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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 30, 1898)
THE OMAHA DAILY 13EEs FRIDAY , SEPTEMBER 30 , 1S9S. HE WAS A CANNIBAL KING [ ' Remarkable Adventures of the "Modem Eobinwn Crusoe. " THIRTY YEARS AMONG MAN-EATERS of n Frniolinmn In ( he Wild * of Aiifttrnlln Attempt * v < o I'nenpo 1 1)thq White * . ( Editor's Note. The sensation of the hour In Europe IB M. do Rougomont , thi "modern Hoblnson Crusoe , " who returned to Franco a short tlmo ago , inoro than thirty yeara after the tlmo when he disappeared , nd was supposed to have been lost. It appears that during this tlrao M. dc Rouge- mount ran the gamut of savage experiences , from that of the lonely caataway on n tiny Island to the chief of a cannibal trlbo In the Interior of Australia. Ills story , the mosl remarkable of modern times , has dccplj Interested such men as Drs. Kettle a IK Mill , the cmlne.it geographers , who have Invectlgated U , and are satisfied of Its per fect accuracy. M. do Rougemont attracti a great deal of attcntlono wherever ho ap- pcam , and has received any number of In vitations to address geographical nni scientific societies. Last week ho ap peared bcforo the Bristol Congress of th ( Drltlsh Association for the Advancement o Science. Ills account of his experiences li being published serially In George Newnea Wide World Magazine , beginning with las month. Altogether , M. do Rougemont mai bo called the man of the hour. Tbo tltli ot the modern Robinson Crusoe , which hoi been generally placed upon him , Is In ni way a misnomer , for the weird and remark able experiences which he has been througl have never been equaled since Defoe wroti the story of bis famous hero. The following statement la the first ac count that M. do Reugcmont has given o bis experiences , and covers briefly the whol ground that will bo gene over by th numerous Installments of his magazln ' lory. It Is the same story that ho rclatci to the Urltlsh scientists , the truth ot whlcl baa been no carefully verified. ) llrfclnnlntr tin n I'enrl Klalicr. In the year 1863 I left homo a rucr youth and engaged In a pearl-fishing venture turo on 'board the Dutch schooner Velcl land. Our pearling grounds lay bctwce the Australian coast and Dutch No' Gulnoa. After about ten months the vess ( was wrecked on a small coral Island , si I uatcd about thirteen degrees south an 125 degrees east , off the northwest coas ot Australia. I waa absolutely alone , sav that I had the captain's dog with me. 0 this Island , or , rather , sand-spit , I live for two years , and underwent much suffei ing. At the end of that tlmo a party ( blacks , who had been blown out to sc from the Australian main , wcro cast upo the Island on a native raft , such as used In fishing expeditions. After a furthi period of six months' waiting for favorab winds wo eet out together In a boat bul from the wreck of the schooner , and landed with my companions on the con of Australia In the year I860 the exact 1 ( callty was Cambridge Quit , on the nortl west coast. Of course I made many o curslons In various directions , always wll the hope of reaching civilization , clthi overland or by sea. Evidently , however , drifted into tbo center ot the conttnen and only reached civilization In 1895 afti an oxllo of upwards of thirty years. Whc L flrstJamled on the Australian main may bo necessary to bear In mind that was absolutely destitute without clothe tools or Instruments of any kind , excel a harpoon , a stiletto and n steel tomabaw I had no book except a 'Now Testament ! the French and English language ; all mn ] and charts had been swept away by tl heavy seas that preceded the wreck. I hi no writing materials whatever ; It wi therefore Impossible for me , even If at tb time I had had the wish , to make ai scientific observations , or to record n wanderings. For a time , however , I d make notes on tbo blank leaves and ma gins ot the Testament , using blood for It and a quill from a wild boar as a po This book was , unfortunately , lost aft ray return to civilization In the wreck the steamer Matura , which waa lost In t ! Strait of Magellan in the present yei ot 1893. When I landed on the continent , I belle' vast tracts of It were unexplored , at certainly my own knowledge of AustralU geography was very small and vague. If bad known oven the exact outline Australia It would have saved me mat terrible Journeys and years of suffering. TuUrn 11 Native AVIfe. As'1 have already said , I landed on tl cast side of Cambridge gulf , as nearly as can now remember , that Is to say , Queen channel , which was the home of my natl companions , who found their way back wl mo from the llttlo Islet by steering by tl tars. For some little time I remained the camp of their tribe , where I was r colved In a < nest friendly way In col ctuenco of the Introduction and represent \ tlons of my native wife. This woman w one ol the family of blacks that had bci cast upon my Islet. When we landed , near nil the members of the tribe and many 1 : dtvlduals from other tribes were gather to sco the first whlto man they had cv beheld. They were not so much surprise Tiowevcr , nt my personal appearance oa Uje form of my footprints , which differ very greatly from theirs , and the ft articled I possessed filled them with amus ment , especially my boat. This boat whl I built on the Island from the wreck and which I reached the mainland with t ! party of natives was , unfortunately , lost an oncountcr with a whale , and with It dl appeared my hops ot reaching Somerset Capo York , a settlement of which I h often heard the pearlers speak. Thus I w obliged to make the attempt by land , ami started with ray wlfo about October , 18i Intending to travel duo cast to the Queer land coast. After sir or seven montl traveling , at first over a fiat coast la diversified by Isolated hills , and th through an elevated nnd very brok country , I reached a desolate and waterU region covered with splnlfex , where we be suffered terribly from thirst , and but for t skill of my native wlfo In finding water a procuring food , I should probably nev have come through It. Atd-mpt * < < > llfiu-li Civilization. Wo soon found that wo had rome co Blderably further south than wo Intendi nnd so wo struck duo north nnd oventua reached a flooded river flowing esastwai which presently led us to the sea. Tl river was probably the Ropa , entering t Quit of Carpentaria , but as I did not km ot the existence ot such a gulf , I believed bad reached the Queensland coast , and I once Inquired of * ho tribes wo met for i nearest settlement of white men. Th < natives , by the way , were the most sava and hostile 1 over encountered in oil i wanderings. They attacked at night , I having been wcraed by my native wlfo , ' retired from our gunyah or shelter boughs , and slept In the bush without a fl In th * morning wo would find our shelter rl died with spears. In reply to my tnqulrl for theao people were apparently friendly the dajrUme , they pointed to the southei end to the northeast , Indicating that sett meats wore to be found. Then , after st : Ing a few weeks with the tribes living the islauds near the mouth ot the Ho probably the Fellow Ulundi , I set out It j frail dug-out , borrowed from these tribes aacend , I believe , the Albert river , but on account of the floods which at that season affect all the rivers on the coast , I changed my mind. I then determined 4o coast atom ; to the northward , hoping to reach Somerset , and having not the slightest Idea that the great Gulf of Carpentaria and Cap York peninsula separated mo from the Pacific ocean , The smallness of the craft , which was qulto unfit to go far beyond shelter , and the necessity for keeping a cloie lookout for a settlement , compelled us to follow every winding of the coant. At length , after several months of coastIng - Ing , we found the land trending to the west ; and here , at Raflle's Iay probably , we found a Malay proa. The Malays themselves , who were llcchdoman fishers , were willing to take us to Kolpang , but as my native > f" had a gerat dislike and distrust ot the . .Malays , and could not be prevailed upon to go , 1 felt I could not desert her so far from her own people , and I also considered she had already saved my life a great many times ; thus the opportunity passed. An Involuntary Iletnrn. Hero at Radio's Hay wo met a native who spcko English and who had served on a Drltlsh man-of-war. Ho told us of the set tlement of Port Darwin , lying to the south west , and ho warned me to avoid Van Die- men's gulf , partly on account of the alliga tors and partly , also , on account of the In numerable creekn I should have to ascend in search of the settlement , for It must al ways bo borne In mind that none of my In formants gave mo exact and precise Informa tion , some of them simply Indicating the di rection. Wo landed on the northern coast ol Melvlllo Island , and after we had again reached tbo coast of the mainland through Apslcy strait wo experienced a terrible storm , which must have driven us past Port Darwin. For whole nights my native wlf < and I would bo Immersed In the sea , cling ing on to the gunwale of our frail craft At last , about eighteen months after w6 hat loft my wife's home In the Cambridge gull region , we ono day recognized certain islandi and also the coast , and afterwards we fount ourselves , to my great surprise , at the verj spot from which wo had started. Of coursi I had to pretend that my return was any thing but Involuntary. The next attemp I made was to the southwest , starting afte : sorao months ot rest , and coasting In th dug-out as far as King Sound. I landei upon and explored many of the Island dotted along that extensive stretch of coast and In some ot thorn I foum caves with rude drawings on th rocks. On what was probably Dlgge' Island I found a cairn o stones , which I readily saw must have bcei the handiwork of a white man , We re turned to the old camp overland , crossln the King Leopold ranges , which were flnel wooded , and appeared to bo largely compose of granite. Beyond these ranges the countr was a moderately elevated plateau , Inter sccted by many very fine crocks and riven and covered with long grass from twelve t fifteen feet In height , so high as to mak traveling difficult ; wo even had to fire I to clear a track. There wcro also on th ! plateau a number of curious looking abrur pinnacles of bare rock rising above the general oral level surface. Wo next struck an un dulatlng country , covered vrlth sharp broke pebbles ot white quartz , with Icdfcfs of slat creeping out. In this quartz I saw gold fc the first tlmo I had ever looked upon it t its native state. Wo next struck what was probably Hi Orde river , which wo followed down t Cambridge gulf , and returned along tb coast to our own home. On returning froi this journey I felt llttlo inclination to mak another attempt , and for three years I live amongst the natives , becoming accustomc to the life , and finding It not dlsagreeabli I was Interested In studying their custom and the customs nnd language * of the : neighbors. For this I bad a motive ; In the ; I early days It was always my object to mail the acquaintance of tribes who could rendt me assistance in escaping overland. Th desire to reach civilization returned , an about the year 1873 I etarted with my wlf < resolving this time to cross the contlnci to tbo south , as I knew In a vague kind < way that there were great towns on tt coast somewhere to the south , had only the very haziest Idea , hov ever , of their position. On our wo south wo first crossed a ranco of grand mountains running east nnd west. Afti crossing this range we came to a low ar slightly undulating country covered wll dark chocolate colored loam of great dcpt I found here a most extraordinary rlchnei of vegetation and animal life , especial a kind of water rat. In the soil aloe the banks of the creeks In this fertl region I found creeks with very deep chai nels cut In the soft rich loam. Wo wer I should think , about , a week crosslr this rich country , comlnc more or lei south. The tribes were very numerou and altogether It was very thickly popi lated. I never traveled due south , bi found It expeditious to go from trlbo to trll nnd from wnter-holo to water-hole. J far as possible , I kept on my own cours bidding the tribes adieu when our wa ; lay diametrically opposite direction 3 Besides having my native wife with m I was armed with a certain mystic raei sago stick , and best ot all , I had the powi of amusing the tribes by means of acrobat performances , my steel weapons , and tl bark of my dog , who could also go throuf a llttlo performance on his own accoun dancing to the tune of my reed whlstl I emphasize thcso things because thi saved my llfo over and over again ; som how I always managed to Ingratiate mysc with even the most hostile tribes. TriivrlliiK With Nnllve Tribe * . When we had been three or four wee ] out wo traversed a rough country of lo limestone ranees , abounding in caves , contrast with the granite ranges furth north , in which I had found no caves , thcso caves I found bones , also the ski of a kanzaroo , which was so large that first J took It to bo that of n horse ; I skull was probably two or three tlra larger than the skull of the largest kangan I over saw. It belonged probably to i extinct specie * . In traversing the desert belts , which \ crossed on this Journey , and Indeed at E times , we were In the company of tl various tribes we met , consequently o1 course was often east and west Instead directly southward , according to the wate holes , the nature of the country , and oth circumstances. Thus we wandered fro place to place , sometimes accompanyli parties of the natives on their hunting ni fighting expeditions , but always making f the south , whenever possible , crogsli ranges and desert tracks. In the desert country water is obtain from the roots of the Mallee tree , a epccl ot eucalyptus ; the roots , which lie near t : surface , arc dug out for a length of nbo twelve feet. They are about two Inches diameter , and are cut in lengths of abe two feet , and sucked or allowed to dra Into a vessel or skin water bag. These roc yield pure and refreshing water ot a slight earthy flavor. by White * . When we were perhaps seven months ewe wo came suddenly upon four white me At this time wo were with a small party blacks , who were on a punitive expedltlc The party had already been attacked these same white men and bad retaliate and therefore they were by no means dl poied to be friendly. Naturally , In the e cltement of the moment , I forgot that I w virtually a black man myself , and rush upon them , but they promptly flrcd upon and retreated , I now know them to ba been the Giles expedition of 1874. I sbov point out that I was perfectly naked , 11 the savages , and was anointed with t tame protective covering of black , grea clay , which Is used by the nath to ward oft cold and ( be attack * Insects , but apart from this , the sun had long since tanned my skin out ot all resemblance to a European. He- mlsod In this way more than once , I de- paired of ever making my real character mown. Two or three weeks after the on- ounter my wlfo came upon the tracks of . man whom she described as a whlto tnan , and as a man no longer In his senses. She educed this letter fact from the eccentric Ircles which the tracks followed. Follow- ng up these tracks , wo did find n. white man lone and dying from thirst. Ho was hope- essly Imbecile. Ho lived with mo for two oars , a serious encumbrance , and never re- rained his Intelligence until just before be lied. Ho asked who I was , nnd where he vas , nnd then ho said his name waa Gibson , nnd that he had been a member o' the Giles expedition. The place where ho was lost was , I now understand , called by the Giles expedition "Glbson'8 Desert , " nnd It lici n the southeast of western Australia. lit'comm u Kin if. After Gibson's death I mode up my mind o end my days In solitude , and the reason for this was partly that I seemed doouiod to disappointment every time an opportunity offered Itself to return to clvlllr..itlon , and partly , also , the urgent solicitations of ny wlfo and the tribes with whom 1 lived. They pointed out to mo that I had every- .hing a man could waat , and that I could 30 king among them. It was moreover qulto evident to them that my fellow white men did not want me. Thus for something Ike twenty years I made my homo with .hem in the mountainous region near the center of the continent , where I ultimately Became king , or ruler , over n number of large tribes. From this mountain homo I tent , but Is governed by many rules. Usually It Is the slain victims In battle that are eaten by the victorious side , and as the object eecms to be to acquire the valor nnd virtues ot the person eaten , I endeavored to wean the tribes from cannibalism by as suring them that If they made bracelets , anklctfl and necklaces out of the dead man's hair they would achieve their end equally well. When n family grows too large , and the mother being the beast of burden U unable to carry one ot the children , the father orders it to bo clubbed and eaten. This , however , Is entirely actuated by love , as the natives have a horror of natural decay. Maimed and deformed children arc also killed nnd eaten. Women and people who dlo a natural death are never eaten. When a man has to be eaten thereIs nlways a grand corroboree. All parts are consumed , the brain , heart nnd kidneys being con sidered special delicacies. Some ot tlio bones , such as those from the ankle , are used as ornamci.ts. Often they arc strung together to form Jingling necklaces , but they are chiefly made up Into war-belts , which rattle when the owner dances. Other bones are used In connection with sorcery to bring about the death of enemies , and thcso are known as the death bones. The skulls are kept and hung in trees to commemorate the victory , but arc never carried about. Any bones that nro left are burned and arc never given to the dogs. Human flesh la not pre pared or cooked In the usual cooking places , but n special fire Is made for the purpose in an oven dug in the sand. Thus it will bo seen that human ilcsh docs not form part of the regular food of the people. The natives are not ashamed to confess PORTRAIT OF M. DE ROUGEMONT. made frequent long Journeys , and traversed nt one time or another a great part of the ntcrlor of the continent. Once I followed on the camel track of a white party with the trlbo for the purpose of picking up empty tins and for other things useful to us , and I came upon an Australian newspaper. I remeiDbtr It was the Sydney Town nnd Country Journal , bearing date soraowhero between 1ST I and ISiii. It was a surprise Indeed. I read It over and over , until I had learned It by heart , and I pre served it in an opossum skin cover until it was literally worn to p\ace3. 1'uzzlliiir Information. Much of the Information this newspaper contained puzzled mo greatly , nnd I nearly worried myself Into Insanity over a state ment that "the deputies of Alsace and Lorraine had refused to vote In the Gorman Parliament nnd had walked out. " Turn It over how I might , I could not understand how the representatives of two great de partments In my own country could possibly be in the German Parliament knowing ab solutely nothing , of course , of the war of 1870. 1870.The The tribe over which I reigned was com posed of beings who were certainly low down on the human scale , but at the same time they have elaborate "laws , which govern their dally life precisely ns In the case of civilized people. Briefly described , they are savages , repulsive in appearance , who have not oven risen to such a point of civilization ns to have permanent houses , addicted to cannibalism , and altogether ot a very de graded type. But , nevertheless , I must pay that they have many good qualities and that their cede of honor would bear comparison with that of any civilized nation. Although no permanent houses were erected , the natives with whom I lived did build habitations , which they occupied dur ing the two or three months of cold weather. These were made of sticks driven into the ground , around which branches , twigs , roots nnd brushes were Interwoven llko a basket. The spaces In the walls were covered with mud or with the material used In the con struction of the white nnt's nrst. In cold weather the huts were lined with emu nnd kangaroo skins , and they are much more comfortable than can probably bo Imagined from my description. Frequently the number of these huts gath ered together In one place forms a largo village'1 , though at other times the communi ties split up Into tribes of twenty or thirty families each. Each family , on the average , consists of one man , three women and five or six children , so that even a single triba makes a very considerable gathering. flotbliiK "ml Decoration * . While my natives did not , as a rule , paint the body , on great occasions , such as corroborees - borees , Initiation ceremonies and other fes tivities , they paint and decorate themselves elaborately , each trlbo having its own de sign of decoration and even a geometric de sign for each ceremony. The pigments used In decoration are of many colors , but chiefly yellow , red , white and black. Ordinarily the only clothing known con sists of a coating of greasy clay , mixed with charcoal. This servce many purposes. It H ke ps oft the cold during winter and Is also a protection against the attacks of Insects. In summer a special kind of pigment Is used to keep off Insects , and this material IB scented with a kind of pennyroyal. They occasionally Mick on to this clay clothing the feather-down from swans , cockatoos , geese , ducks , turkeys and other birds. This serves as a further protection , and when they want to Improve upon the touches ol red , they use blood obtained from the arm ot a man. Other ornaments are the wine and tall feathers from all the largo birds , such as the emu ar native companion , these being worn in the hair usually. They alsc make use of feather tufts on the breast and shoulders , while the bones and teeth of ani mals are made Into jingling necklaces. Froiv this brief description it will bo evident thai my subjects presented a most fantastic appearance pearanco on full dress occasions , and ti must bo added that they are cannibals. I3tl < | tiettr of Cuiiiillinllmu , ' Cannibalism prevails to a very great cannibalism , nor is hri udlvldual conslden unclean after Joining In a feast. Fro this account it may appear that ray natlvi were not n pleasant people to live amen But I found the reverse to bo the cas They were always cheerful , obedient ai deferential In their manner , and mai times did I ewe my llfo to the care exerclsi by my faithful natlvo wife. It was posa bio to devise many occupations , which we at least sufficient to pass the time. F amusement , 1 used to seareh the beds the water-courses for curious stones. : a irrcat many of these water-courses found both coarse and fine gold , and some Instances the creeks were extreme rich In alluvial gold. In some cases a hi of cement or concrete was found at tl bottom ot a creek , cold was sticking o at the sides , which proved that there w a largo proportion of that precious met In the concrete. I frequently picked t largo nucgets , but had no use for tl metal , save to make ornaments for my wll but there she did not appear to value , ai promptly save them away to some chlldn wherewith to amuse them. Alluvial go was found to the north ot my inounta home , the richest deposits of all occurrli in the Eouthwest. ( iolil mill I'rt'cloiin .Stone * . I found great quantities of gem ston of every shape and color , which could be dl tiuguisbcd by looking through them wli wet. In some cases the prevailing color thu stones would bo various shades of re In others blue , and In rarer cases gree This I took respectively to bo ruby , napphl and emerald. The red color predominate it Is my opinion that many of these n gems of great value. They were of varyii degrees of hardness , which I used to test 1 scratching one against the other. Knowli I was Interested In such things , the nntlv showed me stones which wcro brilliant black , and looked llku pieces of frcshl broken coal. Thcso stones I found to extremely hard , nnd would scratch eve other stone except ono. From what I ha learned slnco , I have no doubt that the black stones were black diamonds. On occasion 1 came across n range of gra Itc hills extending several miles , and t adjacent creeks contained large quantltt ot pieces of broken reefs and lodes a : water-worn pebbles , also Immense quantltl of heavy black sand , which I supposed to Iron , but which I now know to be tin. several localities wo found low ridges Iron stone mixed with red clay , very slinll to those I beheld In the vicinity of Mou Margaret when I reached civilization at the western Australian gold fields. Among the Iron stone ranges , broken iron stone a i quartz were lying In Immense heaps ! hillocks , and In almost every piece of sto ! coarse gold could bo seen. There are the sands of tons of this auriferous stone. Lyl on the surface , In another locality , an Ir stone formation stands up- above the grou to a height of about four feet : it Is twen feet wide and over 300 In length. In nil t depressions of water courses In the nclg borhood both coarse and fine gold Is plen ful. The surface hero for some distance a pears to bo full of gold. In another district I found large quantlt of native copper lying about In pieces. ; these localities , though for removed from settlement , can be reached without mu difficulty by properly equipped transpi parties , and I hope before long to have t satisfaction and reward ot leading tbo fitst prospecting expedition to exploit them. . Tbc Iletnrn lo Knropr. My wild llfo came to an end nt last. An epidemic of Influenza swept over the country nnd carried off my wife , who had In the most literal sense been my guardian angel for so many years. My surviving children were also swept away. Thus left alone , without the old Interests that had made llfo tolerable , I determined to make a last effort to reach my own people , and leaving my mountain home , I set out for the southwest. On this , however , as In nil my journeys , I was never able to take a direct line , but had to go hither nnd thither with the tribes among whom I was sojourn ing. After n tlmo 1 found a trco marked Forrest , the uatno of the explorer who had passed that way , and turning south I nl length met a party ot prospectors many day : north of Mount Murgn , the nearest camp. Taught by bitter previous experience 1 know that bcforo I could appear among thi whiten I should have to get some of mj natives to procure some clothes for mo b ) any means known to them. When at longtl I presented myself bcforo the whlto men : am afraid they did not at first look will favor on their guest. I answered their qucs tlons , and when they heard 1 waa wlthou mates and had been journeying hither fron the Interior for nine or ten months , the ; were convinced I was a person of weak In tcllect. A question of my own , "What yea j is this ? " convinced them altogether tha they were right In their conjecture. How I over , in the end , I obtained help nnd work nnd in 1895 I reached Melbourne , whenci , by slow stages nnd not without many dlfil cultles I got back this year to Europe. LOUIS DE ROUOEMONT. S FOR DOCTOIIS. Oniclnl Hcport oil iho riecrliiK u VlMltorn nt Hut SIII-IIIRM , Ark. A special agent of the Interior depart ment has raado a remarkable report lo th government on the manner In which slcl visitors are plucked at Hot Springs , Ark Ho says In part : "By far the most ! serious question In con nectlon with Hot Springs affairs , and tb one which menace ! ) the llfo nnd health o persons who go there seeking treatment Is the practice of drumming. Thcro ar drummers for tihrco different businesses a Hot Springs , viz : drummers for bath house : drummers for hotels and boarding houses and drummers for the doctors. The mosn harmful thing , however , t Hot Springs , for the reason that It is th most dangerous thing for persons who g there for treatment , Is the present syster of doctor drumming. Thcro are a grea many doctors in Hot Springs who are no torlous In the matter of having drummer for their business. The custom about thi Is that when a stranger or strangers arrtv In the city or even long before they arrlv in the city Uhey are met on the trains an In towns more than 100 miles away fror Hot Springs by drummers for these doctors The drummers make the point , before tab Ing the victim to the doct'or , to asccrtali relatively , his financial standing , then t advlso 'the ' doctor as to this matter , and th man Is duly lleeced. "One Instance was cited to mo of a ma who came there to bo treated , was capture by a drummer , carried to a doctor and th drummer advised the doctor that ho thougl it woufd bo well to charge the man aboi : ? 25. The doctor had made his cxamlnatlo and advised the man that ) there was ver llttlo the matter with him and charged lili $25. The patient pulled out an cno'mot roll of bills to pay him and as BOOH as tt patient ) was away or out of hearing tt doctor called the drummer and told hli that ho wa a fool , that the man was a rei ular walking national bank and by son means ho must get htm back there so thi I they could got the money. When they gi down stairs the drummer told the patlei that the doctor was not satisfied quite nbo one feature of vho examination and advise him to return. Then the doctor made a ino rigid examination of the man's abdomen at when he was through advised the man th : ho had a tumor and It ) must bo Immediate 0 removed by a surgical operation. "The man became very much frlghteni nnd of course yielded to the operation. I was chloroformed and an Incision men acrosa the entire width of his abdome just through the skin , not penetrating tl cavity at all , and the wound sewed u When the patient regained consclousnc ho was advised that the operation bad bei entirely successful , and a tumor In a bott s of alcohol was exhibited to him as the o ) which had been removed , and ho w ; ' ' 6 charged $500 for the operation , which i " T paid. "Innumerable Instances of this sort ai il the practices of these drummers and quai doctors were cited to me , and the reputab physicians of Hot Springs , for that matte are very urgent In their recommendatlo : that some steps , If it bo possible , be taki by the department to suppress this villain I conferred with Dr. Perley , the superl : tcndent of the army and navy haaplta with Dr. Garnett , with Dr. Keller , Dr. He land , Dr. Jclks , and with Dr. Rector , wl . are recognized as of the leading physlcln of Hot Springs , and they all concur In t view that the state of Arkansas seel powerless to enact any law that won reach the case. At my suggestion Dr. Pe ley lins submitted a plan which ho thin 0 would result In destroying this practlt , . All the doctors above mentioned agree this belief , and bellcvo that bis Is the on B feasible plan. , , "I am not prepared to say that it Is cot petont for the department to adopt this sy tern , but I do feel , after a careful study ai examination of the situation at Hot Sprint that some extreme step Is necessary to taken to protect the property and t health and the lives of people who go Hot Springs In the hope of regaining thi health. These drummers are the shrews e s est people In this country , and I am a d vised that they are successful not only wl the people unaccustomed to travel , or bclnic away from home , but that no h than two United States senators have fall victims to their wiles. It occurs to i that the government , having reserved t superlntendcncy , control and ownership these waters for the benefit of manklr would unquestionably have the power to e force such regulations as would destroy tl practice. "I cannot find language sufficiently stro for the denunciation of these practices , a I most earnestly recommend that some st bo taken in the direction of ending It. " The Interior department is seeking I some way to put a stop to these abuses , I finds Itself hampered by the fact that t reservation la under the judicial control the elate ot Arkansas , and it U said tt tbo state laws have so many loopbo through which these professional mlscreai can escape that It appears almost linpossll to punish the offenders. In order to stop the drumming the depa ment has under consideration the advli billty of the adoption of a regulation pi vldlng that no batbhouso receiving hot wa CONDENSED TAKE No SUBSTITUTE FOR THE "EAGLE BRAND" THOUSANDS or MOTHEWS TESTIFV TO ITS SUPERIORITY. "Sfr FREE. NlwyOBt ( COHOIMS.D M.ix . Co. NY. V- A from the Hot Springs reservation shall per mit any person to bntlio therein who has I not a certificate from a reputable physician , who docs not report to drumming , that he Is n proper subject to receive b.itbs. Th ? | superintendent of the reservation or a board of surgeons , to be appointed by the secre tary of the Interior , will be required to certify to th-a profitislonal standing of phy sicians proscribing baths In the Hot Springs waters , and no doi'tor who Is known to drum for custom will get u certificate which will cntlllo his patients to bathe nt the bath- houses. 1 lltlMi4lblr. I Chicago 1'ost : "Take my seat , madam , " | | lu > said politely. . . . "Oh. I really couldn't , " PMO protested. And she was right ubotlt It. too. for ho was somethliiK over n 230-pounil man ami she was soniethliiK under n DO-pound woman. Hut that didn't prevent her from taklns Hint the rest of It enough of the seat PO was of mi value to him. John ' Butt. 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