The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-09
fHg KANoRA NoSsMAkeas.
Hindoos That Mend tho Noses Of Thei
Opium Eating Countrymen.

Opium Eating Countrymen.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Allahabad Pho
neer gives AN account Of the kangairas
a people who have long enjoyed repu
tation rs nosemakers They live chiefly
in kangra, small hill canton IN th'
punlaub. Altogether there are fourteen
families remaining, ont Of which only
two individuals are practical nosemakers.
Their reputation still! remains. People
come 10 them from the rcmOtest parts o.
the Punjaub, and even Afghanistan
actuated bv the sole desire of having
their facial promontory repaired or re-
newed. The Kangra nosemakers con.
slider their art As one specially granted e
them by the great Baireshiyu Deyi OF
the place They therefore perform the
operation in strict secrecy. The writer
SAYS:
1T was only with great difficulty thai
procured the following information re
specting the mOdus operandi Of THIS plas
tic operation Tor restoration OF nose from
an old bald and habituai opium eater
My friend THINKS nothing Of daily con.
Stunning forty-hve grains OF opium. anc
whenever he car afford, Just 10 keel
aglow the sunshine of his mind. add.
considerable amount Of bhang aud charm
(Capabis lndica, leaves and extract ami
arsenic They say the bald is well verse
a. the science If physlc and astroloA
besides having dcnizen OF the Other
world at his beck and cali. 10y whose a
sistance he is able 10 open the gates ol
the unseen Wh-n sent for 10 advise o.
difficult eases. hc never fails. before
going. to summon and consult his ghostlN
servitor as 10 the prognosi5 of the disease
he Is called TO cure. I'm the event Of az
uniavorable prognosis lac declines 10 az
tend, but furnishes hi, would be- patient
with the exact date and hour of hi, dc
mise.
The old bald. it seems. was kind al
family doctor or professor OF medicine L,
one OF the nose makers. and in this ca
pacity has more than once witnessed Go,
operation of nose restoration. He there
fore considers himself in possession oi
the secret. if secret it IS Ills narrative
ran thus. After dragging their patient
with some narcotic. the kaugaila5 forth
with proceeded 10 paint the forehead
with medlcated lotion as . preliminary
step. On asking the composition Of this
lotion. the only answer vouch-a.ed was g.
grave shake OF the head. The next stef
Is to cut piece ct leather 60 the snaps
and size OF the required nose. THIS beIn.
done. il Is placed Oh the ioioA,ad an,
used to mark out the lines of ucisi0n
Then they beat the forehead with ana ola
slipper until the part marked ont be-
comes swollen and prominent. lin,
tubes. with "a plate between them l.
serve the purpose ot septnu nasi. are
then loiged IN the no-uil- Ine neAi
proceeding is To- dis-ect hap Of Oh,
swollen flesh with razor. lyaNin- th-
lower part attached To the forehead. H.
doing tins they take vein with ID Zap
the name and position OF which Is a pro
found secret known only 10 himself ano
the nose maker. The success Of the
operation depends entirely on the prr
servatlon and careful dissection Of this
secret vein The next step was tO turn
up the Gap with the secret vein a partlc
ular way over the tubes This being ac
complished, the other parts Of the nose
are pared and fastened to iC with silk liz
ature. and the whole thing IS brought til
an end by the application Of -pccla.
ointment
For several days. until the wound Il
healed. the patient must keep recum-
bent position. On union taking place.
the piece which was left attached TO the
forehead Is severed and the patient
comes forth with q new born nose. /
ought TO have mentioned that tine re
moval # the zinc tubes Is Effected a:
soon as convenient. Thus ended the mar
rative of the medical adviser to the nose
makers.
1t only remains now 10 inquire ho"
far their work - successful and II then
skill be on par with their reputation
That they have many opportunities Of
exercising theis profession IS heyonc
question The wearing Of bal0o on matt
nose ring by the married women anc
girls TO distinguish them from widows i.
a source of injury TO the left ala nasi
This is specially the case with the hill
women of kangra, whose rings are fan
heavier than those Of women dwelling il
the plains; consequently one often see
the left ala nasi completely split open
giving a more than slight Disagreement
and preventing the distinguishing mari
from being kept up. Many OF these
women make use OF the nose makers
but, as far as my observation goes, and
have had many opportunities Of sceine
their work. have never seen a satisfac /
tory result. On the contrary, | have
known many cases where the operation
has simply left the woman IN worse
plight than before. st. James Gazette.
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