The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-10-15
MAKING A HUMAN FACE.
Thomns Colts Thirteen Yrnrs OF Expert.
ence Under the SURGEONS.
from the New York srn,

from the New York SUM-
In 1871 Thomas Colt. then 10 yeors
Old. was taken to Bellevue Hosnital
suffering from disease which had de-.
stroyed his nose and lips and had bepun
to affect his eyes. He was taken in
charge by DR.. GuStavus Sabine. mud
since that time has been under trent.
ment with a view to replacing the lost
parts Of the face.
Alter the course Of the disease had
been checked the process Of building mn
was begun by cutting away the flesh
about the edges Of the oriiice where
the nose had been. Then the inside If
the large finger OF the right hand was
fayed, and the fresh cut wonnd was
fitted where the nose should be The
hand was held in place by bandaoes
and plaster OF Paris until the finger had
grown fast to the forehead and cheeks of
the patient. In the mean time the
mouth was covered by the hand and
silver tube was inserted into the lads
throat, through which he was fed and
through which he also breathed
When the grating of the finger 10 tbe
lace was completed, and circulation 90.
tablished, the finger was ANIMATED
near the knuckle, leaving two and n half
joints attached to the face. The opera.
lions so far had required about a yea,
put the process was only begun. The
next step was to trim down the finger
into the shape of nose by removing tha
bone and gradually builling up the fash
ON each side and drawing the skin irom
the cheeks and forehead over il In
course OF time the result sought WINS oh.
tanned, except that there were as vet no
nostrils. NV -"
The eyes OF the unfortunate bow had
Doth been drawn out of position some.
what. and these were Strengthened by
clipping nerves in the manner usually
ADOPTED by oculists in treating cross.
eyed people. The eyebrows were olso
patched up at the inner ends. '''''
The next step was to give tho how .
new pair OF lips. This was done oroar'
any oy taking pieces of flesh from the
On; cheeks and grating them in place bit by
Dlt.
After thirteen years of experience
under the surgeons knife, having mean.
time undergone and recovered from
thirty different operations, the patient
now a young man, left the hospital. His
lace was smooth, and 10 the casual oh.
server bore NO traces OF what he Ind
passed through. The case il extraord;.
nary for the extent Of the work done
and the perfect result obtained. Not ,
less extraordinary was the fortitude of |
the patient, who never murmured under
me necessarily painful operations. and |
VINO, when walking the floor because of
MS suffering, was wont to cheer nm The
other patients in the ward by telling
droil stori 8, Of which he had n large
supply he was known in the hospital'
as Patient Tommy"
LIKE A RouaH SEA. One of the mos,
|righliul earthquakes in late years 90.
'urred in 1868, in Peru. The shock
seemed to concentrate its power between
me Andes and the Pacific, long known
v a favorite spot for such phenomena
With such suddenness did this disaster
all upon the people Chat thousands Loaf
heir lives, literally dying before thew
new what had happened. For =
ength OF fourteen hundred miles the
arth was tossed about like rough sea.
nd in few moments three large and
opulous cities were destroyed and every
uilding hurled to The ground.