Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-26
OPERATION CURES
CHILD .IMBECILE
Robert Horner, 8, of Glouces-
ter, N. j., Relieved of Brain
Pressure
SUFFERED FOUR YEARS
Famous Specialist With Knife
Made Healthy Boy of Seem
ingly Helpless Case
SUFFERED FOUR YEARS

TIA vondrous power OF the surgeons
tnlfs IN the hands of sklllfui man has
srain been proven. II has accomplished tho
sspposed impossible. and has transformed
utilS Robert Horner. nine-year-old son OF
IN and Mrs Frank Horner. ~ South Sus-
~ street, Gloucester, N. j., from state
{ bordering on imbecllity TO normal boy IN
less than two months
FOR four years Robert had been subject
:. snfIeptIc FITS. sometimes twenty-five OF
tb,na in n single day. which had almost
rads him helpless degenerate, according
"a his Gloucester physician, DR.. r. I. Fox.
me FITS. II was found, were brought on
~ pressure of tho child's brain. caused
M an injury of the skull when Robert, as
boy OF Ave. fell from the front steps and
dashed his head on the pavement. Tho
Al, started Immediately afterward.
During the Clinical Congress OF Surgeons
AZ North America In this city n famous
Philadelphia surgeon, who requested that
hls name he withheld, removed part Of
u,io Roberts skull Mt the Hahnemann Hos
pItal TO relieve the pressure. Today the
boy Is we'll and tho fits have ceased. lie
has had n few spells since the operation
which took place October 26, according 90
hIs mother, who says they are 30 slight
nat she can get him out OF them by saying
few quiet words TO him and that no
stranger would know that anything was
wrong at all
III is surely wonderful. and we can
hafdly believe II Is true" said the glad
soms mother today, as she stood with her
hand earesslngly on the shoulder OF sturdy
nllis Robert. HE has not had any serious
sn.lls since the operation. And he was 30
bfzse about it. too He went into the
optrating room just like n little man. didn't
seem a bit afraid. l promised that II he
would 90 and have the operation l would
give him an Irish Mail He had not been
oal from the ether long either when he said.
efEs thing. Where is the Irish Mall?'"
ReAsris mother knew that In the condl-
uon hs was. before the operation an Irish
Nal would be dangerous for him to play
slih He has the little wagon now, and
ncidsnlally has the time Of his young life
Eih IL. too" 1t is In the dining room
q the Horner home, and nothing Santa
ciaas can bring this year win make little
Robert any happier than that Irish Mail
ad when he was able to use II after the
pperatlon
great horseshoe shaped scar Is slightly
visible in the left side OF the boys head
ahere the great brain specialist cut part
Y The skull away, to relieve the pressure.
ihe hair Is growing over the scar so that In
lew weeks or months there will be no
Foslceable sign OF the delicate operation
shleh Is giving to the country a useful
ql'zen instead of helpless man with no
mentality.
pr r. T. Fox. the boys physician in
l'oaeester. calls tha operation marvellous
As feels happy over the achievements OF the
lhladelphia surgeon. for Il was Doctor
kox who FIRST advised a visit 10 Phlladel-
iala. and he says he would have felt a little
tiponsible had there been any bad results
laalsad OF good ones.
was very successful operation"
@d Doctor Fox. The results are wonder
~ The boy is almost normal now. and |
ank he will be able 10 go 10 school In the
~ The fits were beginning TO tell on the
until even hls facial expression was
es,oinlng that OF an imbecile. But now he
ne different boy. His expression is
1AhSed In less than two months, apd now
E. mas no real spells. He used to have as
aany as twenty-five a day. Now he Is
ne another boy
me boys father is = Bhipbullder.