Surgery and NesmeriSm.
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An interesting surgical operation was


performed IN our city, on the % inst, by


Dr. W. X. GTsT, assisted by DR.. W. s.


LANGLEY, of which the following descrip.


ton has been furnished US by one Of the
witnesses. The patieat was the lady OF


Mr. James Il. Mathews, Auditor Of Public
! Accounts.


On the 25th June, DR.. Gist visited and
mesmerlsed Mrs. NJ. for the first time, with
The view of removing a cancerous tumor.
lie visited her again on the 9th and 29lh
OF the same month, and mesmerised her
on both occasions. The tumor was situa-
ted just behind the angle of the lower Jaw,
on The left side of the face and over the
lower half Of the parotd gland, 1t was
slightly inhamed and exceedingly tender,
so much so, that the slightest touch caused
very great pain.


On the 2i instant, Dr. G. accompanied
by DR.. Langley visited the patient. She
did not know that Dr.. 6. intended to per.
form the operation, on that evening, but
suspected it from the fact of DR.. LangIey's
being present, and was therefore much
agiated. DR.. G. however succeeded very
soon, in placing her, most fully, under the
mesmeric influence. AT that time, Col
Mathews called in Chancellor Cooke, Gen.
Clark and lady, and Mr.. George Boddie,
in whose presence the operation was per
formed. A portion of skin, one and a
half inches in length, and an inch in width
was then removed--a cut was made about
half an inch in depth, including the Skin
and the cellular tissue, together with The
entire tumor taken away. 1t bled freely,
after which The wound was closed with
stitches and adhesive straps; the whole op
GRAFTON occupying about twenty minutes
The pulse aud respiration weie counted
by DR.. Langley, both before and after the
operation, and it was found, that the pulse
had not varied beat in the minute, neither
had the respiration changed. Those who
watched the coJntenance, could not detect |
the slightest change in the features, not |
even the contraction of muscle, although |
the operation was Tor would have been
under ordinary circumstances a very pain.
ful one.


About half an hour after the operation
was over, she was awakened from her mes.
merlc sleep-her attention called to some |
prevalent subject when she laughed hear.
lily and naturally. Her attention was
then then called to the wound. She was
perfectly astonished, and SAID she knew no.
thing about it, but then it smarled and
burnt. She is doing well, and will soon
be entirely recovered.


Much praise is due DR.. Gist for the skill.
full and satisfactory manner in which the
operation was performed. We learn that
a full report will be made out for pubIica.
ton in some medical journal NiSs'pn.