Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-02-03
SURPRISED IN a DOCTORS OFFICE.

Sometimes Pound in Closets
a peaceful and unoffensive citizen
a seated one evening in a doctors
Office in a neighboring city. He had
called on professional business, but
that had been disposed of. and as 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 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 n 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 TO be disclosed-at least, in that
closet. No. the lights Of the chande-
ier fell upon what looked like a cross
section of the armory room Of a medi-
eval castle. There was a multitude Of
glistening objects. all bearing some re
semblance to some portion Of the hu-
man anatomy divine. II they were
armor, surely this was armor with
modern improvements. for these OBJ
jects-whether Of tin or silver or plati-
num-, or of whatever metal composed
were perforated after the n Of
the seats in the cabins Of New York
ferryboats. Perforated armor would
seem, however. 70 have certain draw
backs, along with whatever advan-
tages the perforations might secure.
It is believed that in the times when
amor was more common than il 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 "a well a. AZ
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 ui
a wondering exclamation. The doctor
himself took a glance and laughed.
That looks like a portion Of tho
Tower Of London" said the other.
The doctor laughed again. 1t looks
than | thought" lie remarked.
The fact is there have been some pus
in 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
show upon your unsuspecting pa
The doctor laughed once more. De
cidedly 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
and the doctor said that his col
contained at least one Of every
possible fracture that could occur tC
the human bones. Splints are made
Of various substances; sometimes felt
is used, being lmoldcd into tie proper
but the most approved splints
are made Of thin copper covered with
They ars6peTforated in order TO
provide for ventilation and are both
flexible and rigid, and are said 10 give
great comfort TO those who are com
PEELED TO use such things.
The doctors visitor had had no TX
~perience with fractures or splints, and
confessed that he did not want 10 have
He might have confessed, though
he did not, that in his mind splints for
a broken bone had always been asso-
ciated with such splints as baskets are
made OF, and he had never thought of
modern Improvements in connection
with them. But we all live and learn.
If we didn't what would the world
some to-Sew York Tribune.