Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-28
A NATURAL BONE SETTER.
REMARKABLE OPERATIONS BY AN
UNTUToREo WOMAN.

irhinfng-ner aDiiity Co SUCCESSFULLY
Treat Apparently Incur.ble Cases Mad,
the Surgeons Jealous.
An interesting story of concern to Brook
lyn people was recalled TO me the other day:
Anzona Is little, picturesque village neal
Vittoria, in northeastern Italy. not far from
the Austrian Tyrol It Is the home of q
noted woman, whose fame has spread
throughout ali Europe by her skill to relieve
human suffering Regina dial Gin was born IN
the village Of Vendenciano, near Conegliano
venetia, April 4, 1919 Her parents were
Lorenzo Marchesini and Mariana Sando
ualla, both Of whom belonged to the peasantry
Of Venetia Following the vocation of her
mother, Regina, from early childhood, dis
played taste for setting dislocated bonss
At first practicing her art on chickens and
animals, Regina's first operation, strange &c
say, was upon her mother One day, as she
was going to neighboring village, the
wagon upset and her leg was broken. Regina,
who was now years old, following her
mothers directions set the limb. Fer mother
was carried home and confined 10 the house
for forty days, during which her daughter
became her nurse
THE DOCTORS ENRAGED.
A year later Regina went to live with her
brother at Vittoria, where she began to see
operations in the hospital and acquired her
celebrated delicacy of touch. At the age of
Is she married Lorenzo dial Gin, poor peas
ant, and was shortly left widow with one
son, who became priest Among her early
operations was one upon poor fellow in the
village Of Alpago, who was confined to his
bed by fractured legs. The doctors had or
dered amputation when Regina, appearing
at the time declared she could save both legs
and in short time the man was able to talk.
Doctors, enraged at being thus outrivaled,
had her arrested and taken before the tribune
for practicing without license Her advo-
cate was the patient whom she had just
cured. Regina was pardoned, but ordered to
practice no more Yet patients came to hsr
day by day, declaring they would see no one
else, The theory Of her skill wss the 'reduc-
ton Of the femur." poultice of marsh
maIow and bran was applied and continued
for longer or shorter time, accordingly as
the dislocation was new or old When the
b0hc bdl uSLiA4lie0 SOIIQeSS LQS Ll6-
nipulation began and the dismembered parts
placed Alright, the force being used at
the proper time, and unconsciously TO the pa
tent, all being done without chloroform and
without causing pain It must be remarked,
however, that she possessed an almost super
human strength IN her fingers. equal TO that
Of two men
AnOfhar uvnpHayftYl u, he -
DR.. Beilim, an invalid from hip dislocation
Of twenty years standing Dr.. Bellim was
one Of the physicians whose prejudice,
twenty-five years before she had sought 70
overcome. From 1913 to ls6s she continued
70 practice her profession, IN which hsr only
desire was TO excel From patients Of ample
means she always expected liberal compensa-
ton, but the poor she charged nothing
Again summoned before the tribunal at Wit
toria for practicing without license, she
was condemned to two months imprison-
ment The case was carried 70 the higher
court at Venice where, defending herself
with great skill, she said: Gentlemen, you
know very well how TO name the bones
do not; but can set them, and you cannot
She was acquitted amid great rejoicing. A
Indy Of Venice whose daughter was suffering
from luxation Of the femur SAINT for Regina,
and the young lady In a short time wa. able
70 lay aside her crutches.
RECOGNIZED AT LAsF.
The physicians of Venice, after an inter
view, now zach presented her with a cerrih-
caca Honors still awaited bar Mr. Cane
nida, rich banker Of Trieste, whose daugh-
tar had suffered from infancy with the Same
disease, and who had consulted al the best
physicians Of the great capital without find
ING any benefit, finally SAINT for Regina, who
operated on the daughter, and In q short time
shs was cured Operations began TO multi
ply. Wonderful cures were effected Regina
was tsndsred IN ovation Surrounded on ths
streets and everywhere hailed with euthusi-
ann, she would smile and bid than thank
God, for it is to him l hold this gift" The
municipality invited her to operate in the
city hospital before a number Of physicians,
and she secured their warm approval, and
they rewarded her with q certificate.
The mayor now gave her a grand dinner,
et which were present the elite Of the city
and many physicians They applauded her
everywhere, as If she were Garibaldi or some
other hbsrator of the country.
The day Of her departure deputaton Of
patients, headed by Mr. Valerie, who had
been cured Of luxation Of twenty years
standing, presented her with a magnificent
album, containing over 1000 signatures, In
Guiding those Of eighty physicians, beauti.
fully dedicated In lines Of gold The munich
pality Of Trieste presented her with 100 Ma
poieons In gold, one-haR Of which abe dis
tributed TO the poor. The profession offered
her SOO forms year and villa to remain
It was q fete day Ut vittoria when the
Italian government sent Regina a diploma
allowing her to practice. Music sounded on
the streets, national airs were sung. A
young man whom she had cured Of luxation
Of the femur wrote two poems, which we're
rendered at the theatre during the afternoon
and evening.
Mr.. Isaac R. Robinson, Of Montague ter
race, Brooklyn, who was rendered lame from
q sickness during infancy, while travelling
abroad, sought her at her home and was bens-
fted TO the extent Of being able TO walk with
out the uss Of q high shoe. The cases cited
are all cures, yet In some instances reluxa-
ton took place after treatment, as to which
abe said, 81 only begin to cure; you must do
the rest, F" meaning the continuance of band
ages, etc. lncurable patients sought her
door. Discerning their condition, a single
touch telling her the condition Of the bone,
she dismissed them with q sweet smile, often
handing than coin
Though now 20 years old, day by day
shs is visited by Italians, Austrians, French,
PruSsians, Russians, Poles, Greeks and Turks.
She shows no distinction TO patients. Brooks
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