Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-05
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Relate Incidents About Severed Limb,
That one VIII Take with n Sack Of Salt
"Well, " said a drummer to group Of
his colleagues sitting around the lobby at
tho Continental hotol, "hero's great
yarn. Have you read about tho remark
able cure of blindnessS"
mo; let's hear 1t, " was the responsive
echo.
The FIRST speaker cast his eyes upon his
newspaper and read as follows;
CHIcKAMAUGA, Tenn.-A wonderful case that
has greatly puzzled local doctors has Just been
published. About ten years ago Thomas jim.
gle, well to do farmer, was suddenly smitten
with blindness. His eyes were in such hor-
rible condition that n surgeon removed them,
leaving stump Of each optic nerve in the
socket. The poor farmer WINS disconsolate at
| first but finally became reconciled TO his af-
| Fiction. One day last month he told his wife
that he thought he could distinguish tho glare
Of tho lamp. Investigation proved that new
eyes were gradually forming around the old
nerve remnants. Since then his eyesight has
gradually improved as his second set of orbs
have developed, and the physicians who haN .
investigated the case have no doubt whatever
that he will be able to SEQ as perfectly be-
fore.
This Is great country" said drum
mer Mt the conclusion of the reading. "a
glorious country Tho efTeto monarchies
of Europe couldn't begin to show such q
marvellous case"
II don't believe a word OF It, " said an
other. ut Is nothing but newspaper
fake"
"Not so sure about that" said q COM
mercial tourist from Chicago, for know
OF a case somewhat similar the truth OF
which can guarantee. An uncle of mine
was crossing Wabash avenue some five
years ago when he fell right under cable
car, and before you could say Jack Rob
inson his right leg was cut of three inches
below tho knee He lay for three months
In the hospital, and when he was able to
hobble about on a wooden peg he sued tho
railway company for So 600 damages. Tho
company paid the amount after consider
able litigation. One day my uncle deter
mined to get now md improved nrti1-
cinl leg, but when he went to remove tho
old pin, which had served him as tenn
pOrary mAkeshift, ho found 1t had growne
tight to the bone. In fact, tho flesh of the
stump was beginning to grow over tho
wood, and the doctors said 1t would have
TO be Amputated above the knee to remove
It, He refused to submit to the operation.
To his surprise ho found that tho flesh was
gradually growing downward assuming
tho shape of the original log In the course
OF year his limb was entirely restored
the wooden stump taking the place Of tho
original bones. Tho foot began to form,
little club footed, tits true, but perfect
enough to kick with, and he now goes
about ma gracefully as you or l.
THAT Is really marvellous" said one OF
his audience
Yes, said the veracious narrator from
Chicago, "tho strange part Of It Is that the
railroad company sued him for the recov-
cry of the &c. 900, claiming that, ns the leg
was restored, they were not liable to dam
ages
Great indignation was expressed at such
smnllness, after which a gentleman from
Rochester took the floor. Snld he:
Il can tell you stranger talo than
that which / know to DO absolutely true.
Sam Revere, friend of mine, was bitten
In the arm right above tho wrist by n rat.
tlesnake last summer In the Rocky noun
tains. With great presence Of mind he
fastened strap above tho wound, and by
pulling hard managed to stop the ciroula.
tion OF the poisoned blood. Then he
jumped on his burro and galloped to town |
to SEQ Doctor 1t was high timo The
hand and wrist wore swollen to twice
their natural size and were almost black. |
Tho doctor reached for his knife and in |
stantly amputnted tho arm Mt tho elbow.
II was the only way OF saving Sans life.
1 felt sorry for tho poor fellow, as he was
engaged to DO married, and that was tho
arm he did most Of his hugging with.
Wei, Sam recovered but though his low
or arm was gone lie complained of feeling
an uncomfortable sensation where his
wrist should have been. A month passed
and still this impression clung to him,
He felt terrible pressure between the Ell.
DOW and wrist OF the missing arm, and at
times the pain was so acute that ho could
not sleep One day he determined to 10
back to tho Rocky mountains and SEQ the
doctor who bad performed the amputation.
By Joye, said the surgeon, L think
i know what nils your They went ont
into the yard, where tho doctor dug into
the earth and after short hunt brought
up tho amputatcd limb. Tho strap was
still tightly closed over the flesh above the
wound. The doctor made haste to unfns-
ten 1t. Now ie said, you can 20 home
IN peace The pressure will not trouble
you again Sam went homo satisfied
and has mover felt the slightest inconyen.
fence since"
How do you account for thatqn nskod
n drummer from Boston.
II don't know. Spirltualists saw that
tho spirit takes the exact form of tho I'm.
man body, limbs and everything, and ID
Is possible that when limb is cut of tho
spiritual counterpart romans with tho
bulk OF tho body, but still rotains Ger.
tain consciousness OF what is happening
20 tho severed member. "-PhiladelpbIa
rimeS F"'"