Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-03-10
SURPRISED IN A DOCTORS oF1ca.
Other Startling Things Than Skeletons
Sometimes POand In Closets

Startling Things Than skeisssnS
Sometimes FOand In CIoseta
A peaceful and unoftRsve citizen
was seated one evening in a doctor
once in a neighboring city. He bad
called on professional business, but
that had been disposed Of, and y the
doctor seemed to be in no hurry he
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 ONCE looking fol
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.
1t was not a skeleton upon which
his gaze fell. Do not be alarmed, gen
tie reader. There was nothing so hor
rible 10 be disclosed--at least, in that
closet No. the lights Of the chande
lier fell upon what looked like a cross
section Of the armory room of a meii
avail castle. There was a multitude Of
Rlistening objects. all hearing some re
semblance 20 some pc ton of the hu
man anatomy divine II they were
armor, surely this vas arnor with
modern improvemei Is, for these OBJ
iects-whether Of ii OF silver or plat
num, or Of whateve metal composed
were perforated 2 ter the Of
the sea N the ,lbins of New York
ferryboats. Perforated would
seem, however. { have certain draw
backs, along with whatever advan-
tages the perforations might cur
Il is believed that in the times when
armor was more common than it is
nowadays. the perforated variety would
3ot have commanded so good a price
n the market as that which vas war
ranted to keep out air as 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 ear OF
a wondering exclamation. The doctor
himself took a glance and laughed.
That looks like a portion of thu
Tower Of London, said the other.
The doctor laughed again. 1T lookl
worse than | thought" lie remarked.
The fact is there have been some put
10 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 l didn't know jus1
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
show upon your unsuspecting pa
tents"
The doctor laughed once more. De
eidedly not, was the reply, and in re-
spouse 10 the visitors questions he ex
planned what the cabinets contents
we're.
They were ''splints' for use in tract
ures, and the doctor said that his col
lection contained at least one of ev. ~
possible fracture that could Nccur 70
the human bones. Splints are made
Of various substances; sometimes felt
is used, being nodded into the proper
shapes, but the most approved splints
are made Of thin copper covered with
tin. They are perforated in order to
provide for ventilation and are both
flexible and rigid, aud are said to give
great comfort 10 those who are com
PEELED 10 use such things.
The doctors visitor bad had no ex
p~erience with fractures or splints, and
confessed that he did-not want TO have
any. He might have confessed, though
he did not, that ia his mind splints fo5
a broken bone had always been assO
cia5ed with such splints as baskets are
made If, and he had never thought az
modern improvements in connection
with them. But we all live and learn.
II we didn't what would the worlS
come toa New York Tribune.