The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1895-05-30

safr to rut the child uadcr the iaaaenc'
Of ether 10 orIot to perform the upet.
toe
Ags, | sapt 10 cay night here thst sblle
] believe 10 eIper physlelsns, u hss been
my experience thAt somttlmes they srr led
by their theories in.o doing foolish thinss,
Nbeu lbo psfeaus told me that th,s physi
eian bad suggested the nss Of ether, i'm
medIatelr concluded that be bad devoted
all his sueauou TO The consideration OF
the operation Itselt snd hsd not gwen pro
per thought to the nervous and weak eon
dninu ot the patient kne~ the child
that the administration pt ether 10 her
would he very dangerous told the pSrI
epts Of the child frankly what thought
and they sgreed With me, then oeeur.
red to me to call upon the services OF suo
tbtr ocnlist atth whom wss aoquslnted,
Whou | knew 10 he very skilliul msD.
also knew, however, that he was inclined
to tie oyerbestlng aud somewhat crank,
and / vas not without misgiyings that !
called him into the case. However. We all
went to his oilice the ueit day. lie look
ed at the ehiIi carefully and then proceed
cd 10 bring out lot OF iustrumeuts. which
be- placed upon the table.
What are you going to do? ! asked
hlm.
am going to remove that tumor, be
said
Bat do you understand how sensitive
and nervous that child ~ asked him,
Yes, he replied abruptly. Wo'll fix
that
Then, turning to the parents be said in
a f0ugh, almost brutal way
Now, look hCre' ! don't want you to
loterfere or say anything, one wsy or the
other I'm not Roiug 10 hurt the child,
but | dolt want any Interruptions from
ven. In 10 charge OF this.
lie dld uottay word TO the child bat
led her up to LIs chair and sat down, TAX.
Jog bcr between his knees. He calmly "a
,mned his Iustrnmeuts and picked out
.ue one be wanted Then, assuming al air
# great severity, be said to the child
keep your hands down, Look down,
Don't move.
Before the child knew in tho lid had
1eeh tarued up. The child gssped, aud
made an involuntary motion
Stop that or I'll box you ears he yelled
ayagely.
There was "a ok mo,Ion Of the knife.
mother gusp by the child, and the opera.
ion was oger The usnslIy nervous patient
ppearcd to b. psralyz,J. The tears and
.ysteriA were al. there, nut her power to
I'VE vent 10 them was absolutely restrain
ID hy fear, SIZE trembIed like u leaf, but
bat was all. A little bathing OF the eye :
aas all that WAS necessary TO complete the
7ofk. really have not given You an ac,
urate idea Of how quickly it WAS oil done
was almost aghsst myself When it was
vor the hum Of the situation struck me,
nd said to him:
Well, now what do you call thst2
That, be replied as he calmly wiped bis
lstruments was what may be called the
ypnutism OF lear. 1t ig wonderful thing
hen you have u nervous patient aud
elcate operation, learned that from y
reat German physician. HI had patient II
nth a cataract on his eye, No ans ,thetic y
ould be used 10 his case, and yet it was "
ecessary to perform the operation. The u
hysieian was great expert with the
uifp, but Of course the pam Of such an
psrallou was too great 10 permit OF its be y
" performed successfully without anses y
letcs under ordinary conditions, Now, u
bat do you suppose be did2 Just this.
Q had the patient sit 10 char 10 front y
him, unconscious OF the fact tbst the ~
peration was about TO be performed %
hen be walked up to bin with knife n
,uceaIed 10 bis hand, Look mp he said
him. The man looked up. Then the
lysIcian drew II with hs dieongaged
and aud gave him most violent boz on 81
Ie ear Before the patient had recovered IL
ON his astunishment aud the pain OF ID
70 blow the operation had been per al
rmed. T.