Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-07
MODERN SURGERY'S
PART IN WAR TOLD
BY CHICAGO MEDIC
RUESOMENESS or SLIDES LOST
= IN GREAT EDUCATIONAL VALUE
OF DR.. pENNiNGToN's LECTURE
AT 0. n. S.

The part medica materia is playing
I in the great worlds strife was graph.
ically portrayed by Dr. ]. II. Penning-
ton before a large audience at the
high school auditorium last night AS
sisted by stereopticon pictures. show
ing the actual results which have been
obtained il European hospitals, Dr.
Penningtons subject while being any
thing but an entertaining one possess
ed exceptional educational value
( A large portion of the lecture was
given over the view of soldiers before
and after their wounds We're treated
by modern surgical and medicinal
methods. Many in the audience found
the slides to be gruesome but ST.
cured their reward in the later pic
lures showing the subjects entirely
recovered from what they made men
tai calculations of as hopelessly in.
durable.
The views all carefully compiled
were authentic TO the last detail
Pictures were flashed nthe screen
of men with their bodies shattered
and torn by shellfire. Because of the
scientific nature of the discourse the
slides were shown just exactly az they
were taken. Limbs rent assunder and
patched up to be again useable; bodies
almost irreparable, br0kea and torn.
We're patched mp, faces almost hope,
lessiy dishguercd were 'mended, and
so on went the doctors talk until his
audience marvelled at the great fore.
ward strides which had been made bv
the medical fraternity during the, past
few wears.
Relatives who have brave boys over
in Europe garnered great quantities
of relief and saw il the results oh.
tanned a bright ray of hope for their
kin now over there.
The complete rout Of infection was
dWelt upon with considerable extent
by Dr. Pennington. He said that il
was a rarity for any wounded soldier
TO become Infected because OF the pos.
tive precautionary methods now EN-
plcyed in the treatment of these
wounds from the moment of injury TO
the last minute Of convalscence.
lr Pennington had with him a
chart. Upon ii was mathemaiically
determined almost to the tick of the
clock when a patient would be be
yond the danger point Another set
Of figures would show when the turn
ing point for the better was due. The
Ifnal calculous pointed ont the day
the injured man would be entirely re.
covered. The treatment he said, has
been worked to such a nicely there
was no possibility Of its gong wrong
All OF these great improvements DR..
Pennington laid to the preparedness
program Of the medical world Men
prominent In surgical spheres we're
prepared for any emergency which
might Occrue, an entire year before
the war broke out. When the mobili
zatiol OF the worlds entire resources
was oroered. the doctors were ready
Tor the call and responded gallantly
He had names of all the men who
had played prominent parts in the dis.
covery OF the ant-iniection methods
OF treatment, together with those VINO
uncovered means to be employed in
repairing dslignrements upon manned
bodies. He glorifed in the fact that
not one Of these scientific inventors
bore German names. Awaiting the
moment their services were demanded
these doctors sprang to the lead and
overnight made of Berlin and Vienna
cheap and second class medical cen
ters, whereas before the world these
two Prnssian capitals We'd with one
another for alleged scientific leader.
ship Of the world
The audience that heard Dr. Pen
nington almost filled the high school
The gruesomeness it saw was lost in
the great educational import OF DR.
Pennington's message and today all
constituting his audltoris were glad
to have heard and saw what the doe.
tor had to show and say.