Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-11-30
A CASE OF sKlS.eRAFrISG.
Jessie Proudiood Is supplied With New
Cuticlu From the bodies Of Vol
unteefing Friends.

Jessle Proudfoot, the twelve-year.old
daughter Of William Pr1udfo0i, has
suffered ag1uies ~ hef fathef's nome
Ia San II tiael since lsst July because
Of unhsslel s3tes extending from
shoulder to kuee on the right Hldo OF
her body, says the San Flhnclsco
Chronicle OF Nov. %. he outicle hal
been wholly destroyed by Gre. Tue
girl might nave died had II not been
Tor Mrs. Blumenthal, q benvvolontly
inclined lady Of wealth, VINO not only
gave some OF her own skin that Jessie
might be- be cured, but 20 eullsteJ the
sympathy Of three other ladies that
they did likewise. Incidentally, the
surgeons have had very Interesting
case Of ekiu grating, which promises
10 be entirely succesgtul, aud little
Jessie will soon DO on this ROAD TO re-
c9veTy.
1t was on July 2Olh that Jessie and
some playmates started n bonfire In tue
woods. Jessie'a dtess caught fire, and
baiOTs assistance arrived che was 20
ffightiully burned that her life was
dcsrairod Of. Her father was at
Bowlder Creek, Santa Cruz county,
where he IL manager Of the Dollar
Lumber company, Hud he could only
visit home occasionally. Mfa. Proud.
foot hiss three youngef children 70 look
after anu was nearly worn out with
care aud nursing the little sufferer,
when Mrp. Blumenthal anu other kind
ueighbors became Interested In the
case.
Although che suffered indesorlbablo
pain Jeasie never complained. Her
sweet face, which, fortunately, shows
no mark Of FIRE, grown thin and pale
with suffering, has ever b on wteathei
10 smiles 10 welcome visitors. For
months uhe has lain In adarkened room,
on n cot that might be considered small
for q baby, and during tho entire time
on her left side. Toe cot 10 covered
with wire screen over which the
btdclothos art laid, for, tho weight Of
y soft layer Of cotton ever oven thoin
neyei-heallng wounds was species Of
torture.
CITY Physician Jonef, Of ban Rafael,
aud DR.. WalKeT,of Ban Ffancltoo, were
called TO attend the case. Vine they
/ found that new cutlclo must be sup.
| piled before the w0uuds would heal ON
| ak different occasions they grated
skin from dogs, but always without
success. They were almost Ia despair,
for the little patient had been greatly
weakened by the operations, when
Mrs. Blumenthal came forward aud
offered 10 submit 10 the surgeons knife.
Mrs. Blumpnlhal did not offer g.
make the sacrifice on the spur " the
moment, hut after mature dc Iteration,
aud thenAucces dot In convincing three
lazy relatives that they ought 20 do
likewise. The opera lou wnB performed
last Saturday. Mrs. Blumenthal per.
mitled the surgeons 10 remove nearly
/ n,ty square Inches OF CutlCle. Smaller
patches were removed from the bodies
OF her friends, and the whole was skill
fully grated upon the gfl's bufns.
The largest sore covered was gxl.
inches.
Dp. Jones and Walker say that the
operation has been successful, and that
the new outlcle outlcle T. already TAX
ing hold nicely. lease must DO per.
feotly slill for nino long days TO insure
success, aud thus far che has been y
model patient In that direction. Bhe
says already that sue feole better, aud
there II every reason 10 believe that
within n few months she will be again
restored TO health.