Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-03-31
AT THE CLINIC.
AN HOUR WITH THE MEDICAL STU.
DENTS AT ANN ARBoR.
Operating Upon . Laughing Iittle Cripple
"A Lady misunderstanding on Both
sIdes-Ihs Terrible '.sIox."-
Draaatie sltaations.
Luke sharp ia Detroit Free Pres,

Ne stuueoIS are I8nSe1 IN 6eml-cIC013l
tiers, each position commanding full viev
Of the patient and the operating surgeon
looksl up with considerable interest at tn
amphitheatre OF faces that were ranged
from tie floor ON which stood, aimost q
the ceiling
The first operation vas one that certain
young lady will be very thankful for eight
cen Or twenty years from now. This young
lady OF the future is at present q very sweet
and pretty baby 6 months Old. One Of tn
senior medical stuients-a lady-sat befcrt
I'll, class with the baby laughing
on her lap 1t made very
touching domestic figure. The lady
student might have been HoweIls' DR.
Breen,r or the sDr. Fay Of Elizabeth Stu.
arr Phelps She was tall ard well proper.
toned; wors DARK olive-greeu dress that
fitted as it should AMI bec1me her exceed
ingly. Her fine face was moro than hand
some Thers was an expression in it Of skill,
knowledge. firmness and courage. take
her as typical Of the very best example Of
our American lady medical students II
seems to me that no other country can pro-
duce a combination at once so womanly and
SO professional Sac assisted at nearly all Of
the operations, and 1 confess to unbouled ad-
miratiol Of her alertness. In every emer.
gency and her skill.ul dexterity. The baby
looked up at her an smiled The girl pate
the little thing on the caeek and ths baby
crowed ami laughed Dr. Maclean hold the
rosy foot % the child in his hlni and bri sly
explained to the strSleats the causs and rem
edy Of the trouble that was apparent to all
The two little feet were turned in toward
each other till the toss touched They wers
at right angles to tbs natural podtion, AMI
the trouble-if rem.diei-would cause tho
child to becoDe a hopeless cripple.
At a signal from the doctor young man
poured from u bottle the anasthetic on a
towel. This was spreai over the laughing
facs Of the baby. There was a frightened
cry, stifled sob or two then stiffness With
careful quickne IS tae lancet entered the
baby's -once-twice-thIics Not n
drop of blood was spilled The little feet
werc bandagei into their correct position,
vita speed nnI deftness that were truly
During this there was not a
sound in the room. The first to break the
silence was the baby, whose tremulous cry
of returning consciousness just as the last
bandage was stitched showed that she
thought she had be.a taken a mean al
-
and lauyh at the lady who held her Tners
was nothing revolving about thu operation
DR.. Maclean had done what Shake pears
thought inpJs 'io!e. ami had spilled no drop
Of blood. When that baby takes its first
'teps those chubby feet will be really to do
heir part.
A girl of IL was next trundled in uncon-
'ciou< She lay On the wheeled table t. have
\ tumor taken from the side Of her face-a
erribls legacy Of that dread di.ea e-scarlst
ever. The great difficulty in tais case was
lie almost unavoidable danger Of cutting the
'ac.al nerve, in which ca . one side of the
,irfs face would remain as paralyzel the
'paration was performed. The nwaking was
o he the test Tie students looked on in
,reathiess Suspense. Tie doctor touch u the
FPS Of the revivin, girl with the point of q
ieedle Finally tis girl gave a pitifrl wall
hat carried with 1t the suspen led dread
With which she hal Doubtless regarded the
rial she was to pass through when the
nerciful anfe ;tSe;ic overcame her.
instantly murmu: If appreciation was
ieari The s;ss.ents were quick TO catch
he results Of the doctors skill
"She cries on both sides Of her face now"
aid the doctur. sBus she vii, laugh on
10Th sides Of her face aftsrwards.r
Il cut my anAl. with an AK eight years
co. said The next. as he laid down ais
rutches, -ani there she Is" With that re
tuck out his tare foot and leg. paliid.
and apparently useless. When the
nan limped back to tine room from which
o cana, Dr.. Maciean announced that he
'as going t. treat tn. ankle with the cauter |
his instrument il the wh;te-hot iron that |
ecams somewhat celebrated from tic fact |
nat Clara Morris. tle actress, was benefited |
y It's uss in Paris some years ago The |
EN- went ths rounds under the heading. |
Tbs Terrible Moxa,' AMI benefited Clara |
$50 as n Erst-rate ire. advertisement
When tbs man mex; came in lie lay un- |
Jnscious IN The table The cauter is a /
range instrument. who's. working / must |
Omit do hot under stsod. Ole man held a /
ottle, another q seemingly compensate
reen bulb. Thes,, and the cauter which |
10 Doctor hell in his hani, were cDnnec.el
Y rubber tubes. The bottle con:ain.d naph-
ia, and by some mean, an intense flame
emed to be directed along the pencill like
luter. that speedily produced white heat
the point OF the instrument As the doc
n held it there was a Kissing sound, and
zen with z-z-z-zz-z the point becams dull
"a, next bright red. an 4 finally a glowing
bite. With this. as with pen Of fire, the
,et,r wrote on the waite ankle of the I'm
,nsciors man. Doahtlsss h. wrote "heal-
=" Every touch OF tn, ma.a was fol
wed by black marx an smell of burn
z flesh. Now aud then tis sur geon would
III the dalliny iron in the air for a moment
i the flame lash Il it into a white heat