Evening journal., 1916-03-24
american HOSPITAL
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interpretations have found an echo in
dlnerent formations tending towards
similar objects, and have led them to
think and to write that special hos
pital for face wounds is not necessary
when numerous similar formations
exist already in France; as II sanitary
formations could ever be sufficiently
numerous to succor the victims of the
warl and as If some ten of these hos
pitals could treat $4,000 cases of facial
wounds. particularly in view OF the
fact that the process Of cure OF the2e
cases is low.
"Ovsr and above this. however. it
should be pointed out that the found
ers of tho committee OF Paris would
not have committed the gross error
OF ignoring that dental formations ex-
ist already in France, she annexes of
hospitals like the Val dc Grace. in
: Paris. in Lyons. the dental section of
the American hospital at Neuilly, at
the dental school. etc, etc.
such an error would have still
been less eXcusable II the directing
committee was aware OF the project OF
law which has been placed before the
chamber. and which tends simply to
introduce the French dental surgeon
into the army. where up to the pres
ent date he had no place.
But is il really a dental hospital. a
hospital for fractures OF tho jaw
which will shortly be opened?
rs there anyone who could sup.
pose that it had been possible. after
eighteen months OF war, TO neglect
(what was done everywhere beforel
TO put in place a fractured jaw OF
to rectify the deformed masticatinl
apparatus and TO replace missing or.
gans by appliances?
"The founding members OF the spe
cial American hospital for fac,
wounds could not ignore. as may b,
supposed. these multiple formations
and It would have been childish Z,
make the American public believe tha
The directors had wished to arrogatl
TO themselves a prerogative OF innova
ton which Americans. even those no
competent in the matter. could no
have accepted without a smile.
THE American hospital for fac
wOunds-above all and by definition
for those of the jaw-will not be tn
hospital where only a few cases O
jaw fracture will be dealt with o.
dental apparatus fitted. IL will be tn
hospital Of the Morestin method. Th
rejection of the face. the putting il
place OF the tissues. the rejection @
the bony and fleshy substances. Tn
healing of profound ravages. the re
placing by grating of noses. ears ant
. cheeks. II will be the hospital of tn
reflection of the face, not by tn
method Of anesthetic apparatus. but b.
the method OF grating. There coul'
be no work more modern, more neV
TO which the name Of America shOul
be and will be henceforward attached
Prevent thousands Of men fror
being objects of horror and repulsioI
sculpture in flesh, give back its prim
itive form to the most noble part @
man, is what it will be possible TO sc
i done in the special American hospiti
for face wounds. It is TO this spec
, tacle OF high humanity that the worl
will be invited to assist, and it is wit
this work that the whole OF Americ
has associated itself.
I'VE hope that the Americans, VII
: : have set out to succor the wounded {
Europe. with a zeal for which the
must all be praised, will understan
that the organizers have not wishe
TO innovate in the present case a wor
which could counteract their influenc
and we would say, as last word. tina
the special American hospital has bu
lonp end in VioW-to 90 TO EurODe I
n succor the wounded in the war"
n DR.. Anema is known to many vii
= mingtonions Of prominence. he havin
o been entertained here last Decembe
a by DR.. Ortiz