The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1873-03-29

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sas the ohl0nnt0rmsd huk )iEing :.
hedy Of the soldier. Two 6engeoa1, 8
ytth assistsnts, pr0cssdsd sallks u
both cases % divtds skessslt avse
the summit Of s4hs Islkall frum okr
70 ear, turn back The divisjom,ea
rssnove the; skull cap By insistoos
passing around the skull Ike :.
crown. Fnthe soidies, whose eas-
otid Mstesiss had been psep1sUo !
iQr coMpfessiou, these yeeseis wsee
clamped 90 - 70 prevent hemmoE- i.
rage. add but : few drops Of blood
sere lost Curing tho entire opsrs-
tion. In each the du~a ma8er wao
incised, abd the hsmisphsresDf
the bsaie usFo remeyed bys ~ ~
cision with siarp. thsn-blaAsd
knife psssirg above the cerebeIlum,
or . narrow portion Of about two
inches in diam stcr, called the erura
cerebri. The hso1D Of the sal.,o:-
keeper. which was sound, tho
hearsdisease leaving it intact. he
having been fnsenslble to the las,,
VAS transferred - tho skull os the
sclider By IN ineeuious ccntsissncs
fully detsiled in the Gszetse, the
contip uity Of the aEtcrial pnd We
nous tubes were established. Tho
areatset csre was ,aken in secur.
ing the natural adaptation Of the
parts t. the fraction Of. line. and
The skull, having been replacsd
simply, was hell down aud 10 po-,
siiou BY the scalp Which was draw
over, aud its elgss confined by
sfips Of adhesive plastsr. and over
all was placed banlsee. Il wss
not until several days had passed
that The pressure upon the carotid
arteries was entirely relaxed. al
though before the skull was re-
placed the fo~ OF blood in the ves-
sells Of the hrain vas proved to be-
restored. The chief fear vas, from
the results OF nflamation anil sup
peratfon, bat fortunately neither
ensued, and the wounded parts
healed kindly. There was from
tie 6rst no difficulty in feeding the
patient, nor was difllculsy antici-
pated, for Il vas we'll known that
In puppies and kittens In which The
entire bra n has been removed
sucking and swallowing 20 on -
we'll as before the operation, and
/ In this case the nerves which pre-
eide over the tieRlutitfon and di-
gestion were far below the part Of
sucticn. The patie,t remained in
. sound elscp for two weeks, ~ in
case Of apoplexy, the circulation,
digestion, and oil tho vssitative
fnnctions It life being nninter-
rspted. Tho gradual union III the
parts were shown BY. faint but
gradually iecreasing movAments
Of the limbs, OF the Jaws, and cf
the mnscles of expressions ii the
face. Speeah did not become pos.
sihle until the close Of the third
week, and then it was hesitatinR,
stammering, as . child learns. Al
ihOugh il was evident that The
patient tried to utter words and
scDtenccs it Was very. gradually
that ,he power OF intelligib:e ar
ticrla ion returned.
/ The Gazette containe the report
Ia 8 tabular form, OF the increas.
Ing voluntary power over the arma
and hands, - measured from day
to day by the d.namometer, the
measurments given 10 kilogrAm-
mes; sIso the daily temperature oi
the limbs, as shown by the thsf-
nomster in degrees OF centi2sade;
also the measure Of returning SEN
sihility Of the fingers and lios, q
given BY an instrument called ar
@stbesiometer; bat omit these,
- your readers will be interested
in the main facts only. Il.
j. When speech, became inteIliaibls
it was found that the soldier, g be
seemed. had forgotten entirely hia
military training and dicipline; on
the other h.nd, he told AZ Q fDrma
evs mutation, in. the prese nee q,
witnesses, the price of al Oh,
wines and beers; such as the saloor
. keeper bad been in the habit o.
buying and selling, manifestiue
tie unimpared cerebral activity (,
the later. His memory recallet
the saloon keepers feixtive.
friends, and customers, whom b,
called by name. The sel.lier, hex
: been ugly, tscitu.n aud reysnRIu!
he now had the saloon keeper
J frankness and even gsrrulity, 4
|. spi.eof HE slammerjnx a tefanes
He wss totally blind Althousl
. the nerves Of em.ll snd sight ba,
been approximated in the Opers
!. tion, they failed to unite II ~
{ both sad and strsnge 70 see IN,
{ hear the soldier groping Il his "a
|, trinity OF hlindaess and Rivin,
: proof Of al the patient endura NC
/ and goodness Of heart which ha,
, made the saloon keeper deserved
! y esteemed sud prosperous. Thss
are the msin facts In the case Z
Tar % detailed in the Archive, bn
the sneject Of experiment present
! % many important pfobfems q
the relation between blood an
! brain. Of heart power and pesvos
: energy, that We may ba well II
4 sured that no facts OF interest /
!. the changed condition OF the o.
: prit will Ne permitted ~ escar
: notice and record. e.s ys..;T
The now French tyranny Of ri
, ion-High hselA scant akirts, sle
! waited top knots.