Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-01-28
BoDnY AFFAIRS.

A man, now and then, has the misfortune tc
lose his nose. What would be the greatest con
oueror that ever lived without this useful append.
|ageP Many a man would as soon lose his life as
bis nose hence the skill we see e1erted to supply
its place when lost. Of old, the organ was mod
eled, as far as possible, in the form of the old
member, and then the permanent structure was
shaped out of beaten silver, which was enamelled
30 as to match the complexion The metal pro
bosois was commonly secured to the face by means
of pair of spectaoles which skillfuy hid the line
of structure. There was one advantage in this ar.
tifcial Inose, it needed no pocket handkerchief;
but then it suffered the drawback of possessing no
power of smell. Gutta pertEa has lately been
used in place Of metal butby means Of the Rhi-
no plastic operation, the skilled surgeon has late
years taken all the repairs out Of the hands of the
orthopractic artist This surgeon calls in Dame
Nature to bis aid at once. Having made wash
ather of the amount Of skin required for the nose
member, he marks the triangular outline upon the
patients forehead, with the base upward He
now dissects the skin down to the bone, lifting the
cellular tissue, together with all the blood vessels
that nourish it The stump, or 30 much Of the
nose as is retained, having been pared down 80 as
to give good shape the flap Of the skin is twisted
upon itself just between the browsi 30 as to main
tain the circulation, and then it is fastened upon
the superstucture by suturea Ina few days, ad.
hesion takes place, the circulation Is thoroughly
re-estabished, and very fair proboscis is the re
suit. Harelip, apertures in the cheek, are now
repaired at the smallest notice, with admirable 10
suits. . In short, the skilled operator thinks nc
more of shifting patches of skin about from one
part of the frame to another, than the gardener
thinks of re-sodding bare place in the grassplat
Even lips are made; but not in this manner.
When these have to be restored, the modeller is
called in, who models the features in silver, and
colors it. In these days of artificial heightening
of color, even this deception may pass muster
but all attempts at kissing must belet out, for OBJ
vious reasons. Avery ingenious is adopt
ed of repairing the hearing, when there has been
no loss or rupture of the drum of the ear 1t often
happens that the shell, or folds of skin which
form the outward ear, is defective. Some cunning
craftsman noticing this, has contrived to model
flowers 80 that they shall fit in the opening Of the
ear. I saw pair of convolvuE thus fitted and so
fastened with wires that they looked like adorn-
ments of the head-dress and, no doubt, were very
useful in collecting the sound and driving it upon
the auditory nerve. We think We have shown
that art is capable of repairing, after fashion, it
is true, every conceivable damage to the outward
form but it is just as far as ever, however, from
attempting to initiate the living principle within.
The smallest nerve fibre, the minutest artery, show
workmanship it never even dreams of copying.
Nature keeps her secret, and will continue to do
so till the end of time.-Once Week. .'~.