The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-02-02
LITERARY MAGAZINE

be forgotten. So l reasoned that it really might
be great opportunity for to have the oper-
alton performed and not be upset for couple of
days by the ether
But if l was going to take stovaine and would
be able to hear everything that was said with
out feeling any pain. | might as we'll, ALSO indulge
my curiosity by seeing Just what the surgeons
were doing to me. So it struck that might
drive bargain with the surgeon by making him
promise to let see what going on, provided
would finally to let them the stovaine
Just before being moved into the operating
the next morning, l made a more or less
feeble stand against taking the new drug The
surgeon was good deal disappointed and tax
him that should be allowed to have at least an
occasional peek at what was going on He said
that DR.. Jonnesco would not consent to this ar
rangement because he thought it was better to
have the patients eyes covered while the surgeons
were operating. But the hospital surgeon finally
agreed to tell the nurse who was to hold the tower
over my eyes to now and then let the corner OF
it drop so that might see the progress from
time to time of the operation
A Patients Experience
st N the whee-cot went along the corridor, in
! to the elevator, up to the top floor, where the
operating room u.s. out of the elevator, and along to
the operating table shall never forget it, There
the crowd of surgeons medical students ana
nurses and there stood half dozen operating sur
geons dressed like characters at masquerade
ball. The surgeons in charge wore long white
dominoes with white hoods that completely
masked their faces except for the little Sits which
their eyes peeked through.
81 was wondering which was DR.. Jonnesco But
/ soon found out
"'Sit up somebody said
"sNow put your legs the side of the table.
Bend your head down far you can
"These directions supposed were coming out
from under the mask of Dr. Jonnesco. But I
guessed wrong.
"a rather handsome pair of eyes in mask at
one side now approached me, bowed just little
and almost before l knew it, felt prick OF
needle about the middle of my back This was DR.
Jonnesco with his hypodermc syringe and before
/ realized it he had managed to give me a little
dose of stovaine-and he had. without much more
discomfort than pin prick, placed this little dose
souarely in the middle of my spinal column.
"Of course it really more than mere PRICK
of pin felt the needle going on and on through
the outside skin, and it seemed to me growing
bigger and bigger and that it would certainly soon
come out through my stomach. All this was moth
ing but little bit of foolish frightened magma
tion-it really did not hurt me any to speak OF.
cat once began to wonder how soon the stuff
would begin to show it's effects In a few seconds
began to feel most peculiar tngling sensation
in all the muscles and nerves of the stomach and
legs. Somebody had put firm hand on my mead
to hold me steadily Now the hand was With
drawn and gently laid down on my side |
began to feel that losing the lower part OF
my body. My feet gone. few seconds
more and / realized that my knees had taken
flight. Another second and both my legs up to
the thighs had disappeared. that is, in feeling
my stomach seemed to have entirely left me
81 winked my eyes. Yes my eyes were all