Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-07

are operating tables and neat little
boxes In which there are rolls OF black
percale and yards OF white percale,
sheets of parafine paper long strips Of
thin hut fine quality paper, narrow
rolls Of gummed paper. bundles OF
grass cloth, balls Of string sandpaper
coarse thread and white mule.
In snug little compartments IL the
medicine consisting Of glue and paste.
The surgical instruments In a little case
consist OF pair OF forceps, small
wooden paddle, a thin wooden board
and papers Of needles Then there Is an
instrument Of tOrture-a heavy press
which IL generally applied at the close
OF an operation.
There are all sorts Of complaints
among the books and them prevalent
IL the broken back. This comes from
the book assuming an unhealthful po-
sitlon, such as leaning up lazily against
other books, resting on It's front edges
or lying flat on its side. a vigorous
use OF paste and glue often cures this
complaint, but In some cases a deli
cate operation Is resOrted to.
Then the cover IS stripped entirely
on the back and the title carefully cut
out Next the paper back of the book
Is peeled OFF. a piece OF grass cloth
Is then applied and firmly glued into
rs place. The old cover, with the eX-
ceptlon OF the title, IL pasted on again
and then the book Is tied 10 with
strings and left on the shelf TO recover
q little. When strong enough, a black
percale back IL carefully fitted over the
old back, and the Old title Is pasted on
the outside,
TREATMENT FOR FICTION.
Small fingers lnjure the complexion
OF the books greatly, and sandpaper is
used a great deal on Juvenile fiction In
yallds. The edges OF the book are
rubbed with this rough PAPER, taking
of the dirt and the yellow appearance
Rough edges OF leaves are frequent also
in this branch OF literature. These
leaves are carefully trimmed off and
thin strip OF nice quality paper is past
ed on TO make a clean regular edge.
"Butting" Is new method of oper-
ating, which Is so recent Of discovery
that It Is not used by all book surgeons.
This consists in placing, with the
wooden paddle, a thin line Of glue on
the edges Of torn leaf and then press
ing them tightly together. 1t has been
demonstrated thoroughly that this buts
ting holds the torn leaf Just as firmly
as, and In much more satisfactory than,
the old method OF pasting gummed
transparent paper over the torn places
The loose leaves are frequent
source Of annoyance to the book doc
tors The remedy for these bothersome
leaves is hinge OF percale or paper
which holds the unruly page IN place
after the heavy press has been brought
10 bear on the book. In such cases
the thin board IL always used to slip
into the volume 80 that II will keep It's
shape properly.
A SKILFUL OPERATOR.
The operation which requires the
most skin is the sewing Of the sigma
ture or division OF a book back into
place. The needle and coarse thread
are pushed In and out Of the holes In
the signature and the binding,and when
It becomes awkward to use the fingers
the slender forceps are used to draw
the needle In and out
II Is part OF the work OF every public
library employe TO take a hand In the
hospital department, and ingenuity sup
plies means TO remedy every complaint
that Is conjured up by even the most
erratlc book. The book doctor trusts
wholly TO her own wit and skllful nm
gers to effect a cure, and there are rev
cases that are hopeless.