The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-07-08


case occurred in 1890, under the care Of
M. Murray, at the Hospital of st. Louis in
Paris: A young man from the country. a
laborer, imagined that he had swallowed
young snake in glass of water. " 1t is
five years (said hel since the accident &C.
Cured; since which time the animal has
not ceased to grow. 1t has now attained
an enormous size, and produces great in
convenience constantly in motion, it trav-
erses the belly, mounts into the chest, and
sometimes rises up to the left eye, when |
have distinct perception of its size and
color. Sometimes its movements are SO
violent and painful that am obliged to
constrain them by seizihg and squeezing it
through the particles of the abdomen"
The patient described a variety of other
circumstances connected with this internal
enemy, and appealed to the bystanders
whether they did not hear it kissing yet,
in all other respects, he was perfectly ra
tional. NJ. Murray, aware that no reason
ing would avail, affected to agree with him.
The patient himself expressed his convc-
ton that nothing but an operation could
save him. 1t was practised. In order to
render the illusion more complete, large
plat was made in the integuments of the
abdomen, the base of which was traversed
with bstoury, and live adder introduce
ed into the wound in the form of seton.
One of the wounds being covered with the
hand, the patient was requested to assist
the operator by Selling the head of the
" serpent" and unite his efforts in extract
ing it. No idea can be formed of the Joy of
the patient without having witnessed it.
Next day he declared that he was prodig-
iously shrunk in consequence Of the extrac-
ton of the horrd creature. All the tor
ments which he had suffered for five years
were removed; the cure was complete in
few days, and what is more remarkable, it
has continued permanent. One circum-
stance alone for moment rendered it
doubtful the patient was afraid that the
serpent might have left some eggs, but his
confidence was completely restored on be-
ing assured that it was male.
HARD LODGING. Not long since Cap
tain of a Steam boat of Columbus, started
his boat down the Chattahoochee river, and
having some business in Randolph county,
Georgia, gave up the helm to his mate, and
concluded to take a land passage by way of
u tramp, and join in with the boat at some
particular place, where he had been in the
habit Of taking in wood. However, by
some means, he lost the way, and came to
wolf-pen, or wolf-fall. He supposiag it
to be hog-pen, thought that he would
crawl in at the hole underneath the pen,
to rest himself the remainder part of the
night, and save himself from the attack of
panthers and other devouring beasts of the
wood. But, unfortunate Captain B!
what was his surprise, when, in the very
act ofgetting in, the log or dead fall fell up
on his back, and held him as fast as if he had
been pinned to the ground And in that sad
predicament he was compelled, not from
| choice, but actual necessity, to remain an-
til twelve o'clock the next day; when the
builder or owner of the trap came to see
what luck he had in the trapping of wolf
Lo 20 his utter establishment, he had caught
the Captain of a Steamboat The Cap
tain was Immediately relieved, and his stu
alton deplored by the humane and beneyo-
lent rescuer.-Ge Georgia paper.
EMIGRATIoN. The process of emigra-
ton In this quarter seems to have COM
menced with renewed alacrity. The yes-
sells that have left our port for North Amer
lea, have all exhibited on their deck a
numerous compliment of passengers. That
some among them may have formed very
! inadequate notion of a voyage in search of
wealth and independence to the northern
extremity of the New World, Is evident
from the following anecdote, upon the truth
of which. our readers may rely On Tues
day morning last, the Triton sailed from this
port for Quebec, with full share of passen-
gers. The wind was unfavorable for get
ting down the Humber, and she was cofse-
quently beaten about for several hours.
An old woman, who on the ships leaving
the harbor, had retired below, in the after
noon, suffered her curiosity to get the
better of her terrors, and ventured upon
deck. The first object that attracted her
attention was Paul Church, which, we may
remark for the benefit of our distant readers,
is situated about eight miles down the
river. She approached the pilot, and in
strong East, Riding dialect accosted him
with "Pray'ee, honey, is that '.Nericky 90
" No, not yet, MOTHER" was the answer.
Why BARN." rejoined the old lady, 81
whoap it be'ant much further, or me and
my ovid man III gang back, for I nivir
were sac sick o. nouaht i my whoal life z"
Hull Eng Packet.
SPLENDID GRENvtLLE ROSE. We learn from
the N. Y. Post that this magnificent species of
the Rose, in regard to which the public ex.
pectation was so much raised, by the publ
cations of the London Horticultural Society
and London Magazine, seems to have fully re-.
allied the anticipations of amateurs. A mum.
Der of them were planted in the gardens around
New York, which have grown the two past
years with rapidity that has astonished every
one, and have also withstood unprotected, the
severity of the past winter These have, dur
ing the present month, produced flowers in
great abundance, and in immense clusters,
some of which contained above hundred flow
ers in each ; and in which were combined the
various shades of white, pale blush, deeper
blush, light and deep red and striped, and by