The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-03
BONES ELECTED FROM HER BODY.
Miss Sarah Hees of Tennessee Loses
600 Eisces-New Ones Appear.
From the Baltimore Sun.

Miss Sarah Hees of Tennessee Loses
600 Eisces-NeW Ones Appear.
From the Baltimore Sun.
BRISTOL, TENN. Sept. 27.-Dr. B. F..
Bell of Parrettsville, Tenn, on Saturday
read before the East Tennessee Medical So
ciety paper Oh wonderful case of exfoli-
alton, or the election OF bones from the
human body. The victim of the peculiar
disease is q lady, named Sarah Heas, II
years of age, residing in Caney Branch.
About twenty-one years ago the
doctor was first called to
his patient and since that time
he has given her ailment close attention.
During all these years more than GOO bones
have been expelled from different parts of
Miss Heas's body. This exfoliation, DR..
Bell SAID has taken place without pain or
Inflammation, and soon after the election of
the bones the fores would quickly heal up
and nothing more would be noticed till an
other batch of bones would start out. The
disease first began on the index finger OF her
lett hand. Every bone in that hand disap~
peared and new ones took their places.
The next member of the body attacked
was the arm, then the shoulder blade, and
then The lower jawbone. Some of the bones
worked out through the throat and others
penetrated the ear. The doctor said the
process worked 80 rapidly that he had sat
near the patient many times and watched
the bones as they came out without any
assistance whatever except of nature itself.
Some of them we're six inches. in length
ard one inch in diameter, while others were
smaller They were Of every conceivable
shape.
When the doctor presented them TO the
fraternity for examination 1t appeared to be
the contents Of an unearthed coffin. But
few Of those present thought that they were
anything else but bones from some lower
animas. Doctor Ball says he will send the
collection to an astrological expert for ex-
animation. It has hesn six months since
the first paper YVES read to the society on
this remarkable case, and during the lapse
Of time the election mes been goiug en- at
rapid pace.
In the latter part Of his paper the doctor
said: "Three weeks age | called to see the
patient. While l was presaut she began TO
complain OF severe pains In the regions of
the coronoid process and extending to the
ear In less thon five minutes from the be-
ginning of pain q section OF bone from the
lower law ,one inch long and one-quarter
of an inch wide, passed through the inter-
vening flesh and ligaments and presented
itself thus entirely disengaged in the ex
ternal left ear. Simultaneous with this
was a similar section IN the right ear, ac-
compauied with thin bone"
The doctor concluded his paper with the
following statement: The lady has resided
in the same place for the past twenty-one
years. She is visited by many persons who
come to learn the real trutI OF the case, aud
they all go away declaring that it is the
most wonderful phenomenon that has ever
been heard OF in this or any other land. The
woman travels but little, and has never
been on board q railroad train. She is well
connected, having relatives Ia different
parts Of Tennessee