The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1825-07-13

placed upon the table, and famed by |
gentle and refreshing breezes, during
the whole time. II is scarcely necessa-
ry TO make any remarks upon this part,
or preparatory operation it is sufficient
TO say, that, with the loss of little blood,
the right carotid artery was drawn up
from between the muscles, expeditions
Iy, and with little pain TO The patient,
tied with string ligature. The wound
being neatly closed with adhesive straps,
Mr.. Hubbard walked back to the house
During the night he had bat little pain,
slept some, and had good pulse. The
next day, at twelve O'Clock, June nth,
the faculty having assembled, and the
patient again placed upon the table, the
operator made an incision from the angle
ofthe mouth, 10 the lobe of the ear, and
another vertically, from the centre Of
the under lip dowv TO the pomum adami.
BY delicate dissection, in which the
Professor exhibited his thorough ac-
quaintance with surgical anatomy, the
tumor was exposed. There was not
more than two gills of blood lost, through
the whole operation, and this may be
imputed TO the excellent precaution of
securing the carotid on the preceding
day.
BY one of Hey's saws, the jaw was
then taken off, at the angle and at the
right mental foramen, by which means,
about two inches in length ofthe jaw
bone, surrounded by the tumor, was
readily extracted. The tumor, upon
examination, pro7ed TO be of cartila-
sinous consistence.- approximating to
bone, familiarly known TO Surgeons by
the name of osteo carcomatous tumors,
measuring seven inches in circumfer-
ence, in one direction, and six 10 another.
The lips of the wound were neatly
brought together by adhesive bards, and
the patient again conveyed to his bed.
Although the pain of the operation
was at times excruciating, bis strength
was undiminished, and his pulse full and
strong. He was occasionally permitted
10 rise up to rest and survey the COZ
course ofsPectators, which his curiosity
prompted him 10 notice. Whether sit
ting up, or submitting TO The knife, he
kept up an incessant talking, which no
persuasion could silence, and gave such
frequent exhibitions Of wit and sarcasm,
as 10 draw smiles from those who were
the most deeply interested in his welfare
and sympathized the most 10 his suffer
iDgs.
We hear from day TO day of the COM
Portable situation of Mir. Hubbard, and
nave DO apprehensions of an unfavor-
able result. In ten days from the ope-
ration, the external wound will probably
be entirely healed, and in the course of
five or six weeks, with ordinary success.
new jaw bone of equal strength and
magnitude of the portion which was re-
moved. will undoubtedly be generated
Professor Batcheller is certainly an
operator of the first order, who has
united 10 his character a discriminating
mind, science combined with thorough
chlrurgical experience, and hand that
never trembles.
DR.. S. w. Williams has obligingly IA
vored US with the following account of
the present condition of Mr.. Hubbard.
Ii must be interesting to the friends Of
science and humanity to learn that the wounds
upon Mr.. Hubbard's face aud neck, except
Immediately about the ligature around the
carotid artery, healed by the first intention,
or without discharge of matter, on the sew
enth day after the operation. He has been
rapidly convalescing ever since. He ale sev-
eral pieces OF stewed chicken on the 18th and
18th days after the operation, aud he is now
very hungry. The prospect is that he will
be able to use his jaws with freedom in a short
time. He cleaned bis face and shaved him
self on the 18th day without fatigue, and i'm
mediately after walked several rods from his
house, and returned refreshed The wound
IN the jaw israpidly filling with healthy granu-
latlons." Franklin Post.