New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-04-13
nle.merism and Surgery.

A. the invitation of Dr. Homer Bostwick, of No
10 Chambeiss; we Witnessed Saturday Surgical
Operation upon patient in the state OF Aiesmeric
Sleep The operation was performed a. No l52
Church.st and consisted in the removal Of an adj
pose tunor from the back. The patient was q col
ored woman named Emeline Brown, servant in
the family of Rev DR.. Higbe. She was magnet
lied by Daniel Otz, of No. so Chambers ct assist
ed by E. j Pike. After he patien, had been thrown
into the proper state, Mr.. Oltz left the but Nh
Pike remained and held her hsnd during the operation
The object of this understood 10 ensure her
Continuance in state Of perfect unconsciousness Only
ave minutes occupied in magne,izng the patient.
She sat in chair her head thrown forward and rest
ps on table, There every indication Of state OF
perfect Inconsistencies.
Dr. Bos,wck before commencing the operation stated
that he had been entirely skep,ca on the subject but
bad desired in this instance subject the claims OF mag
uetlsrn TO practical test Mr. Otz the magnetzer had
not known patient until three days previously
and had msgneuzed her only four or five times at
Dr. Bostwick's request Nr. Pike had never seen her
previous to the time fixed for the experiment
The magnetizer having pronounced the patient in the
prop.r state Dr. Bostwick assisted by Drs Samuel r
Cbids and John Stcarns3 proceeded with the opera
,ion He first made incsion about eight inches In
length across and then proceeded to remove
il by the usual process. The operation lasted three
minutes and required no small amount of cutting We
stood within two feet OF the patient, and watched her
narrowly There muscular twtching and no
,soile.a,ion whatever of fensibiy to pain even OF
o,,c,ou,ness physician examined the pulse and
,sd IL was quite natural though somewhat feebier per
hsus than usual dead body could not have exhibited
stronger ipsersibity TO pain The trmor weighed ten
IL, .ypF,tu ..lt
sucb wounds do when the patient is in natural state
The whole operation Of removing the tumor and dress
Ing the wound occupied just half an hour
The wound having been dressed and the garments OIL
the pa.en. adjusted Mr. oz awokc her by afew passes
which occupied less than minute Her appearance
was much like that of person suddenly aroused from
ordinary Sleep Questions were put to her implying that
the operation had not been performed aud that she
would have TO be magne,zed again. She said she would
rather submit 10 the operation at once in the natural
.a,e than wait any longer She asked she did not
S6a,hat the tumor had been removed She replied In
the negative and with every appearance OF perfect Sim
pclty and integrity, declared that she had felt no PAIN
and was wholly ignorant of whatever had Iarsped du
ring her sleep
There were present us witnesses, including several
Reporters for the Press, some dozen persons Among
them we name the following gentlemen DE- Eieazcr
Parmly Edward A. Lawrence from the Rooms OF the
Home Missionary Society, J R. S. Van Vlcet from the
Office of the Courier and Enquirer; E. A. Bufum, Re
porter for the Herald DR.. Il H. Sherwood; DR. Edward
Spring. Oliver Johnsou Assistant Editor OF the Tribune
There were others whose names we did not learn.
Wohsv no comment TO make upon the facts thus
stated except express our perfect conviction that
there was no collisions In fact not how decep
ZION could have possible under the circumstances
The most obstinate skep,cism yield in the presence
offacts like these.