S’2T4T Account of Andrew Grundbeide , 
The wretched condition of this afflicted peasant excited mucfe 
pity, and many physicians and surgeons of great learning and 
celebrity were consulted respecting him. At a meeting of the 
Faculty, held on the 26th of June, it was decided, that the ab- 
domen should be opened, an incision made into the stomach, and 
the knife extracted. Previous to the operation, the patient was to 
make use of a balsamic oil, called Spanish Balsam, which they 
supposed would alleviate the pains of the stomach, and facilitate 
the healing of the wound. The 9th of July was fixed for the 
operation ; and it was performed in the presence of the Dean of 
Faculty of Medicine, the Physicians and Members of College, 
the Students of Medicine, and an experienced surgeon and li- 
thotomist of the name of Slioval. A straight incision was made* 
in the left hypochondrium, two finger breadths under the false 
ribs ; first through the skin and cellular membrane, then' 
through the muscles and peritonaeum. The stomach subsided 
and slipped from the fingers, which prevented it from being im- 
mediately seized ; but it was at length caught hold of with a 
curved needle, and drawn out of the wound. A small incision 
was then made into it upon the knife, which was then easily ex~ 
tracted. The stomach immediately collapsed. After the exter- 
nal wound had been properly cleaned, it was united with five su- 
tures, and tepid balsam poured into the interstices. Tents im- 
pregnated with the same balsam, and a cataplasm composed of 
bolar earth, the white of egg and alum, were then applied. In 
the evening, the cataplasm was removed, a styptic plaster ap- 
plied, and he took a decoction of betony, tormentil, and fever- 
few, with a powder, consisting of nutmeg and crabVeyes. The' 
report next morning was, that he had had a quiet night ; pulse 
a little accelerated ; had passed some bloody urine, which depo- 
sited a sediment of grumous blood ; the wound looked well ; he 
complained of no pain ; two sutures were removed, and the bal- 
sam and plaster again applied. He w r as allowed chicken-broth, 
boiled with some bitter and astringent herbs. The wound was 
dressed again in the evening ; and as he had not had an alvine 
evacuation, a suppository was directed to be used. On the 11th, 
two more sutures were removed ; pulse less frequent ; urine 
still bloody ; complained of pain and tension in the left hypo- 
chondrium. Two enemas were administered, and he passed a 
