Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-07-21
SURGICAL OPERATION WITHOUT PAIN

We copy lhe following epera,on for The remova Of \
ryrus ifam the nose lrmp the May nhmher f The lps
toh Medical aud Surgical J5urns We III conrse know
mfhing nbant he matter beyond the facts furnished by
highly intelligent and respectable Witnesses. And this
particular casa IA written hy most UNIV llug wtnrss
In the meantime the attention Of ply sicans IL drawn t
the subject, aud mnfe heeuna embroidered by Few aai.
.ss examples 10 speak out IN regard I, ,opic which
they me by fldeule and not by argument; the nun-
her III these casts seems Ia accumulate.
lhere are recorded the erllrpaton Of b,csst nj
Pafshy jules Chguei. one by Drs. inmard and Oukrl
NJ Paris aud by Prof Ducas At Savannah the r..
noya ri diseased hume from the jaw by Dr. Chsrl,un at
The Melville hospital. Chaham. Eng, the divisiup II
ehdons by Dr. Eoglrdoe Of Seuihsea. ampuia,ih az
the lhirh by DR. Nard at Mellow hospital. Mailing.
hamshre, DR. Iasswrls operation OF the same chnrsr.
ter performed on Mary Ann lakin NJ Leicester, I'm,
vland, the amrnla'on Of leg by Dr. mes u, Bangor.
Me. the e,fpaiinn Of innsils by Dr. u diner Paris,
aud the removal II tnmnf from the neck by the saps
eenlienen IN New York. All ,hrsc are well AZ,
tested by credi'ahle Witnesses and any ne wants an
esaa1a,lon oi The they must 90 esewh re- for Is
We merely give the lacis..N Y, Tribune.
10 he Editor ofMe
BOSTON .fsdical and Surgical Journal
DIAN SiR-Addltional 10 the accounts Of like resns
Thai haye lately reached us from various quarters es.
pertinent has dragged me utn bring wi,nNss NJ ,hs psf-
cuars tim, hereby detailed 10 you. "a tJuws for
What ihry worth, attending the removal in July,
1915 ii pnypus from tie oi seni In the M /,
neric condition. give this nnns Ia the cond oasts
WIS IN fT gBai at better une--hu. names are ul tt,
consequence. the facts only (ftom notes taken at the
lime) heiup intended 10 he regarded The patient came
from Knoxville, II miles. distant, 10 Belfast, ff hs
purpose ut having me operate. She very respects
able Woman, Of mild disposition and manners Of cosdc.
rable energy and activity fair xon abon "a years
nj aye. married, had ,ne child, Ras . Isison ut 90,
. nstnllan and 10 every apprafance hsalthy al tho
time. That inUHr Nns al an oblung>rounded form,
largely he'd haee. probably huli inch in lis sn al,
les' diameter, and had been there three mon,hs. tbs
base WINS larger pr perlonay on the average of cases
n my experience, mud i,n,ly pG ffent, that u,
removne il Mns gid 10 iraf it away in pieces I
had nld enl my Instlpn ens and mas about prce. ding
IN tie operation hfn she proposed 10 he ague zrd If
was pessie she dreaded The pain that would have
be hurnr; mud sha entirely unacquanled il owD
Al Ter nqueAt procured The attendance # gent ~,
aho had ,op ffpnalloa nj icing entn magnet zer Mr..
p i. DUMMY. uihonRh entirely iaiihltss on nv Nv
part. IS leJ her al tie time Nv well Others h. fr.,
who had asked What lhcpeh oi amin al magnetism. |
am quite cnndd,nt Hot The lady arl Mr. Qpiuby had
MAYER mel hpple, md thai there nothing psesLsy
e ,nteriod am also eor iid,nt that she took no mcdE
cine Il, dnee sinror. In ten minutes after coan encnp
she @as ra nioa state darracoily natural sleep. ss
ting upright III her chair, breathing and pulse natural
culor of connienanee unchanged We then moved her
from the haol par of ny rom, here she halp'neA Ia
le sinine. In window. inr tie tight. Mr.. q. asked
her II she fell well. She distinctly answered, yes. I
Immediately lin the presence Of several If
ted ilzens Who lad beco rali,u Ia teir ny requ.s)
began remuve tho polypus. and did il tn ,uup hly,
rernping r sides Of the nosIr repeatedly with the iry
rcgs 10 he sure that had removed all the rmanr
ing fragments. There WAS some Icmorluce, say near.
ly Of blood. During the Whole me she evncrJ
ao' be slightest symptom ufpnin, either by any croanaa,
siphine ~ uuiinn wharspf tat was in all these To-
specis precisely Ike It deud foiy. J tlI c,n,iit.d
TINT might as we'll bake nmpna'ed her arm. Tia
circumstances that sireck ut the time most sngpsy.
" IL a this soon as the blm began
down The nuccs there sli hi rough, rarg souni
o the breathing. One =, lle hysiand' said, sic
choking d. ab. Mr.. q. hawk,d aud spit rrpraird-
y. hea SIR 5J lie sanp, and spit 'he had III oi her
mouth In about ten MINUTES aiier she was awakened.
hut said she nctnsciuns that anything lad hera
dnne crmplanfh nf pain. aud tuns iin str runld
hnaihe freely through her nose, that had been
llraly CLOSED up for several preceding months.
3onrs. very sincerely,