The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-11-08

A SCIENTIFIC B.-lFrom the Uetr0lt fTee
PreSS,l -Sona tune since stranger arrived
10 Detroit in order to consult from one TO 3
dozen surgeons about his ,soDgue, that use:u'
member being hampered With cancer. Fhe
doctors took "a look az the, tongue, shook
their beads sna said: anHum-hum.9
Gathered In solemn council, they agreed
that the tongue mus; conc of, or at least
| about athtsd oft. They assured the man
that they could make very neat ana eefep,
| tifc job OF il, and once bis tongue got wen
they c0nlSspl;ce it, as sailors splice rope,
and GIVE bin as much tongue ana as mucb
talk as ever. The patient esnsentedi ano
4 the new tongue was in operation yesterday
| for the FIRST time. The surgeons were JUDI,
| LIANT, and they invited our reporter to cali
sro,1nd and gee the Job. He went. He
found the pstient sitting up, looking pretty
fair, and willing to give all the information
be had absus bim. I" .""L 49, -
aWhat is your name AZ asked the re-
porter. 49, Has e..s ~" IL.
"Wholl Toll roll ioll,"' was the prompt re;
ply. 20 !, .,
sWhere do you belong" ~ ~ gs". - y =
"Ily Jolly bloll, rolly doll" he replied. ii,
.Ons Of, the surgeons stood by, and he
clapped his hands with glee and shouted:
"Sse ;therel Why, that mani talks as
plainly sas you or I I-tell you it was the
neaiest scientific jnb ofisurgery ever sdonein
this towu!H tAtz iH} 'iHA ,,%t'tEE.t'A
After brief discussion with the surgeon
on theoantiquity and uses and abuses Of
tongues, the reporter turned to the man and
asked: J. ,.<'.a @'.s!i - -s-
"D:dit hurt you much?'' a
"WbilIy TWoi lol sIoli" be answered.
CA nd how did you like this splicing busi-
ness?" .:rF'~#-'t'5 i'-..' .....
"Whoi fol hill bill Iol -. be said. -
"He feels all right, of course" chuckled
the surgeon. "Why, nan, he works chat
tongue equal TO parrot! Show me another
such job.and Pll give you thousand dol
lars I" Is @' y - - 20 -.
The, reporter asked him il women's
tongues were ever afflicted with cancer, and
the surgeon replied that be never heard of
a case; they were never at rest long enough
for any affliction to take root. -.
"And you think you can in time manage
your artificial tongue, do your" asked the
reporter. ..,.-
"Ihl 'plol slal al wohl," answered the
man. ~ ,s@i
"Iu time I" echoed the surgeon. "Why,
you blockhead, isn't he using his tongue
now! Can't you understand every word
he says2" -,
The reporter didn't answer, but leaned
! back and wondered how the splice was
| effected. EIe had dim idea of boiler-rIvets,
shoe-patch cement, water.time, &c, and
finally asked to see The job. The patient
opened his mouth in Spouse to the request,
! and the surgeon grabbed the tongue, pulled
! it this way and that, moved it up and down,
and exclaimed: '# II aH.E4
"Nicesi job ever exhibited in the profess
/ sion! 1 cal it tue invisible splice; but you
can see toe junction right along there. The
new part is composition known only TO
me, and ] can't betray the secret If there
| were only c.neers enough I'd mike my etcr:
| nal fortune in six months" -. -. -.
"WeIl, wish you speedy recovery" re-
marked the reporter as he rose to go. -
"GIohl pioI obi" replied the man, smi'
ling blandly.
"Good.bye."
"Glool IDOL" he answered.
81 tell you." said the surgeon, as be came
out on, the walk, "not one man in ten thou
sand could have done that job without spoil
ing the mans speech forever"