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Show A Dangerous Operation. I Dr. J. M. Benediot baa again performed, per-formed, successfully, a very dangerous surgical operation. Mr. William Powell, residing at Dinwoodey'B farm on the Jordan, has been troubled the past three years with an intolerable pain in one of his legs. A swelling in tbo calf of tbe leg has been increasing in size, until it lately became unbearable, unbear-able, and last TueeJayDr. Benediot proceeded to perform the surgical operation. The difficulty of the undertaking un-dertaking was to remove the swelling and Btill preserve the leg, this being rendered so exceedingly delicate because of tho musoles being located where the evil existed. A very long slit was cut in the leg and the cords followed up, when it was discovered that the muaole by which the big toe was controlled tightly overlapped the flesh to be removed. re-moved. This waa successfully performed, per-formed, and twenty-Bix ounces of extraneous ex-traneous fleBh remosed. The leg was then dressed, and Mr. Powell is now doing finely, the pain having loft, the leg being Baved and all the cords working perfectly, even to the big toe. |