The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-18
CUSTAvE ECKSTEIN & co.

by solar heat, and was unable to labor
or retain food or drink to any extent for
thirteen weeks"
This metallic tinkng in his stomach Is
some thing that the doctor falls to under
stand after much research. There is no
precedent or parallel for IT, but the sound
was persistent for 80 long a period, and
was so distinctly audible, that he thinks
he owes 1t to science to give his body up
for examination after death.
Again, he suffers from consciousness
Of having a third arm, and this so acute
~ as to occasion him real mental distress.
Then he feels like a steam engine" as
he expresses It, and again, like a musical
instrument. OF these latter feelings he
goes into this explanation in his remark
able will
For a period of eight years a noise re-
sembling the interrupted escape OF steam
from a locomotive was heard with every
pulsation of my heart, which led me TO
expect thrombosis cerebr and greatly
annoyed me; but during this time / was
frequently entertained after retiring by
hearing two soft musical notes of about
one seconds duration each, commencing
on G Of the middle scale and ending on ID
below.
These sounds we're peculiarly melo-
dious, more so, in fact, than any produced
on organ, piano or harp, and would often
be repeated once minute or so for an hour
or more. Their origin was, of course, at
trlbuted to some abnormal cerebral condi-
ton, but what the condition was / am un-
able to even conjecture, and leave It, hop
ing an autopsy may shed some light that
may benefit the profession, and thereby
humanity at large.
"All the above conditions are now much
improved, and It is, perhaps, my duty TO
state that stlmulants have contributed
more to effect this than all other prescrip-
tons that / have tried, though socially and
financially / am aware of their evil eff
feet. But what can / do when suffering
other than to resort to the only remedy
knoWn2 ! realize that the tendency Is to
overstep the bounds OF moderation, and
strive to guard against that evil the best L
can"
These are the principal features of what
is probably the most remarkable and last
will and testament ever made In this cOun-
try. DIR. Foote exacts very little In return
for the requests OF his remarkable body
to science. He makes the condition that
his remains, or such parts Of them as the
examining scientists do not need, be ere
mated, as he has decided objections TO the
custom OF burial.
He further conditions that the medical
society accepting his trust and taking his
body pay his widow 1865 a year for the re-
mander OF her life, but he tempers this
by remarking that his wife will scarcely
survive him, as she Is suffering from "A
serious heart trouble, and that If she does,
she cannot at best live long.
He also adds to his Will long disserta-
tion upon the objections TO burial and the
advantages Of cremation. He wants a
portion Of his dust given to his married
daughter, and he bequeaths his extensive
library and apparatus of all descriptions
10 the medical society that undertakes the
trust made In his will
Dr. Foote got his education at the Uni
versity Of Michigan and the New York
Medical College. He was born IN Massa-
chusetts In 1925 and spent most OF hts
life In Ohio. He says in his win that
though ruined three times by food and
once by fire. his practice has been sue
cessful.
A Kansas City Times reporter who re-
Gently visited him at his home found him
"a patriarchal old gentleman, with
long white beard that concealed the alb
sence OF necktie. His head, which was
bald. except for a rim Of gray hair above
the ears and back above the collar, was
surmounted by a large black silk tile
His eyes beamed with intelligence, and in
stead of the crank that was expected. he
seemed venerable philosopher in his
lair"
The room. bare Of any carpet was
scrupulously neat, and vet typical Of a