The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1854-08-25

EXTRAORDINARY SURGICAL OPbhAIioN' vi
Wednesday last, ut quarter past two
o'clock NJ. Tubbs, Surgeon OF Upwell Cam
hridceshire, in the presence ofshove dozen
gentlemen, a, the Mesmeric infrmary, No.
60 Weymouth street Portland place, cut
away the right breast OF most respectable
married woman OF Upwell, named Flower
day, He frst threw her into the state Of
sleep. wakingby holding her hands in his,
and staring at her eyes. After time her
eyelids qnivered, and her eyes converged and
turned upwards and in nine minutes from
the first. her eyes closed and her head drop
ped, Us she sat in her chair. Mr.. Tubbs
then cease TO hold the first one hand and
then the other; aud each dropped powerless
into her lap. The left hand was allowed to
lie where il fell the right was kindly held
up aside by Mt. Burnam, SURGEON, Of Wis
beach, in order 10 be out OF the operators
way. I'VE are Obliged here to omit the
details Of the operation, Of which it will SUI.
lice to say that il was in its character more
than ordinarily protracted and severe, but
achieved with perlec, succes,l During the
whole Of this iri.htiul operation, which was
performed with unusual slowness. not
sound escaped the patient; she sat perfect
" still silent. and relaxed like any one in
the sweetest sleep-uot a part quivered or
twitched (; her lips were relapsed aud mo-
tionless and, in order further to show
thallshe exeried, no effort to restrain herself
DR.. Eliotson while the gashes were making,
moved the ends Of her fingers backwards
and forwards, in complete relaxation, with
the tip Of one of his fingers. There was no
holding or catching Of her breath; all was
the relax alton and placidity of complete
rcpose. In TACT, her countenance, which is
extremely good, expressed the height of
comp0suIe, and she was not subjected to re-
straint of any kind. Her dress was now re-
adjusted, and all signs OF what bad passed
were removed. Mr.. Tubbs then brought
her hack to the usual waking state by few
transverse passes before her face. She
looked around like one awaking from sleep
and, TN being asked how she felt, she replied
Every we'll" Mr.. Tubbs then asked her if
she thought the operation had been perform
ed. She said she did mol know, aud asked
If il had been. Not receiving an answer,
she looked ut all the company, and her own
bosom, and observing all 10 be as when she
sat down, seemed bewildered,as though from
Mr. Tubbs' manner she iancied it had been
performed, and yet she could not believe it
had. She was now informed Of the fact, and
was very thankful.
On being asked whether she had felt any.
thing she answered Nothing" aud to the
question. what was the last thing she reool-
lected, she replied to Mr.. Tubbs, Your sen.
ding me to sleep. sir, and The last thing |
saw was your eyes" Ii was proposed to
carry her to bed, but she unaAectedly de.
declined, and deliberately walked up two
pair Of stairs, got into bed and was sent
hack into hsr mesmeric trance by few
downward passes before her face, All those
who were present unhesitatingly signed tho
following declaration: ave, undersigned,
witnessed the removal of Mrs. Flowerday's
by Mr.. w. j. Tubbs, Of Upwell, Cambria.
geshire, to-day ut the mesmeric ln6rmary,
No. SO Weymouth street, and are pefectly
satisfied thai she suffered no pain, as indeed
sh. herself declared, on being awakened out
of her mesmeric trance, and that she had no
idea Of the operation she walked up two
pairs Of stairs to bed" John Elliotson, Con
duit street; Z. S. Symes. NJ. d., Bourbon
Hous G, Berkeley square A Kiste. 81 Mad.
dox street; K. GOF, 81 Kensin.ton Gore.
John Amor, 1875 New Bond street w. J,
Tubbs, SURGEON, Upwell; Smith Burman,
Surgeon, Wisbeach F. c. Beard Surgeon
A Wellbeck street; NJ. E Bagnold, ii Up
per Hamilton terrace, ST Johns Wood; T.
Il. ShOur. Kensington w. Underwood, /
We're street, Caveudish square; L. Portland,
] Motilner street; w. Fisher, Is Eusion
place, Eus,on square; G. Mayhem, 80 AL.
fred street; E. Sherborn, Matron T. Gar
diner, Residen, Secrstary.-London Eramin.
co.