D u r in g th e w h o le o f the opera tion th e affidants made th e m o d
h id eou s n o ife in the ears o f th e patients * , fuffic ient to d id r a d th e ir atten
tio n , and to d row n a n y cries th e y co u ld p o fiib ly h a v e uttered ; but
th e y made it a p o in t o f h o n o u r to bear, th e p ain w ith o u t a m urm ur.
S om e o th e r p eculiarities , h ow e v e r , w e r e o bfe rv ed . T h e b lood that
iflu ed from the lacerated g um w a s n o t w ip e d aw a y , but fufFered to
ru n d ow n th e b re a d , and fa ll u p on th e head, o f the man on w h o fe
fhould e rs th e p atien t fa t,' and w h o fe nam e w a s added to his. I faw
th em fe y e ta l day s afterw ard s , w i th the b lood dried u p on th e bread .
T h e y w e r e alfo , te rmed K e -b a r - ra , a name w h ic h has reference in its
co n d ru d tion ,to th e A ngular in d rum en t ufed on this o c c a fio n , K e -b a h
in th e ir lan gu a g e d ign ify in g a r o c k o r d o n e . I h eard th em feveral
mon th s after addrefs each o th e r b y this fign ifican t name.
Crying e-wah e-wah, ga-ga ga-ga, repeatedly.