The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-02-24
Americas Greatest Observation-Disclosures
Orphan Gives Her Skin to Saue q Life
Rosie Sacola Is Her Name, She's
Only 10 and All She Asks Is
a Chance TO Be Useful!

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G'tlENoNT, " Va, FEB. "A
greatest heroine iu America Us a
little girl in fuirmout state hospital
Rosic sapola is her name and she
X only 30 ,,ita ct age
she H an orphan.
She has no arms
Her body Is SCARED for life.
hut she has just given AN she had
,cn Co give iu order To save 10 uto
| OF another lttl, girl
Rosie s,co'a's gift WIS her own
skin,
Two wishes sho has: n is for a
mother. the other Is for a ch'uou Go
be useful.
This story b. written ~ that the
people of the whole United safes
can h,,um, fostor-mothcr Co ihlH
little heroine and help her Co h'r
| chance for usefulness
How IloSic SnCola Lost Hcr Arms
Both at the shoulders.
II VAS last June - that Rosie ac.
| gid,utaIIy touched the electric feed
wire ct a mine near Eairmuut.
There was a flash 81 blue flame,
"A scream. the sizzling Of burning
| ucsh-ull at once
At the hospital the doctors had TO
lmputatc both Of i,osic's arms 'a'h
AT the shoulder.
Thrn th,y had tu take skin from
unburupd pars ur her body ana
graft u ON the parts that were
burned
10 thi. sku-gpfting operation
and its subsequent fortunes ah" sub
mitted with hcroisn that orion
brought t,str5 to the eyes OF doctors
and nurses.
Gradually she grew stronger aud
! began 20 devise ways to help herself
without armss
She became tho hospital taror't'.
She "hccrci other sck rhiId-cn-
and Eyowuup patients. too.
Rosie VOLUNTEERS To- go Through New
suffering tn save ChlidS Life.
Then came a duy when Rosie saw
a it'll, Eirl brought into her ward
on "a strctchor. GUST as sho herself
had been.
This little girl. too. hal about her
the unfurgottuhl, olur of burnt flesh
and oiutn,u;s ;Eat Rosie knew 80
we'll.
Tip-.o,iur close. Rosie heard tho
\ doctors say that unless skin could DO
grated ON his ,hill's body, she
woul1 die.
Please tab, nv skin" Rosie spoke
up u won't MUD u bit You know
I'm used To- 81, and ia like 20 do
something for somebody
IN. Chcsncy VI, lt1mngc. IA" Hu-
porintcudcut ana chief surgeon ut tho
hospital az first d'murrcd.
But Rosie insisted D. was the FIRST
time since she had entered the nos
pitul that she had been iusistou'
Ir HAmagt consented.
Today tuur-yttr.uld Blanche
Muckoy Is on the "a w. "a recovery
with Eosios skin ON her neck and
chest.
she soon must have another OPP
Grafton, Tor which moro skin Will be
needed. and Rosie already has vol.
uutcDrcd hers, hu' go Tar br EJmHsu
hasn't consented Co her further sacri-
flee.
Rosic's mother is dead. Her
father has turned her over 10 the
West Virginia Board ~ 1h1ltr'u's
Guardians. making only tnr ore CON
ditiou that ne be- allowed 60 see her
frsm tim, to time,
Tho child has been given many
attentions bv members ur tn" Nu.
mems business and Professional club
OF Fa,ymout, which even has con
sidcrod adopting her, though % q,
doubtful whether this could be- lc-
gully accomplished.
The Board of Childr'n's guard
fans has oviucod The deepest interest
In Eusio'a welfare, ana has been
making piars for providing her with
artificial arms ana educating her
But there Is a feeling tn titirm"nt
that tNis child. whose horoisn IN AZ
Fiction and smiling self sacrifice M
suffering sgrpis, all understanding
should not De tho wuru uf charity.
There rs "a feeling among tho doe
tors and nurses and patients On IN,
hospital among thu 100 members OF
the Womru's business and Irufcs'
fiouul club. among public urlrlhli
and IN, people generally, that Rosie
Sacoln's aarrific, has earned moro
than this that sh, has earned hcl
chance go Dee useful
II would make all the rest of IN,
world minimize, its own troubles lusi
10 know what Rosie has got through
and gone through smilingly, cheer
fully SAYS Miss Margaret Mckinney
agent OF the Board of children
guardians. she teaches as all tu b'
uf good cheer
Rosie SaCula Hero Fund l. started
WIN inirmont Mayor ~ hartman
Entire City to Be