Singular Operation without


Pain. ate.
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The Boston Medical Journal records the
testimony OF DR.. Wheelock, an unwilling
witness, 10 The remosal Of po!ypus from
the nose Of paii.n, without any signs OF
pain. The patent, (Dr. W.ssys,) "csme
from Monlsiile, fourteen miles distant,
to Belfast. ior the purpose oil hasing me
orera,e. She was very respectable


woman, Of mild disposition and msnners.
of considerable energy aud activity. far
complexion, about twen,y-four years Of
sge, married, had one child, vas person
Of good constitution, and toe'ery appear
ance healthy a, the time. Ths, ,umor was
Of an oblopg. form, largely attached base.
prubsbly half an inch in its smslles. dame
ter, aud had been there three months. The
base was larger propor.ionslIy Than the
average of cases within my experience,
and SO firmly adherent ,ha, in removing
il | was obliged to tear it away in pieces.
! had laid out my instruments and was
about proceeding in The operation when
she proposed to be msgneliztd if il wss
possible, as she dreaded the pain that
would have to be borne; and. as she
was entirely unacqusiuled in town, a,
her reques, | procured The attendance oil
a gentleman who had the reputation OF be


ing good msgnetizer, Mr.. p. P. Quim.
hy, although entirely fal,hless on my own
part, IS told her al the time. as veil as
o,Lsrs before, who had asked what /


thought Of animal magnetism. | am quite
confilen, that the lady and Mr.. Qnimby


bad never met before. and that there was
nothing previously concerted. l am also
confident that she took no medicine to IN
duee stupor. Ia ten minutes alter The COM
msnclng she Ru, into state OF apparent
ly natural sleep. sitting upright IN her
char, breathing and pulse nstarsl. color
of countenancea unchanged. We then
moved her f,nm The back part of,he ronm,
where she happened t. be sitting, to q
w ndow fDr the light. Mr.. G asked her
if .he felt vel; she answered distinctly
YES. Immediately lin the presence ol
several oil our most not. d citizens. who
had been called 10 al their own request.


began To remove The polypus, and did !


thoroughly. scraping the sides Of the nos
! TIL re pc siejly with The forceps, 50 ss u


be sure that ! had removed all The remain
ing lragmea.s. There was some hemorI
hsge. say nearly an ounce oil blood. wa
operating four OF five minutes sileast. Du'


ing The whole time she esinced no. ,h
! sl,shles.sym.oms Of pain, either by an