The San Francisco call., 1909-11-21
Saddle Back Nose Built Up in Eight
Minutes by Immediate Method


"waro~ and the better furnished and isolated
private room In the matter of skill the two classes
a parity.
Surgery as a cure for moral delinquency has had
remarkable demonstration in Philadelphia through
operation performed by Dr. Herbert L. Northrop of
the Hahnemann medical college. By simple opera
tion the head, removing pressure the brain
caused by injury, DR.. Northrop changed man
from drunkard and thief to an honest industrious
respected by his employers The desire to drink
and steal has disappeared and for 20 months he
has lived upright life and has been promoted twice
by his employers. Previous to the operation he
unable to keep position because of his de-
generacy
Dr. Northrup first made known the results of this
operation a meeting of the New York and Penn
sylvania homeopathic association, and later went
it again with the writer, the following quotation
being verbal report:
Injuries of the head whose exact location and
discovered by operation, oftener by
postmortem, have piled up wealth OF neurological
data and thrown much light both the anatomy and
physiology of the whole nervous system
Even the opponents of phrenology must concede
that the skull is subservient the brain, that is
nodded upon and fitted to the brain whose shape
and size determine-and ix-the shape and size of
the skull. This anatomical fact alone has helped
materially to place cerebral localization upon its
present substantial basis
In many the pathological condition is shown
consist OF pressure from depressed bone or pres
from the old blood cot The main facts set forth
in the history OF l will relate to you as fol
lows:
"A 48 years old had been OF very good
habits. He devoted to his wife and children and
occupied position of trust. He earned good sal
airy and well thought of by his company He
never drank alcohol in any form
in May 1890, timber struck him on the head,
causing a confusion of the scalp and hematoma in
the upper frontal region, close to the middle line on
the right side. He made unconscious for about
90 seconds and was then driven home in cab.
His Confession
Besides the hematoma and confusion the head
his right eye made black and his lip and right
foot cut His head injury did not bother him at
all, his mind perfectly clear and he felt we'll
But the foot injury detained him in the house about
three weeks He then returned to his position and
remained there for II years, when he dis
charged for drunkenness and misuse of the com
pany's funds. For several years OF this IL year
period these bad habits developing until he
reached the stage where he got drunk frequently
and stayed away from home for many days time
Remember, he drank before his accident
Now he disposed of at least quart of whisky
day-never less than quart, he sad and often three
pints. Yet he never really got drunk At the same
time he began to spend money lavishly and helped
himself abundanty TO the companys funds. His
accounts were frequently audited and were always
found correct, but his trick to have enough
worthless bogus checks in his drawer the
amount which he had withdrawn and spent. On
several occasions this amounted to $1,000 or $4,000
ITO quote his own words spoken time after
his operation:
L did not think / doing anything wrong |
felt that everything would come out all right was
happy and contepted. My chief pleasure was spend
ing money and drinking whisky. After drinking
three pints of whisky would get UP the next morn
ing feeling we'll and with headache. / never felt
any i'll effects from excessive drinking