The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-02
I0NeUELES, HE TALKS
George Wel@ Learning Anew
to Speak and Eat.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Tongue Was Cut Out at the Roots.
To Save His Life This Heroic
Treatment Was Necessary.

People who fret because it's hot, should
visit George WEIGH at Ramsey's, N j.. and
learn a lesson in patience. Though a man
OF fifty-four and The father OF two grown
up daughters, MIR. WEIGH is slowly learning
anew TO ralk and to eat. His entire tongue,
roots and all, is gone-renoved IN an OPP
GRAFTON to save his life.
Everybody at Eamsey's knows George
WEIGH. He is one of its wealthiest citizens
and the owner OF extensive nurseries two
macs out or town. weli-kept lawns
and OVERLOOKING greenhouses bespeak his
taste and skill.
Tobacco had always been Mr.. Welch's
friend, but two years ago II turned enemy
and gave him smokers or assured, tongue.
Though painful at liiues, lie thought lutte
of ii Till last winter. when by some mis-
chance lie gave his tongue Lad bite.
Gradually 1t became IN ore painful and swoi-
len, and somewhat interfered with his
speech. ffr- s.
-. april Mr.. WEIGH noticed wartlike
,,os. eli OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and two cracks
IN the middle, crossing a5 right angles, sa "
the New York World. Mr.. Welch saw Q
Patterson physician, VINO advised New fork
treatment, and the patient consulted DR.
Robert F. Weir at the New York Hospital
THE TONGUE TAKEN OUT.
The physician lookeu grave. 1t was
cancer, lie thought u microscopic. e:.-
amination forty-eight hours later con
iIrmed the diagnosis
Have it out as quickly as possible,
said DR.. Weir, ''or you'll die"
sooner the better answered Mr.. WEIGH
and on May q, after little preliminary
treatment, ne laid himself out OH tic
operating table. The ether was quickly
given, and then the physician deity sli:
Mr. WEIGHS throat and inserted a silver
tube, that the patient might breathe, thus
performing what is called tracheotomy.
Keen knives Were drawn around the very
base of the diseased tongue and out II
came bodily. Last OF all the Emphatic
glands In the neck were removed, for fear
the malady might spread there.
win he ever be able to speak or eat
again. anXiously asked his wife, who
was waiting outside.
''Of course he VIII laughed the ply
sician. He may not be able 10 say
things or three but he'n talk all righG
and eat, too
In less than a month the patient was
back at his New jersey home again,
learning slowly IT, talk and to cat. At
first lie could take only liquid food and
later a little meat cut fine. lie talked
with great difficulty, and wrote much On
n pad that he carried. But the physi
clan said he wenld have to stop the
writing: that was no way to learn Ia talk.
SO the patient got on wonderfully
II can eat all right now said Mr.
Wclch yesterday, looking up from his work
over his flowers Why, at dinner To-Day
| ate pie or course. IL was hard at first,
but 1 cut my food very fine, and with the
aid OF plenty OF milk, l soon learned Tow
to get along without a tongue I sron ex-
pect to feel no Inconvenience whatever
Everything tastes the same rs IL lid with
n tongue.
TALKS AND EATS ALL RIGHT.
LAS for talking, you can see how well
I do. It's hard to say some Words, but
I'm improving every day. They :old me
scissors would be very hard word, but
I've learned it,
And Mr.. WEIGH promptly said scissors"
several times with 10 little pride. Most
people say with the aid of their tongues.
Mr.. WEIGH makes his -" wholly with his
lips
Il only feel the loss of my tongue when
weymouth is oren," said Mr.. WEIGH. When
it is closed do not know that tits gene.
Dry things can't eat; but then 1t is easy to
drink II little milk or soup, and that does
the trick"
The scars under Mr.. Weleh's neck are
hidden by his gray beard. He is the
picture of health. and the pattern OF
cheerfulness. The interior Of his mouth
is rs clean as o whistle. not a scar Or the
vestige of tongue. The physicians say
that gradually Mr.. Welch will teach his
lips, cheeks and the roof of his mouth to
take the place of his tongue, and that in
time, when hitherto unused muscles are
developed the loss of his tongue will hardly
be appa rent to others or noticed by himself.
Mr. WEIGH has entirely given up smoking.