The Democratic Whig. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-02-02

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upon a table. The low bed, on which
the saoti slay, WIS therefore lifted UpUn
q temporary platform. Ten piputes
lalier being mesmerizeds he was dfaMp
BY means of the bed-clothes beneath
him, toward the end Of the bed. The
movement, however, excited that pain
which had so often aroused him before;
and now 1t did so again. There was
something quite excfucialing In the
suffering which the stale .of the kuee
produced !; for | had seen him, while
in mesineric sleep, pricked 10 some
litle depth. IN other parts Of the dis
eassd limb, without being disturbed
|orsconscious Of it. TO preclude the
Ineeessity of any further movement, his
leg was nov placed in the rd0st conve-.
nient position which he could bear. -
Shortly afterwards he declared thar
the pain had ceased (; and / again'
mesnleFized him ia four minutes. s'o'''
t1nsa quarter Of an hour I Informed
Mr.. Ward thaihe might commence the
operation. 1 then brought two fn-
gers of each hand gently IN contact
with Wombell's closed eye-lids, and
there kept them still further to deepen
the sleep! Mr.. Ward, after one ear
nest look at the man, slowly plunged
the knife into the centre Of the outer
side Of the patients thigh, directly TO
the bone. and then made a clear. incis-
ion round the bone, to the Opposite
point, on the inside Of the thigh. The
stiffness at this moment was something
awful. The. calm respiration OF the
sleeping man alone was heard, for all
other seemed suspended. In making
the second incision the position Of the
leg vas found more inconyenient than
it had appeared to be, and the operator
could not proceed with his former IA
cility. Soon after the second incision
a moaning was heard from the patient,
which continued, at intervals, until the
conclusion. 1t gave me the idea Of a
troubled dream, for his sleep continu-
Ell as profound as ever. The placid
look Of his countenance never changed
for an Instant his whole frame rested,
uncontrolled, in perfect stiffness and
repose-not a muscle or nerve was
seen TO twitch. To the end of the OPP
Grafton, including the saving Of the
bone, securing the arteries, and ap-
plying the bandages-occupying a Pc
Rod of upward of 20 mihutes-he lay |
like statue. Soon after the limb was /
removed, his pulse becoming low
from the loss of blood, some braudy |
and water was poured into his throat,
which he swallowed unconsciously.-l
as the last bandage was applied, poin-
ted out to one of the surgeons and an~
other gentleman present, that peculiar
4uivering of the ey elids already alluded
10.
"Finally, when all was completed,
Ind Wombell was about to be removed
lis pulse being still found very low,
volatile and water was admin
stored to him ; it proved too strong
nd pungent, and gradually and calm
y awoke. At first he uttered no ex-
and for some moments It
eemed lost and bewildered, but after '
boxing round be exclaimed-'I bless "
le Lord TO ind it's all over He
,asI then removed to anothel room !; il
nd, following Immediately, I deman- r
ed of him, in the presence of the per- p
ms assembled, to describe all he felt 9
r knew after he was mesmerlzed.- a
Vombell's reply was-'I never knew c
nything mole ); and never felt any Z
ain at all | once felt as if heard a h
ind of crunching.' | asked if that '
ere painful? He replied, No pain u
all :! | never had any and knew
othing till | was awakened by Tint
rong stuff (the sal volatile.) The
runching,' no doubt, was the saw Il
g of his own thigh-bone. He was 81
# easy and comfortable and still c;
und so at nine o'clock that night !; ia
'out which hour / again mesmerized IN
m, Tin minute and three quarters, p'
ID he slept an hour and half. W
ay. further add that, on the Monday OIL
lowing the first dressing of his wound Sc
as in mesmeric sleep. OF this dres- 81
1g, usually accompanied by much b
reaeas and sTnarting, he felt nothing; an
apt long after it was completed; was nc
norant of Mr.. Wards intention; and, In
er awakening remained unconscious
its having been done. Mr.. w. s.
ards own valu able statement, in dc-
rdance with his personal observation 4
j care, prior and subsequent to the
Grafton, he has kindly permitted to W
appended 70 my own !; and thus to =,
lder complete the narrative Of this =
,e, which ] leave without syIla-
} of comment. ...4. -
w. ToPHAM. :.
Middle Temple, Oct. &c. An
Mr. Wards account, which was =
itten four days after the above, con-
ned the above in every particular. Rig
states that the patient IS doing re-
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