The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-06

after years experience. curing -acn- rfne1
have performed it nearly thousand times
was not altogether successful 81 first. bus after
several experiments. adopted a new method
which is my own and defes detection when the
healing process is completed The only tech
meal point in the operation is no. to let the
knife slipa sixteenth or even thirtieth OF an
inch.
when commenced the undertaking went
ct 1t as surgery recommends You know it is
not only the Monaghan that Is born with
crooked eyes, and sometimes his are more reg
ular and far prettier than the European. In
other words, have seen Americans with one
eye sisnting M ard the other down. and have
seen Profs- Robert Z. Weir, Thomas Marcoe.
Charles McBurney and William Tillinghast
Bull stfaighten them many times while at tbs
college.
These gentlemen. who rank among TIE few
really great surgeons OF the world, use the
finest kind OF a cambria needle and fine silk in
their operations. when croSs-eyed man or
woman was seized with a desire to see straight
for change This method, however. requires
better knowledge OF the taiiocS art as ap-
Piled to surgery, ard more experience than
seemed to possess. so I tried q kind o. sticking
plaster made from my own formula 1t worked
well. after several trials, and Tow the little
play upon dame nature is 61ne without the
slightest strain upon Il. -aeryeS
''A1l the subject has to do is 20 submit 20 q
simple and comparatively painless operation.
and hold his head still take & small scalpel
In hand. that is the right. OF course. and.
stretching the skin with tie forefinger OF my
left hand. make an ineision on the outer point
Of the eyeli6s in straight line for the barest
part OF an inch. The lsshes are then drawn
into shape and held SO firmly by piece Of tho
acknowledgement sticking plaster l have
made strong enough for tho purpose. The
wound needs no further dressing, and the sub
!ect OF the emperor ana ex-uail.ado OF the flow
cry kingdom goes on about his business as IL
nothing had happened. In few days il is enc
tirely healed, when am sought TO remove the
plaster, and with the plaster comes NY Zee.
This is the only bill issue.
when the wound is healed the subject
patrols the streets and enters the tea-houses
in high glee. His triumph over his friends is
Interesting to note, for then he looks upon his
envious fellow workers out OF eyes as straight
as mine. and with An aristocra:ic CLEAN OF
scorn- But have no complaint to make Of
this exhibition OF Japanese pride, which IS al
ways prominent when they have anything 20
be proud OF. II is my living advertisement.
for soon all Of the friends are at my door and
ready for the Transformation that viii redeem
the companionship clouded by the pride in
stalled in those who have undergone the arti-
flee which causes them to look down on their
'uncivilized' friends.
1.-The direct result of this exhibition in the
streets on the higher classes was also notice.
able. as began to receive calls to attend the
celebrities OF the kingdom Prince Komatsu
was my first royal patient Then In rapid sue
cession came Counts Okuma, Matsukata,
Itatoka and Saiago; Viscount Toni and Prince
konoie, N. Mstsu, the ministerof agriculture;
and NJ. Kusumato, the great reformer; Gen.
Oshima, commander-in-chief Of the army;
Lieut.. Gen. Nous. chief of the Fifth army
corps, now stationed 1t Korea; Field Marshal
Yamagata; Admiral U. Ito, commander OF the
Imperial squadron; First Vice Admiral