The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-03-14

nOtlceu LOT several udl ;, "hcH CuiiOu
growth was observed on the head above
and behind the right car. A close in
vestigation showed that the dura matter.
or tough membrane covering the brain:
had been fractured and the brain Wa.
forcing its way through the aperture and
out through the fractured skull. There
was hole in the head as large as silver
half dollar. The brain continued to pro
trude, forming what was called hernia oi
the brain. Enough forced its way out
to form a lump larger than walnut. II
was then that an operation was decided
on. 1t was seen that an attempt to re-
place the brain would be useless, and il
was decided to remove it. The operation
was in every way successful. Little
Mamie rallied from the operation and
was soon able to be running around the
wards. She mas lost none of her facul
ties and seems to be Us bright as any
ycar-old girl should be.
ALLIANCE. Box Butte County, Ncb.,
furnishes case for surgeons and sci
entists to study over. One week age
Sunday Adelbert Highly, a boy sixteen
years of age. residing in that place, was
out hunting with a rusty old shot gun.
The gun exploded, striking the boy in
the forehead, Just above the right eye,
crushing the skull. Through the aid Of
IA companion who was with him the lad
was taken home and DIR. W. A. Smith
summoned. At sight of the wound the
doctor was surprised to find the boy
alive, but Judge of his amazemcnt when.
probing the wound, he found an old
rusty screw that had been in the stock
imbedded fully an inch and Il half in the
brain. Further probing brought to light
two pieces of the boys hat brim and
four pieces of the skull bone, the largest
of which was nearly the size of silver
dollar. In the operation the doctor also
found it necessary to remove about hall
an ounce of brain Itself. 1t is something
no surgical authority has recorded rs pos
siblc. But here it is proved. The in
iured boy has been conscious ever since
the accident. and unless blood poisoning
sets in he stands every chance of recov.
ering.
AMONG the hill tribes of the Anglo
Indian frontier, cunning is quite as highly
esteemed as personal prowess; but even
these masters of stratagem are occasionally
outwitted. A Hindoo trader who had
occasion to pass through their country
recently laid out all his money in several
large diamonds, which he bound round
his head with soiled rag made to look
like the bandagc of wound. He then
put on ragged clothes, and loaded a don.
key with loaves of spiced bread, such as
the mountaine,rs like, putting good
dose of opium in each. He soon tell in
with half dozen brigands, who paid nc
attention to the ragged traveller, but
bounced upon the bread and ate the
whole of it. The opium soon put them
to sleep, whereupoa the traveller took
what money they had their arms and the
best of their clothes, and went his way in
peace But he took care not to travel
by that road again.
JOHN BETToRF, of Crawford County,
Ala, few days ago heard terrible
cackling among his geese, and. on going
to ascertain the cause, discovered that an
immense gray eagle had buried its tai
ons in large gander, which, with 9th.
Gle, was ou Pohi III tho
field. The eagle was unable to rise with
its prey, while the gander struggled hard
to escape. Bettorf ran to the edge of
the pond, and the gandcr at once swan
to its masters feet, who caught the eagle
by the neck and legs and held it under
water until 1t was nearly drowned. He
then removed its talons from the back of
the gander and conveyed it to a coop,
where it soon recovered, and is now as
active and as well as ever. The gander,
however, was so severely injured that it
died few days after. The eagle meas.
ured nearly seven feet from tip to tip of
wings.
A FUNNY story of elephants comes from
the Philadelphia Geological Garden. A
few days ago three elephants were dis
covered quietly chewing gum with all
the apparent enjoyment of school girl.
They had supplied themselves with the
article in the shape of fifty feet of rubber
garden hose, which is attached to by.
drant in the building and used for clean
ing out the stalls. When not in use the
hose is stretched at length on the floor,
Immediately beneath the elephant cages.
In reaching out for nuts one of the
beasts had accidentally found the hose
and drawn it into the cage. All had
taken share, and when discovered had
succeeded in running the entire length Of
hose.
Mrs. HENRY n. STANLEY is so very
tall and Mr.. Stanley is so very short that
when they are out together and are seen
from a distance he looks like a boy out
with his mother. The New York ladies
who have seen Mrs. Stanley all agree