Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-02-14
REGARDING the NOSE.



The annals Of surgery contain man,
cases where the nose has been cnt q
torn OF, and being replaced. has GROW,
iast again, recovering its jeopardizet
functions. One Of the earliest. 1870 |;
related by the surgeon (Fioraventi) VIII
happened to be near by when a man
nose, having been cut off. had fallen ir
tne sand. tie remarks that he took h
gether. w
Stiil, this Is little bit hazardous
ana IN warm weather the nose NIGH,
feiuse to catch on. 1t would be morti.
| lying IN the extreme to have the nose
crop Oh IN a dish of ice cream at a large
banquet. Not only would it be disa.
Rreeabie to the owner of the nose, but 10
those who sat near him,
Aithough these cases call for more
creduilty than most of us have TO snare.
yer later cases, published in Trustworthy
Journals, would seem to corroborate
TINS. In the Ctiaicai Annals and Nedicat
Casene OF Heidelberg, 1890. there are
sixteen similar cases cited by the sur
eeon tDr. Hofacker), who was appoint
90 by the Senate to attend to the duels
of the Students.
1t seems that during these duels it is
not uncommon for student TO silica off
the nose Of his adversary and Law it on
the table until the duel is over. After
tnat the surgeon puts it ON with muciI-
age and 1t never misses a meal. but
keeps right on growing.
he adds the address of the owner of
the repaired nose, and requests anv
doubter to go and examine for himself.
hegnault, In the Gazette lSalutaire. l7l4.
tells OF patient whose nose was bitten
on by a smuggler. The owner of the
nose wrapped 1t III small piece of cloth
ana sought ReGnault, who. although
the part was cold, reset it, and it became
attached"
This Is another instance whore. bv
being sufficiently previous, the nose was
secured and handed down to future
generations. Yet, as We said before. il
Is little risky, and nose of that char
acter cannot be relied on at all times.
After nose has once seeded it cannot
DO expected to still adhere TO the old
constitution with such loyalty as prior
to that change.
Tho wax nose is attractive, bat in a
warm room it is apt to get excited and
wanoer down into the moustache. or il
may stray away under the collar, and
when the proprietor goes to wipe this
feature ne does not wipe anything bat
space.
A gold nose, that opens on one side.
ana is engraved. with hunter case and
key wind, Is attractive, especially on a
bright day. The coin silver nose is very
we'll III its way, but rather Common |
place, unless designed to match the tea
service and knives and forks. In that
case, good taste Is repaid by admiration !
of the guests.
The papler- mache nose is durable and |
less liable to become cold and disagree
able. rs also lighter and not liable to |
season crack.
False noses are made of paper-mache. |
leather, gold. silver and wax. These |
last are.dtted to spectacles or springs. |
and are difficult to distinguish from a |
true nose.
Tycho Brahe lost his nose in a duel
and wore golden one. which he attach |
ed to his face with cement, which he al |
ways carried.
Ih,s was good scheme, rs it found |
him always prepared for accidents. He
could, at any moment, repair to dress
ing room or even slids into an alley.
where he could avoid the gaze of the |
vulgar world. and glue his nose on. OF |
course, he ran the risk of getting il
crooked and little out of line with his
other features, but this would only at
tract attention and fix the minds of
those with whom he might be called
upon to converse. A man with his nose
glued on wrong side up could hold the
attention OF an audience for hours.
when any other man would Seem tedi-
Gus and unin.eresting.