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tween mem tie nipple and considerable DOT ton oi skin, after which tlsa ategumenfs were dissected np il the usual manner, and tine entire mamma removed. ltweighed six teen ounces. The wound was then left open about three-q quarters of ;tu hour, in order to secure the bleeding vessels, six ofsshich were ligated. The. ordinary dressing was applied, and all appearances of blood eafe- i1ily removed, 50 that they mghtnot Dc seen. by the patient when afoased The amount ol hemoffhage was rather more than is 7usu- al in such cases.
 bufhg the operation, the patient gave no iaaleallon whatever of sdnsibility, nor was any oi the functions observed bythose pres eht hooded m the least degree. She re- manned m The same sound and quiet sleep as before the rse of the knife. Subsequently, the pectofal muscle, which had been lad 0ase' Was tWice Or thrice seer to contract, WheR touched wtth the sponge in removing the blood About fifteen minutes afier.,le operation iremulous action was perceived III her lower jaw, which was :nstantaeously arrested hg the application of the fnezmeIiz- CTS hand to the patients head. This phe- nomeheh feenuea II about ten minutes after, and Was again in lhe same manner duieted Professor Ford, who counted t!1e pulse and respHatinn, siales that before any preparation was matte for the operation. the pulse was mnety-six, and the respiration sixteen per minute; that alter moving the patient 10 ar- range her dress for tho operation, and just be- lore tti5 was commenced, tho pulse was nihety-eIght, and the respiration seventeen; that immediately aiier the detachment Of tho iifeasl' tke stuise was Hinety-s:x, respiration not counted; and that after the final adjustment of tie bandages and dress, which required the patient to be raised asd moved about, the pulse wa5 hlnety-eght and the respiration sixteen. All present concur II statinr that neither tie placid eountenanee Of the patient nor the pecul.arnatural blush 0f the checks, experienced any change whatever during the whole process; that she continued in the same profound and quiet sleep, n which she vas before the operation, with the excep- tons above noted,) and that, had they not been aware of what was being aone, they would not have suspected il from any ndica- lions furnished by be patients condition.
 The patient having been permitted to sleep on about hait gn hour after tie final arrange meat et her dress, the mesmefizer made passes over the seat of the operation, i'll or der to lessen its sensibility, and aroused her III the usual manner, when she engaged Ill cheerful conversation with Mr. Kenrek and myself, as though she had 10 suspicion of what had taken place. then introduced to her the gentlemen Who hadp placed themselves so as not 10 be seen by her on awakening, and observed, that had invited them to come ill during her sleep, in ofdos that wo night fully test her insensibdiiy, preparatory to the eperation Alter few minutes ol coaYer- satloh, asked ilef @hen she would like to have the operation performed! 10 which sho replied, tie sooner the hhttef as she Was anx- Ioas 10 get home. ] added, sdo you really think that coala remove your entire breast, when asleep. without your l,nowledee;a An- swer. ssWhy, doctor, the fact is, tl4at from the various experiments am told you have made en me, l really to not know what To thnt of it.n s'Well, madam, suppose were
 10 perform the epefaiieH eae of these days, and to inform you ef t when you would
 awake, would you believe me, and could
 you control your feelings, on finding that il had been eonei Answer. Il could not sup
 pose that you would deceive me, and of course l would be very glad, but would tFv not to give way to my leelings.o stiIaye you perceived, since your arrival here, or do
 
 sen sations of the | iiacted breast,n No, sir, il feels about as t has done for some time back.o Abont quarter of an hour having elapsed since che awoke, then told Ter that, as We foaasl Ter in . proper atate fer the ope- ration, had performed il, and that the breast was now removed. Sbe expressed her in- credulity-said was certainly testing, as 1t , was impossible that il could have been done :, without her knowing il at the time, or feel ing any thing Of t ROW. Sae becanle con- : yinced only on carrying her hand to the part ] and finding that the breast was no longer 3 there She remained apparently unmoped for few moments, when her friends, ap- l preaching 10 congratulate her, her face be- : came flushed, and sle wept naGeetcdly for : some time. fIe wound hea!eI by tae frs. : intention.
 In laying the above narrative before the profession, it Is due to the cause of ruth 10 l state, that Il has been submitted 10 all inc
 physicians present al Inc operation, aa,I tlat , an, authorized by them To say that it ac- cords h every particular with their own ob- : seryaton so far ay they were present. | , should also add that, having no other object , Ill view thaa the establishment of the fact that a surgical operation may be Feffermed , under such circumstances, without she con seiousness of the patient, haxe tssignedly : avoided any mention of inc various and in- [ teresting mesmelic phenomena manifested | prior and subsequently to the operation. l These have been carefully and jadiciously recorded by Alr. Kenrick, whose well direct : ed zeal has enabled him to collect body of : highly important facts from Geid uhforil- : nately explored too exclusively in ignorance ? and charlatanism.
 AUGUSTA, Ga, lst Feb, 1915.
 | LATER FROM CHlNA.-By the arrival yes , terday of the splendid ehiP i!oaeaa, Capt
 Palmer, after a remarkably short passage of
 q days from Maeao, We have intelligence : from China l7 days later than by previous - arrivals.
 Lis cxcclLanc.. AI La Grance Minister of