Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-05-31


stomach nearly in the center. two inches below
the left nipple"
"To retain his food and drinks ! kept a COM
press and tent Of lint, fitted to the shape and size
Of the perforaiion, and confined there by adhe-
sive straps"
"Aficr trying all the means in my power for
eight or ten months to close the Qriice | gave
il up as impraclicable in any other way than
that Of fincising and bringing together b sulnres;
an operation 10 which the patient would moi,
submit"
"By the slouehing Of the injured portion of
the lung a cavity was lefi as large as a common
sized ieacUp, from which confined a copious
discharge of pus for three months II then be.
came filled With healthy granulaiions, firmly
adhering 10 the pleura, and healed
Aher this healing, an abscess formed two
inches below the wound, which was laid open
TO the extent Of three inches. and several shot
and pieces Of wad were extracted.
The patient suffered extremely by this abscess
slonghng Of the parts, and by the extraction of
pieces Of ribs and cartilages. Probably not one
man in a million, il wounded in similar man
ner, would recover at all, or if he did recover
would there be an opening left in the stomach
like tina, Of St. Martins, through which the
processes Of digestion could be watched.
In twelve months from the time Of the injury
the parts were all sound, leaving an opening 10
the side and stomach which was about two and
half inches in circumference. small fold
of the coats Of the stomach, appeared at the up
per edge Of the orifce, and continued to extend
downward until il covered the opening, so as TO
obviate the necessity nf compress and bandage
for retaining the contents Of the stomach
Though this valve adapted itself 10 the orfce so
as TO prevent the efilvx Of the gastric contents
when the stomach was full. il was. however,
easily depressed with the finger.
When the stomach is empty, the interior Of
its cavity may he examined to the depth Of FIVE
or six inches, if kept distended by artificial
means. and food aud drink may be seen enter
ing through The ring of,he esophagus. When
en,rely empty, the stomach contracting upon
itself protrudes from the orifce as large as
hens egg, unless i, is held back by compress.
II he lies on his loii side and sleeps for sew
eral hours without the compress, il will proITude
to still greater extent, and present a surface
several inches ia diameter.
10 1895. having fully recovered his health,
DR. Beaumont commenced his experiments on
ST. Martin, which he continued, with great pa
iience, for many months at a time, and these
were not concluded till September, 1888. Dur
ing the whole Of these periods, from the spring
of 1924, and from the close Of the experiments
in 1888, TO the present time, covering term
Of lhirly-iwo years, he has enjoyed general good
health and constitutional soundness, with every
function Of the system in full force aud vigor,
and perhaps suffered much less from disease
than most men Of his circumstances in life
lie has, indeed, been athletic and robust. la
boring at the very hardest Of work, eating and
drinking like other healthy and active people.
The work of DR.. Beaumont, which records
several hundred experiments, is really invalua-
bile 10 the world. The book, which sells at one
dollar, is nearly out ofpriui, and all the copies
Of which we have any knowledge are in our
possession.
There is but one Niagara and one St Martin
and when he passes away. the world never hav-
ing seen one before. "will never look upon his
like again"
He :s Of acdrm height, dark oanple Aion,
and remarkable for wiry ,oushness Of consli-
tuition. He has hard, almos, severe express
sion Of connieDance, owing, doubtless, TO the
fact Of his sufierings His irmness is very
large, which, with his physical power, enabled
him to endure SO much pain without sinking
under it.
Soon after he recovered from The accident, he
married. and has had seventeen children. FIVE Of
whom, with his vile, are now living. He rs
man without education. and with but limited
general information has for years followed la
borious occupations, and when engaged to trav-
el with DIR Bunting, in whose care lie now is,
he was occupied in chopping wood a, twenty
FIVE cents a cord. Only to think ofa man whose
sullerings have yielded to the world so much
knowledge Of the laws Of digestion and nuiri-
iion, being allowed to drag out his life al The
age Of Gly-iwo, supporting family al such la
Dor and with such small pay. Would it not
be well for New York, Boston, and Philadel-
phia to place the man and his family beyond the
reach Of want, and let him be seen by, and ex-
alnined before all The medical classes in those
cities every session while he lives. The world
owes him living, and we doubt not, if proper
steps were taken, his future comfort and use
fulness could be secured.
DR. Bunting proposes to exhibit him to med
ical men in ;his country and in Europe, and to
give lectures 10 popular audiences. We think;
however, St. Martin should not be obliged 10
leave family and country in order to secure a
competency for his old age, when we have so
many medical colleges and wealthy, liberal
members of the profession who would cheerful
ly aid in his support.
DysPFrsiA.-We have heard talk Of "ihe
horrors Of indigestion" but never having ex-
nerienced than are comnelled IN TAXA than all