The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-07-19
IN u DOLLS HOSPITAL.
gOme Points a. to . Special Branch Of
Surgical Practice.

Surgical Practice.
There are many distressing scenes In a.
dolls hospital. Dismemberment withouu(
anesthesia 10 an hourly occurrence. Il "a a.!
rule in these institutions not TO permit tha1
relatives and friends OF the patients to visiti
them durinhN the critical periods of their
treatment. Sdoh visits would do the patients;
NO good and the effects upon the sympathiz-'
ing callers might be serious.
Operators in other departments OF sur-'
gioal work think they have done something
TO their credit when they have successfully
accomplished a bit OF skin grating but whatt
would they give II they could do leg and
arm and head grating?
Not many years ago DR.. Bull operated on az
Fourth ward tough who had been shotI
through, the intestines. The s~nrgeonN
patched up half a dozen holes, and In a fewf
weeks the patient was back In the Fourthd
ward again, drunk and disorderly and look-
ing for more trouble. The case attracted
almost worldwide vd s,d INTEREST," aTs IKE yst cd fSr year.
Of operations In the dolls hospitals.
The house surgeon Of one Of these ~institu-'
lions In Brooklyn was In the midst OF an
operation when the reporter called and
was invited into theo operating room. A,
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familiar sound,
aDo YOU recognize the air?' the OPERATOR
asked. -'It happens to be very appropriate
to the occasion. 1t Is I'm Saddest When I
Sing 3 but Put, because ss sdSst q w an iTP s;nes record
Thereupon he proceeded to empty tho
sawdust out Of the vocal organs Of a singing
doll. The leak was quickly discovered
q few stitches were put In, the sawdus1
was replaced and the YOUNG closed, and
oron ,o~ thn Inn oann uithn1t the aQwS
dusty effect.
sour practice" the doctor said, SIS en-
tirely surgical; we use no medicines. Mop
do we use any liniments or bandages. Heals
ing Is by first intention. u
they are nasal. When dolls fall they are
apt to fall on their noses. There would
seem to be an even chance that they would
fall on the backs Of their heads, but for the
same reason that q slice 9fSread and butter
monty fall with the nose side Of their heads
in the position Of greatest peril.
sNose grating. the surgeon went on1
"is about the most delicate part OF our prao"
tioe: When q doll is admitted to the hos
tell by the other features what the shape
Of the lost nose was. This Is important.
for the young relatives Of dolls want them
to come out Of the hospital with the same
expression they had before the accident
~dl0 0ApiC UohOli thoy AA@'S
BY long care for them.
'sBut once in q while We make mistakes
In nose grating. lremember the distress
Of little Miriam, around on the avenue.
the hospital. Tho doll had been left here
for treatment by q servant girl, and after
surveying the face Of the doll and that OF
the eirl who brought 1t ! provided the doll
with a neat little turn up nose. and you
could not see where the splice was mace.
No. - ILL -r.&L hnr turn I'm nnga wlO
dioswned when called for. and l had 10
Some dolls get the habit OF refusing to
shut their eyes when they are laid down
to sleep, and others are unable to open them
when taken up to be dressed. These cases
OF optical a~bnormality are usually quickly
responsive to intelligent treatment
A child at the photograph had been
changing the record. and the machiee
broke out with saw My Leg on.
THAT reminds me- said the surgeons
.of an operation I promised to do this
afternoon
A damaged limb from the torso Of a wax
doll. Az he was selecting from a basket
Of legs one that would fit when grated
he remarked: .
SIN operations OF this sort we always
follow the rule laid down by. President
Lincoln as to the proper length OF a persons
]lssssthsy should b be Just long enough to
The treatment Of dolls in the hospitals
for them is fairly profitable. Very close is
the attachment of children for their dolls,
and parents will pay more than h original
cost of the doll to have Il restored 70 the
as a cherished member of the family.
Teddy bears?' said the surgeon. res
peating part OF the reporters question.
mo; this Is not a veterinary hospital. There
will be no more Teddy bears after a little
vhiles