Telegram-herald., 1888-02-12
IN TWELVE MINUTES
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aYes. xsstisEner, I reaasa4bsr ~el TIE egss
tisEss sa~ Professor Woo1. 'old Jimny' A.
ws Sassd . call hIa fer kkert 80 tbs sane
oEeEa1ion- Il sas during ny frst al months
servies IS iHssras IN tEis very As~Pstsl. and
ths professor wzs st TIE had q car DIVISION
1 ,Ssss ss full of box know edge zs = tre4Else
ca surssry thea, 5us gFssnsr than grass with
tie h.snAAo end Ct ths knifs4
The spsAksr w4s sse professor II clinical
sarxsry IN Leading medical college. he h4d
ilst eomplet<d, IN tie presence Of large
elzss Of sSll.ezIs assembled Ii tas an mpAithes-
Ter Of Be.Lsvue hospital, TIE difEeE-t ogsra-
tea q snputarins al shs hip lo.nt the le5 q
oae CT the poor pstlents, rho aa-a o-sen injured
ly falling from a scadola
..We1, about that time LAngenbeck, Of
Berlin, deserl5ed uaodifc4Sion Of the cid
oper.4ti0u Al tie hip, and DR. Wood was an
ious 70 perform il bsfore his students. Ii 50
hapDsusd that DR. CAlienaer, the famous
Scosch surssoa came over 70 this country
for tAs purpose Of taxing peep into Cur hos
p.tai sysserns, and naturally he became the
guest OF Dr. NOod, who vas a crusty old
bachelor aad had an once on Irving place
Scotchnaan. With a brogue that caused tho
boys 70 smile svsEy time he addressed them
.'For week he attended ali the lectures
and clinics Of the professor, and naturally, Is
his axSistantS, We were trying To do our pref
tiess
zone Friday afternoon-Saturday being
our main operating day-the professor came
in alone, and before going the round Of the
l.. -. a.
Z" What have you got for tomorrow
"'There il plenty Of material, professor,
was the reply; almost anything you Ike
That's good. Glad 70 hear it Looks
ike business, the professor remarked la
coEicslly.
"'By the bye, DOCTOR be presently re-
sumed, besides our regular work / should
Ike TO have two operations that are exactly
alike. Can il be doneP
sThe surgeon informed him that in ward
eight there were two poor fellows who
awaited MS skillfal hand to relcsse them Of
their legs, which had been mangled beyond
the hope OF cure.
'sThe old gentleman's eyes frightened, and
forgetting that he was bit stiff, he jumped
up and exclaimed: 'How fortunate, doctor:
such excellent luck Have them all ready
for tomorrow and III show him something
that will make him think e little more of the
ability of American surgeons than hs does
nowr
1T was Greek to us and nobody knew what
be meant
"Half an hour before the clinic the pro-
fessor, accompanied by DR.. c ,ender, arrived
at the hospital Dr. Wood wore 4 white waist
coGt, and tho ever present red rose drooped
from the lapel OF his Prince Albert.
DIR. Calender and 1 Will each do one of
the amputations at the thigh, just to see how
| quickly it can be done, he said carelessly.
Instantly we grasped the situation and
the remark OF the previous day became en-
| tirely clear. He was going to show the
| Scctchman that he could even do an opera
| ton quicker than the reports gave him creiit
| for il he was a mind to, and the gluna, dreamy
expression Of his eye showed that he meant
| 20 lay himself out.
when the first case was brought up DR.,
| Wood rose, and grasping DR.. Calender by
| the arm, led him over TO the table and asked
| him 10 proceed. We had everything pre-
pared, and / was just applying the bandage
| after having removed the other dressings
| when DR.. Calender took the knife in hand
and began the operation Exactly twenty
| three minutes after he made the first incisior
/, he tied the femoral and sat down, leaving u
! TO attend TO the minor details
'The professor watched his Scotch col
league aad followed every stage OF the opera
| tioa with great interest. AS soon as we go
the patient down stairs had the other On,
brought up from the ward. He was ALREADY
etherized, like the first one, and il only re
quired moment or two to empty the ar
tories and compress the big vessels, and men
tally / called time.
"Dr Wood picked out his favorfte doubl
edged amputsting knife, hobbled over to to-
left SIDE OF the patient and picked up tn
bruised limb. In twinkling he made on
TIA line of demarcstion, and stesdied himsel
for the circular incision-
with a single sweep the fesh was lair
bare to the bone, and without losing asecon'
the periosteum was scraped away. To al
appearances the professor was working at hi
I regular gait, but we could see the difference
"Dr. Calender wes fairly staggered, an
his eyes bulged fearfully, so great was his as
Constituent Click click clickr went II
bulldog forceps as their sharp toeth closed o.
the ends Of the bleeding vessels
''The saw was next brought into play, ali
with a wish-sh-sh-er-r-r, the femur was q
vidsd- The dressing OF the flaps and smooth
ing the cut surface OF the bone completed Ia
professors part Of the operation, the res
being left to US
The time, gentlemen. was exactly tvelv
minutes, or, in other words, he beat the Scotc
surgeon eleven MINUTES"
''How about the character Of the work
asked the junior assistant.
"Neil, that would be hard 20 tell Bot
patients recovered. and, to tell the truth, ii
stump made BY the professor, vhilo n
quite 50 neat, wss 70 my mind much nor
sarvicsnois taan Or. Csllsnders.
'+Profcssor Wood made no reference 70 Il
rsp.d tame. sra Or. Calender Ecs too muc
szrprieed tossy a word about it 4 IdOat thin
It kas been sqBalsd since.
"Darectly afterwsrd Professor Wood di
IaHgenheck's operation and without surr1
ing hiEnself be carefully msds his fsps
you szw me DO today, and wsut through n
various stages step hy step. never stoppin
except % change one instrument for snotne
Ia vas the prsstiest piece Of work In ma i
surgery I -vsr szw doDa Hardly had :
wiped his hands dry when DR.. Csllead.
grsspesa both q them and exclaimed ia bros
Scotca:
Al. dochtor. SIRE ys'vs outs0un la
scrbeck Aimsalf'
Some Years sfterward. vhila IN Rsrii'
Or wood visited the rreat German s1resos
ard a frm ard lasting friendship srrang q
betwsen the two men. '-Nsr ) ERIK star.