The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-23
DEAF FOR YEARS, PATIEN T'S HEARING
 PARTLY RESTORED
osteopathic Demonstration Appears to Be Attended
 With Beneficial Results

The new Edwards s cure for catarrhal
 deafness was ably demonstrated yes- terday afternoon, at the opening ses- sion Of the New England Osteopathic berry of Orange, N. J. The patient was a man who had suffered from the disease for about ten years, and was almost totally deaf.
 Slowly the doctor worked on his pa tient. skilled fingers gently massaged in the vicinity Of the throat and the vault of the nose, the patient suffered but little, but when the doctor had finished he was able to hear with greater ease than before. He was oyerjoyed as beforeztreatn he could scarcely hear shouted question. Af- ter he could hear the majority of what was said in an ordinary tone Of voice. pr. Cranberry declared that if the man followed the treatment he would be permanently cured
 High schools cause lots of physical trouble for growing girls declared Dr. Harriett L. Van Deusen of Bridge port at the New England osteopathic convention at the Hotel stratfe1d, to- day.
 Just to be high school girl means hard work Tn order to keep up with the top-heavy schedule laid out in the average high school nowadays girl must devote several hours each day to studying and reciting lessons dealing with a remarkable Variety of. subjects. In adult life, it is usually enough if any person knows thorough- ly one thing, and has more or less vague insight into a number of other sub 1ects. But the high school girl technical and enthusiastic instructors in several unrelated subjeets-an ar tist for drawing, a 1inguist for lam
 guages, strict nathematician for geometry, etc., 8 ptrist for English, and specialists in everything, each most important in the whole curricu- 1um, and each of whom must rnain- tain <l1is own proper standing In the faculty by securing the best possible scholarship. among his pupils. Cer- tain1y the mental strain is no snnal. matter.
 "In too many cities and towns the high school buildings is located upon a hill. Thus is secured a beautifu1 view, pure air, plenty of sunshine, an abundance of backaches for the girls, opportunities for falls in icy wealth CT, congested organs. thus providing in many ways for the maintenance of the physicians of the comnunity for years after the graduating exercises have been held. Certainly, the high school girls have their share of the burdens of the world.
 e@A cure more rational locations for school buildings, nor are either pa rents or teachers often able to ar rahEesa daily schedule in suchsa way as to prevent the necessity for much stair-cIimbing on the part Of the girl pupils. All that can be done. after the school buildings have been finish ed, is to make the best of things, and see that the burdens are made as light as possible for growing girls. 5 lone important matter is a rat11- CT frequent exanination, especially of the spinal column. Of girls whose high school work must be done in buildings which are upon hills, or which are 60 arranged as to neees- sitate much stair climbing during the day. Thus beginning spinal disturb ances may be speedily correctedy and no permanent harm be permitted, 7
 The paper was discussed by Drs. Virginia s. Crawford Of Danbury, Eva e. Reed Of Worcester and M. Gatrof1 of Waterbury Interesting demonetra- lions and lectures on .technfdue'' was then given by Dr. B. M. shambaugf of eNorwalk and Dr. Ward c. Bryany of Greenfield, Mass.
 : Last night pr. Francis M. Cave of Boston, spoke on the Evolution of the Physician,
 The doctor gave a brief history of the profession since it was originated Tn 1874 by Dr Andrew TayIor-sti1l an o1d time physician practfcfng in little pack woods town in Missouri. Know Ing thoroughly the structure of the humane frame, he realized that in the curing t of certain defornities and diseases 1t was necessary to gently force the fragments into their rlghtfn1 place.
 There are now nearly 1000 practition- CTS in b1oodIess surgery, the doctor :ontinued and the number is contin- lally growing. Nearly every state n the union has passed laws since .he inception of b1ood1ess surgery to allow it's free practice.