The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1860-08-23
THE PACIFIC
Commercial advertiser.
Under

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We extract from an zrlieLe ~ - Tie C97n.5I
S1z-zIl@ tl- tJ4lFHIuZ account u. q =lrz.g4L
oPsr-tiOn q one e the London Hospitals.
he AREA ltsel J. small, If hYFs-sb1= firm.
and SURROUNDED by s.t- rising On q s---1 incline
one above another. . rle EEml-r VI -5--c u
nine tiers. FROM 100 o. 80 z;uI-u-s gccayv
;n%S@, ana PACK pretty e..~Iv- =r--.4lIy ia ~.
l9Ser rows, nh-nr- rLe n-- Ei-r : yl--u4-I.
f0s an ~Gss@mDiaE- # youths between eighteen
ana tWenty-hv@ Eaa--, who lave lJ-aIu- - d.
pGt % wait they are tc---arlT w-l-szD4-eG
AID quiet Ihrea u E4- EE4c-ic-- ;za--. L.qy-
evsr, u - evident are distribute. among r1=4.
an 50 TIE tine r-Sss al The l.ieE- TT
Inc click mas BJt long STRUCK tF1. --n re
aY-1inS-i-DrS Op=n- ana III wax ESQ y -.r-- ~
~ l=a1lnZ surZlJHs u The E.zrl-1l. f5l.r-- ~
3 star VI drz,er-- and al-w fr5|--iora. l..E-
on IN i-tt-T y=lr- r.-Erl o. SAFE reserved
them on the -Jv=5 -l- .LG--L.- --- ANAL
ABLE. cJv=T=1 win Instruments, oecuria- -1es
IN one sIcs o. t1e ara ga-a-- s.Jr-s. -sa=.-.
and iint- are PLACID Or the lca--. -.- ----
gem vino i about . 5Dsrz,e. --r5-- ---.-
over the table and se@ ras- MS ils-r-l---- sr=
all thsr=- ami - reaGinse. II requests e lJl-
league . tase caarg- e the -gE.u.-----. and
WIZ a wore c@p-tz= one assistant % --ze -la
tap@." another y hold the lim5. o bird y hand
The instruments, and TIE last o. Ike c--r-- e
the spcngs- This dDne, and while the p.-i=a-.s
inhaIin2 ch.C-JiJrn II an adyiuiug ap-T-l@1r,
under the care Of gentleman who max that
ns sP7ciz! d1tv- the operator gives . --e U1w
hlsnG and listening GG5i-0rv. & 5Eief hz--ry f
;he circumstance which Jed % II iIcar-5l=
dlsease q the left knee-i5.nr. and cEe r.a~Jr= Why
hs decides On the operation al.-c - r. performed
ne has scarcely closet. when the Une,r-e.gEs
patient a. brought in Dy 2 couple Of sturdy pr
rs-s, and laId upon -Ie yp=TlrInz --1.-. q small.
out strong and steady erection, four .--- Ing ~
r~O fs-5 vide, which stand n RE centre %. the
ARIA The left being tie doomed l=g, the right J.
fastened By q bcndAg@ . one Oh the suVP.-rs 0f
me table, 30 a. 70 y OU- % harms wav while
the dresser, VINO ms special c1zr-a VI RI c4-=. J.
stated on a low STOOL az the foot u The table. and
supports the left TIE surgeon who .-=i---. n
circles the upper part VI the Thigh v..h -L- -,g--
niquet. placing it, pad over tn- El.--- ----rv.
the chief yes-el which supplies -l= .-11 with
blood. and prepar-z o screw up re IN .rlmeut.
thus % make sure that no considerable amount Of
the vital auid can be lost. The operator. stand
ing on the left side Of the cJTr-Tludiay I-z. and
in his right hand = narrow straight knife.
Of which the blade i 1T least ten inches long. and
looks maryellOu-lv bright and sharr. directs his
eye 70 him who gives the chlJrfJrIn. and awaits
The signal that the patient has become perfectly
All i silence profound, every a--is;-
ant stands IN his place, which J. carefully o.
ranged 50 as not intercept the view Of those
around.
The words 4" quite ready :" are no sooner wills
peref, than the operator. grasping firmly with his
hand the d>I which forms the front part IF
the patients thigh. thrusts quietly and deli5e-
rately the sharp blade horizontally through The
limb, from it. outer 20 It, inner side. - that the
is transfx@d a little above 10, central axis,
and in front Of the bone He next cuts directly
t~1vnward=. in the plane VI the limb. fDr about
inches, and :hen o~JliqGeiv Outwa-l-. - a.
70 form a flap, which l. seized aud turned ~
S1is out Of the way BY the appointed assistant.
\ similar transition II again made. commencing .
40 the same SPOT bat the knife l. this time carried
the bone a similar incisJn follows. and
another flap i formed and nelI away ~ ief0re. .
lastly. with ! rapid circular sweep round the
be divides al left uncut and handing the
znif7 T. an assistant. who takes IL. and gives
in return. the operator divides the bone with
Tsw YOTkIHanIIEe strokes and the limb i sever
d from the holy. 4 r~ustliDg sound of general
and deeper Breathing ! heard among
he lV0kersCn. who have followed with -rrainiuZ
nd critical ewes every act which has contributed
q tie accomplishment Of the task and some one
I the younger students Is heard 70 wishper u bis
" Five and thirty seconds not Lad. by
Ic=et'
The operator now seats himself On the stool lust
7aeated by the dresser, who has carried away the
and seeks in the cut surfaces before him the
nj Of the main artery On which u place a li.a-
IRE There l. no fJw of blood. only q little
for the tOuTEiquet holds LIES current
ard and fast. Only i've minutes uncontrolled
Of the current from that great artery now -
ersectly compressed, ana our patients career IN
MS world be closed for ever. How l. IL VeTIna-
emily bsld in check? and what have we d sub
.iture now for the Kissing. sparkling and sTutter-
x iron, and the boiling pitch? The operator
axes hold Of the cut end Of the artery with q
lender, delica--iy made pair Of flre-r<. and ,
rlvs IL on. a l.tria. while an assistant Tasze
oGnd the end - drawn J1t q iigatEre of exceed =
1gly fine whIpcOTd. tine but strong, and c~.reluliy :
~ il there with double knot, and - ef-ctuaIly
lJ7=s the vessel. i similar process i applied 70 {
az IT seven Other buI smaller vessels. the q
J~urniquet IL removed. and nJ 1~i-eIing el-1es.
.ltoguIher the patien: has lJ-t Iitrle more than {
aIf = pant Of bod! The fIrs are rI4c-i.u APP 4
.J-i;iOI, the f,JDs J. well covered hy them. a ..w
.itches are Tut through their e!-s. some cool q
1T lint l. applied all around the S-Uuip. and tie :
4tieUt. slGm1eTInZ peacefully. = carried Of - .
bed rally PREPARED in some adjacent '
ard Hall an hour hence that rati-Lt VIII
gain cOnsei1usHe--- PROBABLY tire first Jh>1Tv4- Z
on be naks will BE-. . / am quite ready for the
when - u going . b--in?" And II r
no little repetition 81 the assurance that all T
over 70 make him realize the happy truth d
- il = that be who lD-ss the limb knows lis
bout the process than any one concerned inf .
les my gentle reader. than You who have 4
jared vith rs the quiet corner, and have sen al
i,hOut losing cgnsciJusnes, OF Ltinting. IL was j
4 early day in the medical session. and many q
W men were there: one az least was Observed
become very-veTy pale, and then slowly dis e.
lpear no one knew how or where, for neither
IN the area nor those elsewhere bad leisure o. 8
u inquire Fl
DR.. WSBsHIP - NARyELLors TEATs OF >
rEESGTH-Dr- Wind-hip delivered . very inter
ting and improving lecture last night at Brews- 7
rs Hall. on Physical training. the bet methods, +
10 the possible results. He spoke largely Df Ms ?,
ru experience, detailing the practices adopted !,
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