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January 7, 1824
Massachusetts Spy And Worcester Advertiser
Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts
What is this article about?
In Princeton, Indiana, November 1823, a girl discharges multiple pieces of bone and flesh from her cheek and eye without pain or injury, filling two-thirds of a teacup. Witnesses including T. B. Thompson and R. M. Evans affirm the phenomenon's authenticity.
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From the Evansville (Indiana) Gazette.
We have seen the bone enclosed in the subjoined letter; it is upwards of half an inch in length, and one fourth of an inch thick in the thickest part.
Princeton, Nov. 19, 1823.
General Evans—Sir, enclosed, you will find a piece of bone, the size of which will surprise you, when you are told that it made its appearance on the cheek of the girl you visited. It came out this morning, (Wednesday.) and is the largest, but very little, that has been discharged. The number of pieces of bone which have been discharged since you saw her, I am unable to state, but I will say, unequivocally, they would fill two thirds of a common sized tea cup, independent of the lumps of flesh, &c. Other circumstances are precisely as when you saw her; no soreness, swelling or depression of the cheek. I have just returned from visiting her, and send you this in consequence of the extreme surprise and anxiety you evinced on the subject while here.—Yours, &c.
T. B. THOMPSON.
On the night of the 20th inst. the blood again commenced running from the face of the girl, and a large quantity discharged; no emissions of flesh or bone have since taken place, but on the evening of the 19th, one or two large pieces of bone came out of the eye, below the eye-ball—they were seen coming, and their progress plainly marked until they came entirely out—the girl complained of considerable pain while they were coming out; and one piece of bone came out through the skin above the eye, and the appearance was precisely similar to those that came out of the cheek; no hole, opening or aperture, could at any time be discovered, and the girl yet continues in perfect health, free from the most distant symptoms of pain or soreness. It may be conjectured by some who have not had ocular demonstration of the above facts, that it is all a farce; that it is effected by artifice or the slight of hand; but from the well known respectability of Mrs. Prince, and the residents in her family, as well as of many others who have witnessed the same, together with my own scrutinizing observations, I can protest, most unequivocally, that such is not the case.
R. M. EVANS,
We have seen the bone enclosed in the subjoined letter; it is upwards of half an inch in length, and one fourth of an inch thick in the thickest part.
Princeton, Nov. 19, 1823.
General Evans—Sir, enclosed, you will find a piece of bone, the size of which will surprise you, when you are told that it made its appearance on the cheek of the girl you visited. It came out this morning, (Wednesday.) and is the largest, but very little, that has been discharged. The number of pieces of bone which have been discharged since you saw her, I am unable to state, but I will say, unequivocally, they would fill two thirds of a common sized tea cup, independent of the lumps of flesh, &c. Other circumstances are precisely as when you saw her; no soreness, swelling or depression of the cheek. I have just returned from visiting her, and send you this in consequence of the extreme surprise and anxiety you evinced on the subject while here.—Yours, &c.
T. B. THOMPSON.
On the night of the 20th inst. the blood again commenced running from the face of the girl, and a large quantity discharged; no emissions of flesh or bone have since taken place, but on the evening of the 19th, one or two large pieces of bone came out of the eye, below the eye-ball—they were seen coming, and their progress plainly marked until they came entirely out—the girl complained of considerable pain while they were coming out; and one piece of bone came out through the skin above the eye, and the appearance was precisely similar to those that came out of the cheek; no hole, opening or aperture, could at any time be discovered, and the girl yet continues in perfect health, free from the most distant symptoms of pain or soreness. It may be conjectured by some who have not had ocular demonstration of the above facts, that it is all a farce; that it is effected by artifice or the slight of hand; but from the well known respectability of Mrs. Prince, and the residents in her family, as well as of many others who have witnessed the same, together with my own scrutinizing observations, I can protest, most unequivocally, that such is not the case.
R. M. EVANS,
What sub-type of article is it?
Medical Curiosity
Extraordinary Event
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
Recovery
What keywords are associated?
Bone Discharge
Medical Anomaly
Facial Phenomenon
Witness Testimony
Girl Health
What entities or persons were involved?
The Girl
T. B. Thompson
R. M. Evans
General Evans
Mrs. Prince
Where did it happen?
Princeton, Indiana
Story Details
Key Persons
The Girl
T. B. Thompson
R. M. Evans
General Evans
Mrs. Prince
Location
Princeton, Indiana
Event Date
Nov. 19, 1823
Story Details
A girl in Princeton discharges numerous bone fragments and flesh lumps from her cheek and eye without visible wounds or lasting pain, remaining in perfect health; witnesses confirm the authenticity against skepticism of fraud.