Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-11-22
new NOSE MADE
OUT Of FINGER
OF PATIENT
GroteSquely Amazing Feats
Of Surgery in New York
Include Lifting Skulls and
Transplanting Leg Bones.

New York. Nov. GIN nearly
every hospital In New York City OPP
eratlons OF various sorts were wit
messed hero by delegates to the Clin-
teal Congress OF Surgeons of North
America. At the Waldorf. headquar-
tiers Of the congress, $500 surgeons
registered, and at least hair OF these
were spectators At demonstrations OF
the newest methods for decreaslng
the death rate. some 200 clinics were
on the days program.
Tho manufacturing OF IA new nose
from finger was done at the Pres
byterlan hospital by Dr. Clarence \.
MCWilli1ms. The patients little fin.
ger was bound to what foundation OF
the nose remained. The two surfaces
that we're bound together were NO
treated that the finger will begin inn
medlately to grow on the nose IL
VIII remain bound in place until II has
gained firm hold. then ouother OPP
GRAFTON Will sever the finger from the
hand. sun other operations will fol-
low until the transplanted finger will
he formed into very satisfactory
substitute for nose.
Log Bone TransplRnted.
\ patient at the Polytechnic hospital
had his tongue removed. The attend
Ing surgeons say he will recover. They
declare that It would even be possible
Tor him to have a new tongue. owing
to The remarkable success attained In
recent years In grating tissues. were
some person willing to part with his
or her tongue.
Skulls were lifted at the NeuroloR.
ical institute from the brains OF three
patients. while visiting members OF
tho congress looked on. They saw
nerves coolly clipped away from tho
head by DR.. ElsberE and DR.. Taylor.
~ tho Presbyterian hospital an un-
usual process OF bone grating was
shown. 4 patient with a diseased
bone In his left leg was placed under
anesthetics and tho small bone in his
right log was removed and transplant
ed To the left. II In one Of the few
operations OF the kind In this country.
At the Babies' hospital another
blood TRANSMISSION feat was performed.
\ tiny, AnAefnic tot and a sacrificing
tFuckmah participated. Their arteries
were Joined, and Il was declared that
In an hour the baby had shown a de-
cided Improvement. DIR. Will Meyer.
at the Post Graduate hospital. re-
moved another stomach and again
demonstrated his sewing machine for
stitching the stomach back In place.
Cha IAses Win Head on.
Three dogs we're the subjects OF In
esFes,inE demonstrations at the Ford
ham hospital. Or. A. l.. Soresi showed
HON new methods made u possible 20
bring dying persons back TO life. The
dogs were placed. under the influence
OF ether. Aad az their hearts were civ
inT the laal beats they were aroused
and made noFInal IN a remarkable
space OF time.
I The cat was FIRST deprived Of all
possibility % feeling BY giving q
ether. Then tbs windplpa was cut
and air puinped artlheially into the
lungs. Then the backbone was tight.
~ COMPRESSED and soon after nayered
nom all connection with the brain.
After that the entire head wak eui
on. But the heart ana lungs hsos
on beating and fanctionIhE. az n the
cat we're only aaleep. with all az Itn
ofgans intact n was poinisd Onl
that the experiment. wak OF eraal
value in the feneqfuh into the rune.
tionlng Of the huihnn body.
PabtlgaAS - Check Cnureg. 81
With the statemAht that practically
; PEI cent Of wOmkh aIslcted With .
farm ~ career peculiar TO the sea
can be cured SYSTEMATICALLY u tha de.
ease IL treated iI its early stages. ths
congress at its meeting N the Aead-