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From: John & Janet Price
To: karen.zach(a)sbcglobal.net
Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 1:30 AM
Subject: 1911 News Story Fountain County
THought you might like this story. It has not help for genealogy just fun to read.
-Janet
Surname: Thorn
Jamestown Press
Jamestown, Boone County, Indiana
Friday, 4 Aug. 1911 page 1
BUG IN EAR FOR 32 YEARS
Entered Ear of Mrs. John Thorn Causing Almost Deafness in That member
Wednesday afternoon, at Waynetown, Dr. Bounell removed a bug that had been in Mrs. John
Thorn's ear for 32 years. Mrs. Thorn, who lives one mile south of Mellott, has
doctored all of these years for ear trouble and at times has been almost deaf, suffering
intense pain but with the treatment got very little relief. In explaining her case to Dr.
Bounell, she said that when she was ten years old a bug crawled into her ear, and if it
had ever passed out, it was beyond her knowledge. After the doctor had thoroughly washed
out the ear, he inserted his ear forceps and to his astonishment and the lady as well, he
removed the bug encased in earwax. The insect was fully half an inch in length and was of
the hard shell variety which are numerous of an evening. The lady was relieved at once and
there is every reason to believe that her hearing will be restored.
Note from Janet ISLEY Price. I am posting this story for others I am not related to the
subject.