Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1845-1851, 1848-12-23
MEDICAL MaTTEI.S.

suliing from scarlet fever. &c, in where the
drum ct Tie ear has been broken. 1t is simply to
moisten small pallet of cotton and gently push
1t down The passage OF The ear i IL reaches Tie drum
at The bottom: adjusting it Till it produces the best
hearing THIS adjusting is necessary else il may
make Tie deafness at first only greater Moisture Is
Indispensable. The cotton should be changed every
morning.
o. sour lake. says tie Frankfort Yeomnn, has
recently been discovered the town of Liberty,
jefferson county. Texas. A correspondent of the
= Star Stale Patriot" (rexas.) says
The wnier of the lake has pleasant vitriol acid
taste, which renders ii pleasant TO drink many Of
tie visitors prefer il for constant 10 any other
kind. Its acid properties. too, render valuable
tonic most Of The vIsiiers afflicted with loss of
appetite can testify"
AN EXTRAORDINARY SURGICAL OPERATION is said to
have been recently performed upon Miss $,
near Newark, Ohio, 10y DIR. EulIhen, of Wheeling,
Va The young lady, when child received
we're and extensive burn on the face md neck and
the contraction resulting from il had drawn her neck
forwards aud downwards, the chin being firmly bound
down the breast bone BY thick bands of contracted
flesh. The skin of the face was drawn downwards
So that her mouth was kept permanently open; she
was unable to close her eyes: there scarcely an
appearance Of under lip aud the lower Jaw in
consequence of the constant pull upon it, length
ened at least inch aud half more than tie upper
the case presenting, altogether the extreme de-
foFmIy. The deforTiiy Of the jaw removed by
saving out block both sides. and then setting the
projecting part lack so that tie teeth of both Jaws
came properly together. Tie drawing down Of the
head, face eye-ids, and under jaw, relieved by
cutting the chin loose from the breast bone and when
her head was raIsed 10 It's proper position. the wound
gaped open at least five inches wide. besides being
about nine inches in length. piece then cut
from the shoulder and arm sufficiently large to fill UP
this horrible wound, and brought round and neatly Sc
cured il and there it haa led In the most beautiful
q Qpfo N nm llo
tent.-one which considered heretofore in our
section of country, beyond the reach of surgery.
Indeed, the relief of the deformty in this case. had
been before attempted by two of the eminent
physicians in the city Of New York. aud resulted in
entire failure. This fact makes the ofthe
operation, at this time. credable 10 DR.. Hull
hen, and more unexpected to Miss s, and her nu-
merous friends.
POISONED. The Cincinnati Commercial mentions
the of a servant girl in that city, who
time SINCE accidentally poisoned" by physician,
who had given her medicine for fever and ague.
Nothing was said about ii until the occurrence Of a
quarrel abou, the effects the poor girl left behind her.
The Commercial thinks it is no trivial matter 10 adj
minister poison u person and that there should be
legal investigation This depends on circum-
stances.
! THE VALUE OF TEARS IN THE PRoGNosls oe THE
DISEASES OF CHILDREN.-Trousseau affrms that when
child cries, It's disease is not grave: that when il
does not cry, its disease very grave. This lac
thinks, may be regarded an nphorsm If the child
cries, will if does cry it is very Sc
riousiy ILL., Although there exceptions TO this rule
still they are SO that the physician should hold IL
in very sacred esteem.
}, If you called to a child who 40 10 that time had
cried. and who does not cry when YOU vex tiff its
eyes become suddenly dry and sunken in the orbits
look out for very grave disease of some kind; YOU
ss-1ll alN .e
pens, the child never naturally, and there are
those of THIS kind. On the other hand when YOU have
detected souiile and dullncss IN the chest when YOU
have discovered hypertrophy of lie liver or Spleen
. tympantis; If you see the child shed few tears let
your prognosis be favorable. is the sign of early
convalescence in almost every instance. The sign is
of value until the seventh year. when IL ceases 10 be
important. in the first two years, and especially in
e the first II Is less to be relied on, and gradually d.
minlshes in worth every year until the seventh when.
rs have SAID II becomes yalueess In serious 0pe-
, ratons children for external diseases but for
affections, which although local. give rise to very
grave symptoms, Group, for instance. have never
f child cry under the bstoury. The little beings
suffer, but without weeping and when some days
after, see them shedding tears, rejoice and when
they do not weep, predict unfortunate iermina-
ton, which * nearly always realized.-Dr. TandeR,
a an Western Medical Journal
{ EXTRAORDINARY CAsE-There fell under our OBJ
servation yesterday, says the Kingston ulster Co
Journal. the most singular of disease we ever
. witnessed. The subject is named Snyder. aged
30 years, residing in the town of Warwarsng in this
county. -Four months ago he had attack of sick
ness but recovered and all nppea rance entire
y healthy. Abou, fortnight after his recovery he
was seized with drowsness, and for some time after
slept nearly twothrds of the day. This disease
a nucd to increase, until he would sleep two or three
!, days without waking. When him yesterday,
he was continuing uninterrupted sleep of five DAYS.
HIS pulse Is regular, though not very full his respi-
raton is easy and natural. and has skin moist and
cool. lffood or drink be placed in his mouth. he
swallows it nn1 he walks. when led by the hand and
n slightly supported. On Thursday last, he awoke from
sleep of two days. spoke few words struck lady
who was IN the room violently with chair, and al
n most Immediately afterwards sunk into his present
Il slumber. He is on his way the New York Hos
Q pltal.
Pal Full RUMoR.-The Doylestown Democrat Of