New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-02-06
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| Iished in Naples, being thought worthy OF care
tul translation. Many portions are intensely inter-
estng and full OF instruction. We quote 'le d.
lhers curious account OF the mode OF treatment 10
which he was subjected by Il Chinese surgeon, tor
!, sever. wound he received in his head, by fall
from his horse. looSlon Nv; 1idhs:
When recovered nv senses, J found myself in
house. but everything appeared dark and ndls-
,inct, and felt as If had fallen from my horse
two months before. The Emperor sent me lar
tar surgeon, Tor he and his court were fully per-
suaded that for falls Tartar surgeons were better
th,n Europeans And TO confess the ruth, al
though the mode of treatment was OF barbarouS
descrip,lan and some OF the remedies appeared
useless, i was cured IN IA very short Tune. inns
surgeon made me SIT up In my pea, piacl"s
near me large basin filled with water, IN which
ne put thick piece OF Ice, 10 reduce II 10 freeZ-
ing point Then stripping me 10 the waist, he made
me stretch my neck over the basin, ana, WIN
cup he contained for good while to pour wafer
on my neck The pain caused by TINS operation
upon those nerves which take their rise from the
pia-maer Was so great and lnSuerable that II
seemed 10 me unequalled The surgeon SAID that
this would sanch The blood and restore me TO my
senses, which was actually the case for III a shor
! nme my sight became clear, and my mind re-
sumed It's powers He next bound my head with
| band. drawn tight by two men, who held the
ends, while he struck the intermediate part vigoi-
ously with piece If wood, which shook my head
violently, and gave me dreadful pain. This, II
remember rightly, he SAID was 10 set the BRAIN
which he supposed had been displaced. Ii is true,
however, that after THIS second operation my head
felt more free
\ third operation was now performed, during
which they made me, still stripped To the waist,
walk in the open air, supported by two persons; and
while thus walking he Unexpectedly threw bowl
of cold freezing water over my breast. As this
caused me to draw nv breath with great vehemence,
and as nv chest had been injured by the tall, II may
be easily imagined what were my suIernsS under
Mis- infiic,on. The surgeon informed me that II
any rib had been d:socaled, this sudden ana hard
breathing would restore 1t 10 lis natural PosI"oN'
The next proceeding was less painful and eXtraya-
CANT The operator made me 81; upon Inc ground,
then assisted by Two men he held a cloth upon my
mouth and nose till was nearly sutocated ms,
said the Chinese Escuaplus, by causing violent
heaving of the chest will force back any no 'iia'
may have been bent lnwards" Inc wound IN me
head not being deep he healed II by siuttng II WIN
burnt cotton He then ordered that should con-
tinue TO walk much. supported by two persons; thai
should not SIT long, nor be allowed TO sleep before
ten o'clock nj night, AT which timc and not before
should take hide hiian that Is, thin rice soup;
This continued walking caused me 10 faint several
times; bur this had been ioreSeen by the surgeon;
who had warned me not 10 be alarmed lie assured
me that these walks IN the open air, while tasting,
would prevent the blood from settling on the ciest
where i, might corrupt neSe remedies WIRE oaI
barous and excraciatng; but am bound IN truth
IN confess TINT in seven days was so completely re-
storea as 10 be able 20 resume my journey into Tar
tary.
ANNEXATION IN MlcnleAx.-We have already
stated the passage by strong vote OF the resolu-
lion through the House OF Representatives, ~
s,ruc,ng their Senator'S &c. to vote for the I'M
mediate remuneration of Texas. The Detroit
Free Press states that the resolution was taken up
in the Senate, the rules suspended, and The reso-
luton adopted by unanimous vote, IN SIX min-
utes and forty.6ve seconds from the time II was
reported by the committee Albany Argus.