Erin Allman-Updike

After a few days, separation was established and the dead skin sloughed off.

Had the case presented nothing but what has been stated, a report of it would have been of little interest.

There resulted, however, from this local injury, a great constitutional disturbance.

And to this, I beg leave to direct the attention of the reader.

Several causes seem to have conspired to depress the energy and disorder the sensibilities of his nervous system.

Number one, the acute sensibility of the parts injured.

The pain, for several hours after the accident, was excruciating, notwithstanding the liberal use of laudanum.

2.

The scene of concentrated horror, under which the injury was inflicted, contributed not a little to overthrow the powers of the nervous system.

3.

The immersion of both hands, extensively denuded of cuticle, in a liniment of oil and white lead, seems to me to have contributed largely to the same effect.

Number four, two, three, or four days after the accident, when febrile symptoms were developed, the patient, by his own advice, lost about 10 ounces of blood.

This was done under the apprehension that the fever and inflammation might run too high for healthy separation, but it manifestly did harm.

It would be difficult to set forth the variety of physical and moral suffering which were attendant on the protracted state of nervous or constitutional irritation which these causes generated.

A great variety of applications were advised and employed for this formidable affection, but with little good.

Time only has been efficacious, but even a period of nearly two years has not entirely overcome the effect.

I can't believe that they survived.

Yeah.

Yes, I know.

So that – it is – it's horrible.