Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-09-07
WHAT A young TSCULAPIUS
KNOWS ABOUT THE ACHILLES.
e Correct Surgical Operation.

About six weeks ago kind father urged
his son to study medicine and surgery.
The young man consented, and set Sun
day, Sept. !, A. d. 1872, as the time when
he would commence. With a devotion
scarcely equalled in the records of military
beroism, he devoted four days to the study
of medicine ana surgery. Thursday after
noon a negro man called Oh this young
Esculapian student 'to go for to see" a col
Ored friend who had accidentally shot
himself 10 the heel. Aiming himself with
a case OF surgical instruments-which TO
him were cabinet of cmiosities-stif-
fleming his spinal cord in order to be digni-
fled without being S lied with the cerebro
spinal meningitis, he mounted his horse
which he sped at 2:47t rate to the dark
ey's shanLy, located in the vicinity of Fort
Negley. The young surgeon was utterly
confounded when lie saw that the ball had
entered the achilles and passing almost
through the flesh within lodged below and
behind the ankle joint. He was nervous
when he saw the negro only grunted. So
to render the wound seemingly very bad
aud thereby have some excuse for NAL
practice should the result therefrom be
gangrene or death, he made the sufferer
hollo at the top of his voice. This had an
electric effect, set eighteen children
to crying, collected all the neighbors of
color to weep DER the sad misfortune of
their friend and to rel dice in the successful.
operation OF the young Surgeon. Seeing
the ball had passed from one side to the
other the four day old surgeon thought he
would try an experiment, which was "the
crucial incisi0n." He was successful, the
ball came forth, but that negro's heel ex-
poets to be dignifed hereafter. Seeing the
achievement the assembled spectators gave
three cheers for ode man dat done dat
trick, sure nuff." Hearing of the deed tina
medical profession very naturally, but
most uDgenerously grew Jealous, but upon
an investigation it was found
that the "four day" carried out "the rule" of
G. 0. d. For hardly had he cried
Eureka when upon extricating
the ball (Which he carries
as trophy than was demanded the enor-
nous fee Of 81, which was promptly deliy-
cred. Congratulations are pouring in from
the older members of the profession, and
The colored people near the scene of his re-
cent triumph have discovered an Etbiopian |
poet, whose Muse is to create an appro- |
pirate poem of laudatiOn. Moreover. thev |
have resolved to employ him hereafter. |
Further, his fathers Office is now crowded
every hour by sable admirers, waiting to |
see ''dat young man oh his" And in addi- |
ion thereto, the medical fraternity of |
Nashville do declare, in their private opin-
ION, expressly &c. o. d. that he deserves
honor and promotion, aud think befittiug
testimonial to his surgical ability would be |
% have him elected Surgeon of the Rock
City Guards. Nowhere in the country |
mas the cliosophic muse recorded 'per- |
iormance' equal to THIS. Tonight at 9:45 |
S called meeting Of the surgeons, doctors
Ind dentists, judges, ETC., who sympathize |
with triumphant sons of genius.