articled15 Jun 2009 09:00 am
Poem Found in the New York Times
[Alexander Graham] Bell’s invention failed
On two occasions to pinpoint
The bullet’s location.
Historians say this may have been because
The device picked up metal coils
In the president’s mattress,
Or because Bell searched only
On the right side of Garfield’s body,
Where the lead physician,
Dr. Doctor Willard Bliss—
Doctor was his given name—
Had come to believe the bullet was lodged.
“One man suggested that they turn the president upside down
And see if the bullet would just fall out,”
Dr. Barbian said.
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Written by Amanda Schaeffer
New York Times, Health Section
“A President Felled by an Assassin and 1880’s Medical Care,” 7/26/06
Found by Ian Ganassi
New Haven, CT
what?! wow.
cool!