Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-06-15
ORGANS NOT MISSED.

Nature starts man out we'll eouip-
ped with Internal organs. Two lungs.
Two kidneys, two jugular veins, liver.
Drain spleen and spine are considered
the rightful inheritance OF each In
dtNidual 1t Is a good thing to have
these organs, but when they become
troublesome they can be dispensed
with,
Nature has prepared for emergen-
cies.
There was a time when man who
couldn't have all these organs died.
That was before surgery proved that
the indispensable organ scarcely ex-
listed. One can lose many OF the so.
called vital organs and get along bet
ter than he did with them,
Juan Parittt, of California, has had
MS stomach removed and is well, He
SAYS man doesn't need stomach.
anyway, While he was under the
surgeons knife his spleen could also
have been taken out. Tie would not
have missed Il,
In the case OF Patritti surgery could
go even further. II is true he has lost
his stomach, but he is healthier with
out It. II he should become a sufferer
trom necrosis ot the bone, say behind
tue lett ear, and the doctors when
they went to remove the bone should
find a c)ot Of blood upon the jusular
vein, they would simply cut that out
| too.
fhat Is an operation that has been
often performed When Patritti awoke
he would not suffer any Inconvenience
from his missing iugular The one left
would do MI the work.
Ii his brain, when exposed by this
operation, showed signs OF disease, the
sharp knife would cut into the gray
matter and remove the portion ar
fected. fatrtti would be Just MS wise
after he recovered.
Perhaps after fow years PatrItti
might suffer from a diseased kidney.
The hest thing for him to do would
he to get rid OF II. While he was un-
der an anaosthotic the shining blade
would quickly take out tho kidney
that had become n menace to health.
When Patritti got over the shock and
able to so about he would feel no In
convenience,
II Affections continued to visit him
he might next be victim OF spinal
| trouble The delicate network OF
nerves that forms the spinal column
was once considered tho most sensi-
tive part of the human body Doctors
know better now. The firm hand OF
the practiced surgeon has often cut
of the lower part Of the spinal column
and tho patient has not only lived
but by that means health has been In
sured.
Doctors now say that when any Or
Topped OFF like the dead limb of
tree, The other organs will rally and
do tho work OF the lost member
II Juan Patritti should become filled
with heroic aspirations In place OF or
gans, and, shouldering his gun, go
forth to do battle. he might meet with
another calamity. A bullet might
shoot away his liver Such cases have
happened. More than that, the soldier
has lived to fight for his country on
other fields, SO might Patrltti.
II this victim of misfortune should
be attacked by consumption. which
would rob him OF one lung, he might
live to n hale old age with the other.
1t Is true he might be but the hol-
low mockery OF a man. Cynical peo-
pie might talk about him IA an empty
shell, but. 30 far ms appearances go.
he would still be the perfect figure OF
n man.
There are n good many external or
gans that he could be robbed OF by
the knife His legs could be cut of,
both arms, his ears and his nose, and
while he would be little dlsfgured he
might be still In the ring.
II would seem by these operations,
all OF which have from time to time
been successfully performed. that so
long as man has sound heart he
can lose each and all Of these external
and internal organs and yet have n
firm grip on life and perhaps live to
the good old Biblical age OF threescore
and ten.