Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-06-06
The Cancer Ho.nItaL

On Saturday last, at the hospital, DIR. Pond,
assisted by DR.. E. II. Gale, performed crit
ical operation upon Mrs. J. Cockrell, Of St.
Louis, removing a cancer Of enormous growth
from the right arm-pit. Her right breast was
removed year ago by st. Louis surgeons,
but the cancer continued to spread around
beneath the arm and assumed such propor-
tions that as last hope she placed herself un.
der the treatment of DIR. Pond. The opera
tion was most skillfully performed, the uu.
fortunate lady bearing up remarkably well
through the dangerous ordeal, and we were
glad to observe that the doctor seemed to en-,
tertain hopes of her recovery.
The day previous to our visit, two bloodlesl
operations were performed by means of elec-
tricity, with the most satisfactory results. A
very dangerous cancer was removed from the
left breast of Mrs. Bailey, wife of the Rev.
Hiram Bailey, Of Buchanan, Iowa-also an
immense cancer from the left breast of Mrs
X. w. Mckinney, of Bushnell. On Saturday
afternoon we found the last named lady NOV
ing about her room in very comfortable con-
ditton, and from her lively manner and pleas
ant smile 1t was difficult to realize that she had
SO orecently 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-
tageously employed, but of course DR.. Pond
has many surgical operations in which his
powerful battery cannot be brought into play
in the cauterzng process. Some of these
operations are of the most critical and dan
gerous character imaginable, requiring great
skill and experience, keen eye, quickness OF
execution and unfllnching nerve-in all OF
which qualifications DIR. z. II. Gale, of this
city, so long connected with the hospital Is
peculiarly gifted, and so satisfactory and sue
eessiul have hts operations proven that Dr.
Pond no longer calls to his aid more notable
surgeons from abroad.
Among other patients at the hospital is
Daniel HUFF, Of Fountain City, Indiana,
brother-in-law OF W. p. Nixon, of the Inter-
Ocean, Mr.. Huff is afflicted with cancer in
the lower lip, but is doing we'll and will be en-
tirely cured.
DR.. d. W. Duff, of Carmsn, ILL.,, is here
with his aged mother, who is being treated for
Hvery severe cancer OF the breast, and the
venerable lady bears her sufferings with re-
markable forttude now that a hope Of re-
covery may be INDUCED In.
The house is completely filled with patients,
and has been for many months, some arriving
and Others departing every week and fre-
quently every day, and as usual they come
from all points Of the compass, it not being
unusual to find nearly every State In the
Union represented there at times. On
Saturday last, upon single floor, we found
under treatment persons from various
points in Illinois, Indiana, Wiscon-
and Missouri-and we were presented to one
pleasant old gentleman who had Travelled
thirty-ive hundred miles TO place himself un-
der the care Of DIR. Pond. This was Mr.. j. &.
GCoSElh1 hhose nome Is IN lar on W abnlngtOn
Territory, and who arrived at the hospital last
Wednesday, by way Of San Francisco. He is
seventy years OF age, and is troubled with an
ugly cancer inside the lower lip, which will
probably be entirely removed without dis
figuring the face-at least It is a very hopeful
case.
AS usual, there are some terribly shocking
cases under treatment, but IL is believed that
the average is improving from year to year,
which is accounted for by the fact that those
afflicted begin to have better understanding
of the nature of this frightful disease, and
are no longer disposed to delay until their
case has become utterly hopeless before seek
ing relief.-Aurora (IH.) Beacon.