The San Francisco call., 1906-11-11
A ADAME BLAvATsKY once said


no l3diSsR of the hody.~
Il has heen the custom to put down
every orear whose presence could not
otherwise be accounted Tor either as
useless or the seat ot the Soul
These vacant lots were left to theos-
ophists and mystics to wrangle over;
but modern surgery has turned them
10 such profit the sorl viii soon have
i sacate.
There are only a few corners OF the
world unexplored.
There are only a few corners OF the
human body that give no clew to their
purpose
As battling rs The morasses OF Cen
tral Africa or the table lands OF Tibet,
right in mans own table land is 2 lit
tie nook where the anc5ents believed
the spirit dwelt. the nledievaIs re-
garded as some mistake or Cod, and
modern surgery thinks created for its
especial benefit
The spleen and the pineal gland are
two other organs evidently intended
for nothing. So COD might as well oc-
cupy. il was . singular idea that the
spirit which should be the honored
guest was only given squatter's
lease.
An Englishman, offering some advice
on my arrival in India. said: You
know you must be awful careful what
YOU do 70 Hindoo servants.-you must
never kick them in the stomach"
g. inQuiring from another what hap
9eueG when one kIcNeo them in the
sioI1a-h ne replied: The things have
q way of dying on your hands. Just to
get you into trouble, you know
From a thirl CLEANED: 1T very
selcom aaDpens-up in the hills some
tines. perhaps"
and what if2''
'Oh. nothing; the Coroner brings in
= Va dit Of Failure OF the Spleen
Whcs-e spleen / could not learn.
u seemed success for British
spleen
The pineal gland. so frequently call
ed the third eye" is little pear
shaped. ovoid organ attached to the
postcriOr cerebral commissure and be-
lieved TO be a ycstiginal sight organ.
Indeed there are some lizards found
in New Zealand today with this extra
optic in practical condition on their
head tops
TIC great goo SILVA OF India is rep
resented with the eye IN the center OF
his forehead-hts forehead moon"
Some believe that clairvoyants OF to-
day awaken this atrophied organ OF
vision 10 inner sight" Mans soul was
also thought to be inclosed within the
pinea's little sac
1t is a singular fact that any suffer-
ing below the belt depresses the spirits
and anything above elevates.
COnSHnpffyae aIrvarS honaf,I IN
the last, while toe ache will spoil the
best of tempers; and people with a
pain in the tum-tum area will accede
to anything.
It is not difficult to make them climb
the ladder Of progression:
, I'm not feeling well, doctor-a sort
DR.. Firsthst-No. there is nothing
the natter-yet. But you had better
let Dr. Scaremore examine you-yes;
three dollars
Dr. Scaremore-Perfectly clear, But
perhaps there is some eye tension. Ny
friend, DR.. Lacrimal-for this?-ten.
DR.. Lacrimsl-The eye is all right. L
know a nerve specialist who may find
something the matter with you-oh!--
twenty dollars.
DR.. Psresis-Yes; ten dollars a day
for ten days, and il by that time 1 dis
cover nothing I Will send you TO DR..
Herman Guttercut
DR.. GUttercut-It will be $500 any
way, but probably we will have to
operate. / would like the opinion OF
my colleague DIR. Cutting.
DR.. Cutting-As you come warmly
recommended / shall only charge
The Patient Calling on his knees)-
oh, doctor. leave me enough to bury
myself with,
In an ofhce recently student asked
a surgeon:
What GID you operate forT'
Five Aun6red dollars"
i mean. what did the patient have."
Five hundred dollars"
So much has been said OF appendi-
citis people run to meet it.
At has given its stamp 10 such dis
tinction that TO retain ones appendix
today almost argues ones self un-
known.
People boast OF an operation in the
fashioned folk used TO say OF aunt or
grandmother: "She had the only can
Ger in the village
After being welcomed with open
arms by society, patronized by royalty,
this most dreaded disease of civiliza-
ton today-msny believe civilization
10 be its cause-has gone on the stage.
In a recent play at the Garrick The
ater, London. the hero gives the old
time cue: 7 have some sense OF
honor" Then have IL amputated. his
up-to-date wife retorts, It's worse
than appendicitis"
Appendicitis is a modern pain cost
ing from $500 TO $1,000 more than the
old fashioned stomach ache. The little
peacn OF emerald hue was not ex-
pensive to intestinaliy hold in those
dBys.
Poor little Jack fell down and broke
his crown. fell down and got up and
laughed again. Rich little Jack falls
down to6av sDds tomorrow the doctor
removes his appendix. ,
Although this intra-abdominal sur j
gerry is well nigh directly homicidal,
It has become one OF the principal /
trades OF the United States. Bulletins ,
Of its operations all the journals. It's
achievements are illustrated in the
A few physicians are ranged on the
other side. One of the ablest gynecolo- I
gists in this country has said; mo
human care or skill can eliminate the ,
fearful risk OF such interference with
the natural limiting barriers of this j
disease"
Again and again have people been
-r,4 omen ffsrover that fhe awpnafoI A..