Newspapers: Who Needs a Doctor; Gentlemen's Magazine 1749 This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Nancy Webb mcross@gis.net USGENWEB NOTICE: Printing this file by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitter(s) PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. _________________________________________________________________ Friday 30 [May] About the middle of this month a poor labouring man, and tenant to Francis Gore Esq in the county of Clare in Ireland, who wanted to vomit, put the feather of a master quill into his throat, to make him puke; but accidently the whole quill got into his stomach, which put him in great pain. But, Mr John Lyons, a gentleman, who had heard of it, had so much presence of mind, as to order a pistol bullet, to be immediately bored through and put a string into the hole, which he made him swallow, and by rolling him round several times, one way, the thread twisted round the quill, and then he drew it up, with the quill, which had been four to five hours in the stomach, without any damage.