Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-04-03
A HUMAN CAROMgTUR.
An old Soldiers Ability To Fov-teiI stortas
Through AN InJureJ t.H.


Through an inJureJ t"H.
The surgeons Of the Jefferson college
hospital in this oity. writes CORES
pondcne from Philadelphia, have bc"n
very mach Interested recently in a some
what unusual case that has boon la their
hands for treat ment II IL that ot o
man who NAV be described ~ y human
barometer 80 far. however. from
boaStng OF his power 10 fore,ell changes
in the weather. the patient. whose name
is Frederick Guvcr. went to the hospital
in hopes that the surgeons might cure
him Of his mnlady During tho war
Gu,er was Captain of Company D
Ninth New York Volunteers Early IN
the morning Of the second daV- Eight
in the Wilderness he was struck hy a
Mimic rifle ball. which penetrated his
right lcg three inches above the knee.
The engagement was 80 hot nj the time
that his comrades could render him no
further attention than to place him
under tree soInew hat out of the dir,s,t
line Of fire. and there he r"mainc,, fuf
thirty-six hours. when change "a front
by the Federal lines left him In Con.
frdcratc territory. and h. wiz taken
prisoner. The rebel surgeon into whose
hands he fell insisted upon ampsintne
his leg, and the operation was roughly
performed by candlclight. the limb bcing
taken of at the thigh,
'Six or seven DAYS after that, said
Captain Guycr 10 the Times cores
pondent this morning II began Ia iceI
severe pains in the stump. and have
never been wholly free from suffering
since. The sensation Is apparently III
the foot. have never felt any pain
that seemed 10 come from the ihirh. or.
indeed. from anywhere above the ankle
There il usually $ twitching sensation
such as man experience, Ia the elcc
tric bath. ut the point where Ia. rIeaI
toe joins the foot. Sometimes there i,
similar feeling in the lttl. too, then
again there ~ "A burning sensation
across all the toes. and occasionally 9
pain in the heel before INV treatment
in the hospital could always tell by N,
increased severity ~ the pain when ",
were going Ia have a storm II was cs
pecially severe Just before north or
northeast wind began 10 blow. hut whcr
there was n big storm coming NV tosa
would begin Ia ache three or four dati
| in advance. and ~ the storm approached
the pain would become 80 intense NJ g.
almost set mo craI, You rcmcmbcl
the biz electric storm we has
| three year. ago. when the sururi
filed the sky at night. and at
the telegraph wires were di.Arranged
| WAS living then in West Twenty eight
street. New York. and felt the storu
coming three days before II appeared
suffered more at that time than on an,
other occasion The pain grow NOR,
severe a. the storm approached. sceme,
10 vary with it, distance and its fiuctu
stions, and reached a climaN Just bsfur,
il broke. Then the painful sensations
began to pass away. aud In few hour.
while the storm WAS still raging. | va
at ease again. could always forrtrl
any change in the weather. either iron
fair To stormy ar from storm, to fair
and could Also tell IL severity, \ lnca
storm or one of light magnitude affect
Ell me but slightly. while n genera
storm was announced by it, uupleasan
foreruuners according Ia Is magsltuds
and. similarly. knew by tho relic
from pain when clear weather was com
ing Since leaving the hospital hay
been comparatively FREQ from pain
though | still feel occasional twitches
The operation performed on Captai
Guyer WAS as remarkable as hls III.
ease. II consisted of the removal ~
number Of large bulhous formation
J from the stumps ~ the nerves hulh
about the size ~ tn. middle finger q
the average mans hand and nearly a
inch long were cut of from the create
and lesser sciatic nerves, aud snalls
formations were removed from oths
nerves. In all six of thcs. abnormf
growths were found and removed Tn
patient was kept In tho hospital fou
weeks. and was discharged about tw
weeks ago. though he silll reports per
I odically for examination aud treatment
The wounds made by the scalpcl q,
healing nicely. and the doctors thin
that when the Inflammation subsidies u
more pain will be- felt The patient
about forty five wears II aRe. of slend,
, build. and aside from his p-culis
, malady. ~ In good health lie hs
never worn an artificial leg. bo, has a
WAYS used cru,chcs Dr John n nriI
ton. the operating surgeon. II praparin
monograph on the case Tor puhliei
ton in u medical journal - " I1iuse
The Too,h C.rtox.