Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1845-04-30

that would not be convenient for the same per-
son to maintain this influence aud to perform sur
gcal operation at the same TIME, | requested Mr..
Kenrck to mesmerise Mrs. G.. morning aud eve-
ming, at stated hours, until lnsensibilIiy could be
induced.
This was regularly Done, with gradually ncrea-
sing effe ct. when on the evening of the 9th 5anu-
airy, sleep was induced in FIVE minutes, and The
brick of a pin was attended with no manifestation
pain. The sittings were continued aud the pa
TENTS insensbiy daily tested by myself and 9th
ers 10 yrrious ways.
On the 9th of January, invited Professor Ford
to be present, and after pricking, and pinching
strongly the patient without evidence Of pain, the
mesmsriser was requested 10 leave the room,
when we exposed the breast, handled it roughly
in examining the tumor, and readusted the Breast
without the consciousness of the patient. We
then held to her nostrlls vial of strong spirits of
Hartshorn, which she breathed freely for minute
or two, without the least indication Of sensation,
unless the fact that she swallowed once be regard
as such: instead of mere reflux action va the
1lth of January, IN presence Of Professors Ford
and Means, in addition to the usual tests, made,
with my pocket knife, an incisioH about two in
ches in length and half an inch in depth, into the
patients leg without indication Of sensation
Fully satisfied now of our power to induce total
insensibty, | determined to operate on her the
next day at noon, but carefully concealed any
such design from the patient ard her friends, who
did not expect its performance until several days
later.
On the 18th January. at twenty minutes past
IL A. NJ. G. was put 10 sleep in forty-five Sec
onds, without touch or pass Of any kind, the facil.
Ity with which the mesmeric influence was pro-
duced having gradually increased at each sitting.
At IL o'clock, NJ. in presence of Professors Ford,
Means, Garvin and Newton, and DR.. Halsee, the
patient being in profound sleep. prepared her
dress for the operation, and requested my profess.
siona brethren to note her pulse, respiration. CON-
pexion, coun,enance, &C., before, during, and af.
ter the amputa,ion. in order to detect any evidence
of pain, or notifications. As Mr.. Kenrick had
never witnessed surgical operation, he feared he
might loose his self-posession, and requested to be
budfolded. which was done. He now seated
himself or the!couch near,he patient end held her
hand in his during the operation. This was &C.
complished by two elip,ica inclsions about eight
inches in enght, compromising between them
the nipple and considerable portion of skin after
which the inegumments were dissected up in the
usual manner, and the entire mamma removed.
II weighed sixteen ounces. The wound was then
left open about three quarters of hour, in order
10 secure the bleeding vessels, six of which were
lgsted. The ordinary dressing was applied. and
all appearances of blood removed, SO that they
might not be seen by the patient when so arous-
ed. The amount of hemorhage was rather more
than susua in such cases.
During the operation the patient gave no indca-
ton whatever Of sensibi!ty, nor was any of the
functions observed by those present, modified in
the least degree. She remained in the same
sound and quiet sleep as before the use ofhe knife.
Subsequently The pectoral mus Gle, which had been
laid bare, was twice or thrice seen TO contract
when touched with the sponge in removing the
blood. Abou. fifteen minutes after the operation,
tremulous action was perceived in her lower
jaw, which was instantaneousy arrested by the
application of the mesmerizer's hand to the pa.
TENTS head--This phenomenon rec1rred in about
ten minutes after. and was again in the same man
ner eueted. Professors Ford, who counted the
pulse and respiration, states that before any pre-
paration was made for The operation, the pulse 90,
and the respiration "a per minute; that after NOV.
ing the patient 10 arrange her dress for the opera
ton. and Just before this was commenced, the
pulse was SO, and the respiration IL; that imme-
diaiely after the detachment ofihe breast the pulse
was 96-respira:ion not counted; and that after the
final adjustment of the bandages and dress, which
required the patient to be raised and moved about,
the pulse was 90, and the respiration Is. All
present concur In stating that neither the placid
c0untenance of the patient nor the peculiar natural
blush of the cheeks, experienced any change
whatever during the whole process; that she con-
,inued in the same profound and quiet sleep, in
which she was before poed, and that had they
not been aware Of what was being done, they
would not have suspected il from any indications
furnished by the patients condition..
The patient having been permitted to sleep on
about half an hour after the final arrangement Of
her dress, the mesmeriser made passes over the
seat ofthe operation in order to lessen its senslb-
ty, and aroused her in the usual manner, when she
engaged in cheerful conversation with Mr., Ken
rick and myself as though she had no suspicion Of
what had taken place. then introduced to her
the gentlemen, who had placed themselves SO as
not to be seen by her OH awakening. and observed
that had invited them to come in during her sleep,
10 order thar We might fully les, her insensibiliiy,
preparatory to the operation. After few min
utes Of conversation, asked her when she would
like to have the operation performedl To this
replied the sooner the better, as she was anxious