The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-28
DIR. DEPEW'S IMPROVED NOSE
HE HAD 1T REAMED FOR THE RENE
EFT OF 4 CHICAGO AUDIENCE

IA. Ringing as Glndstone's and ms Clear
as Pattrs-He Tells the story OF It.
II Is not alone by sticking into other peoples
business that mans nose can get him into
difficulties. Nobody who read Chauucey NJ.
Depew's letter explaining his absence from the
ceremonies at Packard College on Thursday
evening has any idea what serious trouble his
nose has got DIR. Depew into. 1t literally put
his life in such peril that the eminent medical
mon who attended him for few hours almost
despaired OF saving 1t.
The story OF his experience has moro than
personal interest oven though 1t concerns
man OF so boundless popularity rs DR.. pepew.
Everybody who has a nose should read 1t and
ponder upon 1t. In his letter to the Packard
College people DR.. Depew called attention to
the fact that Napoleon selected his marshals
by their noses and that their achievements al
forward always justified the selection. Now d..
Depew thinks, perhaps with reason. that his
nose. in size at least. would have entitled HIM
to marshalship ut Napoleous hands. 1t is
by no means an unbecomng organ. and 1t has
served him to his entire satisfaction for moro
than fifty years. Very recently n medical man.
eminent in his profession, in fact, specialist
on noses, endeavored to persuade DIR. Depew
that his nose might be improved not in ap-
pearance but in structure and general utility.
In moment OF weakness he yielded to the
suggestion. and his life almost paid the PEN
atty This is how it camo about rs DR.. Depew
explained 1t last evening to sun reporter who
persuaded him that it was his duty to his fol-
low men to allow the lesson OF his experience
TO be made known:
II think l have tho strongest throat and
voice in the United States haze put them TO
tho severest tests and they never fnied me. On
stumplng tours in political campaigns have
oEt Inv fcrty Ire hDi in fhtA
afternoon and TWO more in the evening often out
Of doors. and my voice has never broken down.
! have used up three or four experienced
campaign sponsors on such trips when they
have done less liking than did, But was a
little bit doubt ful about my ability to fill that
great Chicago Auditorium. 1t seats 5000 peo;
pie. and in emergencies 5000 can no provided
for. Chicago is SO thoroughly aroused over
the Worlds 1r Ir2ee1 ap6 snes ma me
tho city that felt must make myself heard
by every person in that audience If it was
Then it harpenei that incurred some
slight throat affection ms the result Of my par
.choo Just before NV departure for Chicago.
There was little irritation or tickiing OF The
before W Delivered my Chicago speech So on
the day l was to leave town Cl called on I.
notice. Now. you know what specialists are.
aud how they'll persuade you to submit to one
thing or another that they assure you is Just
case. l explained the situation to this one.
- Mr. Depew. I've heard you speak q thou
sand times. and it has always been n wonder to
me how YOU kent your voice from failing alto
getheri Your our throat is all right 1t Is your
" What SHOULD be done TO it?' asked him.
1T should be reamed OUT
You take saw and cut away section of the
bone between the postriIs SO As to open the
flue and faeilita,e breathing. Thank you. 1
80 No. science Is away ahead OF that now he
u.s. Of ake W ar n tn
which is kept heated white hot by an electric
current and we caqtsrize or burn out section
Of the cartilage without any difficulty or bad
Then he explained to me that owing to the
properly balanced nose. One side, always
draws better than the other. | realized the
ly the name Of the boy who had punched mine
and punched it hard. remembered when 1t
been ASH snow BAH, and remembered many oc-
GASEOUS when had fallen upon it. yes. pirou::
cited uron il on the ice Most memorable Of
when | was teaching my best girl how to skate.
and vhen the mi,hap permitted a degree OF
wise have aiioweI. SO / agreed with the doe
sE hat nGsSs rndo1bt
cd TO operate on mine at once.
80 But I'm going to start for Chicago to-
night, and tho dust and dirt OF travel after
such an opetalion would hardly be safe to on
counter. l opjoc;eG.
Tile admitted that there was some danger
involved tut lie held out such Inducements in
prom cd; thai before knew j. he had me in
chair. and had begun work with his white hot
platinum wire. 1t was too late to protest then,
and had to keep still. no. took no anWs-
thetic. and he worked away enthusiastically.
When tho burning o. incense had been COM
rleted to hi SATISFACTION ho mad an eXamina-
ton with II powerful glass and declared that it
" beautiful he exclaimed. The finest OPP
GRAFTON ever saw.
away aud finished my PREPARATIONS for going
:. Dr.. Depew sreent the next twenty.fopr hours
very dry. so that tho Journey was more dusty
than usual. The effect naturally, was to in
ilame the "pen wound, so situated hat it was
Inevitably exposed OF course to smoke. cinders
ard other ngGrayHtng matter Ter IN the ftmos,
taken suddenly iii, and the very serious ma
lure OF that illness Is now for the first time
maGe Kn@Tn Ihs syrtoTS rapidy became b1
sicians wero, summoned. They found Or;
Depew, suffering with an acute form, Of blood
he became worse rapidly. His temperature
rose GaicSIy rom % 10 l95,; The ADVANCE Of
measures We're ,esorted Toto to to counteract the
poison, The danger NAV be Judged by the re-
marx marx Of one OF TIE hocors, prominent CHI
MIR. Depew," he said. Il behave ! never
fad fad patient nearer death than you were who
before Dri pepGw Tos sxpccted 10 address tho
doctors were working anx lousy to save lis
life. Or. bepew aStoundet them by remarkinG
that he intsndSl I" 3seg his aGnoutmsnt II
sisted; They Tod ham, it womId probably cost
him his lie 20 attomit Il. His reply was;
explained q. that audience So that tLcy VIII
understand It. They will DO there expecting
10 hear nlo, aud ! Ion't intond 10 disIppoint
them. You need tako no rssponsi biIity and no
risks. What lcxrec, Of you is that you viii
The doctors did their best. They succeeded
In reducing the patients temperature to l02''
and they went with him TO the hall. They
mixed for, him n, strange drink, which. as it
stood in n large glass upon the speakers desk
excited the curiosity Of, tho whole audience
component; DR. Depew delivered his speech.
he le!t better when he haf ilPlshed
Was not YET over. The doctors took him back
70 his hotel and put him to bed Thoy worked
oyer him twenty-lonr hours before they would
alloW him to leave HIS bed to kcoD his second
apnontment at the banquet on tho following
evening. Senticamil is Il rapid disease and
the Danger disappears almost rs quickly az IL
arises, SO that on the third day Dr. Depew had
nj Ia