Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-08-06

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fiosp--1l' Oh Di'OA en- So. 90 - ~
spent jae greater par, =. o. -
-ie WIN la-A nan NV 9" "a. -
tue crown % ms Aea"' ~ .--.,i
no lnco1Feu-eAcg ,0lu IL -
1~-llOh Oh las ol'lu "ppa .. - 60.
11d L not Jeel lCt me go. IS 80
MS su0leN ue~'I' no o i'- I.so Ia he'd
known .-al AV@Iit al 10 - ., -,
oee4 eng jtlHs INV a1' al = - - go
tonic taken Directly q. 'ue Nel W 80
GERS lns.ead OF through Tic Us''-''
sentative clalaels. ,-,...,
The SKULL VITA the Ai4l
l1roIs1 me mex Oone' is I'D" ms
me Aospi-ai c3ilec'i0A oI u.'o'-,,-''
A party OF New l0'A i-'- ~. Iii
s'c.ahS iial week examiner .-l' ~,
and pronounced me case Ou0 W '--1
NEST fe---t hd9le OH 4sooI''
Inc nan IS 1rlNtA -1IJ"S- N--'- -
known 20 ans, onists Us tle amer .o'
ton.aueilo or t1e skull. .ne spo. on J--7
crown OF .he head which IS solI III III
fancy. The nail is about an inca anu
a half long r is so corrcded that me
rls- can be scaled on with hhlie'
The nail head is embedded N the out
side OF The skull the bone having APP
parenrly grown thicker ABOUT H. na Ak
ing IL evident that the AaI en .,5 NJ ~
aeaa when the man was d CA.tU. --
membrane on .le 0u-S,de Oh IAe uoue
grew completely over the nall' an" ,"S
curly black A3r or me patent "@'eu
over the head, With NOT scar apparent
anywhere Neither hair nor membrane
gave any l'D- OF the secret under tAeh,
on the internal surface OF the SAuii
the bone had Aeapcd up about tae nan
in l.tle ridges. Gs if iu attempt 70 Waih
or the foreign substance. The attempt
was evidently 100 much for the uny
bone cells Tor the ridges are so s!8AL
es 20 BE- scarcely noticeable to the TN
rrsr-i-ed eve.
The nail penetrated directly into that
mart az Tie brain known as the seat o.
+hor7f. entering She gray matter FOR
the distance Of three-quarters Of an
inch No membrane had formed about
+he nail MS O. protection tor the brain
substance. Instead fer some distance
about r1e nail The brain tissue was
rus stained. There were no symptoms
D7'u.ing 90 this condition, however
l,s man nm his entrance 20 the hospital
Mono ~ -,r-1 mind and 2DDarently
n -,,rs,,, of -ai- irtall'caDce.
r,-,Dois -rsuoD so the hosDi'al rec
-. -,--, ,.lr,i.-gl ~ : r~7-ar
s',.- ,-e,,-,svia He was lq10rer
-,5 ,.,3 ia an his life in Taw York
, go. limo ~ he eT.al-;ne -bs boep'rq}
- r.s, Lo,~5iTr m F9s+ Eieh-eerth
49,. r..,-,ll,7- s~l without r,orev
--...,.s,, ha v,.e,- ~ the
-, -,..., -.,.es+ I,s0ensarv for tbe
$500 - H., on+5ori-ie. saw that
F... -. a., and ,-,r,e,l, a-aI,
.---l ~ -. 10 0ro-~oDolit9n Hos
--.- -. -,.o. oDe of The Ias-
l---'' --.9 49,. NJ NJ wallace
IA ..,-, ~ rosnital office and
~ 80 80 nm excellent account
tt.---rs ,7r Tho SYMPTOMS of his
5i.,a-. EIie case was diagnosed as
,-,.r-,o~,, and ne was sent TO the ward
..----- --,s ,ere NJ DIR. Crossman.
49, to,~s after entering the hos
-.;,,r t6 5iai For the latter part OF his
;,,.--.- ~. nos 9aIirious Real regret
No. ,,l. L,. I'm vino had come in con-
wa, ' ,...-,, him
T, rs +ba ,,is-om when death ensues
s,c- .f.s- entrance m Inc bosDital 10
Nod o. n,s--rn0rran1 examination which
v-as 5ona
The ayamiratf0n OF the brain resulted
an no discovery NJ the nail. l. was
most wonderful, discovery. and the en-
tire star of the hospital came in TO View
the skuH and brain with the nail deeply
covered with rus. penetrating the half
i-.A thickness of hone
The nurses .racked their memories
for recollection of complaints OF head
ache ON -ho mart of the man. Head
ache was one of the SYMPTOMS which
h4 had nlr mentioned Some one re-
rerbe~e5 asking II his head ached and
the recollection was that he had said
he was never troubled with headaches.
According IN medical law the man
sbolII have been a maniac ver he was
ef narfpc-lv sound mind
5oacula-ion was keen as IN bov tha
nail found rs v2v ir+3 fba sl,uU The
most r'qusibia theory was that when
an Infant -ha deceased had fallen s-r,l,-
ire agsir.. the prrurned nal ON The s7fr
part OF the head. Owing 10 tbe ignorance
or NEGLECT ON the 0orr OF the narants rho
nail was not extracted. Medical attan-
ton was nor sought.
In the natural order Of events Francis
lived on. all unconscious Of the in