Medical Experiment.

Clutha Leader, Volume I, Issue 7, 20 August 1874, Page 1 (Supplement)

Medical Experiment.

The following tale is from the Whitehall " Times." Whitehall is a town iD Washington county, State of New York :—" Our readers will remember, j when General Kilpatrick returned from Chili three years since, his having a! | remarkable operation performed upon; him by a physician in New York, whoj removed a 'fleshy formation from 'the general's neck by fillingit frill of needles and then attaching a galvanic battery to it. Ten minutes after the current of electricity was let on, the bunch had disappeared. A remarkable operation was performed by a Whitehall surgeon a few days ago. A gentleman who had r been suffering from a superabundance tissue consulted the physi-' cian, asking for relief from its burden. The doctor told him he could relieve him if he would consent to a painful operation. The gentleman consented, and with the medical practitioner en-" tered the telegraph office at his place. The fat man was requested to remove his coat and vest, after which the physician surrounded hin with wires attaching; the ends to a powerful battery. At a signal from the doctor, manager Eddy let on the current. The patient writhed and twisted when he felt the current passing around siill, he stood like a martyr. Presently he began to shrink; he grew smaller and smaller; his clothing hung in bags about his fast diminishing form j the doctor felt much pleased at the result of his experiment, while the formerly -fat man's goy was very great, although he seemed 'to be suffering acute pain. All-of a sudden there was heard a loud clicking at theinstrument, as if Pandemonium's great j hall had been let loose; The operator sprang:quickly,tpanswer the call. He ascertained it was from the New York office. He quickly asked, ■« What's tip; V An answer came back as if some i_fn- : riated demon was at the other end of* the wire, * What' in th]_mder Xi are you about? Cut off your are filling the New Tdrk office witfcsoap--grease/" -. '/•■';•; ;/./ . ••'" ■■.','