Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-12

BEE IN HIS EAR.

Chicago Chronicle: Many a man has a
bee In his bonnet, but John Geisler. a Chi
cago hog broker, is probably the only man
IN the world who ever let q rea live bee
get IN actual touch with the inside of his
head. Until a few days ago a bee had
been Embedded in mis- left ear for over %
years when 1t was removed last week
the highly colored insect was found to be
perfectly preserved and Mr.. Geisler, when
ne saw 1t, wildly recalled the day of his
youth out on a Kansas farm when the bee
flew in to entomb itself in the recesses
of his auricular organ, there to become
embalmed.
While Mr.. Geisler was a young man
working on a farm near Baldwin City,
KAN. this strange story began. He was
laboring in a corn field one blistering hot
morning in August with the sun pouring
down at a temperature of 10 degrees,
WREN he accidently disturbed a nest Of
bees. Maddened at the invasion of their
horne the busy insects swarmed around
the intruder, who ran for his life across
the field. He. thought he had escaped from
the danger when he heard one huge bee
buzzing ;revengefully neal him. He
pounded and sawed the air with his
hands, but the bee continued to follow
in dangerous proximity to his ear.
Suddenly the buzzing was followed by a
tickling sensation and then when Mr..
Gelsler's head began to ring like a chime
of church bells he realized that the insect
had entered his ear. He could feel it
wriggling through the channel that leads
to the drum n in a few minute he was
in agony. Hurrying to a doctors office
he briefly explained what had happened
and after a pain restorative had been ad-
ministered he was able to explain the
nature of his case more clearly. The doc
tor worked at the organ for some time,
washing it out with oil, and after several
days the pain left him and he reached the
conclusion that the bee must ave worked
out of his head while he was busy, or per-
hapS during the night as he tossed back
and forth in his sleep.
At any rate the pain was gone and he
could hear just as well with the bee ear as
he could with the other one. Weeks
passed and Mr.. Geisler experienced no
further sensation and was forced to the
conclusion that he and Mr.. Bee had part
ed company forever. Years went by and
Mr.. Gelsler prOspered. He came to Chi
cago some time ago and established him
self in he hog business and he is now a
well known broker at the stock yards and
resides at 5616 Peoria street.
Several weeks ago he began to have
trouble with his left ear again, but the
bee incident had happened so long age
that he never once thought of it. But the
ear grew worse. There was a slight pain
near the drum and Mr.. Geisler began to
realize that his hearing was beginning tC
be affected.
Finally he decided to consul a doctor
The doctor made an examination. He
washed the ear and probed it for an hour
or more, when suddenly he pulled out a
shining thing that had for all the world
the appearance of an insect.
whats this?" said the operator in as.
constituent.
Mr.. .Geisler looked and shook his heat
in wonder.
The physician looked more closely a
his fine.
Why, it's a bee," he laid. Where ir
the world did you get that in your carp
Then the whole story, as related al.
ready, came out.
Mr.. Geisler can hear perfectly now
Noises that before seemed barely percep
tible now sound like tn clashing o.
cymbals. The mummified bee will b.
treasured in a glass case by the broker.