The Dickinson press., 1888-04-14


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II "a Yankee" Ca" H"-A Pretty Piece
"r Surgical Work.
e,S' S'Ail'''''i'' l fS:i'''I''ef wen III" i!fS'
tiar l sam Professor Wool '"3l ''H"hN as
WE USED "ca'I him for short. d" III" same
operation. IL va, ,iHriu. my iir>t ~ix months
SER irr - iut, .p, in ,!i~ vrry hospital. ;,.li
tl, u;,4,>.. Mas -, tIYo head of ul,, division
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III, :'''' ~ 20 81 '''f "''''''
IL" >l'eai !. WAS the pr"icS,"r"i clinical
surgery j. %lesGias meiiral college. III had
.iG~' "a. i'i"t Al. il. thu iic"iicc vi - large
'nr- ~ ut>aso'l4i'f III lie "n!l!ilns-
ISrrl 4. .A-,G" iii@l, til" diii,iili "lcla-
lin, 90. i.,l. %,i.i;,ln' a 'hr hip Joint liz, lcg of
"a: :'a.!, rIali,!i>, Who had lpcn injured
Ia ia.r' fr"in ~~'a'Tuli.
~ "a.. nl.oal that time inti4, mbock, Of
B. lii, describe Il lnul.i.wriinn oi dc Old
~, '"'i'lHt ;i'e h;u. and i)r. Wuri w4,al.N-
i"u, - |lett~!ln Ii ln tore liz >%tIniuijs. Ii ;,
hawi,gMvl ti.,t Dt. tallurt'y, t!y famous
;@>"";ci. NHr .'i,. came "F'.' 10 Ibis o"t!htvy
Tor The purpose g.: takiaS u loep ilf,"lr iiu>-
i'ital >.y>tri!!s. and naturally Ia !e%,'n@ tic
gust of hr. Wood. vic We . ,gN.N 81
lac!l"ipr aud i"i an "!ii, on Iris 1la"o.
"Callon';or WAS Il 1rG, tNi"of tir" r;uify
Sc"trllnaa. VITA q %tt,f-ln !,.; caused The
boy t~"sillil' every t!a" Il" 3r,r .,>.l JI,a..
'!'ur !; wc,l Ir attpn,'.rl al iji, .,r;d~y~
;!, clinics oi iii" professor. aMi ra.arHllv. Is
his assistants, We were ny III. 20 do ",tr t.,t-
tio>t.
"0no ]l'ri,l4: Afternoon. -s"t.rIs.r ltiu2
Or. l:aim Il %n!atin2 'i., tie r".e--or, MAe
in alone. ali before e"iri@ Lie round ri tio
wards. aS "a> Ei' "tlsi".l. he; ~; Il:
"'W!iat have N"'i got i"lt' '.ioir"w.
"'Tli"f" Is plenty q llDtirl ,al. lroi"~sur,'
Was III" reply: almost tnNlhin- N'Ai Iii.r.
That s'"'!. ''l'i'i /" hear II. !.1"lis
like HflslMo,S. 'he professor lcnarhel Ii,
eciirallI.
"EN the h.r. doctor In lIr@rntlN To-
s''nci. 'hr>i'lri our Ec.sll;s' sorii I oi'orll
lik" II laNr t"" "poi#,lo;l> that are oN;,clly
alike. Cam it ir 'i"aV.,
Tia surgeon informed him ,iaat ii, ward
eight there Wei" tw" poor fellow, wl.u
awaited hi. >kiiliut hand Ia Release them OF
their l"ss, which had l"eM m~anel"l beyond
the lt"i OF cure,
"IIi" old gentleman eyes frightened. and
forgetting that h" was {" hi stitF. H." %.itHitl
NJ ;i'ld 'Arialli"'t: 'lt"W Fortunate. doctor:
such eN"eIlrn; luck. 'laN" ihe'n al ready
for t"-in"'r"W ;Ad III show Lima s'ni"lltlig
ta;1f VIII iiaE' Him t!linM =! l!.llr '!"!u "f the
AFFINITY vi American surgeons tilan he docs
now
IL WAS Greek 10 us and lW!"iN knew What
lie E!callt.
"!'ali an l'Nr 'wfoi' IL clinic IL" pro-
fnS~'r. a"@r'iHIiMir'!iv nr 1all~p'cr, arrived
n 'heA"',ll1i. III. T" ""i M'fra Ni!tr ";,i~'
rt'lt, and the ever !re-ai't ,~l L, - drc ped
from tii" llirl al lh> Prime" -Nlo|;.
"'hr. t:iicn'!yr and ] "ii! each do one = :
III" ainputnt!"i!~ az I'll" thigh. last 4" SEQ how
4:i"';ly ii ra:1 lac 'ioi'', Ii" said c;1iel",>Iy.
"ln>ian'lN We ~sra>ie'l Tie situation AMI
the ron'nlk al the previous day l"c:nn" el-
tlrci!y clear. III" was S"ilig I" SHOW lic
Sroicli1n'n that h" could even d" an "il"ra-
ti"n quicker than the Reports CAV" linn credit
for ii he witsa mind Ia, andtli .luin, dreamy
c. PRESTON "i his csc showed that h" meant
to !av l.imN-t ont.
"Miien tho first case WAS hr"'lsl, up lr.
N""'l losr. and &ras!'ins Dir. Calender iv
IL ann. led liiia OVER l." TN" table and ASKED
lia I" proceed. W" had everything pre-
pared. and ! WIS jas applying rht banda"
after having removed The Other dressings,
when Iii. Cilll"ndcr took II" knit in hand
md BEGAN the operation. Exactly t"rnty
thrr" minutes after lac ma'Ir the first lA'iai"n
BE- tied the teinoral ;':.,i sat down, leaving lis
To uti"ll i" tho minor details.
"lie professor watched his Srotrl, c"!-
league and followed every stage OF tn" opera
ton with great Interest. " soon Is We got
tie patient down stair, had The o;,.r one
brought lii from th" wlrd. He WAS already
rtlitriXed, like The first ONE. and il onlN r-
Iuirttl Il moiic'l, on tvs" to empty the ar
l@rie- and compress the lia vessels. and men-
tall. ! called tiihc.
'br. Wood PICKED: cut his ~tavurilc double
r!,@eel amputa'iii& Knife, ll"s'illed "Hor t@til'
lrit si'te ct TIA" patient AMI picked up the
bruised llms. M tWiiiklnG h" mad" ont
w" iiio "l '!cniarca1i"n. and ~s'ririicl himself
Tor Tic circular incisloI.
aith ii single sweep the flesh was laid
bare To the bone, aud without losing IL Ascend
Tie pcri"steum was scraiIel away. To all
appearances The professor WAS worh;ing ut his
REGULAR gait. but we could sec tlic difference.
DIR. Calender was fairly staggered, and
his eyes bulgca icariull,. 50 great was his as
constituent. Click. click, click. wen, the
bulldog torceps as their silaii, teeth closed on
the ends OF the bleeding vessels.
The saw WAS next brought into play, and
with Il swisll-sll-sIl-vrI-r. the fclnur was Gi-
videl. The dressing of the iiapsa and smooth
ing the cut surface of the bone completed the
professors part Of the operation. the rest
BENG left TO us.
minutes, or, III other words, he beat the Scotch
surgeon eleven lniiiiltes."
'I1OW itbOul lllt tiluIttcltI ti Inc Work.