Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-08-27
An INVISIBLE WOUND.

\ translated from the Hungarian of Mnarus Jokal
for the Partisan.
One of the most celebrated practition-
ers of Pe5th, Dr.. k. was called upon
| one morning ID receive at an early
hour visitor in great haste, who, while
waiting in an anto-chamber, sent in
word by the footman that delay for
him was danger. He must be received
. Immediately.
The doctor threw on his dressing
gown hastily and had his patient shown
H.
He found himself in the presence OF
a man utterly unknown to him, but
who. to Judge by his dress and manners,
evidently belonged to the best society.
His pale face bore traces ofgreat physi
cal and moral suffering. He carried
his right hand in sling, and in spite of
bis Efforts to restrain himself from time
10 time a stitled sigh escaped him. See
ing the poor man stagger the doctor IN
yiteH him to sit down.
Il am tired, have not slept for a
week. There is something the matter
with my right hand-I do not know
what. + it a carbuncle? Is it a can
Ger? At first the suffering was slight,
but now it is burning continual pain,
Increasing in intensity day by day. | can
bear it no longer. | jumped into my
carriage and here / am. | have come
to beg you to cauterize it, or to cut out
the painful part; for one more hour of
this dreadful torture would drive me to
perdtion."
The doctor asked to see the hand,
which the patient put into his crashing
eeth meanwhile from the intensity
Ct pain, while the physician proceeded
to undo the bondages with every posi-
ble preCaution.
"Aboye all, doctor, | beg of you not to
attach any importance to what you see.
My complaint is so strange that you will
to surprised, but beseech you to take
no notice of that"
Where is the painful spot? 1t is
surprising. | see nothing"
"Nor either; and yet the pain there
Is 50 dreadful that | feel tempted to
knock my head against the wall"
The doctor took magnifying-glass,
examined, and shook his head
The skin is full of life. The blood
crculates very regularly. Underneath
there Is neither Inflammation nor can
er 1t is as healthy as any other part
dyour body"
And yet it seems to me that it is
rather more red there than elsewhere"
"Where?"
The stranger took a pencil from his
pocket-book and traced on his hand d
circle as large as a ten cent bit with the
remark, Gust there"
The doctor looked He began to
think that his patient was crazy.
Remain here" he said, "In few days
will cure you" The doctor saw to his
N'0nlshment that his strange visitor
spoke seriously. He took off his coat,
lned up his shirt-sleeves and took
sloury IN his left hand. A second
more and the steel would have made
deep incision in the flesh.
Stop cried the doctor, who was
tiIald that his patient through unskil-
lnesss might open some important
e.n' Since you judge the operation
OIspenSable so be it.
lie took the bistoury, and holding in
Us left hand the right hand OF his
yHuent he begged him to turn away
-a mead, some people not being able to
's al me Sgnt oftheir own blood.
IL Is Unnecessary Ga the contrary,
r ,s who will indicate how deep down
y must cut"
~ TACT, he watched the operation to
~ ehd with the greatest possible com
sure, indicating how far it was to 60
'-e open hand did not even tremble in
7 uoctor's hand, and when the little
Jye OF round flesh was cut out he
..'ea a deep sigh, ike one who ex-
..rriAees immense relief.
a. Inc burning has ceased p
r.. !. has quite gone," said the stranger
~" smile. THE pain has entirely
'1vl. as If it had been taken away
WI me part cut off The slight pain
,eS,-oned by the bleeding is, as com
g' Win the other, like refreshing
1s alter an internal heat. 1t does
,T5aIy good to see my blood flow.
icy It flow, it does me SO much
~ stranger looked with delight at
i1eanlng blood, The doctor was
V insist upon dressing the
we he was binding it the patients
..g slIsanged completely. The express
pam passed away; he smiled
0eetor with look full of good