The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-02-24
WILL BE GRATED ON.
The Operation is Performed by Tieing
the Hands Of the Two Women To.
sether for Three Weeks While
the Finger Is Exchanged
One to the Other.

The New York American SAYS: DR.,
a. L. Nelden, of No. 13 East Twen.
tY-ninth street, said Wednesday that
If his plans do not go awry he will
Inursday afternoon or Friday graft a
new finger on the hand of woman
patient who lost the middle one OF
her left hand by an accident a few
years ago and who has felt very badly
about 1t ever since. She has been so
humilfated, in fact, that she has kept
her loss secret from the mem bers of
her family and has worn an artificial
finger, Which, aside from being incon-
venient, has caused her great uneasi.
ness OF mind for fear it might drop
of atan lnopportune moment. The
woman declares that the absence of
the finger 80 interfsred with her
career as an artist that she was forced
to abandon the stage.
For all these reasons she came to
New Yor1 a few days ago and throuna
an advertisement in the newspaUsra
oHered $500 for new finger. Sne re-
FUSED to give her name aud address,
but produced large sum of money.
a Brooklyn woman, who also shyly
declines to reveal her Identity for the
Glme being, offered to part with one
hnger for $500, and seemed to think
she had made good bargain at that.
BoGh women arc at Dr. Nslden's
home now, and declare that they ara
ready for the ordeal.
Ihe woman who expects to get
new fager was in high spirits Tues
day. She consented to have her hand
Photographed, showing that the f,n.
ger was really missing, and then told
why she was SO anxious for another
In It's place. She is striking blonde.
l lost this one,'' she said. hoIdinQ
up her hand, about SIX years ago. 1t
was shot off, and L was pretty luckv5
that the bullet hit nv hand .instassa
of my head. Ths doctor that a attend-4
ed me might have saved the finger.
but he did bad job, aud had to am.
putate It, at that time was on the
stage, and my husband vas living. Hs
oieo soon after, and was forced to
give up my profession.
You see, manned hand didn't
look very we'll from the front of the
house, and, although 1 had an arti-
nclai Engez M lde, 1t was not a suo-
cess. And now 1 am hare to get a
finger Of flesh AMI blood"
The woman who is to sell her ern-
ger admits that she wants the money.
My husband had two fingers am
putated at Bellevue year ago." she
explained Tuesday, "aad be gets
along very we'll Without them. Why
shouldn't 1 do without onap We
don t make o great deal, aud 80 have
been cole to save only hsnall amount. -
Or. Nelden spoke hopefully of thu
fort1comiog operation. Hs had al.
ready placed Two cots side by side in
an airy back room OF his OH ,e on ths
cond flor, and between them has
had constructed an iron rest upon
which the arms Of his patients are to
lie until the transferred finger is on
the hand of the purchaser.
ABOUT three weeks In ALL" he d.
c!ared, Will probably be consumed,
and at the end OF that time / hope to
nave achieved co nplete success.
Ihe operation Is delicate one but
not particularly difficult. The chief
trouble will be In keepia ag the finger In
place after 1t is transferred. TO do
this 1T must be firmly bandaved and
UldSLoE
case so rs to prevent its being dis.
placed. Two nurses will be on watch
day and oight to prevent, IL possible,
any violent movement on the part of
either woman.
For three weeks at least the two
women Dust lie quiet and will have to
De led b7 attendants. They cannot
even turn over, so you see the ordeal
VIII be III more ways than one try
Ing one. In spite OF that, hope to
succeed.
When this woman who wants a
new hng,r first came to me I hesi-
tated long time before 1 consented
to take ber case, but she was SO anxi.
Gus and 'he other woman was so WILL
ing that l finally consented. All
that remains now is to have the con.
tract sig led, which / believe will be
done in the morning, and then we can
go ahead"
Wanted Them TO Sp-esa