Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-21


THE BooAERAXG ,ANAToxIsr sPEAKETR
The annals Of surgery contain many cases
where the nose he's been cut or torn of, an d,
being replaced, has grown fast again, recover
ing its jeopardized functions. One of the ear
lest, 1850, is related By the surgeon (Fiora-
ventD who happened to be near by when q
mans nose, having been cut of, had fallen In
the sand. He remarks that he took It up, re-
placed it, and that it grew together.
Still, this is a Riittleob bit hazardous, and in
warm weather the n0sat might refuse to catch
on. 1t would be imortifying in the extreme to
have the nose drop off in a dish of ice-cream at
a large banquet Not Only would it be disa-
greeable to the owner of the nose, but to those
who sat near him.
He adds the address OF the owner Of the re-
paired nose, and requests any doubter to go and
examine for himself. Regnault, in the Gazette
Satutdire, TIA, tells OF patient whose nose was
nose wrapped it in a bit Of cloth and sought
Regnault, who. although the part was cold,
reset it, and it became attached"
This is another instance where by being suf-
f1ciently previous. the nose was secured and
handed down to future generations. Yet as we
said before it is little risky. and nose of that
character cannot be relied upon at all times
After a nose has once seeded it cannot be eX-
pected to still adhere to the old constitution
with such loyalty as prior to that change.
than most of US have to spare, yet later cases.
published in trustworthy journals. would seem
to corrObGrate this In the clinical Annals
and Medical Gazette" of Heidelberg 1880. there
are sixteen similar cases cited by the surgeon
Or. Hofacker), who was appointed by the
senate to attend to the duels of the students.
1t seems that during these duels it is not I'M
common for student to slice off the nose of
his adversary and lay it on the table until the
duel is over. After that the surgeon puts it on
with mucilaGe, and 1t never misses meal but
keeps right on growing.
The wax nose is attractive but in warm
room it is apt to get excited and wander
down into the mOustache or it may stray
away under the collar. and when the proprietor
goes to wipe this feature he does not wipe
any thing but space.
A gold nose. that opens on one side and is
engraved with hunter case and key wind. is
attractive. especially on bright day The
coin silver nose is very well in its way, but
rather commonplace unless designed to match
the tea service and the knives and forks. In
that case, good taste is repaid by admiration
and pleasure on the part of the guest
The paper-mache nose is durable and less liza
bic to become cold and disagreeable. 1t is also
lighter and not liable to season crack.
False noses are made of papier-mache. leather
gold, silver and wax. These last are fitted to
spectacles or springs, and are difficult to dis
tlnYuiSh from a true nose.
TychO Brahe lost his nose in a duel and wore
a golden one, which he attached to his lace with
cement. which he always carried.
This was good scheme, as it found him al
ways prepared for accidents. He could at any
moment. repair to dressing-room or even slide
into an alley, where he could avoid the prying
gaze of the vulgar world and glue his nose on
OF course. he ran the risk Of getting it crooked
and little out of line with his other features.
but this would naturally only attract attention
and fix the minds of those with whom he might
be called upon to converse. man with his
nose glued on wrong side up could hold the at
tenttOn of an audience for hours, when any
other man would seem tedious and uninter-