The Opelousas courier., 1886-02-06
1ditors @oing to the Cincinnati
Convention.
speeia! TO The Times-Demoerat.

BATON RoUGE, Feb. Gen. Leon
Jastremski, editor of the Capitolian-
Advocate aud president of the State
Press Association, has been correspond
ing with the officials af the New Orleans
and Northeastern Railroad in regard to
transportation for members of the as
socia ton, editors of leading papers in
the State, who have signified their de-
sire to attend the meeting of the Inter
national Editorial Convention, to be
held III Cincinnati on the 23d, Oath and
25th of the present month.
Gen. Glynn telegraphed to Gen.
Jastreinski. president of the State Press
Association, to-day, that the New Or
.leans and Northeasterh Railroad will
furnish transportation to Cincinnati
and return, as requested. to the dele
CATION of the Louisiana Press Associa-
tion. which, as far as heard from, will
be composed of the following: M. F.
Bigney, City Item, New Orleans E. A.
Burke, New Orleans Times-Democrat !;
j. w. Bryan, Lake Charles Echo l..
A. Sandoz, Opelousas COURIER JOS.
w. Hyams, West Baton Rouge Sugar
Planter G. C, Miller, Lake Providence
Democrat j. Y. Gilmore, Iberia Sugar
Bowl; ). e. Trimble, Fafmerville Ca
zette N. j. Lafargue, Marksyille Bull
leiin E. G. Drew, Arcadia Advance !;
Mrs. Mary L. Garner, Lake Providence
Banner; John MeGrath, Baton Rouge
Truth Chas Med. Puckette, Sllreve-
port Times r. w. Read, Anaite City
independent; John Mccormick, Lake
Gl,npfao Al
Minden Democrat Tribune; B. c..
White, Shreveport Chief; Jos. w.
Carew, Hahnville Herald = Mrs. Eva
Hildenbraud, Gretna Courier; r. N.
Gray, Ascension Democrat Leon JAS
tremski, Baton Rouge Capitoliau Ad-
vocate. In the next few days the dele
gates will be notified as to details.
The regular programme of the con-
vention will consist of the considering,
adopting and signing of articles of in
corporation and the adoption of such
practical measur.s as will tend to make
the association permanent and useful
In advancing and upl,oldlng the inter-.
ests of tbs press of North America and
of the editorial profession. and making
more efficient the State. Territorial and
colonial editorial associations of
America.
2 The New York Tribune prints the
following interesting account of "mak-
ing over baby's fac.'' by skillfui
surgeon in the Post Graduate Medical
School of that city, which has fhaugu-
rated special ward for children with
def,rinities:
One of. the patients to the hospital
last week was q little girl about six
weeks old. She had no special disease,
but Was suffering from the deformity
known as hare lip. 1t was an uncom-
mon case. Not only was tile upper lip
split wide open to the nose, but there
was also au absence of the front jaw
bone for about half an inch. The jaw
bono also pressed forward to such an
extent that the lips could not be closed.
In addition to these conditions, upon
opening the child's mouth she was
found to have a cleft palate. Nearly
the whole roof of the mouth was abb
sent, and it presented q decidedly un-
natuTal appearance. The baby was
placed on the table in the operating
!. room where several physicians in the
hospital were present, besides the
nurses. They examined the deformity
before the surgeon began his work.
Then Dr.SPowell directed his assistants
to hold tlIe child's head and extrelnities
firmly. The little thing was too yonng
to run the risk of giving her an anaes-
thetic While au assistant held the
cllild's head SO that she could not move
it 10 her struggles, the surgeon took 4
pair of bona forceps aud broke the up
per jaw bone 30 that it, could be bent
into such shape that the upper lip
could close over it, and could also make
an easy and more perfect angle to the
Jaw. AS the bone was soft and flexible,
it was bent inward without trouble.
The child did not like tho treatment at
all, and yelled with Il yigor that was
worthy of q much larger body. After
the bone lad been properly adjusted
the surgeon began delicately to dissect
the upper lip free from the jaw bone,
80 that it could be stretched sufficiently
without drawing the features Of the
child into an unnatural shape, to close
ap the space made by the split In the
lip. The child's violent crying kept
tue blood frnm getting into the lungs
anu causing snffucation. After enough
of both sides of the lip had been cus
loose from the bone To make u good
union, the little patient was allowed to
have Il breathing spell. Al soon as
she was rested the surgeon went back
to his work. Taking up one side oi
the lip he cut the surface where it wal
split, until the whole edge was raw and
bleeding. Then two pins were givef
to the surgeon. One of them was in.
serted through the flesh Of the lip, jus
under the nose, and the other on tIs
line where the red part of the lip il
joined to the white skin. The objecl
of this was to fit the two parts of th,
lip perfectly and bold them firmly ii
]. position. Fine stitches of cat gut were
run through both parts of the lip anC
we're carefully frightened, 80 that th,
two bleeding surfaces would come to
gether evenly, and when healed would
show only trifling scar. After th,
pins we're removed narrow strips o
sticking plaster were run from on,
cheek to the other aud fastened in sucl
4 manner that when the child conghe,
or cried the strain would come npol
the plaster instead uf the stitched lip
and the operation was over. No on
seemed TO appreciate this more thal
the patient. Her face, however, hal
undergone marked change, and be
most Intimate friend would hardl
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