The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-12-24
PLAYED WITH DEATH
Dr.. G. C. GIynn in the Interest Of Science
lniectS Ten Grains Of
COCAINE In HIS LEG.
Lays For Three Hours Dying, and Finally
Seeks Aid at n DrugstOre-An
Experiment Not Apt TO
He Repeated.

Saturday night while Ord Christian,
Harmon Hobart and Lutte Hutton
were playing crOkenonle at the drug
store, they were startled by DR.. g. c.
aGlynn staggering in at the door, his
hat off, his cloths in disarray and
partly off, his eyes rolling and his face
switching excitedly. He barely got
inside the store and called for chlOro-
form when he collapsed on the floor.
He was carried TO q sofa in the rear of
the building and DR.. BOulsOn sum-
mOned. The doctor soon arrived and
as soon as he learned the facts of the
case, gave the patient some diluted
alcohol as a stimulant. DIR. Jones
soon appeared on the scenes and the
patient was turned over to him. He
administered nitrO-glycerine and
chlorsl and the poisoned man began
TO mend at once. =. Drs. Chastain and
Roudiez were also called in but made
no change in the treatment.
DR.. Glynn is the young physician
who recently located here and has
offices over Northrup's store. He has
been in the habit at various times of
experimenting on himself to discover
the effect or variOns poisons on the
human system. A bout O'Clock Sat-
urdsy night he injected, he says, ten
grains of cocaine into his leg and then
lay down with a note book and q
watch in his hand to note his sensa-
tiOns at each stage of the poison's
progress. For some time he lay thus,
while death crept gradually along
his limbs toward his body and heart.
At what he considered the proper
time hel took a dose of strychnine to
stop the effects of the cocaine, and
then waited awhile, but death cor.
tinued his march. He then took 8
dose of morphine and yet the active
first poison held sway and he was
soon so weak he could not rise, nor
call for help. and the slightest effort
sent him off i'm faint. Then for the
first time he became alarmed, but was
unable to rise or summon help. A bout
half past ten o'clock he managed by
a great effort to fall down stairs and
stagger to Campbell & Christians
drug store. His heart was f1uttering
wildly and his breathing was short
and gasping and bis mouth and eyes
worked like man in a fit. He was
wild with fear and excitement, but
suffered no pain. AS he lay on the
sofa he talked between gasps about
his symptoms and assured the doctors
that his experience would make ex-
cellent material for a treatise on
poisoning.
Later on he was sure he was going
to die and said so. He expressed q
desire to see his wife and when she
came he talked to her. She had
called for him at five o'clock and
found the Office door locked and his
nOn-sppearance at supper alarmed
her, but she made strong effort and
appeared selfcontroled::a his side.
A bout five o'clock Sunday after
noon 1t was decided that he was
sufficiently recovered to be moved
and was taken to his home in the
northeast part of town. His condi-
ton since then has been improved
somewhat, but the nervous shock and
the other effects of the poison have
left him SO weak that he Is still in
danger. DR.. Jones hopes, however,
that with care and perfect rest he
may completely recover in a few
weeks.
Mrs. Glynn, of McLouth, Kansas,
saw an account telegrapbed to the
K.-C. Journal by the REGISTER of the
poisoning and took the first train for
lola. She arrived last night and is
now at his side.
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