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Show Food lis Heart on Wrong Side Queer Discovery of Physicians in Examining Brooklyn. Man With X-Ray. NEW YORK. June 19. RullfT Smith of 793 Herkimer street, Brooklyn, whs walking along Bushwlck avenuo on Friday afternoon when he was stricken with Intense pain In the left side, and sank helpless. He was taken Into a drug store, whence, after a rest, hn walked to St. Catherine's hospital, and asked that he bo permitted to remain a few minutes, as he feared ho would not be able to reach his home Dr. Karl D. Wood, the house physician, found ho was In a high fever, and advised ad-vised him to remain at the hospital for a day or two. Noticing that 'Smith's chest was swollen, Dr. Wood called In the members of tho hospital staff. Thti doctors doc-tors applied the stethoscope, but were un-ablo un-ablo to find out what was wrong. Smith was uiltpn to tho X-ray ward and examined. It was then discovered that his heart was almost under his right armpit. Where the heart should be was found what tho doctors say is a tunpr or cancer. Smith, the doctors Ray, will bo out In a few weeks. Many doctors who wore apprised ap-prised of the Interesting discovery visited tho hospital to soo the patient and to note tho action of a heart In such an extraordinary ex-traordinary place. |