The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-03-05

sSon ,Sssa alsStd Il. Z sro 1oSSa Is Ia the brain;
M ysbIt H insrs % al b es n Snin sp prSeeeds 80
II Ia true that this. is q story Of two iaiIn5ee
By modern ode sss sq an e X but s.t ths r 81 ne resources
1 @sIsS Ire 9 sSst G are Ssyo %s the Il : reach sSa q physIeS
the limits Of that resource. Again and again !,
the brain has been found 70 be the sem acc n
dent have taught the doctors whft parts o. LINZ
brain control our emotions. faeuiIies' ~ 'tbose
parts e eTeste ailments lime ass1 9h hers the influence
OF those parts Is extended; ..,orce
The curing ,g Gi Idle, yy6 by the sps nsSs,,ee ss Sy the
cause Of imbecIlity is the failure Of the ssuiino 10
tnnat. In infancy the skull, to DO perfect. must
fail to solidify at those loints OF r,,h nnr.s.
These soft places turn too early. into bone 4
the rest Of the skull and the brain cannot eM,
tISS e Simplest aesaa May su tboS Sni'q Il Is q az, way That re-
auires much skill. They are mere animals.
They make inart sSui ,S.v i Inna as, T fSeydS do
not move their hands as we do whose m Int-
,hents have a purpose and are guided by anr ns-
ing the skull either at its natural Joints or by
made and are absorbed BY the body during
t as,s ss ssa eSt RrS? sssavi Aam 81 the Si5' shiid T. alters.
and It begins to display intelligence. The de-
velopment Of the brain. no longer aIre s 9 .;
its liberty. Thus idiots. for ages doomed to be
u caro- and sorrow to parents ana 10 une %oiIiiku IKE
The use OF animal tendons for suturing or
CLOSING ~ wounds nns 8, m the Wonder ny ane q fn the science.
Common catgut or kangaroo tendons are eseu
to make these tit 6 g . or l9o tims se tSsy er re- n abs
sorhed by the body and disappear before the
complete healing Of the woan ahso htsr t fres
septic fluid. and in that harmless condition are
i inatRu or tissue sue that has been cut ard is to
be drawn together that It MAJ heal. They are
My Who'll t Son IssnTs o. sa anis1 The me eOay s to absorS
/ them. A new sort OF drain that disappears N
tho same way is one made Of prepared bone. IA 4
serve this purpose. Such a bone is first rid Of its
pith AMI left with q hole through \, like a pine
acid it rids Itself Of all the .calcareoue matter
and salts that form parts OF every ooh hnt 4 y Is is
e essiiS sa aatsr s" With hA sly Sssi sG and earbolis
acid. and. being nothing but albuminous mat
ter. is safe to introduce into q " a 10 70 Gba opS
disappears. being absorbed in the patients
body. These new appliances are OF great use
lions notably Bassini's mode OF treating in;
guinnl hernia. no less than three sets OF
1t used to be held and believed that bone
was not reproducible in any way unless the
thin fbrous covering called the periosteum
was present. This has been proved a fallacy.
To-day a foreign bone is taken fresh from an
put into the cavity from which q bone, or piece
OF a bone has been taken. Sufficient blood and
other matter to fill in the spaces around the
chips Is used by nature to do its work. and In
time a new bone Is formed OF these pieces
Tying subordinate muscles together tnat
they may develop and do the work Of a supe-
rior muscle that is paralyzed is another OF the
m OF modern surgery The ruin oil
what may popularity be called the motor muscle
Of the lower leg Is often an accompaniment oil
tnfantile paralysis. All the usual expedients
often fail to develop the lost power in such a
case. There are in the leg other muscles tina,
have never been called upon to do tho work ol
the muscle in question. and. they are not con.
nected so as to take its place. 1t has beer
found that they can be SO separated, and tied
he developed by electricity and massage unit
they restore the use Of the leg to the patient.
The safety with which the vermitorm appen
dix is removed. the wonderful skill! attained ir
skin grating, the frequency and success o
the CtHsarean operation In these days. anC
the skill and confidence with which the sur
geons perform many other feats that once
were considered either impossible or danger
GUS. all combine to swell the renown OF mod
ern surgery. And the surgeons Themselves
say that the great underlying secret OF thei
greatest Successes is cleanliness.