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Domestic News
September 5, 1833
Morning Star
Limerick, York County, Maine
What is this article about?
Nathan Cornish near Newark, New Castle County, severely cut his leg with an axe while building a fence, causing profuse bleeding. Various remedies failed, but applying soot stopped the blood almost instantly and reduced pain, leading to his recovery.
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Stiptic virtues of Soot. The efficiency of soot in stopping blood proceeding from a fresh wound was lately tested, and proved beyond a doubt, in the case of Nathan Cornish, near Newark, New Castle County, who, while constructing a fence, by a misstroke of the axe cut his leg badly to the bone, which bled profusely. Not being at first aware of the injury he had sustained, he continued at work, till perceiving the blood running very freely, he pulled off his boot and was alarmed at finding it drenched with blood. He immediately started for home, the blood from his leg continuing to increase, and after his arrival proceeded to try various remedies for stopping it, without effect. After trying almost every remedy without success, and despairing of stopping the blood, with the loss of which his strength was fast wasting away-soot was applied, and to the surprise of every one, the blood was stopped almost instantly. And what is still more singular, the pain which was very severe almost as soon abated, and he is now in a fair way to recover.
Delaware Gaz.
Delaware Gaz.
What sub-type of article is it?
Accident
What keywords are associated?
Axe Injury
Soot Remedy
Nathan Cornish
Newark
Bleeding Stopped
What entities or persons were involved?
Nathan Cornish
Where did it happen?
Near Newark, New Castle County
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Near Newark, New Castle County
Event Date
Lately
Key Persons
Nathan Cornish
Outcome
leg cut badly to the bone, profuse bleeding stopped by soot application, pain abated, recovering
Event Details
While constructing a fence, Nathan Cornish cut his leg badly with an axe misstroke, bled profusely, tried various remedies without success, then applied soot which stopped the blood instantly and reduced pain.