Telegram-herald., 1888-04-29
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touch of Ehs kls e. Ihsa Il y that az ire
EElbis dfzzias.sl ssL1zs Ehs as~ essEnsF. Tbs
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Bzs4ses lizs znED tRat of seaslcEnsss e~salls
rs stomach He teels shs olood lease his
fzcs and 4 hs = aaia bg a tremendous Effort
az TIA sill - crush do~n ths weakness.
faincRess All biiEsinsss ti1lt ara fass depgls-
inz him & ais seizes. Es 1es sell lis eyes
sre anyHheFs but GA tlas Operating table,
snd his taougala ara ~Ldsy struggling ~i1h
tie arubsem hoss - zes cut withoue fsiafilg
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vii sEa<geF a iss stsps and then taEnbls la
heap aD tns 1aor, whenes 40 SiA 10 ear
Fleii out ~ doors, perhaps TO - laughed at by
kso o. taree sCslilenfs - more har1ensd sea-
sinllitlez Incidents of tbs sort are not in-
frequent ~ ths incoming Of a ns~ class Ia
tAs flssL Il 5 couGnoa slght 20 that season
fof tao or fAres sItaieugs with WoebeeOns
ttces 70 manifest al ths symptoms u sea-
sickness IN the } ard osItsil.s the anphitAeaEFs
door thas are % % seen on tie deck u Al ex-
egsrsioo steamer off Sandy Hook when the
fohlntser aad Thistle are sailing In nalf a
gaia Ihls paraiyzins weakness Is no 70
spec1er u persona XotAz ussn Of strong,
ROBUST temperament. sho don't Know what
pnY4iea. tear -, and who are sure thar ths
nyar of a little blood ~ould never mako
them since, are mors frequently the victims
of this Involuntary faintness than ara their
weaker classmates
10 many ths fames Of ether are nauseatinx,
snd fhs sGscts % tbeir emotions are thus IN
tsus Eed Your correspondent ~ss careful
- ascrioe bis sqneanlshneas on Ens occasion
% bis frst visit ~ thls cause Many encoun-
tiers wlfh the CHASTITY features Of greaE rail-
roai accidents, an,opases nurtsrs, and sim
tisr horrors had. however. made him proof
against th8 more violent symptoms OF the
snphitaeatre maiady His own Immunity
I'D him % maks serious mistake few
weeks aga He yielded 70 the solcitatlons Of
young man Who vas anxious 70 see the
nnysseries of tha operating room. and DO IN
vifed aim % make a visit one operating day
The YouDg man had helped care for one or
tso victims OF accident. and vas quite sure
his nerve would not give way at sight Of any
amount of blood letting The writer had
some misgivingS. and hs insisted that the
young man should az arst take back seat
wbercs 10 oouid make his way out quietly IN
case IA feelings ovsrcame him The drst
case hroaght IN was an infant requiring a
Snght operation upon the bead The child
L.
The dFss t0assb of the Knife brought a tiny
drop of hloosi The moment u appeared the
writer beard from the seat behind him. where
his friend .at. a long arsrn "Ga-a-s." and
then thamp The young man who thought
be would enjoy seeing a leg sawed OF had
keeled over az tho sight OF a single drop Of
blood
The preliminaries and accessories Of an
operation az public hospital are worth de
scribln- The ouly difference in the treat
rent o. free patient as compared with one
who pays regular fees IS that the former
2azses under the surgeons hands Ia ths pres
eocs OF a class OF students Generally speak
ing. it Is wise course for any one requiring
surgical treatment 70 enter hospital for the
purpose rather than submit % an operation
a. houne The reasons ara almost obvious
Within arms resch almost Of the surgeon at
great hospital Il every instrument and ap-
plsnce known 70 science for dealing with
any emsrgsDcy that can possibly arlsc, There
ara always available convenient mechanical
arrangements that coutribgts 70 speed and
thoroughneSs In ths work. which cannot pos
sibiy b- mads uss Of IN private dwelling
IL frequeutly happens, therefore. that per
sons of wealth. and with good bones, who
require the aid or a surgeons skill. make =
visit 20 The hospital for the purpose
As rule the patient never SECS tire operat-
ing room where hs has been treated lie
goes in completely unconscious. and he Is
sauglY tucked ap In bed before be realizes
THAI hs has faced the ordeal whi-h be has
been dreadinx Even the free patients never
know that they have passed under tho eyes
e more than the doctors and the nurses The
stherization OF the patients - always done In
. snail rom outside the operating theatre.
Tt "a process shich some people drsad more
than ar operation itself Others enjoy it.
and even indulge occasionally ia an ~sther
tlrrfak 50 pieasurabls are the sensations 10
brings them. Patients attacked by nausea
and sufrooatin< sensations sometimes have
hard tirne. and 50 do the attendants who
have them Ia chsrge Toe antics Of a patient
In the .cxciternens stage and before seupe-
faction bezins are often amusing. Just as in
tAe case II man under the influence of
liquor. only in = more exaggerated degree. a
person partially under the ELECTS OF an
snRsthsfie sometimes develops qualities Of
mind and disposition that are. to say the
lsast. ansusp~cted ard surprising Others.
on tie contrary. Yisid calmly sad without a
struxxls % the soporific inausncs OF the
ethrr cone. and ara soon deep IN an insen-
sbihtT that 40 sargsons scalpel can disturb
Theirs are two aud sometimes three or -four
assistants 20 the operating surgeon in any
caze. Ths d1tv q one i 60 tend excl1Si vsly
- ne administration u ether Sometimes
- Ycung Fnsn assigned - this duty has bis
hands fall Ths ether IS administered either
oy means - iarxe. she'd shaped sp0uxe.
whicn covers ths mouth and nose. or with a
cone Of similar sire. covered with a NAPKIN
add partly iie, With snaa sponges. which
bold tie ether Every two or three minutes
a spoonful CT two of the ansusthetic Is poured
into the Sponge or cnne. and most % The time.
puiess -hs operation = apou the face the
nose ami usouth are eff covered II the pa
fsnt shouM - attacked With choking or
nausea. or = the teeth become tightly ses ss
frequently haupcns. tie YcunE msn with the
cher crne must sppiy the proper renneCi
firs iifiirfirv that sonnet mes sTiass + tha
fslirE tack Of the tongue rto the rear ~
tne nlcrfa. causing danger of suiTccation.
and tosrcld this the ratlents hesi = always
kpKt tnrucd 20 c1e SIDE. ha duty of tas
ct6rr asSisfantz. who srs graduates q ths
r,esiic cal schooi xetting hospital prsefira -
frra creni ir~ offces for thefuselves. - - act
frei~ sssast - sitrzeaa ia AL parts q tie
or,arsrion Thew 80 np - hrafs the bleed