Show THE MOXA the Act resen reses own story of the terrible operation A of the new york sun san interviewed miss bliss clara morris ou on her return to new york in regard to the operation of the moxa which she underwent in paris and the following is the principal portion odthe of the published report of the interview bald baid the lady 46 weil well lvell I 1 lam iam am better I 1 hive hove been suffering with this disease for about three years sears not as s badly as ag now all the lime time it has been beirl grad gradually hally growing worse woree the trouble fsr not nol curvature of the spine but an enlargement of the four upper joints orthe of the s spinal pinal column i A tissue forms around these points joints A explained mr harriot and eventually unless the progress of the disease is retarded grows between the joints thus interfering ter fering ng with he nerve currents the gitile di disease sease continued the lady ladyga lad iad yla yia I svery pain clatl ciati dg ly BO so there are ars hours and hour when I 1 can get no ne relief except by clasping my hand behind my ne neck and thus supporting my head bead I 1 was telling this to akerill a gentleman eman arlend while abroad gogill he be exclaimed 1 I have been seen you go through whole scenes on the stase stage I 1 in new york and nod sop sap supposed posed it was merely an eccentric mannerism th there thera ere was no mannerism about about that it was a necessity 1 I 1 became rally raily n ally nily alarmed when I 1 fount found that thai when I 1 struck tho the upper joint jont I 1 jet felt the pain in my head hean in my br brain braid 2 then I 1 terminal de deter minei minel to see 1 tb medical I 1 am of earis paris she was advised tol to have bavo her back burned here but thought elec clec triciti would cure her sa bald sald ibber ber her husband it would kill hert heri her and that the tho moxa was the only thing the they frightened her tier into consenting to ti tion performed by lingher bellingher tel tei that she ahe would jose her mind within two years this decided bior jiu Jio raud rand and it also aiso decided herto hento refuse to take chloroform she would was as had bad as aia ala ursi urbi I 1 lia fla tilot 44 alist needles ani aej anil atuck istine them into tny rpy armb arms limbs in seo see liow tiow nerves wera were afre affected eted on oni ione fone eside ide it was found thero there was wi hs little feeling on the other moro more than was was waa nor normal m then they pinched me nil nal ed mo ino until I 1 was waa maek mack aul nul arto atto bajue then thy they tried to tickle mp me you idan can no moro tickle alo pao tha thail prof baij rall sat of me and tickled avray and I 1 rot ewt looking him very brately gravely in the mace face illy ally my godl godi he sald said stopping and looking up A ladame madame you are a most remarkable woman that was about the tho only bit of fun I 1 had in after all this thi 4 examination it was decided that I 1 canet be burned baiting and thinking about it was awful Wha just about abut as bad as the actual burning t was wag wa when heli hell arter after I 1 was seated the doctor took out his pencil and went to marking on my back where I 1 was to be burned ugh it I 1 was horrible and she ahe shub shuddered belld at the recollection 1 I was to be burned six times she continued atad istook it well enough until the fourth when the iron slipped and instead of making a dab it made a 4 long iong burn burg that was almost too much forme but in making the fifth burli somehow the doctor g got 0 t 8 some ome of the hair in my neck against the iron 1 and do you know the very smell of that burning hair upset me entirely I 1 bounded out of that chair like an india rubber waman I 1 greally Lr really eally be I 1 lieve love I 1 should dhave have d died led if it they had bad touched me again with that iron well after that they were going to put a large seton in ill my neck but woman like I 1 objected to that as it would leave a scar sear then they were going to complete the burn ing buter fordyce Barker barken arrived in paris about that time asked to be admitted to 10 the council and lind persuaded them to give up torturing me we any more taking my hand aud and an d holding it to the light be he showed them that I 1 had hardly a drop of blood in my veins e and was unable te to stand such t treatment r ei then he advised me to go home to rest and live on generous food cultivating all the appetite bie ble and then at theand the end of six months perhaps I 1 might be in a condition to have the operation repealed repeated he says these enlargements are not tho the cause of my disease but the result the result sf of hard liard work overwork and so he says rest cret 77 but hard I 1 balenta ba yenta venta alazy lazy bone bone in my bod body i and now after years of baiad hard wory work its ies difficult to lay jay the biar harness nesi aside etl can bo honestly nestly say that thal I 1 am better since sinco the operation 1 even improved on oil the voyage and abd I 1 am always seasick from the moment I 1 seethe seethe vessel vissel until I 1 beate it and the last outline oades fades in the idis dis i tarico tanca its what the sailors call cali caell dumb seasickness I 1 lle lie very quiet in my berth in jh a state of and grovv grov ver yer very iwhite te and constantly feel that something is going to happen and llna nothing ever does happen this continues for about six days then I 1 am attacked by a wild and ravenous apt appetite t and lie in my berth beah and call calu to every person that passes my state stater staler I 1 room door to bri bring ng me cracker sand I 1 eat crackers until I 1 nearly choke in the next state room to mine wai was a lady with several children last monday was very rough I 1 said naj nij pry pr prayers y er averyh very ardi n deed that night and the children were put to bed early all very sick sice by and by one of the little boys trailed damms lamms mamma 1 mamma ma M cidna you think wed be a great d deal eai eat more corb comfortable in he heaven aveni avent t han than we wis are here he was quiet for a time and then lamma iamma mamma I 1 wish god would send an ii ngel abgel down and take me right up to heaven im vin so tired gool gracious 1 said the mother 1 I never saw such a child in ait all my life in the morning the little man arose aroet nl awl food holdim on to the side oti of the door dour looking around the sea T as still running high he said sald 4 mamma dont you thinks god will excuse me if isay jo my maypray ay prayers t without kneeling down ahli It so he was wonderful child I 1 daml aspire ire you j keao iam lam BO glad to get home she bhe she continued nest best ad ille the care of kind frie friends lids will do ader for mel mei m I 1 am mn sure bure and in two months I 1 hope lope t be abie able to appear before a INV new yirk york aud audience lence leuce 11 |