A HUMAN OSTRICH.
'/ - / MAN’S STRANGE DELUSION.
(United Press Association —Copyright) LONDON, June 9.
An inquest in Cheshire revealed 497 articles in a local farmer’s stomach. The family had no suspicions that he was swallowing things until lie underwent an operation on Tuesday. The articles included the following: 200 nails 43 gramophone needles 6 teaspoons G brace buckles 3 door keys 1 live revolver cartridge 3 pen-knives 10 safety-pins 6 bolts 1 motor-car tyre valve 4 studs 7 curtain-rings. The evidence showed that the man had a delusi'on that his stomach was Loo smooth. , A verdict of death by misadventure was returned.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 53, Issue 204, 10 June 1933, Page 5
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101A HUMAN OSTRICH. Ashburton Guardian, Volume 53, Issue 204, 10 June 1933, Page 5
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