The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1844-01-26
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in which was called as counsel. Whether i,
was his main design to eulosiSo the Rush Medi.
cal College, and this unfortunate case was only
accidentally called in. or whether his studied per-
version of the case was not hs primary object, and
the eulogy mere embcIshmcnt, will not stop to
determine, as 1t requires no keen perception to
perceive the naIisnity which forces itself through
all his endcavors to an ear devoted TO the inter
ests of that institution aud It's "hcustri0s' loca-
lion in the eyes of the distinguished person to
whom he writes. This shaving his hand is a
frankness on his part, which did not think he
possessed but we will give him credit for taking
as little pains To hide his feelings Of III nature jea
lousy, and envy, in Il document. for the public
eye, as hc does in his daily associations-a conse-
qucnce doubtless, Of scishness the most deeply
rooted, and cgo,sm unconquerabIc. As | write
this more especially to disabuse the public mind,
and vindicae the action, in this case, of my wor-
thy friend DR.. Graham, will state the case as it
was, and trust the result with the public.
The young man, in chopping, received a CLAN
cling blow from very sharp axe, just above the
outcr-ancle, which severed the anterior tiblal ar
terry and partly cut and fractured the hbula. He
Immediately attempted to staunch the blood by
tying handkerchief over the wound and, also,
the boot, but, finding his efforts aborsive, he hur-
Icd home, for fear of bleeding to death, where he
was as it continued to pour forth lorcibe stream.
dow long it took him to get there Ca mile and a
quar.cr) is not known; but before he reached the
house, he fell in convulsivc paroxysm, and con.
+ tnucJ apparently lieIesS tor some time after he
was taken into the house. Dr. Graham, itco miles
f If, was Immediately sent for, and, although he
does not pretend to practice either medicine or
surgery, and especially not the latter, as he has
long since disposed of his instruments; yet his
neighboTs, from his well known reputation, (heng
a graduate Of the New York Medical Coege,)
will not permit him TO enjoy the quiet Of far
! mer. Upon his arrival, he Immediately applied
large compress of folded cloth over the emoral ar
, tery, and drew tight over this handkerchief by
! twisting it with stick, which thus secured the
/. bleeding vessel almost entirely. What did escape
soon formed a cuagula in the wound and artery,
ana mus ali iuElutT was
. When arrived, about twenty four hours after
found his cOuntcnance very much banchcd la
boring under great difficulty OF breathing, throw
his head and chest agonizingIy from side to side
with person constantly tanning him, pulse lou
and feeble interrupted deIirium, and constantly
throwing the clothes from his breast, with other
symptoms evidently showing the near and lnevl-
table approach Of death, which took place IN Blk
or eight hours afterwards. The DR.. had admins
tered stmuants freely, and Immediately upon my
arrival the torniquet was loosely applied, and the
cloths and congresses Of the DR.. removed with
view Of taking up the artery, if necessity should
require it; but, to our extreme JOY, the coaguIa
formed was sufficient, and it required no surgical
; flourish to rend this application OF nature from
the gaping wound, to show the anxious and con-
-, fused spectators what modern surgery could do
r We simply relied upon pushing siimuIan,s and
nourishmcn,s to the utmost extent, with view OF
bringing on reaction, believing If that could be
effected, the chances would be in his favor; but
in this we failed and the result has already
= been told.
Now, would ask every candid physician and
surgeon, (if all such have not been inclted, IN
Wow of Howland's report of this case, to 'hro"
their shccp.skln at his feet aud make straight
tracks for the Rush Medical College, whether
any thing practicable was omitted tina! the nature
Of the case demanded If not, why this debe-
4 rate, l-abhoucnt attack upon the character OF
> those he should rather seek to Initiate, but whom,
in consequence of his consummatc esotism, he
can never successfully hope to rival! Was it
for the purpose of urging us into paper warfare,
that he nigh, lie, loose upon us the ba'ery OF his
billngsgate for the qualification of the baser pro-
pensi,y of his soull If so, he mistakes his game
! for he should long since have learned that man
Il of such very doubtful character as he is universal
" esteemed, can never receive even passing no
ticc from me, except in such cases as this where
falsehood is based upon circumstances OF truth.
His recommendation to members of the profess
$ sion to avail themselves Of the lectures ofhe Rush
/, Medical College, is in fact, subllmcly ridiculous
e and provoked hearty laugh, as | perceived he
lHaglnCu HlUlsCl lllllutcu upon tIio '"P '"aHH VI
d the ladder of his profession, looking down upon
E. all around him as mere pigmles and, as he says
= "plough-joggng money-catchng physicians anl
+. surgeons" Did mpudonce, bgotry, and sef-es
2 teen ever equal this in any other created being
Most assuredly not. He stands as prodigy, pre-
i cminen,ly designed by fate 10 excite still create
- wonder and surprise, if he can only effect, what
i understand no seriously meditatcs, an extra pro
:, fcssorshp in the Rush Medical College, as lectu
u, rer on mc,aphy clarvoyancc, and the black
= art, in which doubt not, he will acqui, himscl
with much satisfaction. Then will the dark thing
" be brough, to light, and mystery will be spoken
; only as u thing tina, was. Yours, +. 3.