The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-07-14
BE2IES RENCCEL.LD.


Specialists Who Promote the Eea1ty ard
~hapc.ine4S nf Children.
1 wear or two after the birth OF
habr the thought begins to come into
the mothers mind at times that posi-
bly, her child is not the perfection
VII ich She has always thought it to be,
and that il may be well TO do what she
can to remedy the possible defects of
nature. The first idea, Of course, that
enters the parents mind, especially
when the child is the first one. is that
their baby Is the prettiest. healthiest.
brightest and most intelligent child
that ever came into the world. It re-
quires some time for this belief to be at
all shaken, though they recall the
critical manner in which they viewed
the first offspring of their friends, and
how hideous some Of these babies
seemed to them. 1t often requires
some time for a parent to realize
that his child is cross-eyed, let
alone such defects as too
large mouth and misshapen nose,
Scanty eyebrows, cOlOrless hair, NAL.
formed limbs. 1t is hard for the mother
and father to admit even that their
child is bow-legged or pigeon-toed, or
with crooked shoulders, or any other OF
the defects which are common enough
in grown up men and women.
Some bright young doctors have made
a speciality Of looking after the cases OF
children like these, and the profession
has grown until there are now in New
York several doctors who find it the
most profitable part of their practice
and neglect other work to make a spe'
cialty of children-not the diseases OF
children, for it is the practice Of all
doctors, especially family physicians,
to look after these, but such defects in
children as do not necessarily result
from disease and which may be cured
if taken in time.
There is no longer any reason why
the children of parents who can afford
to pay the specialists should be bow
legged, crOss-eyed, or. have Informed
noses or mouths, or be disDrOpOrtlOned
physically, unless the diSprOpOrtlOn IS
Of the most severe nature. These doc
tors almost make child over again.
The means they take are, SO far as pos
siblc. those which nature would use.
If one shoulder of child is higher
IMAM IiS oCIlSA anu OAI0 a. III - "oioO
i've Judlclouo exercise Oh tne uelecCiVe
shoulder, begun at an early age, WILL
tend to make that side as good and
strong as the other. The exercise may
be carried 50 TAR as to reverse the dis
proportion.
The operations on the eyes are well
known, as they are applled TO grown
! people as well, but IN early INFANCY the
operations are less painful and much
more successful. 1he eyelashes ana
eyebrows may be increased IN grown
by careful lreatlnent with lnuncIlons
and lotions. without dyelng IN any
way the color can be darkened or made
lighter.
In like manner the size and shape OF
the ears can be altered by taking the
infant at an early age Protrudlng or
large ears can be treated SO that by the
time the child has grown to boyhood or
glrIhoOd the ears Will be properly TO-
Gated and OF normal size. The size and
expression OF the mouth ana nose can
be altered. frlctlon ana 1nJunctlons
can make full hps, Whlle 100 lhlck ups
can be taken IN. ne structure OF the
nose ca De altereo'' thou9h 'illS - an
operation not IN common favor, as the
nose usually goes with the style OF 1ace'
and change or nose, Whlle improving
the nose might 90 INJURY 10 the gen
eral effect
cuts heal reaoiiy III chlloliooo' an, =
the opera VlohS Wnlch req ulre :lie use ol
| the khie can oe Perloriheo III sucl
| way that IT would De nara LOT phy-
slclan to discover the traces OF them,
and to casual observer thefe would
be no sign that they mad occurred. Inc
bones are SOFT ana the carriages OF
the ear ana nose are not grlStly ano
| PerSlsten! IN retaining Ihelr lorh aS III
| AFTER NE
Unless the mal1ormatlon IN the arms
or legs IS Serious II can De cureo oy eA'
erclNe' rno olng ana occasional braces
| and bandageS. a shoulder can DC raised
| and short