The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-07-04

She Was Entirely Without Professional
TraIning-Her Ability to Successfully
Treat Apparently IncurabIe Cases Made
the Surgeons Jealous.
An interesting story of concern to Brock
Ign people was recalled to me the other day:
Anzona is little, picturesque village near
Vittoria, in northeastern Italy, not far from
the Austrian Tyrol 1t is tho home Of a
Il tied woman, whose fame has spread
throughout all Europe by her skill to relieve
human suffering. Regina dial Gin was born in
the village of Vendcnciano, near Conegliano,
Venetia, April /, 1919 Her parents were
Lorenzo MarchcSini and Marianne Sando-
nela, both of whom belonged to the peaSantry
of Nenetia 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, Reginas first operation. strange to
say, was upon her mother. One day, as she
was going to a neiShboring village, the
wagon upset and her leg was broken Regina,
who was now 0 years old, following her
mothers directions, set the limb. Her mother
was carried home and confined to 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 dehcacy of touch At the age of
IS she married Lorenzo dial Gin, a 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
ct 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-
cato was the patient whom she had just
cured. Regina was pardoned, but ordered to
practice no more. Yet patients came to her
day by day, declaring they would see no one
elsa The theory of her skill was the ''reduc-
ton Of the fenur." A poultice of marsh
mallow and bran was applied and continued
for a longer OF shorter time, accordingly as
the dislocation was new or old. When the
bone had attained q certain softness the ma
Ripulation began and the diSmembered parts
plnced Alright the force being used at
the proper time, and unconsciously to the pa
tient, all being done without chloroform and
without causing pain 1t must be remarked,
however, that she possessed an almost super
human strength in her fingers, equal to that
on two men
Another wonderful cure was In the case of
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 tc
overcome From 1913 to 1868 she continued
to practice her profession, in which her 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
nlent The case was carried to the higher
court at Venice, where, defending herself
with great skill, she said: "Gentlemen, yoU
know very we'll how to name the bones
do not; but can set them. and you cannot.
She was acquitted amid great rejoicing.
lGdy of Venice whose daughter was suffering
from luxation of the femur sent for Regina
and the young lady in short time was ablt
70 lay aside her crutchcS
RECOGNIZED AT LAST.
The physicians Of Venice, after an inter
view, now each presented her with certif
cato Honors still awaited her Mr.. Cane
nida, rich banker of Trieste, whose daugh
ter had suffered from infancy with the sam
disease, and who had consulted all the bes
physicians of the great capital without find
ing any benefit, finally sent for Regina, wit
operated on the daughter, and in a short tim
she was cured Operations began to multi
ply. Wonderful cures were effected Regin
vas rendered an ovation Surrounded on tn
streets and everywhere hailed with enthusi
asrn, she would smile and bid them ''thanl
God, for 1t Is to him hold this gift" Tn
municipality invited her to operate in tn
city hospital before a number Of physicians
and she secured their warm approval, an
they rewarded her with a certificate.
The mayor now gave her grand dinner
and many physicians They applauded he
ever where. es if sbeSwere Garibaldi or SOM
ether Hberator Of the country.
The day Of her departure deputation
patients, headed ny Mr. Valerie, who ha
been cured of luxation of twenty year.
standing. presented her With magnificeu
alhunl containing over 400 signatures, iI
GLIDING those Of eighty physicians, beaut
fully dedicated in lines of gold The munic
paIity of Trieste presented her with 100 Ne
poleons in gold. one half Of which she dil
tribhted to the poor. The profession ofrere
her 300 forms year and villa to remain
It was a fets day at Vittoria when th
italian government sent Regina a diplom
allowing her to practice. Music sounded o
the streets, national airs we're sung. Z.
TOung man whom she had cured Of luxatio
IT the femur wrote two poems, which wer
rendered at the theatre during the afternoo
and evening.
Mr.. Isaac r Robinson, Of Montague te
race. Brooklyn, who was rendered lame frol
q sickness during infancy. while travelin
abroad. sought her ut her hnme and was ben
ftcd TO the extent Of being able to walk witt
out the use Of q. high shoe The eases cite
are all cures, yet ia SOME Instances reluxi
ton took place after treatment, as to whic
she said, IL only begin to cure; you must
she rest" meaning the continuance Of BAN
a3cs, etc IncurabIe patients sought hi
door. DISCERNING their condition, a, sing
touch telling her the condition Of the bon
= she dismissed them with sweet smile, .eftt
handing them a coin.
Though now 20 years old, Gay by ia
she Is visited by Italians, Austrians, Frenc
FruSsians, Russians, Poles, Greeks and Turk
she Grows co distinction TO patients. -Broo