The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1902-11-15
Is: Operation.
rEY HE lofty Ggure of the surgeon
NJ wis silliouetted against The
light Of the spacious Operat-


ing room window. His hawk
Ike nscetic features were turned to-
ward the bay. as nurse carefully
listened the snowy operating gown a.
peck aud waist and wrists. The mem
Nm Of ihe class in operative surgery
were scattered about the sam:-circular
le4siaes that rose ter on tier to tie
t66f.ak Notebooks in hand they dis
ctisscd IN low tones the probable cases
TO be presented to them during the
coming hour, pausing abruptly as the
house physician OF the great hospital
suddenlyeentered the room and hurric:l
10 the Professors side. The great man
benz BIS head to listen to the rapidly
npoAtN g1vortls, at the samo time dip
ping It's nands III the disinrectlng scl,i-
tlon before hlnl..
A. ~ ll1tened Ia the Whispered words
Iol le hoEte surgeon, DR.. John McKaca
eAtfrjn4 dropped Ibis ,listless air. His
Leof sfDulaers strai:htcned. and as he
E!els to sface the. class his grim
ftreS underwent change. His
N r11hg Ayes hazed. and as the ke,E.
i1SEe words. sharp as the slistenina
kilves that strewed the stand beside
q operating table, dropped from his
4 = Flgh;s eTacked tones that fell
MI ~ htnit,ouss sisnificance cn our
ears, we sliutlderel and glanced fur
lively at one another. .fhfta
sDY. Clements Informs me- gentle
men," he said, that there is now in the
reception room a man who has sus,
tnincd a severe and dangerous fracture
ne stleaptnn. The right parie:al bone
~ depressed. and the cnsc demands :,n-
mediate operation. had intended to-
day % demonstrate q new method en-
lplc5M BY me In uniting the broken
3faeAcnts Of fractured patella. How
xgszDcsp Ns Tthis patient has been
atsthcfized I shall proceed to trc-
pine and. if.possiblc. repair the injury.
Elt Is SCARCELY necessary for rne to
hind you, gentlemen. Of my we'll
10wn views on brain surgery. l re-
4at Al lain, the brain Is a most delicate
gon. .*al@d aafy Interference with 1t is
waffaftcl except ii the most e:-
ffne cascs. 1t is difficult to say
Aether the patient will survive the
fra9o4, bst. gentlemen. as always
tiRje !06 for such n contingency In
cse cascs. YOU will not Ec surprised
fatal results intend any eTcr:s to
ye this patient ~ - ~-ss
Dt. Clavcrlng ceaced, swept the faces
4 tie pcn before him with his picrc-
1tdcdNEtuincd to lave his hands
The crc0lln which the nurse. horror
plcted OH her countenance. held with
embIlng hands attic. Surgeons slae.
vc looked from one to the other with
xQus faces. What new horror was
- eAncfcd2 .Avas II possible
o. must SIT inactive while ar
sl1GS6h being was sacrificed OH
altar Of opinion? At Intervals of q
weeks We Rad bac, compelled to
mess the aDoA paIpablc carclessacss
criu1iMl Y hcgligchcc during The
re Of operations for the relief OF
erics and diseases Of the brain. We
ey = NNEH. gCiSvcHng w,s half
q OsetAtk Sne point. si1is tcxtcri,y
skill as surgeon were recognized
ooghout tho civilized werld. aud his
MOI, had weight wherever surgery
known. Hence the c:sc with
seh his glaring ''mistakes' escaped
Nc iptice. 4
were not to be kept long III s!is-
- IN this instance. it seemed. On
ll ~ ftsg svfBghfg doors opened
sfselt ta4.d tit tai5lc Eca.ing its
lent stretched, IT full length rolled
1sqYfrrt i.sAssap ether lconc
H. asahs fhcc. SO .lat his feat
were hidden from view. His
Scd, hair was gray. from his stev.
Eepflyns. .syd tl.cs biuish tin.e
= thtx Ard ncts of tho man. w.,
3llat llln Acgrt Aalloa was ,g,,l.
fsi.h she grave laiuY