Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-11-29
\ SIARVEL OF SURGERY.
4 Man Breathing for Five Years
Through an Opening in His Throat.

\ Man breathing for Five Years
Through an Opening in His Throat.
The students in the Hospital of Oral
Surgery at Tenth and Arch streets, Phila-
delphia. were shown a patient at Satur-
dav's clinic whose throat had been cut
from ear to ear, and who had then been
hung bv the neck but still survived his
injuries. He breathes through a silver
tube in the throat, and for six months was
nOurished entirely by enemata. The mans
name is Simon LadenSki. Il native of ROu-
mania. In the winter of 1877, he then
being 23 years old, Ladenski was one
OF a party Of ten men whose thrOats
were cut by a band of gypsy
robbers on the road from NarslOe.
Ladenski was not killed, and on regaining
consciousness and finding the robbers
quarrelin@ over the division of the plum
der he attempted to crawl into some
bushes by the wayside. Being detected
he was strung up to tree by the neck.
and when again unconscious he was let
down and thrown among the bodies of his
cOmpaniOns. but not until he had been
stabbed in the abdomen and cut in the
cheek. Two days later the bodies were
found bV Professor Russ, Of ,JasSy, and
Ladenski and companion who was still
alive were removed to town. The latter
soon died. and then Professor Russ re
moved his patient to Vienna. There
Ladenski was placed under the care
of the most eminent Austrian sur
geons. 1t was found that the
windpipe was closed, and for two years
the man was unable to utter a word. He
breathed through an opening in the neck.
After many efforts large threaded needle
was passed up through the trachea and
into the mouth. Small beads were then
drawn through. being daily increased in
size in order To effect a permanent en-
l., Of fhn obSfrITefiOu The man i
still obliged to practice this device, and
wears the instrument in his windpipe dur
inc the night. being able to breathe when
i'm an upright position without its aid. He
has been examined by the leading sur
Qe0uS of Berlin. Paris and London, and it
is expected that some day II will be pOssi-
ble to close up the opening in the throat.
Expressions of hearty regret are heard
on all sides in England at the voluntary
retirement into private life of Mr.. Spencer
Walpole. NJ. p. for the University of Cam
bridge. He is now IS years old, and has
been continuously in Parliament since his
seth wear. During all that time he has
only once exDerienced the trials and tri-
umphS of a contested election. lie was
Home Secretary in each OF Lord Derby's
three administrations. He resigned on
account of the reform bill of 1903, but
l,aTt in the agitation of 1866, when, on
the defeat of Lord Russelfs reform blll
and resignation of the Whig Cabinet,
he closed Hyde Park against pubic
meeting. and so gave the crowd occasion
10 tear down the fence. Since that day, II
has been remarked, the mob has disap-
peared as a power in English. politics.
And since that time, too, Mr.. WalpOle has
held no conspicuous position, His dOmi-
nant characteristic throughout his long
career has been not so much that of
statesman. a Minister. or a partisan, as
that of a man of blameless character and
strong religious beliefs. in which, il may
be added, he has reflected faithfully the
character of the mass of his constituents.
The following testimonial is signed by
twelve Of the leading physicians Of Hall
fax. y. 5: "C0LDEN's LIQUID BEEF
Tonic is a very agreeable article of diet,
and particularly useful in Diphtherla,
Fever, and every depressing disease. We
eheerfuny recommend it. Every family
shOuld have few bottles" ASk for Col
denis; take no other, of druggists gener-
ally.