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Show B i A ftUbrated American attronomer HHfl tufftred acutely for oer IJyeare from PffH m unknown trouble In hi leg, Tb IfH (urgeon did uot eiu to bo able to PJJB dlagnote bit cate. Ho finally went to M tbe John Itopkln Hotpttal at Haiti- PffH more, and an elimination by the young H . targeoni ihowtd that tho lamaneu waa PffH due to adeceated utrr In the Itg. The flJHv patient wat told that tho operation flJHg would be painful, and In the cature of IJHV an experiment, a It had been tried only IfHaj once before, In France, In wblib In- IfHaj atance It bad been aurceialul. The pat- IJHV lent refuted to takeanaeithotlca, a he PffH detlred to wltnet the operation a far PJJH at potilbl Tbe leg wat opened and piflH the nerre wat found to bo deteated, and IJHa tbe patient dlrtcleJ the inrgeon to flfHV cut It out, Tbe nerre wat entirely re- HHIJ inored, and the wound cloaed and In HHflj ten day the patient wa able to dret HH hlmtelf and walk about the hoipltal, HJHJ and he li cw able to go up and dawn HJHJ) ttalr and rralk hall a mil at a time tHqjK, Bclentlflc American, |