Excerpt from The Retrospect of Practical Medicine and Surgery, Vol. 34: Being a Half-Yearly Journal, Containing a Retrospective View of Every Discovery and Practical Improvement in the Medical Sciences, January, 1857

In the course of a minute or two after the introduction of the first needle, which was pushed downwards in contact with the lower portion of the sternum whilst I was sitting up, I experienced a sensation as if some strong tense structure, which had previously bound down the sternum, had suddenly given way. This sensation was followed by a sense of approaching syncope, which was removed on 1 down. While in the recumbent position, I found, to my surprise and delight.

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