iPfHYSrCAL AiiD' /LITERARY. : 32^ 



After every thing was in good order, 

 and the affiftants apprifed of the nature and 

 neceflity of the _ operation which they were 

 about to perform ; the fignal agreed on was 

 at lail given. The towel-men pulled in a 

 moment with a ftrong and. fudden fpring ; 

 the Surgeons performed their parts dex^te- 

 roully ; and inftantly there was a loud crafli 

 heard, which made one of the Phyficians 

 call out, Alas! the table is broken.' But 

 at that very moment the patient^ , with* a 

 thundering voice, cried, It's in, it^S'-ifi, it'g 

 in. And fo it really was j for we imme- 

 diately found the limb reJftored to its natural 

 pofition, length, aad flexibility. The pa- 

 tient was put to bed ; and, by a proper diet 

 and care, recovered his former health, and 

 could walk perfectly well in three weeks. 

 One of the Phyficians often met him. after- 

 wards on foot driving cattle, and always 

 afked. How he did ? To which his con- 

 ftant anfwer was. Very; well, thank God and 

 the Gentlemen. And he can now, upon oc-^ 

 cafion, walk twenty miles. in a day, without 

 fatigue or pain, tho' the injured limb ftill re- 

 mains near a quarter of an inch longer than 

 the other. 



, Art 



