The uvula was bitten, not torn. There is an interesting account
of a native of India, who, while fishing in a stream, caught a
flat eel-like fish from fifteen to sixteen inches long. After the
fashion of his fellows he attempted to kill the eel by biting off
its head; in the attempt the fish slipped into his gullet, and
owing to its sharp fins could not be withdrawn. The man died one
hour later in the greatest agony; so firmly was the eel impacted
that even after death it could not be extracted, and the man was
buried with it protruding from his mouth.
A Leech in the Pharynx.--Granger, a surgeon in Her Majesty's
Indian Service, writes:--"Several days ago I received a note from
the political sirdar, asking me if I would see a man who said he
had a leech in his throat which he was unable to get rid of. I
was somewhat sceptical, and thought that possibly the man might
be laboring under a delusion. On going outside the fort to see
the case, I found an old Pathan graybeard waiting for me. On
seeing me, he at once spat out a large quantity of dark,
half-clotted blood to assure me of the serious nature of his
complaint. His history--mostly made out with the aid of
interpreters--was that eleven days ago he was drinking from a
rain-water tank and felt something stick in his throat, which he
could not reject.
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