Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-11-07
ALL FOR SCIENCE.

was an enthusiastic amateur doctor,
used TO teach class Of female friends
tho rudiments Of physiology. At that
timo Magruder was In business, and MS
he generally camo home tired he had q
habit OF lying on the up stairs sitting |
room sofa In tho evening for tho pur-
pose Of taking nap.
Several times when he did so and Mrs.
Magrudor had some friends with her
down stairs he noticed upon awaling
that there was peculiar hcavinoss In
his head and queer smell Of drugs In
the room. when no questioned Mrs.
Magruder about IL she invariably coll
orod and looked confused and said ho
must have eaten something which had
disagreed with him.
Ultimately the suspicious OF Magrudor
were aroused. llo suspected something
wrong. A horrible thought crossed his
mind that Mrs. Magrudcr intended TO
poison him for his skoleton--to sacrifice
him 40 that she could bangle his bones
on q string before her class, and explain
60 the seekers aftor medical truth the
peculiari,ies OF construction which en-
abled tho framework Of her husband to
move ia society.
SO Magrudcr revealed his suspicious
to his brother. and engaged to socrote
himself in cupboard In the room while
he took his usual nap on certain even
ing upon the sofa.
When that night arrived Mrs. Ma
gruder pretended to have "sowing cir
clen Ia the parlor. while her husband
went 90 sleep up stairs In tho sitting
room with that vigilant relative Of his
on guard.
About o'clock Mr.. Magrudcr's brotl-
or was surprised to observe Mrs. Ma
gruder softly stealing upstairs. with tho
members Of tho Sewing circle follow
ing her noiselessfy in single file. In her
hand Mrs. Magruder carried u volume.
II her brothor-in-law had conceived tho
idea that the book might contain the
tender strains OF some sweet singer
amid whose glowing imagery this wom-
an revoled with the ecstasy Of sem
sitive nature, he would have been mis-
takon, for tho work was entitled
"Thompson on tho Nervous SYSTEM"
while those lines traced In delicate fc-
male hand upon the perfumod note
paper carried by Mrs. ldagrudor, so far
from embodying nm expression Of the
gentlest and most sacred emotions OF her
bosom, were merely u diagnosis of an
aggravated case Of fatty degeneration of
tho heart.
When tho whole party had entered
tho room Mrs. Magruder closed the door
and applied ohloroforn 10 her husbands
nose. As soon as he BECAME completely
insensiblo the sewing in the hands OF the
ladies was quickly laid Irsble. and TO Ma
gruder's socreted brother was disclosed
the alarming fact that this was her class.
Mrs. Magruder began her lecture with
some worry ablo remarks upon the
nervous system, and In order to demon
strato her meaning more plainly she at.
tached n galvanic battery to her hus-
bands toes so that aho might make him
wrigglo before tho class. And ho did
wriggle. Mrs. Magrudor gave him u
dozen or two shocks and polsed him with
n ruler to mako him jump, while the
others stood in serhicircle with note
books in their hands and exclaimed,
SLOW very Interestingly
Magruder's brother thought II awful,
but ho was afraid TO come out when he
reflected that thoy might want two
skeletons. Mrs. Nhgiudor then said
that she would pursue this branch OF
the investigation no further at that mo
ment, because Mr.. Magruder's system
was somewhat dobilitated in oonse
quonce OF an overdose OF chlorato OF
potash. which she had administered
In his coffee upon tho previous day fol
the purpose Of testing tho strength Of
the drug.
Mrs. Magruder then proceeded tc
"quiz" the class concerning the general
construction Of her husband. She said
for instance, that she had won what wa,
called tho heart of Mr., Magruder, and
sho asked the students what it was that
she had really won.
"Why, the cardia, Of COURSE" said tn,
class. at is an azygous muscle o
an irregular pyramid shape, situated
obliquely and little TO tire left side o
tho chest, and 1t rests on tho dia
phragm."
Ono fair young thing said that II di,
not rest ON the diaphragm. Another on
said abe would bot q quart Of Paregori
1t did, and until tho dispute was settle
by tho professor Magruder's brother
hair stood on end with fear lest the
should go TO probing inside OF Magrude
with butchers knife ind lantern f.
the purpose Of determining tho actul
condition of affairs respecting his dii
phragm.
Mrs. Magrudor continued. She e.
planned that when she accepted Nj
Magruder ho seized her hand, and sl
required the class to explain what
was that Mr.. Magruder actually ha
bold Of.
Tho students replied tltat he held /
his grip twenty-soven distinct bone
among which might be mentioned III
phalnnges, the carpus and the met
carpus The beautiful creature who WI
incredulous concerning the diaphragm
suggested that he also had hold Of Il
aelloid' But tho others scornfully SUI
gestcd that tho deltoid WIS n Inusol
Inc discussion became so exciting tn
lneeta were drawn. and there seems