fractures or splints. and
confessed that he did not want to have
my. He might have confessed, though
he did not, that in his mind splints for
broken bone had always been asso-
lated with such splints as baskets are
made of, and he had w thought OF
modern Improvements in connection
With them. But we all live and learn.
( we didn't what would the world
ONE to9-New York Tribune.
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