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Domestic News
October 22, 1772
The Virginia Gazette
Williamsburg, Virginia
What is this article about?
In Philadelphia, Dr. Bond successfully performed a lithotomy on a young patient last week, extracting a two-inch kidney stone in under two minutes, providing immense relief after years of suffering.
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PHILADELPHIA, October 5.
A correspondent has sent us the following paragraph: I had the curiosity, last week, to be present at Dr. Bond's cutting for the stone, and was agreeably disappointed; for, instead of seeing an operation, said to be perplexed with difficulty and uncertainty, and attended with violence and cruelty, it was performed with such ease, regularity and success, it scarcely gave a shock to the most sympathising bystander, the whole being completed, and a stone of two inches in length, and one in diameter, extracted in less than two minutes, to the inexpressible relief of an amiable youth, whose prospect in life was horrid from having suffered the most excruciating torture, from his birth to this lucky moment. If surgery is productive of such blessed effects, may we not, with Cicero, justly rank it amongst the first of the arts, and esteem it worthy of the highest culture and encouragement.
A correspondent has sent us the following paragraph: I had the curiosity, last week, to be present at Dr. Bond's cutting for the stone, and was agreeably disappointed; for, instead of seeing an operation, said to be perplexed with difficulty and uncertainty, and attended with violence and cruelty, it was performed with such ease, regularity and success, it scarcely gave a shock to the most sympathising bystander, the whole being completed, and a stone of two inches in length, and one in diameter, extracted in less than two minutes, to the inexpressible relief of an amiable youth, whose prospect in life was horrid from having suffered the most excruciating torture, from his birth to this lucky moment. If surgery is productive of such blessed effects, may we not, with Cicero, justly rank it amongst the first of the arts, and esteem it worthy of the highest culture and encouragement.
What sub-type of article is it?
Surgery
Medical Procedure
What keywords are associated?
Lithotomy
Dr Bond
Kidney Stone
Surgery Success
Philadelphia Medical
What entities or persons were involved?
Dr. Bond
Where did it happen?
Philadelphia
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Philadelphia
Event Date
Last Week
Key Persons
Dr. Bond
Outcome
stone of two inches in length and one in diameter extracted successfully; patient relieved of lifelong excruciating torture.
Event Details
A correspondent witnessed Dr. Bond's cutting for the stone operation, performed with ease, regularity, and success in less than two minutes on an amiable youth.