Show or OF music alusic As a striking instance of the power of music on the body is the following related by axen a venerable crable Ame american P judge dge and copied by arvine in his cyclopedia the morning following the battle of I 1 had the curiosity to attend the dressing of the wounded among others whose limbs were so BO much injured as to require amputation was a musician musician who had received ball in the knee As an is usual in such capes caires preparations ions were made to lush lash him down to the table to prevent the lity of hi moving says thesus the sufferer now doctor what would you bo be at my lad I 1 am go ing to take off your leg anait it is ie necessary you should be lashed down ill submit to no such thing you may chick the heart from my bosom but not confine me Is there a fiddle in the 1 camp 2 if so bring it to me A violin was furnished d and after tuning it he said paid now doctor begin and he be continued to play until the operation which took about forty minutes was waa completed without missing a note or moving a muscle |