The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-06-13

On Saturday last, at the hospital Dr. Pond,
assisted by DR. Z. IA. Gale, performed crit
ical operation upon Mrs. j. Cockrell, OF 81.
Louis, removing q cancer OF enormous growth
from the right arm-pit. Her right bresst was
removed year ago by St. Louis surgeons,
but the cancer continued TO spread around
be meath the arm and assumed such proper
lions that as last hope she placed herself un-
der the treatment OF DIR. Pond. The opera
ton was most sklllfully performed, the I'M
fortunate lady beariug no remarkably well
through the dangerous ordeal, and we were
glad to obs rye that the doctor seemed TO en-
tertain hopes OF her recovery.
The day previous 10 our visit, two bloodlees
operations were perfcTmed by means OF cleo
tricity with the most salts act0ry results. A
very dangerous cancer was removed from the
left breast OF Mrs. Bailey. wife Of the Rev.
Hiram Bal ey, Of Buchanan, lowa--nlso, an
immense cancer FROM the left breast OF Mrs
r. w. Mckinney. Of Bushnell. On Saturday
afternoon we found the last named lady NOV
ing about her room in very comfortable con-
dltion and from her lively manner and pleas
ant smile II was d flcult to realize that she had
80 recently undergone an operation OF this char
acter. Strong hopes are Entertained that both
these ladies' will fully recover.
Electricity Is used wherever II can be advan.
tsgcously employed, but Of course DIR. Pond
has many surgical operations In which his
powerful battery cannot be brought into play
In the cauterzing process. SINE OF these
operations are OF the most critical and dam
gerous character Imaginable, rquifi-- great
skin and experience keen eye, quickness OF
execution aud unfiinching nerye-in all OF
which Qnal fications Dr. r. H. Gale, OF this
city. 50 long connected with the hospital, Is
peculiarly gifted aud 30 satisfactory and sue
cessful have his operations proven that DR..
Pond no longer calls TO his aid more notable
surgeons from abroad.
Among other patients at the hospital Is
Daniel Hun, Of Fountain City, Indiana,
brother-in-law OF w. 7. Nixon, Of the Lster-
Ocean, Mr. HUI 4 afflicted with cancer In
the lower lip. but IL doing well and will be en-
Dr. d. W. Dun, OF Carmsn, ILL.,, Is here
with his aged mother, who Is being treated for
very severe cancer OF the breass, and the
venerable lady bears her snfferings with re-
markable fortitude now that hope Of re-
covery may be INDUCED in
The house i completely filled with patients,
and has been for many months, some arriving
and others departing every week and ire
Quently every daY, and as usual they come
from All points of the Compass II not being
unusual TO find nearly every State In the
Union represented there At times. On
Saturday last, upon single ncor we found
under treatment persons from various
points IN Illinois, Indiana, Wiscon-
Sin, Iowa, Minnesota. Nebraska, Kentucky
and Aissouri--and We were presented TO one
pleasant old gentleman who had travelled
thirfy-fvc hundred milts ~ place himself IN
der the care ~ DR.. Pond. This was Mr.. J. q.
Scoggin, whose home is in far Of Washington
Territory, and who arrived at the hospital last
Wednesday. hy way Of San Francisco. He Il
seventy years Of age. and is troubled with Ar
ugly cancer inside the lower lip, which will
PROBABLY be entirely removed without dis
figuring the face--at least II is very hopeful
case.
As usual, there are some terribly shocking
cases under treatment but II IL believed that
the average Ii improving from year 10 year,
which Is accounted for by the fact that those
sffiicted begin 10 have better understanding
or the nature OF this fliehlful disease, and
are no longer disposed to delay until theiI
case has become utterly hopeless be fore seek
ing relicf.-Auroya (ll) Beacon.
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