Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-04-17
Tall Stories!

The Jotrral Of last week contained wonderful
story, purporting to be account of an astounding
discovery, by certain professor Getting, of Brlen-
burgh, (if any body knows knows Where such place
is this side of the MOon.) According to the state
ment this noted professor had discovered the
of manufacturing egg without the interpositon of
any vital process in other words had successfully
substituted the galvanic fluid for the LAWS of vitality
in the production of eggs out of the material 1t
seems he not only thus made the egg, but actually
Matched the by artificial heat, thus producing
entire species of bird, without feathers-the
components Of which he probably forgot to put into
his elementary composition! We think, after this,
that friend Hatch can successfully return the eccelo
ban" jokes which the Journal not long since perpe-
trated against him. But that IS his business. Our
purpose merely to call the attention of the Jour-
nal to another tall story which give below and Of
the probable truth of which should like have Its
opinion. To be sure it hardly violates the laws OF
nature as the egg story does grossly but it is
pretty tough Munchausenism, in opinion, for all
that;
TERRIBLE TRIUMPH OF SURGERY.-The New York
Mirror mas the following curious story.
Paris is horror-fed just now, with the details of
surgical disclosure, showing the ground of rumor
which has been for time whispered through the
noble circles of Europe II has been crediby assert
ed for year past, that there was shut up Hotel
at Berlin, young Polish Countess, immensely RICH
and wanting husband, but who had the drawback,
Cor rather the 11ke-draw back) of skeleton head up
on otherwise healthy body! The story has been
somewhat doubted, bat a celebrated surgeon, Dire
ffenbach, has lately published account, which we
condense as follows:
On certain evening three persons called on this
celebrated practitioner. An Italian and Polish gen.
tleman came forward leaving yelled lady in the
background. On the retirement of the other two
the incognita timidly looked around advanced hest
tatingy, and finally uncovered her head. A man
whose profession to look on horrible scenes was
not likely to be easily moved, but from what met his
sight, he started back with scream of fright and
horror. A grimacing skeleton, ,oith the bones Of The
head scarcely covered 9Th reddish epidermiS, STOOD
before him. The tongue lay entirely visible, and all
the passages of the and throat without cover
ing In the attempt to speak, the tongue played like
serpent half protruded from corpse. The eyelids
turned inside out and of the upper jaw there
manned but small portion, entirely deprived Of
teeth.
Such the portrait of lady of eighteen, daugh-
ter of one of the most brilliant and wealthy families
of Europe, who had been to this degree victim to
scrofula
The surgeon goes on to narrate that he could not
at midnight when this interview took place, stand
without almost intoerable dread before this rghtul
apparition but she at last attempted to speak to him.
1t was appalling attempt at uterance. She could
make articulation that he could understand, but
she pointed with frantic vehemence at has nose He
at last cOmprehended that she wished surgical sup
ply of this member to her face, but he shook his head
in despair The scene of abandonment to grief which
Immediately followed. was, he declares, wholly In
descrbabe. She threw herself on the floor in an ap-
ony of convusive despair. The surgeon departed the
next day for Vienna, and thither the lady followed
him. Another interview, with her and some of her
relatives, ended in giving his attention to see what
could be done. He called together few mechanical
artists, and the first result false palate and sci
of teeth which enabled her TO chew and artcuIae dis
tinctly After few months more, he succeeded in
drawing the skin over frame nose, and finally he
has sent her into tie world, not beautiful but at the
same time not hideous She requens balls and operas
without veil, and by the aid of flowers in her hair
and other adornments, passes without attracting ex-
traordinary notice in public 1t is said to be one Of
the greatest trumphs attained in the surgical
and mechanical arts. The ladys hand is now open to
competition.