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Bell: He was a noncommissioned officer.
Patient: Yes, I do.
Bell: You were a Highlander regiment, right?
Patient: Yes, I do.
Bell: You did your military service in Barbados, right?
Patient: Yes, I do.
When asked how he knew those facts, Bell answered casually.
“He may be a gentleman,but his behavior is stiff and he does not take off his hat. Judging from his behavior,he still retains the habits he picked up in the military (→ he was just discharged),and he seems to have an authoritarian personality. His accent and mannerisms suggest a Scottish background (→ Highlander Regiment). He had elephantiasis (a skin disease caused by lymphatic vessels blocked by parasites), which is prevalent in tropical regions like the West Indies.”
It’s remarkably similar to the methods of Sherlock holmes.
Arthur Conan doyle, author of Sherlock Holmes
he stated, “Sherlock Holmes is the literary incarnation of my teacher in medical school, Professor Joseph Bell.”
In August 1892, Conan Doyle wrote to Professor Joseph Bell:
“It is most certainly to you that I owe Sherlock Holmes…I have tried to create a man based on the reasoning,inferences,and observations you have taught me over and over again.”
He sent a letter expressing his gratitude.
professor Bell consistently praised the Sherlock Holmes stories written by his former student.
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