The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-22


should happen toshave Just kind Of a
bump that doesn't look like anything
at all don't be discouraged says the
New York Journal.
Modern surgery IL not dlsmayed by
any snch trine rs that Il goes TO work
and builds noCcs and ears and almost
anything else that the human face and
figure lack 10 be symmetrical.
One OF the most ambitions. most deli
cate, as well as the most successful OF
the recent ventures OF the new surgery.
was the construction Of an car TO sup
ply the sad deficiency OF a Connecticut
baby.
The patient In this very skilliul oper-
alton was an infant with the ouphonl-
oua name Of Michael Kopcske The
ehild's parents keep q thriving board
Ing house In Union City. Conn.
Michael was a healthy baby and
comcly 10 all respects. save that some
mschlevoua fate had cent him into
this breathing world scarce half made
up IN the matter Of ears u was the
source Of vast embarrassment 10 the
fond father and mother that he baby
should be thus incomplete, and they
knew that their discomfort was small
compared with that which the lack OF
the ear would cause little Michael when
he grew older Ills loft ear was moth
Ing more than meaningless lamp. and
The absence Of q genuine ear made the
child look sadly oue-sfod
The father aui mother consulted
three doctors In Bridgeport. They de-
\ cldcd TO see u some means could no.
be devised Of making an car not alone
an outer ear that would Improve the
YOUNGSTERS looks. but an orife,
through which be would be aolc "a
hesr. Tor there vas no ear with which
nature had provided him
The baby. nov scarcely seven month.
old. was taken to the onlce Of one Of
the doctors aud the council OF physi.
clans set 20 work upon q.
The child vas carefully examined
but Il was impossible 10 ind any Gigr
OF an opening whereby sound might b
transmitted 70 the ear-dram and theme,
20 the brain.
The frat step after an anaestheiis
had been applied and the child made
unconscious was 20 locate the spo'
where the opening should have been
Then the operation began an opera
tlon which. 80 far az records tell. hai
never been undertaken before.
An incision was made in the pinc,
where the ear ought 10 be and a waJ
found from the exterior Of the lump q,
the tympanum. II was found that The
interior formation Of the hearing aD
parn,us vas an normal Dividing and
turning back the unornamcasi knot
OF flesh which had dlsasuFcl the IL
FAINT. the three doctors scEci the Dap
20 the head 10 hold them back an,
stitched the four sections together.
That was plact.c surgery with a ven
geance. Then a spectrum VAS lnsertc,
In the opening. 20 prevent ils closing a.
the healing rroecsi went on. Altogeih
or. the operation was very sueccssiu
one. Il was a bold one, too. but VA
performed deity and very quickly. Il
all the child was under the influence
Of chloroform for less than an hour.
His health aud strength were not i'm
paired by the ordeal and the made-,o
order ear Is growing Into a really goo
looking member The doctors ar
afraid that as an organ OF hearing 1
will not be In any great degree ser
viceabie. They think that the cart
iaglnous structure about the inner ca
may have developed tendency to os
alncatloh from having been 30 loni
kept In an unnatural condition.