, 1844-03-23
From the Bangor Me-, Gazette.
Mesmerism. Extraordinary On
Grafton.

We have heretofore published tn,
? reports OF others concerning Mesmer
= ism for the amusement Of our readers
! without expressing an opinion favor
: able or u~ntsvorabIe in regard TO il,
, utility; We have now 10 relate a cir
Cumstancs which came under gu,
" observation that satisfies rs thar
the subject Is deserving more conside.
ration than leading minds generally
are disposed TO award t. ii.
: We were present on Saturday last
and Witnessed the aDputation CT a
+ limb of Mr.. Luther Carey. OF this city,
a Young man % years of age. by DR..
Hosea Rich. assisted by Drs. Mason,
Smell and 6. B. Rich, while in the
Mesmeric slate, into which he had
been thrown by d.. Josiah Deane.
DR.. Deane commenced ~magnetizing
the patient At 90 minutes hefore 10
O'Clock. His ncr@es appeared to be
highly excited hut al 10 minutes past
10 he WAS il y stale of somnolency,
aud constantly complaining Of cold.
He could hear persons converse, but
could not tell what they said. After
a few more passes. he said he could
hear DO ore but the msgRetizer, al
though others were c1nversing in the
room at the time. He did NOT appa-
ren,lv fee! a knife which was run in
TO a vein Of the leg. DR.. Deane con.
,inusd m~agnetizing him for some time
longer. until there could be no doubt
he wa in what is called the mesmer-
ic state; but now he insisted that the
limb should not be taken of.
The part to be removed was The
right !eg below the knee, the cords
OF which had become so contracted
in consequence Of a fever sore with
which he was afflicted az eight years
Of age. that his leg was doubled up,
the calf meeting the back ofthe tnigh.
The csss was considered one Of great
dificulty-and very different from a
common case Of amputation.
1t was o until some time after
the first inclsion by the surgeon, that
the patient appeared to feel any pain;
and not until about the time flesh was
being removed from the bone, 20
which in consequence of the disease
it adhered more firmly than in com.
mon cases, that he showed any unea-
siness. He complained much OF the
cold, and appeared 10 think it was
that which troubled him. After the
limb was removed snd while the sur
geon was taking up the veins. he COM
planned that somebody was ~pricki1g
his foot.
We will here endravor to give an
idea Of the immediate effect, of the
operation upon the patient by reIa,
ting as nearly Is possible, the scene
that took place after the amputa.ioa.
"~Somebody is priCking my foot"
he said. sit srnaris ike timer
alt Gay be cold" exclaimed ere.
well ii may" he replied.
"Does it pain you now" inquired
DR.. Deloe.
No. j, don't smart a darned Bit"
Shortly after, he remarked, "Dr.
youares pretty clever man. but some
body did prick my foot. | suppose
it wasn't paralyzed; but | si:an't have
it off"
''You felt a kind Of p~ricking in it
when it was Paralyzed?'
perhaps So
Soon he said: sit pr;cks Z little
now. You ought not TO have let
them prick my foot until it was com
paralyzod. But | won't let
them cut it off.
when shall they cut it Off set
your time"
"At4 o'clock, ifit is paralyzed then
Then we'll 20 it az slick as q waist
The surgeon was now cutting a.
round the bone, and the pain must
have been intense. The patient eS-
claimed:
Somebody i, hurting my knee"
"You have the cramp in it per-
"Weli, take it out"
sWell-,here il comes-;here it is,
,
well, it is out now, | believe" ,
Shortly he said again: "Somsbody
my knee-somebody hurts my
foot-somebody hurts my knee, worst {
The pain has got out Of my ,
knee somehow into my foot" i
DR. Deans was all the while hold
his hands, and two other gentle
men had their hands upon his arms, 9
prevent his moving. He was un- I
Easy from the time the operator com- I
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