New-York tribune., 1908-10-25
BUENoS AIRES.
SAW HIMSELF CARVED
Watched RemoUal of His 4PPeHdi.r,
but Felt No Pam.

sa-fons operations performed upon patient
who retains full consciousness and watches the
surgeon carving his flesh without the least DIS
comfort are now said TO be possible by means Of
new local anesthetie- A pin prick that accom-
Danies the lumbar puncrurs' IS all the pain
The patient Is enabled 70 witness the saving on
OF both legs II need be, without wtnkt1g an eye
lash Perhaps most patients would rather noe
see such things and would prefer UNCONSCIOUS
ness but is is possible for them 70 remain con-
scfo,1s and look the other way or have a screen
inte-posed between their eyes and the seat Of
operation
They wheeled ne into the operating thsatrs
on long barrow" says patient IN The Grand
Magazine" who experienced the local an7sthesiA
Il don't think 7 looked frightened They made
ne str on the operating table. with ny legs
hanging over the side. and then bo1an vigorous
Iy scrubbing the skin over the small OF ny back
NOW said u surgeon tust single PRICK
and it's all over
My heart went or Ike = slsdgs hammer as
that but I bit ny lips and waited The PRICK
rarae-a mere pin scratch-and breathsd again
understood they were injecting soraetht1g into
nv backbone but the operation, whatever II was.
lasted only moment Then the most sxcraoro1-
nary thing happened Suddenly I losS every trace
Of feeling in ny body from ny RIBS do-1ward
It ia 8 feeling which Is quite tndsscrioable. but
IT was exceedingly pleasant The house surgson
asked me at this point II would Ike some WOOL
put into my ears 70 prevent ne hearing Vnaf
said. but 7 refused this. as also rne o1er OF
a screen between ny face and the seat OF opera
ton They denurred a little over ths latter, But
at last consented. 7 felt that II saw everything
I would care less about Il
Are you ready asked Mr. 7, treating NJ 20
a curious smile
quite I said.
Knife, then. sister
I was too excited 10 feel particularly fright
ened but when I saw the blade actually n con-
tact with the flesh. and that flesh my own,
confess that II made me draw NY breath A HttIe
red line followed the course OF the knife across
The skin and I realized with curious sense ot
mingled unreaIity and satisfaction that the oDers
tion propsr had begun. and that II was absolutely
free from pain OF any sort. must have laughed
aloud so great was my relief. for Mr. Y looked
up sharply and asked me II 7 felt anything
Nothing al ALL said L II I didn't see t.
wouldn't believe that tt was whom you were
cutting up After that we kept up running fra
Of remarks Now absolutely az my ease. I watched
him omen gradually down through skin AID
muscles toward that troublesome little appendix
OF mine I saw the appendix after II was found
and felt malicious pleasure IN watching IL tied
OF and cut away.
.'Goodby and>good riddance' said
Mr. Y laughed heartily and asked ne 70 tell.
him exactly how felt
I feel a II the only things wanted on eartn
were cup OF tea and cigar
They fetched the tea little tray. The
cigar left nothing 10 be desired was so de-
lighted with everything that when had seen tns
last stitch inserted I eoulu have Jumped OF the
table and danced Jig around the theatre"
The patient was able TO read the newspapers
and talk 10 his wife the same afternoon. ana No
soon recovered The only disadvantage % the lunn-
bar puncture is that 1t cannot be Ssed Soc "a
operation above the lowest rib.