The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-02

FN XII kinds ,,t from bed,
chairs have been
fashioned from II. while for long limo
past all sorts OF surgical instumenta
and appliances have been made OF n
says the New York Recorder. with.
out glass Sir Joseph Listers prlncI-
pies o. antiseptics and the present sys-
TEN OF asieptlc surgery would be well.
nigh impossible. Nothing can be 40
easily kept clean as glass. and as
cleanliness Ia the keynote OF the
mnrvolously successful surgery OF
today the modern operating room
Il verltablo crystal palace. The
operating tables. the instrument cases
and often even the ceiling and
walls Of these rooms are all Of pures,
polished plate glass
Glass eyes have long replaced the
lost organs Of vision and can be made
90 clsverly as TO almost defy detection.
Glass noses are even made. and n we
80 Tar back In history. even % the his.
tory OF fairyland. We would probably
discover that the existing Impetus TO
the glass Industry dates back TO Gin
derella's slippers OF tabled fame.
But these are On De steele days. ana
the most recent and Al the same time
most marvellous use glass has been put
% "a In the making Of artificial limbs
There Il a man IN New York today
a prominent downtown business man
II that-who. 10 far as his friends. or
At least. all but his most intimate ana
oonhdeniial friends. know. has two
arms "a good and as serviccablo as ans
ones else, whose left arm Is made o.
glass
The only thing. 80 FAR as appearances
are concerned. that would indicate that
anything "a the matter with his arm
la the fact that be Invariably carries
his left hand In his pocket. when
questioned about Il be settles an doubt
by simply answering Rheumatism.
I'm subject 10 H. n I don't Keep my
hand warm Il gets chilled and suffer
IN consequence. 30 keep Il my pock.
et-thats all" And the questloner
usually goes away perfectly satisfied.
But the story OF this wonderful glass
arm-ihe only one IN oxlstence-ls well
worth being told. Some years ago
Mr. By the gentleman IN question.
was out shooting Somehow or other
the muzzle OF the weapon became clog.
ged up with sand and exploded when
discharged, lacerating Mr. B-y's lef,
arm In the most frlghtful manner lie
was taken 10 his uptown home and the
most akillful surgeons summoned. but
70 no avail; the arm had 20 ampn,ated
10 save the mans lie. for symp,omr
Of blood-polsonlug speedily developed
To be MANNED and an object OF plty
for the rest OF ones NE Is anything bu,
pleasant. and so soon as he was able
10 be about Mr. By SET sail for I'm.
rope. FOR his health" Il was said but
In reality Il was In search OF an arm
A huge ulster and handages lnnumer.
able concealed the fact OF his loss
from his fellow-passengors until he
had once reached his state-room and
there be remained until the end OF the
voyage.
tn, only persons who accompanied
him were his young daughter. a beau.
tifnl girl then ~ years old. but now
one o. the pets Of the exclusive society
ael Of Murray Hill. and one man. This
man Il an Inventor OF national reputa.
tlon and. 20 FAR as the public was con-
eerned. went to Europe simply for a
holiday. His name IA a. familiar 20 |
the public a. that OF Edison and his
marvellous laboratories are In the hear, |
Of New York.
He had little 10 DO with either Mr.
or Miss BY during the course OF
the voyage. but a week after the ar.
rival Of the French liner AZ Havre the
trio me, At Venice and the most SKIN.
ful glaslblower In that Italian city was
taken into their confidence.
The result was that some three
months later Mr. BY returned 10
New York. hale and hearty. with two
arms The hand OF his lefi arm IA
never gloyed unless its mate is also
gloved and the closest scrutiny fails
20 reveal any difference between il and
the natural hand. and ye; q is nothing
but glass TO within ave Inches o. IN
elbow.
some time ago q was discovered thai
n q small quantity Of Oh were poured
Into molten glass n would greatly
lessen its friability and make Ia yer,
elastic. and Of this peculiar elastic
glass ia the arm made u has a dull
finish. giving an exact appearance Of
natural skin. and the colorlng ls the
work OF an artist and burned ln. The
nails are OF separate pieces Of trans
parent glass. fused into place. and
have % be kept clean like ordinary
finger nails The arm itself u hollow
and the hidden parts above the wrist.
are colorless. transparent glass Il o.
made IN three pieces-the one reaching
90 the elbow. the center piece TO the
wrist. and the third the hand.