Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1867-06-01
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Wonderful Surgical Operations.
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We are daily filled with surprise as we
behold our fellow acitizen, Mr. James II.
Paine, walking QUE ufstreetsowith a firm
quick step, and with a fullness of BODY
and face Indicative, of health and vigor.
For years Mr.. Paine suffered from dis
ease of the lungs which brought him to
the verge of the grave, and even the most
hopeful, of,his friends did not expect he
would live to see the beginning Of the year
1867. n. go. ...5...., ..,,t.... -.
Last fall he left Painesville for Mil
waukee, where we all supposed he would
soon die, and find rest in welcome grave
He was wasted to mere skeleton, and
weighed not over one hundred pounds
had no appetite could not sleep, and for
four years had never slept to exceed for
ty minutes at one ,time-nor did he ever
lie down an hour at once during those
four years. He and his friends had aban-
doned all hope of recovery, when he was
visited by surgeon Gen. E. B. Wolcott,
who proposed, as a last and desperate
effort to save him to cut directly into the
lower part of the disease lung and relieve
the abscess by insertinga tube The his
tory of surgery furnished no precedent,
while his own brother, DIR. Woleott, and
also DR.. Marks, who were with him ex-
amined the patient, and finally assisted
in the operation, earnestly dissuaded him
from it. hrs igsicia. feJ sa 'Ga- stft
But, as if inspired by some good angel,
he decided to leave the matter to Mr..
Paine himself, who replied, he could not
live as he was more than three, weeks,
and that short time was. .ofno consequence
to him in his suffering condition, and
therefore he was ready for the operation.
The abscess was in the left lung, but
there was no surface indication OF its ex-
act position this, of course, increased the
difficulty oftheg operation. An opening
was first made between the sixth and
seventh ribs, in front, but with no salts.
factory results another was immediate
ly made at the. side, between the eighth
and ninth ribs, and with complete success.
A tube was inserted through which mat
ter flowed freely.
Mr.. Paine's cough, which had been most
distressing, ceased entirely within thirty
five minutes after the operation, which
was performed on the 4th of November,
1866, and he has not coughed since. He
now has an excellent appetite, sleeps well,
weighs one hundred and forty-fve pounds,
walks without difficulty and says hethinks
he could easily walk ten miles day.
There has been no discharge from the
tube for more than month, and the tube
in fact dropped out. In a word, Mr.. Paine
GALES himself well man, and talks of
soon going back to Milwaukee, not with
the expectation of dying in a few weeks,
but Of entering into active business.
Il We cannot close this notice of a new
and marvellous operation without ex-
pressing our thanks and the thanks of
scores and hundreds in this community
to Surgeon Wolcott for. his noble bold
ness in venturing where no pilot had gone
before. Indeed suffering humanity the
world over will rise up to bless his name.
Already the precedent he set is being toll
lowed by other eminent Surgeons.
Within q few days, our own distin-
guished Surgeon, Dr. H. @. B.ardslee,
assisted by that most successful pract-
itoner, DR.. Brown, performed the same
operation upon the right lung of Mr.. J.
H. Cowdry, of Perry At the time OF
the operation Mr.. Cowdry, was very fee
BILE, being able to sit up. but partof the
day, and suffered from constant cough.
his cough is greatly diminished,
his strength is returning, and there is
every prospect Of an entire restoration,
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Has not DR. Woolcott opened the door
of hope to the oonsumptiye? IL 9 t995