Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-07-25
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of all the trouble?"
"There is no doubt of that.s Yes that wa
the sole cause of the unfavOrable change il
his condition, and that cause has been re-
moved, entirely removed. When we dressed
the wound tonight we found that pus was
discharging freely through the new opening,
1t was the damming up of pus in the track o
crease of fever. Now we have succeeded in
removing the abstraction andpus is flowing
freely"
"Then, doctor, has this unfavorable turn
set him back much?"
'sNot very much 1t has of course weaken
ed HIM some, but he will soon recover from
that. His wound dressed easy tonight.
mean the turning and dressing of the wound
| did not distress him as it had done this morn
ing and yesterday. lie felt much better. The
relief afforded by the perAtion OF to-day was
apparent in his condition"
"When was the operation determined
upon?'
"Well, when examined him yesterday fore
noon, after the first rigOr, said an operation
would be necessary. The attending surgeons
agreed to this and we decided upon consul
shifting surgeons"
doctor, does he take nOurishment?"
ooh, yes; he has taken beef tea besides
milk to-day"
Ellis stomach is in good condition." "Yes,
sir, there is nothin in his case now to cause i'm
mediate apprehension. We feel very much
encouraged indeed, as hopeful as we have
felt heretofore
"po you intend to make efforts to get the
ball out?' tt
"Yes, but not now. We intend to get the
ball when he gets stronger. The experiments
with the electrical indicator have been very
satisfactory, but We will not disturb him inst
now by hunting for the bullet"
slave you any fear of lockjaw, dOctOr?"
None at all The free discharge of pns to-
night shows the operation to have been sue
cessful, and as have said, the stoppage of
the discharge was the sole cause of the un-
favorable change. We now expect him to con-
tinue to improve right along, but we cannot
expect him to get we'll without further troub
le, though he may do so. With serious hurt
like his, we must expect distractions, but l
do not apprehend any more in his case snch
as this has been.
ELECTRIC INDICATOR.
Experiments were made in the presence of
DR.. Agnew to-day, by Prof. Bell, with his elec-
trical indicator, with view of ascertaining
how it would work in indicating where the bull
let was. A soldier from the Soldiers home,
who carried bullet in his body. was made a
subject. The doctors knew where the bullet
lay, but they took two persons who did not
possess this knowledge, and by the use of the
Indicator both of them located the ball. This
ball. however, was within two inches of the
surface of the body, and the tests were very
1t is believed it would point |
the ball no deeper than three inches. The ex-
perience to-day convinced Drs. Agnew and |
Bliss that if the bullet is within two inches |
of the surface OF the body they will be able to
locate it. The operation performed to-day was |
made with an instrument which made cut |
like the shape of funnel. The incision was |
not very large, but it was successful in strik- |
ing the right place. The bullet struck the |
ribs end detected down SO : as
to obstruct the passage made by the bull
let. This obstruction caused the formation of /
q pus cavity and it was necessary to open this
so that the pus could pass out. The flow was
not immediate, but drainage tube, some
What circular in shape, was inserted. Then
with pressure the flow Of pus began. DR..
said tonight that the operation
had done good. He believed the obstruction in
the discharge from the wound had caused all |
5he trouble, and that the case now looked
hopeful. He said the damming up of the
pus would cause the symptoms that appeared.