New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-20

~ tho bf ain. We nave Wssp 'Al'''"F' = l.,Lt,,.
a,.s,o nom tho very Ioseri pat Of Tho brain ana
hssa no ,,ntneJ,sis dependence on thn shbTi'r oD|
uhs,o fhia nnrufo stis'ei'
Wa now committed n very Rfnvous hnl chPi~'
stroT IN tho polite nsnngHffTni o, t w. n vi"
,L 10 our sIirs Tor ,saa indeed 10 his Gay We arc
,hs,ged with The death Of this poor jOuhI man, ana
,L.t Inn dovnrirht brutality and Rnotnnce' 'npnSu
heaven knows We committed no oT"' Nc "'A"r
hoyever 10 canton tho young surgeon W w."
A.. lilo oncnso A ho would prfanryc his bfoHa
and butter not tha' no viii ever got any ron sHon
atents I'm, none arc 40 declared NAT Nor ibhnrnco
may not b. hlt somo Occ isions "i'Te ~ n'' y"
ho Ind. Provided win no inaiTumepts 10, -, nus
bio olcrntiou, and entirely vnacquaint'l WI 'no
pntur. OF Ito accident l(Or The mcSenRer assn'A W
Tho pniispt was hurt how ho could not t'il "
imIncda'oiy Jaw the serious consequences Oh W"
depression, and NJ tho bone vas thofougnf op'nnl
rufsd, m surgeons phy, or broken IN nAb' ""N
/, was apparent that the rcphine an instrument WHO
which We saw GOT circular piece OF Tho skui III "rdet
20 loi out blood and elevate tho cdgcs OF depressed
bone VA. quito urDcc"eeary, WI h. me b"Nlhg enu
depression warned IA OF no dang" o' p'1y t"'
otdinary instrument used a.. raising The edges OF
irnciure IA in reality little more than bluut skeWor,
which in proper hfLds viii really answer every pui-
pose; 80 without more ado Il was always IN love win
Crusots Ingenuity armed with that doaesuc AM
primitive ~capon and common lanc.t a'i'I
,uiiiur as cloaeiy NJ | could tho beautiful hair
locks, | made the necessary missions, nnd tool
away great number OF fragments, aud ocNa'"l
all thoso that dcpn seed, discovering ana eau
tsrzirc the bleeding artery with The eud 81 peto
o. rdhot wire which some one had bruugh, at my
rqucst and tho puicct fitness of winch every good
surucon will rtcogti2e, rs the artery partially con
e a cd IN the Groove of bone. was cuugratuiaing
inNseif on the very perfect manner IN which hhi
Elected ny duties and awaiting nnNiously ~ the
surQton only can, unless somc " nearer ono d"
ptscui, when suppressed cur-c met my ear ana on
looking up 20 see who my enemy was, the assurance
was audb'y given. d" Twas qnite time there was
another doctor callcd-Onc who hal proper tools and
knew bow 10 use EN- Notwithstanding my pity i1r
the poor man ignorance, auuo pa.ed Inconvenience
from his mpudcncc, and always fndine amIsohity
lost upon snch people, very quietly lei hm bv thc
collar into wretchcd back room designing 70 reqGest
him 10 remain there ana TO lock hun out while
awaited the result of my operahsu o. n needi1i, the
bleeding. which hoped would rcsiort my patlout 10
coueciousrtss Imagine the Oiili which almost cur
died nv blood when saw the body OF beautiful
woman claspug dead infant in her arms, and
prtchcd creature Ol the other So, seemingly abons
~ ice her sgc propC,d up with RS, sud watched by
TWO beings rs miserable from disease and the effects oi
druI konness "a himself Some thing IN the beautiful
an OF the Z, ebrow riycted my gaze, aud with my
hand sill upon my friends collar We both stood trans
fixed with surprise.
Standing at tie side of the bed and viewing tie ye'
beautiful face from below, the Carslckcnlng truth
flashed upon me- stood by the corpse Of a once
lovely being former patient the sister of ihe youth
had iuet operated on, and the vile of the rtched
creature whose eager gaze had already deieciei In me
n uiaNttilOW and sCnOOmntc. lie ana MS btoluci
weio orphans, and had come Ia tins cIiy from nenr
State 20 fry their fortunes. We had met for Years
be alwsys avoiding when visiting his unfortunate
wife lsbo too orphHul because he was inVeria-
h,v intoxicated, and knew my aversion 10 his habits
He was bookketptr. One short year had brought
him Ioin pretty house, beautifully kept by his angel
WIFE, pattern of noatness, and Sustained uultedy Oy
hm eli and her brother 10 ;ht miserable garrett Like
many Others. they were too happy The demon
seized upon them, having Sealihiy begun to entrap
them the dinner table and the palaces 10 Broadway
Both row opened upon me at once; my schoonate
calling me by the oLly abbroviatou my name admits
Of, and one not particularly calculated 70 convey 'ne
necessary iInprcssiOn-God help us-sf n surgeons
,isniy rather IA neces saIy article when operating IA
,mroi ana in the presence OF Of drunken people -
" And ia tbai YOU, ye cured, numbering devil =
"Ah, We unfeoling wretch y
his he'd
II hlsays meant 20 have your life for your pride
ard incidence, you internal eNecu;loncr: lou We
killed poor Jake and Ii ever I'm able III have yer
life " murdcrn beat Yer Ike all the rest OF yer
cursed crew.
thus ,hov wen, on long after had closed the door
and returned to my patient An unusually long al
tack OF niemIcTanCe had completely Frustrated the
poor creature aud sent his brohcr-in-law entirely TO
lis only resource-'he amusement of mis- drunken
comDafions- he was vel rather young 90 witness
the itnIless anguish OF ms starving and beautiful sis
fer ihout discomfort; he therefore rapidly be-
coming as great druDkard os his miserable bro.hcr-
iu-lsw. Both had been discharged from their sitna-
tors several months before. Is was during general
fiolic in the open 1els that unlucsy stone thrown
by one of his Compeu ons, had Inflicted the houid
wound for which had been called. Afor drawing
some blood with the view Of duini-hiDs the pressure
on the Lrnn that hi. h be still continued by the dis
tension OF the blood vessels the pulse having risen
Considerably a.6r the operation. directed Kind
Htghbo- keep cold apple atoms 10 the bead ana
worm cloths and bottles OF warm wafer 10 the linb-
with a view Of cqusizing the circulation ana divert
~ the cguent OF blood from thu brain, which might
all be suffering either from extensive laccracOn or
depression from bloodvesses in other parts, ie tina
had done al hat could be done fol my patent, md
leaving the house, called upon medical friend VINO
Lad attended tho poor dead WIFE, and Whose kindness
rad ever awaited me-alas be- has now gone % his
reward-to share the responsibility and take charge
our two patients alternately with me during the night
Leaving nay home az J. c.Ock, came prepared
10 stend the balance OF lie night bn Il proved 10 10
n,cdt.s yv wretcled schoolinaie had received =
lrge Cose al lauGanum from my poor, delicate friend
hlasel cyn- By inches with consumption, ne bad r.
tired 10 nclghbors the neNt nOOr and wa aslet h
i'm a chair when | entered Without disturbing him,
quietly assembled the stairs and beao!d the denoue-
intu of the sc,uc .hsll never forgot II While he
ssis be- only whc her rs IN state al beasty in01i-
cation the rOOT, ana my young psicnt quito dead
my wTclcAcd schooimAie, IN higa s.Air Of irenky
from deirUm.i.e mems, TIE influence OF lie laudHnu
having SOD Of, Wa dancing alternately from on
loom 20 aLcacr, ealing upon hls dead wiit 10 ger uo
AID give lin drink all Threatening bis bsothoE-nlar
Tor conctalng tie ing IN when they were eccus oHe4
hep then home supl OF the nacdeung be- efege
A. stood IN the room where tie body Of my patient
iay watching bin, his attention was suddenly arrested
hy tie dead infant GGzins lxcdly At Il for motn9Ai,
lie seemed much amazed, and mutlcEoI; =" And what
tLisf ID,yer saw III, before it wa indeed their
Ds' born and she bad died in giving birth to y durias
lie drunkenness ~ nm eatre week who're did shc -
tbs Poor thing she a good girl, bet 80 pceN isb
~ .roiia. SO very iretlu I'm surf condn get he'
eytrthing she wanted Then. evidently forgetting
hoy death which he had for a moment scemed 70 real
nc be danced INTO the other room. where the corpse