The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1848-03-21
w Woods Of palm,

I'm the Wild pomp OF mountain majesty" z
its snow-capped peak giving ii quite Won
cradle appearance, complete The muaa,6.
cence of The landscape. "a Al -
No mail has yet reached us from Vera
Cruz. Plenty Of rumors about peace. The
Michigan battalion remains here. = Nr
This city IS very clean-a fine stream Of
water flowing constantly through The several
streets. Ii contains several handsome c.
liiedrals, but no fine private residences.
About dozen guerigs were seen on the
way up. Sana Anna, with a few hundred
followers, was in this ncighborhcod few
days since. lie has asked for permission 10
le;yc The county, and il is thotan he IS on
his way 10 The coast. Saa'1e,''1f
With this brief ard imro.fect skcicb. I
must close. Ausepoir. - .easoL1si
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THE PASSION FOR SURoEry.-Tbeoflore P.
Fay, in letter 10 The Home journal. - re-
lates the following anecdotes of Deffenbacb.
the celebrated German Surgeon, whose re.
cent death has been very greatly regretted
by scientific men: gicf,na -. lis3
He was small man, with high sbri)l
voice, and nothing ext crnalIy remarkable. OK.
cept a pair of brilliant black ewes, and n oood
deal of style and dash in dress and eouipa.
yes. His second passion was snperb horses
His first was for those terrible operations for
which he was so celebrated. Among others
'hls-he one day saw a student in the street,
with some unhappy excresence growing out
ofhis head or neck, and that glittering eye
once fixed upon the poor fellow, it was not
possible 10 escape. Deffenbach addressed him
and proposed to operate for nothing. The
man refused lie offered bribe. In vain.
lie described the probable course of the de-
formlty. 1t would lead 20 tormens-.o
death perhaps. The student impatienty re-
piled "when he felt the approach of those
gave inconveniences, he would address him
selfio Il operator, and not before" DEF.
lenbach LEFT him al length, and the young lel-
,ow ,e.u'neu 70 MS oooss' Tpe' ana lectures,
iaueing "ear'lly Ut 'ne perseverance OF his
'o''i'''pp'e ehepiy' anu consfa'"ia'ing tinself
upon = naPpy escape. , Dut one morning.
ao1u. S uay-o'eaA, . hnocN al ,ne ooor anno''n-
oeo' DO ','e sieePer SuPposeu' lho onefeipm-
&e', ,he poo, c'eahef' VINO usually came at
,'at hour, nc rose' unlocked the door, and
10! q Dienehpach s'ood peiore MIN with those
supernatural eyes anu lour siout medical
S'uueh's AZ us oacN' ,sano093
awe have come 10 operate upon you!'
''No! Bonner Weaer!" cried the student.
The surgeon made sign. The subject
was thrown upon the bed and held there by
flrm force. lie had scarcely time TO express
man exclamations, when his friebtful infirm-
ity was whsked OF Of him, and he Law a
month or two in bed, recovering from the ef-
fects. He did recover, however, completely;
and the students, the subordinate demons of
this diabolica drama, declare the ungrateful
dog was no sooner on his legs again, cor
rected and mended man, that he went and
suea MS oehelac'of; ana recovered heavy
u'iii"sse'' All aa.f aa ,rJW Mir.e 3g 20
Another person had a Proiuberance upon
inc emo OF MS tongue. UP 10 certain day,
me history IS .no same ds ihe preceding-
Oh lha' day, Di1nehnacn, hav'ng received
iihaf' ahs'y' hesalve 70 an nus prayers anu
wen look ~ 'he peaui'iui oo!ect OF MS de
s'res. Inc unsnspec.lnI pa''eh' put ou, MS
'onsue' an" IN 'ne l~'..h"ns Oh ah eye, mere
was a heeuie ullough i'' ABOUT hai, 100.
long, retaining u ''n'hosap'y ~ us place, anu
cnt'ihe shor' an expressions OF aisappfopa'loh
anu iiiehec'uai areu,nch's' Inc happy az,
'lst now had every Hhing ms own way And
what MS own way was 'eaVc you 70 mag
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