Milford chronicle., 1902-09-05
nEART ON THE RIGHT SIDE
Didns Know It Until ne Applied
For "a Life Insurance Policy.

Dtdn's Know II Until ne Applied
For "a Life Insurance Policy.
There is a young man in Brooklyn
whose heart is literally on his right
side. He is John 2. Stafford, popular
young schoolteacher, who lives at 81
Fourth place. Up till few weeks ago
Mr.. Stafford never dreamed that his
heart was anywhere but on that side Of
his body where it is generally supposed
that all mems hearts lie.
What is more remarkable, Mr.. STAFF
ford's heart has been found to be per-
fectly normal He has just taken out
life insurance policy, after undergo
ing a rigid examination by the COM
pany's corps OF medical examiners.
I 1t was not until he made application
for life Insurance policy that Mr..
Stafford discovered that his vital organ
was on the right side of his body. A
few days after he made application, in
accordance with the usual custom. he
was notified to present himself to the
society's doctor
The first thing the doctor did was to
look for Mr. Stafford's heart. To his
great surprise, he failed to find 1t in
the usual spot, and then, remembering
that there have been cases of the sort
before, he examined the right side Of
the applicants body. He found the
organ there, sure enough. and its nc
ton was as regular as clockwork.
Your heart is on the right side of
} your body. young man." the doctor
: said to Mr.. Stafford after he had salts
: fed himself that there could be no mis-
take.
The young schoolteacher's surprise
was not less than that of the physi-
/. clan, and he went home feeling, as he
says himself, that his body had passed
y through something similar to an earth
n quake.
a The physician who examined the
young man. being unwilling to TAKE
e upon himself the responsibility Of &C
- eepting him, although he found him II
d be in good physical condition. decided
= to bring the matter to the attention O
u the chief examiner and his associates.
After few days Mr. Stafford wa
summoned before the entire board o
It physicians and examined again. Eacl
g member of the board came to the con
i clusiOn that. although his heart was o.
4 the right side of his body, as a ris
N Mr.. Stafford was sound.
L Accordingly, on their recommends
tion. a policy in the amount for whic
he had made application was issued I
OF the young man.
n Mr.. Stafford is in perfect health. Fl
has suffered little from sickness, an
- his heart has never troubled him. II
j says that he always had faint Idle
that there was something peculii
10 about it, although he did not knO
- what the popularity was. He has NJ
ticed the palpitation OF the organs q
a. the right side. but never suspected thu
~ it was because his heart was there.
~. Mr.. Stafford has been teaching in II
al public schools in this borough for Il
e. last two years and is a graduate Of
- Francis college and of the Teacher
i, Training school in Jamaica. He is We
be known in the section where he live
II He is unmarried and about tWenty-fi
n years Of age.
- Cases of the kind OF young STAFFORD
I'D are very rare. In cases OF the sort t
Id organs which usually occupy the rig
u. side Of the body are found on the K
va ide.-BrOOklgn Eagle.
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