St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-03-22

The instrument was then run up and
down the mans leg, and when it came
to a certain point it buzzed. The man
was now put under the influence of
ether and the flesh of his leg was laid
open to the bone. Still there was no
bullet. The doctors then cut away a
piece of the bone, and 10! there under
the bone they found a bullet. 1t had
gone in between the bones of the leg
and the bone had grown over it so as
to completely cover it. 1t was taken
out and the man got we'll.
The story of this experiment was sent to
me- continued Prof, Bell. 81 was, much
pleased, and I asked that be allowed to
was passing through New York. She stopped
over night at one of the hotels, and while there
she received re Ell, little Dashboard jewel box
ent and opened it, and there in the center lay
the bullet"
AS Mr.. Bell said this he picked up a little
box which lay on one of the shelves of the
laboratory. He opened it and there on a little
piece of cotton wool lay this battered ball of
lead, which had been carried by the old sol
der for twenty years without his knowing it..
The Invention had most certainly saved his
leg.
BELLS ELECTRIC PROBE
AS I looked at the bullet the great inventor
picked up another instrument. 1t was a long
steel needle with wire attached to it. He
held this in his hand as he went on:
Il think said he, that the electric bal
ance l have shown you is of great value but
still 1t does not furnish positive proof when
it does not buzz that there is no bulletin a
body. If bullet is very deep in the flesh it
will not act If the bullet has been cut in
half or fiattened so that it stands with the
edge nearest the skin it fails to make an i'm
preston on the balance, while if it lies fiat
under the skin the balance will buzz loudly.
In other words, the noise of the balance proves
the existence of bullet, but not its nom
existence.
This Mr.. Bell went on, as he held up the
instrument in his hand. ''is another invention
along the line. 1t is an electric needle
probe. A needle, you know, makes almost no
injury to the flesh in passing through it. 1t
can be put into the brain without much danger.
It's introduction into the body causes but little
pain. Now, you can thrust this needle into
the flesh and if it strikes piece of lead il
will, through the influence of the electricity
connected with it, give forth a sharp click.
If it strikes bone or some other metallic
substance there will be no response The
needle has been used by surgeons, and is of
value"
CIRCUMVENTED DOCTORS.
Speaking of Garfelds last sickness there
were number of interesting incidents con-
nected with it which were unknown to the
doctors or the public One of these was told
here not long ago by Crump, who was steward
OF the White house then. Crump had to give
great deal OF personal attention to Garfield.
He was in the sick room a large part of the
time, and he has number of interesting
"reminiscences of Garfeld's last days. One of
these relates to the orders which the doctors
gave that Garfield must have no water to
drink, except that furnished by the physi-
clans. He was, however, very. thirsty, and
during the absence of the doctors and the
nurses he begged Crump to get him drink
Crump refused, and Garfield asked him again
and again so pitifully that he had to once
leave the room to keep from violating orders.
When he returned Garfield began again, but
Crump again refused. Garfield then command
ed Crump to give him the water, but Crump
pretended he was deaf. In talking OF this time
Crump said:
81 didn't dare to give him the water 1
feared it would hurt him, and l held out as
long as / could. At last, however, he called
me to him. and, with tears in his eyes, said: