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breast was removed She expressed her nceduli-
y-sad ! Was certainly jesling. IL impossible
that II could have been done without her knowing II a.
the me or feeling anything OF it now.--She became
WINGED only carrying her hand 10 the part and 6n-
ding that ihe br,as, was no longer here She remain
ed apparently unmuved for few moments. when her
friends approaching 10 congratulate her, her face became
flushed, and she wept unafeciedly fur lime.
In laying The abose narrative bebfe the profession. it
IL due 10 the Of truth to state. that II has been
submitted In all The physicians present al the operation.
and that am authorised by them 10 say that accurds
III every particular with their ohsers aiinns far
they present shuuld also add that having no
oiner oeel In se~ han the establishment Of the fact
that surgical operation may be performed under snch
srenmsanees without the Consciousness Of the patient
have designrdly ayaded any mention Of the various
and interesting mesmerio phehomena manifested prloi
and subsequently, 10 The operation. These have been
carefully and jodelonsly recorded by Mr. kenrck.
whnse well directed zea haa enabled him collect
body Of highly important iaes from field unfortunate
~ explored too exclusively by ignorance and charla
ansm.
AUGUSTA. Ca. Is, Fob, 1916.
KANAWIIA SALT WORKS.
The Charleston lNaoa~ha) Republican Of the 9th
inst has The following article with regard
rlopo phenanenon of the salt wells there:
II has been known 10 the public for some twn years,
that several extensive salt furnaces IN The kanawh
salt regpn have been operated exclusively by gas The
gas iurchg The waller ron ihe depth thousand or
heen hundred fret and then being collected in barrel
when series as gasoueltf II Ia conveyed by pipe
the furnace, furnishing NIL the heat necessary to carry
on, al HE same time. all The processes VI tho anulac.
tnre OF Sail 10 s completion establishment ,apa4
BILE Of making hundred barrels ina day, and at night
brilliantly lighting mp the hole wurks--ihus wing
the expense oi steam engine 10 pump up the water all
the fuel and lights Last week IN deepening one Of tho
wells Of Nessrs. Dickinson x Shrewsbury. the augur
struck stream o Gas Al the depth III thousand feet
that quantity and ioee far surpasses any thing of tho
kind heretofore discovered here or perhaps In The world
Ina "a LHtf1 anil.
overcome The exerons o The wurkmen hold II down
while they could upserew The deiachmens. Tho way
being CLEARED, The Gas having fall play, sent column
Of water one hundred feet (and II lhed would doubt
raise II 10 double thai dslabee) occasionally dschafgng
stones from The s2e ola mnskei ball 10 that Of hen's
egg, almost with the force Of grape shot from piece Of
ordnance. .@a5
When We were there, Thursday list all hands
were engaged IN active .furls 10 get down plug III
check the ofce Of The Gas. to enable them in
sert the tube They have. We learn. partially succeed
ed, and IN few days both the Gas and water will be
turned 10 good account. Serious approximations
" Justly entertained Of The destruction Of furnaces, IN tho
immtdlae ne2hboIhood as well as OF The residence Of
Mr. VIM. 1ompkins. should this immense body Of Gas
take fire. which, II was honght. might occur from
steamboat passing on The river, extensively was IL
dltnsed IN The atmosphere. strong guard Is kept up
night and day 10 prevent such catastrophe On Sat
nrday the third we'll from the QUO we are speaking OF
Imk FIRE. and alth the aeliYe exefliuns was not
exilngushed I'll considerable damage was done IL tho
works
That our readers may have idea of the extent Of
patnre's laboratory gas manulaeioy the kanawhs
we viii say, that gas enough issues from this single
well To light all the cities IN The United Seies aud we
think might safely lhn,w in London Paris. ST. Pc.
lersburg, aud half dozen olber big cities Of Euope.
some entertain fears that boih The gas and the salt
Ter will shortly fail but incline 10 The opinion has
the upper stratum, the outskirts The subj IBIS only of
the Treasures Of salt aud gas well many suberra-
mean wonder are Just being reached No matter
whose dpmlnlons duwn there may be encroaehed upon
whether lhose Of Pluto lE9ns our enterprsng salt
manufacturers are determined explore them, annex
them, revsl IN their palaces, the Apnexalionss are
by and by TO revel in The Halls the Monezumas