, 1873-10-19
DORSEY
NELATON.

Anecdotes OF tho Rrcnt French Doctor
The Paria correspondent Of medical journal
giyon pleasant "Reminiscences OF tho celebrated
DR.. Nelaton, phyBician to tho lato Emperor,
whoBo death wns recently announced by cable:
'tAR pnsgod into the hall heard groanB,
evidently Of . child in grcat pan the door lend
ing to tho sick wnrd was njar, and heard tho
sufferer. There VIM aolnothing worry affecting in
tho imploting tonoa of the chiltl's voice and tho
tondcr a'tl syrathiz'ng replies Of tho physician,
aud 1t ecomed to mo not wrong to witness
door tho aceue that. was passing within.
On a narrow pallet nenr tho window
lay;a tino hoy, or 10 years old, dying Of cancer
developing itself between tho eyes and behind
but had destroyed the sight, and was attended,
By e1cruciating suffering. Dy bis sidc sat 4
stately whtc-l,aired man holding with ono hand
tho two Of tho nttlo patlcnt, whilo With tho
child told tho story of bis pain, Al, je s,.qgie
taat! 60 suffer 30. much), to which tho
old man listened patiently, promising to doViao
sotno rcliof.. Thon ho roso to lcave, but first
bent eyer th9 boy ;sn With tesrs dror
q mother. Tho whito-haired man was tho world
renowned Nolaton."
Tho Paris correspondent Of the New York
Times narrator the following: p.
tin 1866 the young Prince Imperial took .
fancy in the ridlng-school, to drive his pony
close along tho wall. and seemed to take so much
danger was In vain. AT last tho pony wont 80
close that tho Prince had his leg severely
bruised. His father Ind boon informed Of thiB
habit, and had ordered him to discontinue it,
he was hurt. 1Io bore up brayely for II day or
two, although in groAt pain, but at length limped
10 much that attention Wna cniled to it, and lie
confcasod. few hours later ho waa confined to
an absceaa had boon formed which
tho operation. Tho Emperor was in ths
chamber in a nerTous foyer, now walking up aud
down tho room, stroking his rnustaohe, then co.
Ing to the window to beat tattoo upon It with
his fngern. HiH anxiety could DO oalmcd for 4
moment only, and then ho would rush to his son,
pet him, embrace him, and lavish upon him his
strong ansotion. AZ the doctor. prepared to
and shuddorcd asif tile eblstourihad been plunged
into his own body, Nelaton pushed him bruaque-
" away, and be went to tho window again, but
was Immediately called back BY cry. Seeing
that nothing but blood camo from tho wound,
tho emperor began to abuse tho surgeon, and for
q 1nomont used some very strong Language. Il
did not 90, deep enough said Nelaton,
calmly, and hs again prepared his kojfo.
t9s dpne h
atom, severely, onco moro pushing tho Empcr-
or's baud aside, and Ii, an instant plunged tile
biBtouri into the abseess. a stream Of puH flowed
from the wound, and with n gasp as Of intense
pain the Emperor Heizod the surgeons arms.
'Thero in Jet something to be done, said Nela-
ton, tearing himsclf loose, and not very gently,
and With Htroko OF tho knife he laid opon tic
the young prince'a thigh. The Emporor's eyes
flashed with rage, aud he looked M it ready to
strike the surgeon dead at his feet, whom the
latter pointed to the pls, wlliclrwns then flowing
freely. Napoleon melted in moment before
this evidence. and, crying like child, he walmy
embraced tho surgeon. Tho Prince was aayod,
and Notation was adorcd by tho Court"