The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1896-04-25
4 VERY REMARKABLE CASE.
Ehioh Gives Hope That SarGery May Yet save
The COuntry.

The medical fraternity reports one of
the most singular instances of mental
alteration from the northern part of the
county that has ever been recorded in
the history of strange happenings of
mankind, says the Leayenworth Times.
John Guzman is typical pioneers lie
and his wife had emigrated from.
Dakota to northern Washington, where
he built log house in a lovely valley
by the side Of beautiful stream. AS
he was chopping away on a big tree
dead limb became detached and fell on
his head, rendering him senseless.
Not coming home to supper his wife
became alarmed, and went In search of
her husband. She found him apparent
ly lifeless, but consciousness soon re-
turned and with the aid Of the wife he
was enabled to walk home, complaining
Of dizziness on the way lie slept we'll
and after days confinement in bed he
was apparently as well as ever.
Now, the exceedingly strange part of
the narrative begins. Mrs. Guzman be-
gan to notice that her husband was
growing more quarrelsome than was
his wont, This disposition began to
manifest itself more prominently each
day, accompanied by a disposition to be
OH the opposition side of every question
advocated by any one in his presence.
Guzman had been o faithful, but al
most silent Democrat all his life and the
reader can well imagine the wife's sur.
grise to find him an enthusiastic sup.
porter Of Populism. His wife gently
reminded him of his recent conversion
from democracy, but the husband de-
MED ever having been democrat and
reyiled both old parties In TRADE of
abuse which ceased only when the
speaker had exhausted himself
While in this condition United
States government surveyor came
through the country and solicited hos
pitallty Of tho Guzmans for few DAYS.
The surveyor advised the wife to seek
medical advice as to the husbands con.
dition. Two days after this cowboy
called at the ranch on his way to Brit.
ish Columbia, The cowboy carried a
message to the nearest physician of re.
pute, and one week after the departure
OF the cowboy the physician appeared. |
lie remained over night, and having
secured an early consultation with
Mes. Guzman, devoted the balance of
his visit to the study aud examination
of his patient, The physician was con
WINGED that he needed treatment, but
the nature of which he did not impart
but on the following morning informed
his wife that he would call again in
about ten days. The husband contin.
ned to grow more frantic regarding
populism and would watch the trail for
hours to engage in conversation with
the occasional passersby, leaving all the
labor Of looking after stock and other
ranch work to his wife. Ten DAYS
after the departure Of the physician. he
again appeared accompanied by two
otheE gentlemen.
The following morning the physician
who FIRST visited the family, preached
the subject of Guzman'se examination by
the physicians 20 that popuiistic gentle.
man, but be became furious at the idea
and the physicians were soon convinced
TINT they must resort to force This
they did and with the use Of chloraforu,
The conflict was short and decisive and
the physicians found, as they expected
to find, that the blow Of the limb, which
struck Guzmau, had broken the skull
It the main suture and that a piece of
-he right parietal bone of the skull was