Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-17
Saddle Back Nose Built Up in Eight
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charity wards to operating rooms. This will assist
in showing how much is now available to our very
poorest classes at no cost Whatever that the very
greatest surgical skill is usually theirs for the asking
and that the only difference between themselves and
wealthy patients, for the time at least is the mere
difference in environment between the hospital
ward" and the better furnished and isolated
private roOm In the matter of skill the two classes
on parity.
remarkable demonstration in Philadelphia through an
operation performed by Dr. Herbert L. Northrop, of
the Hahnemann Medical College. By simple opera
tion the head, removing pressure on the brain
caused by injury, DR.. Northrop changed a man
from drupkard and thief to an honest industrious
respected by his employers The desire to drink
and steal has disappeared and for twentysix 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.. Northrop first made known the results of this
operation at a meeting Of the New York and Penn
sylvana homeopathic Association and later went
1t again with the writer the following quotation
being a verbatim report
"Injuries of the head whose exact location and
extent were discovered by operation, oftener by
post-mortem have piled up wealth of neurological
data and thrown much light on both the anatomy ana
physiology of the whole nervous system.
Gwen the opponents of phrenology must concede
that the skull is subservent to the brain. that 1t Is
moulded upon and fitted to the brain, whose shape
and size determine-and fX-the shape and size OF
the Skull This anatomical fact alone has helped
materially to place cerebral locaization upon It's
present substantial basis.
an many cases the pathological condition is shown
TO consist of pressure from depressed bone pres
sure from the old blood cot The main facts set forth
in the history of case will relate to you as rol-
lows
"A man forty-eigh years old had been of very good
habits He was devoted to his wife and children and
occupied a position of trust He earned good sal
ary and well thought of by his company. lie
never drank alcohol in any form.
"In May, 1891, tAlber struck him on the head.
causing confusion OF the scalp and hematoma III
the upper frontal region close to the middle line on
the right side. He made unconscious for about
sixty seconds and was then driven home in cab.
His Confession.
"Besdes the hematoma and confusion the head
his right eye was made black and his lip and right
all his mind was practically clear and he felt well.
But the foot injury detained him in the house about
three weeks He then returned to his position and
remained there for twelve years, when he was dis
charged for drunkenness and misuse OF the conf
panys funds For several years of this twelve year
period these bad habits were developing, until he
reached the stage where he got drunk frequently
and stayed away from home for many days at time.
'Remember, he drank before his accident.
Now he disposed Of at least a quart OF whlskey Il
day-never less than quart he said, and often three
pints. Yet he never really got drunk. At the same
time he began to spend money lavishly and helped
himself abundantly 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 to cover the
amount which he had withdrawn and spent. On
several occasions this amounted to $4,000 or $4,000.
"To quote his own words spoken some time after
his operation
81 did not think / doing anything wrong. J.
felt that everything would come out all right was
happy and contented My chief pleasure was spend
ing money and drinking whiskey. After drinking
three pnts of whskey would get uD the next morn