Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-07-01

infatuated doctors, to whose mad theory
should here fall the victim.
81 said TO myself that no doctor with
sound mind would propose such
frightful and murderous experiment
upon a living man.
The two doctors now approached
the dissecting table and looked calmly
into my face; then, smiling, took on
their coats and tucked up their sleeves.
I struggled TO get free, as only des-
Derate man under such extraordinary
circumstances could have struggled. In
vain. Their lQng-acquired experience
knew how to render me completely
helpless, and, to their satisfaction, l
could not even make a sound.
"Dr. Engler now turned to a side
table, aud saw him open chest Of
surgical instruments and take out
lancet, with which he returned TO me.
He at once removed the covering from
my right thigh, and although 1 lay
bound TO the table in such way that |
could not see my limbs was able to
watch the doctor busted with his prepa-
rations.
Directly after removing the cloth l
at once felt the warm blood rush forth
and trickle down the limb. The con-
viction that he had opened the princi-
pal vein in the thigh would have suf-
feed TO shake the strongest nerves
"'There is no danger said DR.. Eng
Ter, looking into my staring, protruding
eyes with terrible calmness. You will
not die, my good man. have only
opened an artery in your thigh, and you
will experience all the sensations OF
bleeding 10 death. You will get weaker
ana weaker, and finally, perhaps, lose
all consciousness, but we shall not let
you die. No, no! Yon must live and
astonish the scientific world through
my great discovery
u naturally could say nothing In re-
reply, and no words can adequately eX-
press what l felt at that moment l
could in one breath have wept, implored,
cursed and raved.
Meanwhile l felt my life's blood flow
ing, and could hear it drop into vessel
standing under the end Of the table.
Every moment the doctor laid his hand
on my heart, at the same time making
remarks which only increased my
horror.
after he had put his hand on me for
al least the twentieth time, and felt
the beating of The heart, he said 10 his
assistant:
"'Are you ready with you prepara-
tions, LangDer? He has now lost an
enormous quantity OF blood aud the
pulsation is getting weaker and weaker
See he is already losing consciousness,
and with these words ne took the gag
out of my mouth.
"a feeling OF deadly weakness, as
we'll as infinite misery, laid hold of me
when the physician uttered these words,
aud on my attempting to speak found
that scarcely a whispering murmur
passed my lips. Shadowy phantoms
and strange colors fitted before my
eyes, and / believed myself TO be al
ready in state past ell human aid.
"Nhat happened in the next few
minutes / do not know, for had faint
ed. When | re-Opened my eyes !
noticed l no longer lay on the dissect-
ng-table, but was sitting in an arm
chair in 3 comfortable room, near which
stood the two doctors looking at me.
Near me was flask or wine, several
smelliug-Salts, a few basins Of cold
water, some sponges and galvanic
battery. IL was now bright daylight,
and the two doctors smiled as they
looked at me.
"Wheu remembe the terrible ex-
pertinent l shuddered with horror and
tried TO rise. felt too weak, however,
and sank back helpless into the chair.
Thea one Of the physicians, in friend
ly but firm voice, addressed me:
"Come, use yourself, young man.
You imagined you were slowly bleeding
10 death; nevertheless, be assured that
you have not lost single drop of blood.
You have undergone no operation what
ever, but have simply oeen the victim OF
your own Imagination. We know very
we'll you heard every word of our CONVEX
sation, a conversation which was only