The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-09-24

examined her said that the neck Of the
thigh bone, uniting the ball which fits into
the hip socket with the main bone Of the
| leg, had been broken, and the question
which was conspicuous throughout the
case was whether such fracture, occur
ring within the tissue that covers this
bone, could under proper treatment be
followed by bony union Of the broken
parts Upon the trial much interesting
testimony was given on this subject, all
the witnesses proceeding upon the asspmp-
ton that Mrs. Slower had sustained an In
tercapsular fracture. DR.. Daniel Ayres
testified that It was mooted question
whether there could be bony union In
such a case. "slr Ashley Cooper" he said,
maintained that there could not be, and
there are no cases which put the question
beyond doubt Equally good men have
doubted, even after the bone was cut into,
whether there had been fracture and a
bopy union" DR.. John NJ. Carnochan
thought there would be bony union In
an intercapsular fracture, and he pro.
duced specimen in favor Of his theory,
and said that out Of twenty cases Of frac-
ture Of the neck OF the hip joint, there
were only two cases in which patient
could walk with a stick only, and ten in
which they could walk with crutches. Drs.
Elmendori, Catlin, F. Hamilton, ]. G.
johnson, G. K. Smith, White Of the Long
Island college hospital, and others learned
lin surgery testified, more or less clearly,
to the effect that Mrs. Slower had been well
treated. The theory Of DR.. johnson was
that the neck Of the thigh bone had been
injured by intentihal absorption, and that
Mrs. Slower would be 8 cripple for life.
The suit went sgainst the plaintiff, and
was to that extent assurance that the doc
| tors had treated her rightly.
Itturns out that there was no fracture
nor contusion-Only dislocation. The
bone has been put into place and Mrs.
lStoyer is able to discard the crutches and
walk by aid of couple Of canes. A re-
porter Of the Sun interviewed her Sunday,
and got this historyof the cure:
have been the subject Of one Of the
nost wonderful cures, and am willing TO
tell the story, because 1t will expose the
lack Of accurate scientific learning among
: nhysicians. After two years OF suffering.
In which / was treated Tor fracture and
Ior sprains, and had TO encounter all the
Opinions about the imposSibility OF bony
union In an intercapsular fracture, and
about interstitial absorption OF the injured
mari. / at last found out that in all OF the
mass Of learning poured over my case the
true cause OF my trouble was not appar-
emily thought oil, and that alter all, ! was
!, suffering from dislocated thigh bone,
which needed to be set. Had any OF the
pbysicians consulted discovered this and
!, reset the displaced bone stfrst, Iprobably
would have been well to-day. Abouta week
: after the trial | asked my sister, Mrs.
j, Thorburn, TO accompany me to see signora
Regina Dial Gin, the Italian peasant who
:. came to this country last fall with the
J, family OF General Stewart L: Woodtord,
who. having heard oil her wonderful cures,
made pilgrimage to her home In north
ern Italy TO secure her services Tor their
crippled daughter, We hadn't much faith
in Nine. Dial Gin, and had no thought
that she could effect a cure for me;
: but we wished 10 see II her opinion agreed
a with that Of nearly all educated physi-
clans that the injury was an incurable
fracture. She at once pronounced the
trouble disloCaton, and said that she
!. could cure me. When she said that
almost tainted with joy. She explained
y clearly through an interpreter, because
d Eshe cannot speak English, all the causei
of Of my agony, and prescribed poul
:, tice Of marsh mallow and bran &c
" relax the muscles preparatory to
setting the limb. i went TO bed,
followed her directions, and in few days
she came, and, placing one hand upon the
o head OF the limb which was out OF place,
q guided 1t while she gently turned 1t below
: the knee, and, by moving 1t to and fro, up
:, and down, with the greatest gentleness,
q she at length uttered q 'Brava! clapped her
hands, and knew that the limb was set,
!. for It again had natural feeling. The
\. whole operation was performed without
!. the slightest pain. had awaited the time
y with so much apprehension, and with 50
much fear that she wonld not be able to
do what she said, that j was physically
l. exhausted, and was unable 10 leave my
., bed for some time 10 try the limb. She
n had been applying the whites OF two
eggs beaten stiff and laid upon bnnch
OF tow every day for forty days, and
then she began to annoint the hiI
with lard taken from hogs kidney
:, and preparation OF white wine anC
T. scalded bran. These remedies worked
a like magic in restoring the muscles to theil
places, and drawing the part into q nat
% ural shape. !, however, complained OF
pain at the knee. The msdame, who
seems 10 see with the tips OF her fingers
&c felt around the knee, used dextrous pres
+ lsure at one point, and the pain ceased
a She said that two muscles had lappeC
over the knee and needed only TO bt
i pushed apart. In time threw aside my
7, crutches, and now walk with canes, anC
expect TO yet leave those at home. 4
few days ago walked seven blocks, which
" was good Tor an incurable cripple"
'. One Of the physicians that gave test
>, mony on the trial was questioned. Ht
y said that she had fracture, and he hope
is some day, by pot mortsm examination
8. 10 yindicate his judgment. Another say
!. that "Natural surgery"is twin sister o
. "Humbug,p and that when Nine. Dial Cir
= goes back to sunny Italy Mrs. Slower vii
u be worse cripple than ever. Mrs. Slower
!. referring to these comments, said: "Hav
A ing tested the ignorance Of physicians,
am not annoyed by their bigotry. know
u that an untutored peasant has given me
relief that no professor Of surgical science
did, and that she has started me on tht
i road to sure recovery"
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