White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-21

such investigation. The phenomena
that DR. Foote considers so remarkable
are fully described in this peculiar
document. After describing some pc
cuIiarties of minor importance, he tells
some remarkable stories about his
! stomach.
"The surgeon who makes the exami-
nation" he writes in his will. may or
may not find anything abnormal, for Of
late years my stomach has caused me
little or no trouble, but some years ago
suffered much from indigestion, acid
ity and reorganization. A frequent me-
tallic tinkling, as If an iron or eel rod
was lightly hit in that region, was
heard, which was very annoying, and af-
ter this | was prostrated by solar heat,
and was unable to labor or retain food
or drink to any extent for thirteen
weeks"
This metallic tinkling in his stomach
is something the doctor fails to under
stand after much research. There is no
precedent or parallel for it, but the
sound was persistent for so long period
aud was SO distinctly audible that he
links he owes it to science to give up
ais body for examination after death.
Again be suffers from a consciousness
of having third arm, and this so acute,
| ly as to occasion him zeal mental dis
tres1. Then he feels like steam en-
CINE as he expresses it, and again like
a musical instrument. OF these latter
feelings he goes into this explanation in
| his remarkable will:
"lNor period of eight years a noise
resembling the interrupted escape of
steam from a locomotive was heard with
every pulsation of my heart, which led
me to suspect thrombosis cerebri and
greatly annoyed me, but during this
time | was frequently entertained after
retiring by hearing two soft and musi-
Cui ho'CS VI uDOut Ouo s6COuu uuTdilOD
each, commencing on G of the middle
scale and ending on d below.
These sounds were peculiarly melod-
ious, more so, in fact than any produced
on organ, piano or harp, and would be
| produced once a minute or so for an
hour or more. Their origin was, of course
attributed to somo abnormal cerebral
condition, but what that condition was
| am unable to even conjecture and
leave it, hoping an autopsy may shed
some light that may benefit the profes
sion and thereby humanity at large All
the above conditions are now much i'm
proved and it is perhaps my duty to
state that s!imulants have contributed
more to effect this than all other pre-
scriptons that have tried, though so.
cially and financially l am aware of
their evil effect. But what can do when
} suffering other than to resort to the only
remedy known? / realize that the ten
dency is to Overstep the bounds of mod
GRAFTON, aud strive to guard against that
evil the best / can" These are the prin
cipal features OF what is probably the
most remarkable last will and testament
ever made in this country. Dr. Foote
exacts very little in return for the be
quest Of his remarkable body to science
He makes the condition that bis re.
mains, or such part Of them rs the ex.
amining scientists do not need be ere.
mated as he has decided objections to
the custom of burial. He further con.
dltions that the medical society accept
ing the trust and taking his body pay
his widow 1865 a year for the remainder
OF her life, but he tempers this by re
IN arkng that his wife will scarcely sur.
vive him, as she is suffering from a Sc
rious heart trouble, aud that il che dos s
she cannot at best live long lie also
adds to his will a long dissertation upon
the immortality OF burial ana the advan
tages II cremation. He wants portion
Of his dust given to his married daugh
ter and he bequeaths his extensive Ii
brary and apparatus Of all description,
to the medical society that undertakes
the trust made in his will
DIR. Foote got his education at tn,
University OF Michigan and the New
York Medical College. He was born il
Massachusetts, in 1928, and spent mos
Of his life in Ohio. lie says in his viii
that, though ruined three times b,
flood aud once by fire, his practice ha
, been successful. A Kansas City Time
reporter who recently visited him at hi
home found him patriarchial old gen
tleman, with long white beard iha
concealed the absence OF neck tlC
His head. which was buld, except for
rim OF gray above the ears aud bac
above the collar, was surmountcd 10y
large black silk tile. His eyes beanie
with intelligence and instead of Tn
crank that was expected he seemed
; venerable philosopher IN his lair
I Tue room bare Of any carpet, wa