The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-06-24
"OkLAHOMA DOCTORS LEAVE
SPONGE AFTER OPERATION"
Telegram Coast Specially

ago Mrs. S. II. Elliot of Lebanon. under
went an operation IN Oklahoma, Recently
she has been suffering so severely that
four physicians operated again at Albany,
Saturday, one coming from Portland and
two from Lebanon TO help solve the mys-
terry. In the body they found a sponge,
left by the Southern surgeons after they
finished with the unlucky woman in the
previous cutting, She will live"
D r. Fong mentioned these cases mere
ly 10 bring before the public mind the
carelesSDess OF some OF our physicians
and surgeons in leaving their work unfin-
ished, thus causing the patient much need
less suffering and expense. While some
operations are unavoidable. many are per-
formed 10 no purpose. save that OF filling
the purse Of the operating physician
o. r. FoNa's OPINION ON OPERA
TloNS AND SURGICAL WORK,
This celebrated herbalist says there is
no disease that needs to be cured by
surgical operation. But he does say that
scientific surgery is needed I'm case of
accidents. broken bones and injuries OF
any kind. and should be made a careful
study Of This World Famed Herbalist
also says every doctor should be a prac-
tical and scientific surgeon, so in case OF
an accident he may he able 10 attend 10
relieving the sufferings OF the patient as
quickly as possible. And every doctor
should have practical knowledge IN
stead Of so much soientihc theory; The
OF, causing much suffering while they
experiment. Many times the patient be-
comes a helpless cripple for life: and
they might have saved the limb, also suf-
fering, II the surgeon had used good
Judgment with SCIENTIFIC kNOWL-
EDGE. "scIENTIFlc OPERATIONS"
that is used for curing diseases is OF
little or no benefit whatever and causes
seventy FIVE per cent more deaths than
it cures or even Of any benent To the
party who undergoes the ordeal Of same
| Ft..N'
OF today. more for the purpose OF making
himself a big fee than for relieving the
suffering OF humanity. But By studying
Materia Medca and the Botanical
study. one will require the fun knowledge
| OF Natures own remedies as TO be able
! to relieve and cure diseases OF all man
kind, For without doubt the great Gre
| ator OF mankind has planted an herb or
| root with which each and every disease
that We poor humans fall heir To. can be
cured. II we would only give more time
as much as our forefathers did. am sure
! we would come In contact with more
| healthy people. And when we have the
! plea sure Of meeting with aged ladies and
gentlemen. ask them how they have spent
| life, also their methods OF living and cur
| ing their sickness or any diseases they
! may have had Invariably the answer
will be that they have laways used the
simple home remedies. such as their ia
theirs and mothers used before them or
from some old family doctor book that
has been kept in their family for gem
erations. and for no other reason than
| for the roots and herbs prescriptions.
which have proved worthy and reliable
| Now much could be said about the meth
cd used by the Chinese, but IL is SUI
| fcient tn say that they only use the herb
remedies. such as roots. herbs, buds.
| barks, flowers and vegetables, and that
! many prescriptions have been used for
many generations past kept In use for a
very simple but powerful reason. And
that Is they cure the sick, and have
proved worthy OF keeping and handing
down to those who viii follow MS in the
next generation, 10 take UP this great and
worthy calling, "the practice OF medi-
cine"
There is no calling more hon6ra BILE.
! worthy, or more beautiful than the prac-