Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-01-14
NESMERIC MIRACLE IN LONDON.

We md the following condensed hccouh' vi an
unrlvaed miracle performed in London, and re-
ported IN The leading paper in letter OF the 81
INST. IN the Journal OF Commerce:
| mos. extraordinary Surgical Operation has
been performed the particulars Of which viii be
found detailed couple Of columns OF the Lon
don Morning Herald of tho 26tn ult. James
Wombell AZ, a laboring man, had suffered Tor a
erlod Of five years with painful affection of
the left knee innt. He admitted into the
hospital at yellow, in Not,inghamshire, and II
was decided tina, amputatlon should take place a
bove The knee Jiint, and 1t was Accordingly zone
whilst Tho patient was under the influence OF mes
mertc sleep, Ga the lst Of October this wonder
/ full operation wa thus performed, given 10 the
words Of the mesmerIser, one Mr.. w. Iopham,a
lawyer Of the Middle Temple, LONDON. IL again
mesmerised him IN four minutes Ia quarter
of an hour told Mr.. w. Squire Wood The OPP
tori that he night commence Then brought
two fingers of each hand gently 10 contact with
Wombell's closed eyelids, and there kept them
still further TO deepen the sleep. Mr.. Wood, al,
ter earnest look at tho man, slowly plunged
his knife into the Of the outer side OF The
thigh. The stiffness at this moment was soine>
thing awful. The calm respra ton OF The sleep
ing man alone was heard, tor all others seemed
suspended. Ia making the second inc,sioa The
position of the leg was found 10 be more incon
venient than it had appeared, aud the operator
could n OF proceed with his former facility. Soon
after the second iucison, moaning was heard
from the patient. which continued, at intervals,
until the conclusion. II gave me The idea OF a
troubled dream; for his sleep continued as pro-
found as ever. The placid look OF his counter
ance never changed for an instant; his whole
frame rested, uncontrolled, perfect stiffness and
repose not a muscle nerve was seen Ia twi,ch
To tho end Of tho operation, including the saw
ing of the bone, securing the arteries. and apply
lug the ha ndages--occupy ing period oil upwards
Of twenty mnutes-he lay like a statue. With
strong sal volatile and water, he gradually and
Ice IuI ~, up5
he had felt, thus replled:"1 never knew any hing
more cater his being mesmerised0 and never
felt any pan at all; |. once, ielt as IT heard IA
kind of crounchlng. He asked II that was
painful; he replied: mo pain at ALL never
had any; and knew nothing, TIL was Weakened
by tina, strong stuff The 'crounch!ng was the
saving his thighbone. The first dressing
was performed in mesnerc sleep, with similar
success and absence of all pain. THIS case is so
inr ortant that have condensed its pr nciPa fea
lures and " hen consider the gravity with which
the operation was surrounded, the numbers VINO
were present. the unquest ionabe rank and res
pectabity of tho professional gentlemen, and
The utter absence Of all affection ] must candid
Nv admit that sceptlcIsm Is staggered and that we
are no longer in position TO deride or despise
! Influences so extraordinary, important u practical
Il Tfras Matters -Infortna,ion was received in
this city, saws the \. o. Tropic OF the 10Th ult,
Yesterday from Texas, that the divisions IN the
rupture. About 20 men had Withdrawn from
the army under the command Of Gen. Somervc
bad ecied William G. Cook. Colonel u L. how.
ard Lieut.. Colonel, aud had taken up their me OF
march, under the new organIzaioD, tor Mexico
Gen SomerveI 1T will be remembered, was Gen
Houston. man. and the army finally dgus,ed with
his DELAYS, left his communal. HIS whole torce
before the division according to the latest account Is
could not have consisted OF more than 1ooo men
Cot Cooke, and Lieut.. Col. Howard were both at
b.d ,ha Ea
We likewise heard yesterday that by tho arr
val of the steamer Dec, "a, Havana, few dav:
ago, news was brought that on the 2oth 0! No
: vember the new war steamer Mcntezuma, with
l6G men. al the island Of 81. Thomas, on ne
. way 10 Mexico. VIA Havana.
2 The MonteZuna Is probably with the MexIcau
c flee, by this time, and will prove very formula
- bic acces sion II will be remembered that she
carries two sixty eight and eight thirty two Poun
ders--aIi PaIxhan guns.
5 The county Jail Of Columbia county is withou
}. tenant. The Republican says this IS truly a tri
: umph of the Temperance cause, and our Washing
!, tnnians held kind Of Thanks giv,ng meeting
: within the walls Sunday last. Another result
e of the uuweared iabors of the friends of temper
e ance IN this couniy--so ore informed-Is
reduction of s., 500 from the annual county tax
). National Forum.
e Gov Dotv Of Wiscon sin. having refused to re
Il cogniZe the LegIsiait'e Couhci TOT 'hat ieffio
:. w. now assembled, that body have. by vote q
= 80 TO ?, adopted resolution requesting his reno
= val.
! Free Trnde.-Do the advocates for free trad
y and The Importation of foreign manufactures a
O low prices, ever reflect. the New Badfor
W Bulletin, tina, tie FIRST step under such state
= things, would be import foreign aborers at Low
] prices operate 10 factories 10 the exclusion
9 of our owne Low prices for The products Of GU
81 manufactures must Of necessity produce low pr
d ces for labor, and labor will be sought abroa
., when /, is cheapes,.--Free trade and foreign Ia
har loo nd in ham