The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1849-06-21

81, 1915.
store. in Washington street, Boston. Our
guide inform 10 that Scale 10 remarkably
ingenious mechanic, and 10 we'll behaved.
There arc traces Of deep cars on his brow,
however. The sacrifice to bonds Of = quar-
ter Of lifetime Of liberty, when the ply.
sicial energies are in their prime, and the
mind 10 active and vigorous, seems TO Get
heavily on his heart. Hope may dream
Of . nearer termination 10 tho period Of i'm.
prisonment, and indeed We heartily wish !,
may arrive. There Is no good reason to
argue that the commission of one crime
incapacitates . man for ever afterwards
from becoming good citizen.
Tint solitary locking being who sits
coopcd up in his more solitary cell, and
whose occasional semi sanity gives him the
only relief from his cares, 10 Pete York,
who killed dravrnan about three years
sgo in Boston. lie il kept in constant con-
6nement. - hs cannot control his temper;
and his destructive propensi.ies are 80 vio-
lent that he cannot DO SLOWED 10 60 at
large among tho other prisoners. He
pleads hard 10 get out, and vows amend
ment but he has bocn often tried, and been
found wanting In ability to control his
passions. What q fato 10 his! What a
reflection il il to think that few square
feet Of stone and iron must bound the op-
cra,ions ola healthy body, and the dictates
Of a mind which, though badly regulated,
il by no means among that class in which
feeling finds no location!
EXTRAORDINARY SURGICAL OrERArloN.
Week before last an invalid girl named
Margaret Shields, aged Ia, wss sent up
from Deer Island 10 tho Massachusetts
General Hospital, AZ the suggestion Of Dr..
Miority, 10 submit her mysterious and
painful case to the professional judgment
Of the eminent surgeons and physicians Of
that excellcn, institution. Il appears from
the ststcmcni she made. that about half
the time during tho last four years she has
experienced very curious sensations in her
stomach, such as, al one time, lcadcn cho-
king obstruction, at another a sickening
feeling, which seemed 10 absorb the vigor
Of all her physical powers, producing
faintine 6ts, spasms md at others sort of
inward sqnirming, indefnable something,
al If which we're becoming more serious in
their nntnrc. She stated that her only
brother 10 England WAS sirangled 10 death
about two years ago, by y tape worm
This piece Of information, taken 10 connec-
With Af,~. - l~-~..L~l
soon convinced Drs. Warren. Charming,
Stephens and Bowdiich, that her complaint
wss tho same % her brothcr's and that un-
less tho worm was extracted. she must in.
evitably fall ito victim. After deliberate
consultation. these eminent physicians de-
cided 10 make a direct incision into Mar.
garet's siomach, and seize the reptile, with
pair Of hooked iweczers--a matter Of life
and death with the patient. She was with
great reluctance, induced 10 inhale tho O.
Their. When fully inscnsihle, DR.. Warren
applied the knife with wonderful precision
and skill and within the space of sixty sec
onds, he inserted bis instruments and
brought on. 10 tho establishment Of al, .
coil of living tape worm. fosty-ono feet
eleven inches in length! Il was Of blush
color, Of about The size Of a coarse thread
So complete was the patient under tho in
0ucncc Of the ether, TINT she observed, on
coming To her senses: 40! havo had Q
pleasant dream, and feel relievedt' The
wound was dressed with great care, and she
has scarcely complained Of pain since the
operation. This, 70 are told, Is the only
case on record, where tho tape worm has
bsen literally cut from the human stomach,
and f"s this operation humanity and the
scientific world are indebted for the extra
ordinary skill &c DR.. Warren. All honor
and praise be his! We are inlormcd tina, out
ola company Of some thirty practitioners
witnessing tho operation. there was not a
Taco unvisned BY teara of joy and gratitude
N they beheld the triumph II modern sur.
gicial science.-Boslos Ners.
"There IRE few sights" ssys Mr. For
tune ''moro pleasing than Chinese fam
lily 10 the interior, engaged in gathering
tho tes lcaves, o. indeed in any OF their
agriculture pursuits. There u the old
man. Psssisrch-like, directing his descend.
ents. many Of whom arc in their child
hond, 10 the lsboss 10 The field. He Stands
in The midsf of them, bowed down with eye.
But 10 the honor Of the Chinese, % . ma.
'ioo. - j. always looked up 10 BY oil With
pride and siSsction, and h1 old and grey
hairs ars honosed, rsyersd, and loved.
When, ahss Tho isbovs n the day are over,
they Ssi0rn 10 their humble end happy
homes, their fare CONSISTS chiefly ofrice, fsh