Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-04-19

'nat tne fer0tct gave HhifcIsdt saustaS
ton.
4 Surgical Biunder.-siany years ago,
a hale old sea captain resident in ihiscity,
had The misfortune to break both his legs,
and the accideu, was accompanied with
many wounds Of the limbs; so tina, both
fractures were supposed TO DO what is
termed compound" or in other words,
the wounds were deep enough 10 commu
uicate with the fractured bones |; which
renders such injuries peculiarly danger
Gus. Several of the mos, eminent sur.
gcons Of the day, oil of whom. however,
are uow u, rest with the patient, met in
consultation on the case ; aud it was uni
versal!y decided thar one OF the limbs
must he sacrificed. asi j; was impossible for
tho vital powers Of tho palien, TO accom-
piish the cure Of SD many complicated
injuries. One limb was braken in q sin.
| gle spot; the other was absolutely crushed,
the au.puta,iun OF ,he latter. But the
J condition. Of Tho patient compelled them.
after dressing the limbs. To delay the opcr-
a'iou till the succeeding day ; when they
met, 10y appointment. at an carly hour.
Arrangements being completed, withou,
remnving the envelope. the attending sur
gem proceeded with The operation. and
whrn. il was completed with all the deli
cacy. rapidly aud skill for which be was
justly celebrated, he discovered that be
had ampu,a.ed-lhs wroag limb
The patient was vigorous aud in due
proceeds OF time. tho task Of healing The
moro severely fractured lcg-with which
alone his constitution had 10 TO contend
was successfully accomplished.
The grave had long covered this snrgi-
cal bluude', when The busy tongue Of
fame al last whispered the truth in the ear
Of the fiery. tempered old man. who was
not ia tho 6rst instance aw arc Of The error;
and hc-very naturally, though CIRQUE.
ously, concluding that, If his constitution
was adequate to the cure Of the worst in
jury. il could not have been embarrassed
with the healing Of The lighter hurt-im-
media'ely had the bones Of bis leg disiu.
;1IISI. and preserved them ever after. in
a parlor closet. whence, in early boy
hood. have repeatedly secn I'm take
them, shake IL. dry relics while repeating
their unhappy history, uneripg scarce Ut
ierable aunthenas against the whole hon.
orable fraternity Of surgeons, past, present
and To come
have already alluded. ia q former cs-
say. to The facility of healing wounds dis
played in the inferior animals /; as in the
case Of the salamander or waIer newt /;
but tho subject is so Immediately connected
with the arguments Of our mex, essay tia,
il may be proper to offer some further
illustrations.
The power Of healing extensive wounds
appears TO be enjoyed by animals in de-
gress of perfection inyersely proporlioucd
to the complexiIy Of their structure. IL
we cut a human being 10 half. both pieces
must die; but il is said that when an Garth
worm is treated in the same mauuer, both
pieces live, aud become perfect animals.
Theirs are many uther animals that Pc
rish when their heads are stricken, of. YET
live for a considerable Time. Every child
is aware Of the propensity Of the hind legs
Of the buli-frog 10 Jump out of the frying
pan into the fire" when heing prepared
10: 40 epicureau palate. The head nf The
swapping turtle will bite sevcrcly-many
days after tits severed from tha body. II
will not die-as the popular faith errone-
ously teaches US that the tail Of small
snake will do-'.a, sun sell" was once
dining upon n delightful dish OF soup.
made from the body Of one Of these rep
tiles. when my favorite water. spaniel
commenced bowling most piteouaIy 10 the
yard. when q servant rushed into the
dining room. pale with fright, exclniming
"Uh! Mr.---! Cnsar's mall" A glance
from the window convinced me that thorc
was too much ..mcihod in his madness"
10 be sympsomaIic Of bydrophobia; and
going ont. ! used every endeavor 10 seize
him and examine iuIo the cause Of his
suiierings; bu, in vain. Tossing his head
in the air. aud then ihrnsling his muzzle
violently ayains. the ground, he careered
many times most furiously around the
yard, yelling. aud eluding me at every
turn. Al lergih the race was suddenly
arresiet. With his feet thrown forward,
his nose Significantly pointed 10 q spot on
the ground Immediately before him, and
an expression Of e~oru,cnanee in which
bewilderUent and pain were rapidly CIV
ng way 10 a knowing, but very dogged
look. OF satisfaction, be molionless and 81.
lent. The mystery was explained. Iur
smelling about for a dinner, he had encoun-
tered the amputaied head Of the tur-
Tic, upon which we had been making
our repasI; and he had been instantly
caught in the Trap. There lay the head
discovered from tho trunk more than
t%wenty.four hours previously, and in the
vicelikc jaws was seen the end of the dogs
nose-complctely bitten of!-Phiaasi-
phia Literary Age.
Aneedoi.--A smart spruce looking man.
seeing n sign on ono side ola door lettersd