152 THIRTY-FIVE YEARS IN THE EAST. 



were two boys who were troubled with stone in the bladder. 

 Both were operated on with the apparatus altus, with the 

 assistance of Dr. Hathway, the surgeon to the Residency. 

 But the operation on one of them, the most healthy-looking 

 lad, terminated fatally, which may be attributed to the stone 

 being attached to the mucous membrane of the bladder, 

 The mother of this boy gave him secretly, shortly after the 

 operation, a quantity of butter with sugar, believing it would 

 strengthen the patient. The boy began to vomit in a 

 violent manner, felt oppressed, and started from his sleep ; 

 and this may possibly have accelerated his death. The 

 other boy recovered. A year previously, assisted by Dr. A. 

 Hening, I operated on a boy labouring under the same 

 disease ; the operation was effected after he had inhaled 

 the vapour of ether, and he remained drowsy for three days. 

 The cure, however, was speedily effected, although two large 

 stones had to be extracted from the neck of the bladder, 

 which were with great difficulty withdrawn. My colleague 

 began to doubt, whilst 1 was operating, whether any stone 

 at all existed. But instead of one, there were, as I have 

 already mentioned, two large ones. 



As regards these anaesthetic agents, I prefer the inhaling 

 of ether to the application of chloroform, although I must 

 confess, that much depends on its being properly prepared 

 and skilfully administered. Dr. Hathway performed, in my 

 presence, many successful operations with chloroform. We 

 procured ours from Kanpore. I also performed, assisted by 

 Dr. Hathway, two amputations at the gaol hospital, whilst 

 the patients were under the influence of ether, without 

 either of them uttering a word ; nevertheless, I adhere to 

 the opinion of those who assert that the tenth part of 

 chloroform mixed with ether makes a preferable composition. 



At Lahore I made the acquaintance of a native Mahome- 

 dan stone-operator, who, like the other native surgeons of 

 the east, extract the stone through the perineum, according 

 to the old method of Celsus. Two fingers of the left hand 

 are oiled, and introduced as far as possible into the rectum, 

 whilst the operator presses with his right hand somewhat 



