The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-16

NV - with all the
.'"'&'''' s a'"i'f low. AM and pa pa.
tlence that Is In
them TO save the
life OF a little girl. says the San Fran
cisco Chronicle. Though there Is still
nearly year Of struggling before
them. they smile cheerlly on their
quoationers aud say;
"Oh. yes. we'll pull her through"
II Is a little girl OF II. lying In
small. clean white bed. over which the
war Of life and death has been waged.
On July 20. last year. she was playing
about a bonfire In her own backyard.
There was a breath from a wandering
breeze. flicker Of cotton petticoat'
a curling. yellow flame. and In an in
slant the terrible mischief was done.
Her whole right side was scanned and
Scared and marked by the cruel Grim
con Anglers. The delicate features we're
spared. but the body was roasted-not
scorched Great pieces OF flesh fell
out the hip muscles were exposed.
blood oozed and trickled from the
veins. whose ends had been burned
away.
Nobody thought that Jessie Proud
foot could live. A burn covering such
an area on 50 small a body was COM
paratlyely greater than burns that had
killed the strongest men. But the girl
Il going to get well II the skin supply
In San Rafael holds out Dr. W. r.
Jones. her physician, began at first to
graft on new skin taken from healthy
persons. Tor the terrible burns ON the
child were too large for the skin
around the edges TO unite. Then II was
that the generous San Rafael people
showed their metlle. SO far eighty
persons. come OF them from San Fran
cisco. have contributed cutlcle to Jes-
sizes side. The smaller burns on the
arms healed themselves. but when the
girl Is well one entire hip will have a
skin OF shrcdc and patches
Almost all her little school friends
offered 10 help. and young ladies', men.
old people and children have contrib
uied. Her little sister. Ethel. > years
DID. has given % square inches OF skin.
Ten times her 6-year-old brother Joe
las given three aud one-hali and four
inches without n tear. though the Sis
ter took ether when she made her big
sacrince. An aunt and Mrs. Proud
foot have very little more skin to
give.
But the Kindly and personal offerings
have been by no means confined TO the
iamlly. The ages OF the glyers have
ranged from years TO a. and cutlele
%! all ages and compilations has been
adopted BY the wounded child with
equal facility. People who never saw
Jessie have heard OF the case and Of
fered themselves TO Dr. Jones. Long
thin strips Of skin have been peeled
from them. the operation always being
reformed In the room next 10 the lit
lie girl for the human skin is a deli
cate fabric. nuer than silk and more
acxlblc than elastic webbing. II Is
cieanscd carefully and then cut with q
s,eril.zcd knife and laid on the gaping
burn while Il is still warm with some
body else's life.
Twice DR.. Jones has covered the
whole wound. aud twice the center
the deepest par,-ha rejected the alier
tissue. Now he Is grating around th'
edges. and the burn Is steadily grow
ing smaller as little peninsulas OF Skin
grow inward on the waste OF uncov
cred flesh. At the past rate OF progress
| Il will be eight or nine months beior'
The ends meet
jesse Proudloot Is a frail little thinl
With white hands and fingers, elende
~ a baby's. Her face IA a delicate
oval. pale. with a faint wild-rose colo
1t times. and In II are set gray eyes
lark dashed. that know more than
,hild's need Of suffering. She Is no
4 plaintlyc invalid. but a brave. hope
ful lassie. Who through these lively,
months OF almost uninterrupted pain
ias never been under the influence o
lnaesthetic but three times, and thei
vas put to sleep while her wounds wer
icrapcd OF the deadly proud flesh. Al
she says when they dress her roy
acsh on her side Ii to moan softly; Il
burts." She does not cry. for she Ia
learned that tears will not ease he
pain.
The marvel OF II Is that the child /
able to be out OF bed between opera
lions and walk with assistance. Sh
limps a little, but they say that tn
new skin. which Is loose and elastic
and wrlnkled, will allow the burne
limb to stretch when It Is well, an
The limp will not be permanent, Fo
seven months Jessie lay on her RICH
side almost without stirring. but no'
she drives about San Rafael and take
little exercise.