Burlington Free Press

New Way of getting up Courage.—

At the hospital on Saturday, a tumor was cut from the neck of a young woman by Dr. Warren. Dr. Buchanan, the neurologist, arrived at the hospital (to witness the operation) about ten minutes before it commenced. He found the woman depressed fearful, and sick at stomach. Thinking that she might be of the impressible class, he directed one of the gentlemen present to place his hand upon some of the organs of her head which have invigorating effects when excited. As she seemed to be relieved by this operation, the doctor then attempted himself to excite the organs of firmness, hardihood, self-esteem, and playfulness, in which he succeeded so well that she burst into a fit of laughter at the doctors, declared that she knew as much as any of them, that they couldn't hurt her, and she did not fear the operation at all. Her laughter did not cease until the doctor placed his hands upon the back part of her head to restrain it. Then continued to excite her hardihood and self-esteem, he made her impatient to have the operation performed.—She rose from her chair and insisted on rushing directly to the amphitheatre to have it finished. As soon as she was permitted to go, she went forward, pouted at the professor, and acted so singularly as to induce some who did not know what had happened, to suppose her under the influence of opium. The operation, which required an incision in the neck of about three inches in length, was skillfully performed by Dr. Warren, and borne by the patient with much steadiness. Being then taken to her bed, she seemed to have forgotten the whole scene, and could not recollect where or how the operation had been performed upon her.—

Boston Post.