Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-08-28
MEDICAL MATTERS.

CURIOUS SURGICAL OPERATIoN.-We have often
heard Of supplying artificial noses-we daily see teeth
furnished more natural than life, but the following
new face arfciaily, exceeds all these. DIR. George
SmiIie dentist, corner of Broadway and Chambers
street. performed the following operation Miss c.,
now a!ed II, was attacked at the age of 10 with
bilious fever, and was attended by Dr. -, of New
York (snce deceased) who, In consequence OF an ex
cessive use of mercury, it may be its moderate adj
ministration under peculiar idioSyncracy Of const
tuition, produced ulcer the left cheek, which
gradually sloughed away, leaving entirely exposed
the whole of the teeth on that side of the face, and
also destroying half of the At this period
the disease seemed to abate in measure, bot in a
short time returned, producing neurosis of teeth and
maxillary bone, the greater portion of which was
broken away In exrIcatlng some OF the molar teeth
with a view to arrest the progress of the disease.
This however, far from being the case, for the
consequence Of the fracture was complete anchy-
loss of the Jaw from which 1t can never recover.
She receives her food through a small aperture Of
about half an inch in diameter situated in the centre
cheek and although necessarily deprived In great
measure of the solid kinds of food she is, not
outstanding apparently in robust health under the
enjoyment Of unconmonly high flow Of spirits. A
medical gentleman, thus describes the mode in which
DR.. Smile supplyed the artificial face of Miss -.
The whole operation highly creditabe to his skill
and proficiency in his profession He Or. s. first
took plaster cast from her face and having remodel
ed the defective portion Of it, cast from the plaster
face brass die, and from the brass die leaden one,
between which two he stuck the silver cheek; with
half the and the upper lip complete, which
painted TO initiate the natural The mode of fit
ting the artificial cheek was as oows:-He fitted
accurately small gold plate the aperture in
the cheek leading to the mouth and secured the plate
to four of the teeth by of clasps. Sodered to
the small plate is loop through which the point of
spring passes which attached to the artificial cheek,
drawing it up tightly and uniting Its edges with
the rest of the face, and thereby producing such
change in the appearance of the voting lady to de-
fly detection at the distance of eight or ten feet
The following case, which is said lately to have
occurred in Bedford county, Pennsylvania, is
nicated to the Bedford Gazette by DIR. ]. Reamer.
Sophian Splelman married March, 1S4l in
II months after marriage, tapped for dropsy, al
which time, being in May AZ, IL gallons of thick
/ vised mucilagnous fluid, of yellow color OBJ
tanned, this being the first operation the second was
performed in August 1S43, obtaining 19I gallons OF
of the same; third time, Feb. 1914, II gallons
fourth time, May A. 10 gallons; fifth time, July lst,
liza gallons sixth time, Sept I'd, l6 gallons sew
enth timel October ID, 10 gallons eighth time Nov
o. 16 gallons ninth time, January 6th, 1915, lG
gallons tenth time, February II, 16 gallons eley-
enth time, March 22d, 10 gallons; twelfth time,
April 23d, l6 gallons; thirteenth time May 18th, 10
gallons; fourteenth ii he, June 4th ID gallons; at
which time she died. making about three years from
the period at which the first operation was performed
until she died, during which time she tapped Ia
times and DDS GALLONS of the fluid characteristic Of
dropsy obtained in all Before an operation she
measured feet inches around the most prominent
part of the abdomen. This is of the most extra
ordinary cases on record, and occurred In Licking
Creek Township, Bedford county, in the prabtice o.
DIR. Scott.
| STATISTICS OF SMALb-Pcx--Mr. ]. Fletcher read 8
paper; By Pr. Stark, the statistics of Small-Pox
The tables contained therein showed saving of thir
tyve per cent of the population where vaccination
prevailed, taking their date from the number of deaths
which occurred previous to the introduction of vaccn
alton. 1t showed that tie peesent prevalence of the
smallpox not from the inetficacy of the vaccine
virus, that its property became weakened by time
but from the neglect of parents In not having the
children vaccinated and when instances did o
the smallpox sezing persons who had been previous
ly vacclnated, the disease assumed a much mde
Ii appeared from the conversation which followed
the conclusion of the paper, that an impression hat
gone abroad that the vaccine virus was losing Its pow
err and consequence of this feeling great careless
ness had occurred the part of parents in having
their children vaccinated-BrtiSh Scientific ASSOci
dti0n.
SINGULAR DEATH.-On Wednesday a man names
James WINS, aged % years, died in Guys Hospta
under the following circumstances Ii appears tina
on Wednesday week the deceased, who was a groom
to gentleman residing at Dulwich, was engaged il
dressing a horse, when the animal severely kicke
him the right arm Medical assistance was pro
cured, and leeches ordered, four of which ap
piled to the wound. In short time three only wer
to be SEEM but ii was supposed the fourth had falle
, off and got away. The deceased was the follown,
day conveyed to the hospital The wounded arm sou
began to swell in most unaccountable manner, Whe
Mr. Foster, the house-surgeon, observed there
slight discharge Of matter Oozing from the orifce
He deemed it prudent, in consequence, to open tn
arm when to his great surprise he found the uissn
llooch in tho naSh hut load Tho
must have crawled into the orifce of very sinai
wound in the arm, and it could not be seen. Ate
the eech had been extrcated from the arm, the de
ceased went very well for a week, but symptom
of Inflammation of the veins ensued which terminate
in his Naturalization Tines July A.
EXTRAORDINARY DELUsroN.-A remarkable exam
nation for lunacy lately before the commission
ers in London and distinguished Physician Of tn
Metropolis in the instance of man whose seem
ed remarkably singular owing to the peculiar halu
cnatlons under which he was aborlng. Among the
most extraordinary the idea that he had got sew
eral men In his inside, who were complete master
over him, and that unless he did whatever they wish
ed, his death would be the consequence. He ais
said that they had got five machines. which they sc
to work at one time, so that he afraid that TN
violence of the motion would shatter him to pieces
They would not allow him TO move without paying a
) enormous sum, and for walking to this inquiry the
had charge him three thousand trlons for every
he tcoK
The WONDERS CT ELECTRICITY. = The Hartfor
Couranr says, that the 18th ut. Mr.. Fowler, Q
Mansfield, took bed at Nottingham, and in the morn
ing was found apparently dead from poison. Tn
usual remedies applied without effect whe
Electricity resorted to. At the first application
OF the conducting wire the chest of the patient,
rose up but gradually fell back again. AT the seeon
shock he rose up, crying out "Oh," and then fel
back again; but at the third shock he started UP
crying out - Oh God - and upright with ease
In short time afterwards he asked for something