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On Commission Row
FRUITS


Apples-5arrel. choice. s2@2.25; Harvest
Apricots-S2.75M3.
Cherries-Californla 1928.
Grapes-Argentina Sc.
LH mesJamaica 1oO Sy ' count g s. "
Oranges-California Valencia, s2.75Q7.
Peaches-Hiley Bellies. per busheI. SAG
$50.
Standardization grown. 24-pint crate,
S4d4.50; Michigan i6 at. crate. sl.75m3.
aspberries-Indiana. 24-pint crate.
So so: red, 81: black, So.
PlumS-s2.75.
Vegetables
Artichokes-$l5O a dozen
paragus-Home grown, 65cGsl doz.
Beans Green, stringless $3.50
BeetsLHome grown: COZ 400 go,
6sbf91S@a5S82a5 6bG ushel COZ QUO
CantaloupeS.-Jumbo crate, s4a45O.
Pony, crate. s3.75; Flats, 81.
Caulihower-Home grown. bu.. 81
Eggplant-sl.5O@2 a dozen; s2G2.25 a
PARTNERSHIPS a bushel.
Radishes-Button dollhouse doz punches.
SOC: southern long red, 15M Csc doz.
Spinach-Home grown, 81.
Turnips-SlG1.25 a bushel.
IS.
Celery-Callfornia per crate, sl2.
Lettuce-California Iceberg, IS crate
homegrown leaf, a buShel. 65c.
Onions-Te-es yellow crate. s2.25.
Corn-Fancy Texas. per bushei s2.75 n 3
Cucumbers-Hothouse. per dozen. 1928.
Z hamper.
Mustard-Per bu.. 81.
Rhubard-30G 35c a doz.
Coconuts-S5.50 a bag OF 100.
Sweet Potatoes-Porto Ricans. per hamp-
err s2.501265; new sweets. SO hamper.
ShallotS-35 - 40c a punch
Potatoes Michigan round whites. $50
lbs, s1.75m2; Idaho. $3.50 bag: Coolers,
barrel S5G5.25: Louisiana. new. 1913 4.
-Parsley-Home grown. dozen punches.
45c.
Peas-Home grown. So bushel
Peppers-Florida. a crate. s3G5 5: Lou
Isiana. a hamper. s202.25
Observation-Disclosures Use each.
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BUILDING Permits

$3.50
G. T. Smith. garage, 27os North Gale,
". Chambers garage. 27l4 Paris s31l.
L. Waddy, garage. 1888 North Rural.
s275
Bridge q Graves. dwelling and garage.
e036 Haverford $500.
J. Bartha. addition. 32ol Roosevelt, $500.
R Sapirie. porch. 2247 North Pennsyl-
vsnia. $3.50
Prsther &; Bowen Company Oil burner,
TWentv-fourth and Meridian. $500.
H. r. Smith. addition. 1918 Koehne. $3.50.
l. Yeagy garage. $40 Lincoln, $3.50
r. L. Simon. boiler. 5i45 North Meridian.
s2220.
h L. Simon. boiler. 5757 North Meridian.
81 900.
Kiee & schreioer. dwelling and garage,
GOA Central, $@s&Ak
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MILWAUKEE, July 22.-Victor L.
Berger, former congressman and
veteran Socialist leader. is believed
on the road to recovery, his physi-
clans announced today.
Mr.. Berger, who suffered a frac-
tured skull and other injuries when
struck by a street car several days
ago. is conscious only at intervals,
however.
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Produce Markets

Butter CWholesalel-No. l, 47@48c; No
= 44@46c. Butterfat-Lb., 46@47c.
Cheese CTholesale selling price per
poundl~American loaf, 38c; ptmento loaf
Acc Wisconsin fiat, 29c: prime cream, BIC;
Daisy. Csc; Longhorn. 25c: New York linn
Eggs-Buying prices: Fresh delivered at
INDIANAPOLIS. loss off No. l. 28c: No. O.
&c
horns hens 18c: broilers full feathered,
28c; broilers, bare back. 23c; Leghorns. Csc;
old roosters, large 15c; small 10@13c;
keys. No. Young toms, IL lbs and up,
35M38c; No l Young hens. Csc a lb.; No.
told toms. 22Q25c; No. old hens. ESQ
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What s What
in Stocks
FISK RUBBER COMPANY

TodaN VuOIaIIOn UDVH -
The Fisk Rubber Company was Moor
porated in Massachusetts. 1912. succeed
ing q Delaware firm OF the same name.
This firm IS ono OF the five largest manu-
tacturerS OF pneumatic and solid tires for
passenger automobiles BUSES and trucks
in the United States The capital stock
OF this company is 100000 shares OF no
Shares outstanding First preferred per
cent cumulative par 500 sl9036 800
Authorized SIS. 09I 800 outstanding.
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Man Dies in Rooming House Fire

DETROIT. July 22.-Fred Stein
berg. 81. was sufTocated and fifteen
other roomerS we're routed when fire
destroyed a Third avenue lodging
house here Firemen found Stein
berg with his head buried in the
mattress OF bis bed.
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FORD MAY HIKE WAGES
Predicts Need for Increase Soon TO
So a Day Minimum.

q y 7 I'M u I@Tfss
DETROIT. July 22-Officials of
the Ford Motor Company today
we're unable to supplement Henry
Ford's announced plans to increase
the wages OF his 100000 workers to
a s6 minimum "a the not far dis
taRS Iaaae
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Receipts, 500; market, steady to 25c of.
pes. fealS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS l3 .00M is. 40
Toei c GGTs and cute. S S25@ LOO %
Bulk stock and feeder steers. 9.00M 70. so
CALVES
Receipts, $50; market, steady
Heavy calves .............. 75oG12 so
sheep
Receipts. 100; market, mostly steady
TOP fat lambs .........,.,..Sl500
Bulk fat lambs .......,.... l4O0Gi150n
Buik Gun lambs ...s.......... 9.50M 12.50
Bulk fat ewes ................ 4.50@ $50
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TWO ARE KILLED WHEN
STUNT PLANE CRASHES
Ship Goes Into Tail Spin While
Looping the Loop.

cHIp VOFS IHLU al SPIN " hIIt
Looping the Loop.
I'm itHcd Press
NORTH GRAFTON. Mass. July
PA biplane stunting went into a
tailspin 1000 feet above the air
port here Sunday and crashed 20
earth. instantly killing the two &C
cupants.
The dead we're George Haven. 30,
pilot. and Charles Holmes, 40. COM
mercial photographer both of Wof-
chester
The plane had returned from a
picture-making fight and Haven
was looping the loop prior to land
ing at the time Of the accident.
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INTERNATIONAL PAPER
aud POWER COMPANY

Boston, July 10th, 1929
The Board of Directors have declared
quarterly dividend of sixty o0cl cents
share. on the Class 4 Common Stock of
this company. payable August 18th.
1929. to Class 4 Common Stockholders
ofrecord. at the close of business August
tst. 1920.
Checks to be mailed. Transfer books
Will not close.
re. LApp, Hss't Tre1sarsr
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NFU YORK STATEMENT
PAPER
COMPANY
N,- York, July 10th. 1870


The Board of Directors have declared q
quarterly dividend of sixty )60ol ccntsa
.har,, on the common stock of this COM
pany, payable August 18th, 1920. to
COMMON Stockholders of record, at the
close of business August lst, 1920.
Checks to be mailed Transfer books
~ill not close
OWEN SHEPHERD, Fiee Pre-. ard TrsaS.
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Local Wagon Wheat

CITY grain elevators are paying Sli9 for
old CROP No . red wheat and Sl.l4 for old
crop No red wheat and s1o2 for old
on high moisture.
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BY ELMER G.. WALLER
United Press Financial Editor

NEW YORK, July 22.-Further
advancing tendencies on the Stock
Exchange we're arrested by the ap-
pearance Of substantial profit taking
at the start of t henew week, ana
the general market sold off to mod
erately lower levels.
After a large batch of accumu-
sated buying orders had been exc
cuted at the opening, the forward
movement met increasing resistance
and before noon most Of the active
leaders had either lost their early
gains Or had sold off to sharp
losses.
Coppers and rails displayed the
most resistance to selling operations,
but even representative issues of
these classes made small losses.
British Car Entries
Selling, which came into the mar
ket, was not aggressive, but never
theless it was steady and forced bull
leaders to withdraw for the time
being. In addition commission
houses were inclined to characterize
the irregularity as the neutral result
Of the recent substantial advances.
Leaders like U. S. Steel, American
Can and General Motors we're Of
fered in large blocks below their
previous closing levels. but these
issues met good support at small
concessions.
Practically all the motor issues
we're again weak as a result of the
overnight announcement of the en-
trance of the British Austin inter-
ests into the low priced automobile
field in this country.
Rail Issues Low
General Motors touched 4 new
1929 low before meeting support.
Packard. Hudson and other leaders
we're depressed sharply.
Utility shares, on the other haru,
again reflected active accumulation,
both Consolidated Gas and North
American reaching new record ter
fitory.
Westinghouse and General Elec-
trio we're strong spots in the indus
trial list, but railroad issues gener-
ally sold below their previous clos
ing levels after carly advances.
New York Central was turned over
In good sized blocks around its best
levels OF the year
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PROFIT-TAKINC
DROPS STOCKS
follow LEVELS
General Motors Touches
New 1929 Low; Many
Leaders Lose.
Average Stock Prices

sss 345.57. ID 81. Average OF twenty rails
vas 179l3 up 81. Average Of forty bonds
Vas 1891. Of 05
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Waste Is Revealed

His study of the statistics 10 be
compiled may reveal that he IS
wasting time and money in seeking
to develop distant markets, and that
there are greater opportunities IN
adjacent territory.
A wholesaler may discover that
he is dealing in certain lines or with
certain customers at loss. He may
discover that the cost of sending out
statesmen to distant and small retail
units, with wrapping and shipping
charges, forms an improbable and
useless activity
There may result some system
whereby eight wholesalers will split
up territory instead of cutting one
another'S Threats and pOckctb0Oks
by assigning A salesman each TO
canvass a tiny grocery store in the
suburbs.
The grOCcryman may be educated
to give his orders TO A single firm
instead of splitting them among
eight wholesalers because each sales
man is a good fellow and he
doesn't like to hurt the feelings Of
any Of them.
Lesson Is Waiting
Independent stores may learn
what the chain organizations found
out long ago, that they can make
money by handing TOO articles,
whereas they go into the rcd as P
result of loading their shelves with
LOO articles, of which only half
move briskly They may discover
that distant small-order customers
arc Improbable Injuries, AND that
volume OF trade docs not necessarily
mean financial success.
A sample retail trade census con-
Quoted in eleven cities by The de-
partment Of commerce disclosed
some amazing facts 1t was found
that there were 10000 independent
retail stores in these cities. and that
II per cent Of these distributing
units Gid a gross business Of less
than $4,000 a year
In $4,000 stores the average bust
ness done amounted to only 500
week, or less than the weekly salary,
OF some Of the eight statesmen Who
spent many hours seeking the or
dcrs of those stores.
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Banks and Exchange

INDIANAPOLIS STATEMENT
Indianapolis bank clearings Monday
july -. 81 09l 900 debts. s7,079,0 900.
CHICAGO STATEMENT
CHICAGO. july 22-Bank Clearngs.
so3 100 000 house clearings balances.
$4,000, 600
NEW YORK STATEMENT
Ell Hifsd FrreS
NEW YORK. July 22.-Bank clearings.
1903 600 o00. clcarngs house balance. sl17.-
nor. 600 fedcra, reserve bank credit ball
sncc. SIP 100000
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Deaths

angina pectoris.
ware. angina pectoris.
coma. hypostatic pneumonia.
Harry c. Burris. SO, 245s College. acuts
dilatation Of heart.
George George ohnson. 70. 1857 Ewing arterio"
sclerosis ,-.
gan. cerebral hemorrhsge.
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Other Livestock

By LHitcd Press
$4,000 including Il. 900 directs; mostly
steady with Fridays average on better
grade hogs; packing soWs. 10 to zoe lower:
top, s1240; choice 100000 lbs s12Gl240;
butchers. medium to choice 250-350 lbs
$siidd1 doa 22oo-25o lbs. sI15O@ H. 40;
SiI:25mI24o; packing soga; s9850 10 IS:
n 1925. Castle-Receipts. l9 900: calves.
5000; general trade. steady to Csc lower;
on most killing classes. strong on stocker
and feeder offerings; largely stock steer
and yearling run; early top $3.50
slaughter classes. steers. good and choice
l300-l500 lbs, s14.506 so; 1100-1300 lbs
Sl4.25M 1850: 950-l100 lbs. s13. 50m 16 40;
common and medium. $50 lbs. up, s9.50M
1880; fed yearlings,, good and choice
choice. $50 lbs. down. s13m15.5o common
and medium. S8@13.25; cows good and
choice. s8.75Ml2; common and medium,
s7.25M8.75: low cutter and cutter, S5.75m
7.25; bulls agood and choice. beef. $40. 35m
IL: cutter to medium. S3M 1910; vealers
milk fed. good and choice. s1425M17; me-
dium, 1925; Gull and common s8G
1925; stocker and feeder steers. good and
choice. all weights, s12M IL. rs; common and
medium. s9.25M12 Sheep--Receipts, 18, 000
slow; few opening sales; IS to mostly soc
s1@@l4.25; fat ewes, 25c lower. s6@ IS;
feeding lambs, quotable steady: lambs,
good and choice. 80 lbs. down. $l3.75M Is;
medium. s12.25M1375; Gull and common.
Sl0.75M 1925; ewes. medium to choice, $50
lbs. down, S5.50M6.75: Gull and common,
S2.50G $50: feeder lambs, good and choice,
sl2.50@13.75.
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BritonS drink less milk than any
other nation. Britain imports 6S,-
10000 gallons of milk.
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The only country in which regu-
lar slave markets still exist IS Ara
bia. At Midi Berk and Ell Taft
hundreds Of slaves brought from
Africa sxs sold gaaiaak
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BIZ Tnitcd Press

. Fl. WAYNE, Ind. July 22.-Cattle-Re
ceipts rs: calves. rs; hogs, $50: sheep.
so. Hog market. steady; 9O-12O lbs. S1l;
l20-14O lbs. .S1i so; 140-16O lbs, Sill IS;
16O-180 lbs. s12.10; 10000 lbs, 1929;
100000 lbs, sI2.10: 220-26O lbs, S11 30;
10000 lbs s1160; 30o-35O lbs. ST.. 40;
roughs. s9.75: stays. $50. Calves, $3.50;
lambs. sl2 .50@13.
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BIZ Times SpCciGi

LOUISVILLE. July -Hogs-Receipts.
400; market 10c higher mediums and
lights. 10000 lbs. s11.35G12.20; extreme
heaves, 800 lbs: up, $11.7o; pigs; 1870 lbs.
down. sS.10@9.35; stays and throWouts,
S9.2509.85. Cattle-Receipts. 1900: mar
ket steady: prime heavy steers, sl20 $50:
heavy shipping steers. sl1 -; medium and
plain steers. s9.50@11 fat heifers, s8;5o@
to good cows. s6.50G8; cutters, 6@6.5O;
GAMERS s5a5 $50; bulls, s7.5oM9.5o iced
ers. s9506 ll.5O; stockers. s8M ll.25. Calf
sl4; good to choice. S125om 1880; medium
to good sll.50G 1850; outs. $1,000 down.
Sheep-ReceiUts $500: market. top lambs.
so cents lower: others steady: ewes and
wethers 1850; seconds s8@9: buck lambs.
$3.50: sheep. s4.50G $50. Saturday and
499:' hogs. 434; sheep, 1862
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CENSUS TO Be
TAKEN TO CUT
RETAIL WASTE
Billions Saving Expected
to Result From Survey
by Government.
BY RAY TUCKER
Times Stan CorrcSnOudent

WASHINGTON. july 22-Elimi-
nation of an estimated annual waste
of s8,OO0OO0,0 1000 in handling Amer
ica's $4,000 100000 retail trade is
the purpose behind the census Of
distribution" to be undertaken next
spring census officials explained to-
day.
Since this is The first detailed
study of national merchandising
planned anywhere, it will be of OK
perimental nature and may require
several years before statistics and
benefits sought can be obtained
But it is expected that the idea,
which originated with President
Hoover when he was secretary of
eventually may be shared with the
omies may be effected in selling and
distributing. and that the savings
eventually may be shared with the
consuming public
1t is pointed out that great adj
vanccs have been made in the field
of manufacture and advertising in
recent years. Now it is hoped that
the same strides may be taken in
the equally important field of dis
tributiOn.
Distinct From Population Count
This census will be distinct from
the counting of the population.
EnumeratorS will visit the small
corner stores, the large chain stores,
wholesalers, other middlemon. man
ufacturing plants and sources Of
raw material With questions stlll
to be selected formally they viii
try to obtain data concerning gross
sales, existing inventories, average
inventories. turnover of many sta
pie products, profits, the source Of
retail stocks, and in the case Of
manufacturers, OF their raw ma
terials.
1t is expected that this in(orma-
ton will show where and how the
whole structure of bringing goods
from the farms or factories TO the
consumer can be improved and the
economic spread cut down.
A manufacturer, for instance, may
discover that he is buying raw ma
tcrials at a distant place, paying
heavy charges for hauling, when he
could obtain them nearer his plant.
He may discover that interest in
surancc and overhead costs cat up
profits on certain bulky products
that move slowly.
He may find it profitable to con-
ccntrate on a few articles. and leave
others to more fortunately placed
competitors.
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BIZ United Press

WASHINGTON. July 22.-StoCks Of
wheat of the 1928 crop in interior mills
and elevators on July /. 1929 are estimated
at 40136.000 bushels. according to a state
ment today by the United States depart
ment of agriculture.
On July |. 1928. stocks we're estimated
at 1927 900 bushels and on July !, 1927.
at 2l776,000 bushels
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' TOLEDO, O.. July 22.-There will
be no change in the personnel or
policies of the Willyc-Overland or
ganization, it was indicated here to-
day in a statement by Linwood A
Miller, who succeeds John North
WHY'S as president of the company.
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NEW YORK. July 22.-Negotiations are
under way for a consolidation of the
Bank OF America. n A. with the Chatham
Phenix National Bank of New YORK CITY.
it was reported here today. but no Off
cial confirmation could be obtained from
reliable sources.
Oficials of the latter bank would make
no statement regs rding merger neEotia-
tions. but admitted 6ickering for such
eonsolida tsAA
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81 JHitcd Press

WASHINGTON. July Pirates on Pc
troleum Shipped from southern California
TO Arizona and New Mexico were ordered
reduced today by the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
Reductions provided uiI cut the rates to
Arizona from so TO 10 cents 4 hundred
pounds and from 90 cents to so cents on
New Mexico shipments. Reparation was
awarded to shippers for overcharges in the
past.
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WASHINGTON. July 22-The depart
mcnt of commerce announces that, accord
ing to preliminary census figures, 35.121,-
636 cotton spinning spindlcs we're in place
in the United States on June 30. 1929. Of
which so, 626,12 we're operated at some
time during the month. compared with
3O.9l0.282 for Nav, &c, 924.134 for April. 81.
1903 998 for March, 81 .0079 36 for Februar y,
30757,552 for January and 26,627.o56 for
juno. 1928.
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Five hundred members of the bankers
association. located in all parts of the
country have set TO work making elab-
orat surveys of what it costs TO handle all
types Of loans and the results Of this sur
vev will be made public as a feature of the
coming convention of the association in
New Orleans, Oct 2931.
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The Illinois Central Railroad Company
have ordered FIVE 60N-H. Poll electric
locomotives from Ingersoli-Rand Com
pany and General Electric Company.
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New York
Stocks
Thomson IL McKinnonJ

July az
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with a total Of 376. a decided lowering
of the number of failures in the United
States is reported by r. G. Dun & Co. for
last week. The pervious week. $40 defaults
occurred while the number year ago
was 426 Except for a slight increase in
the south. all sections had fewer insol-
vencies this week than last week. while
the figures for the same period of 1928.
Numbering 81. Canadian failures this
week are II less than last weeks 40 de-
faults and 10 under the Al insolvencies re-
ported to R. C. Dun & Co.. a year ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-04
Cordell Hull.

Cordell Hull, Representative In Con-
gress from the fourth district Of Ten
nessee, announces that he will be a
candidate for the Senate In the cleo
ton next year. Had the late Senator
Tyson lived and sought reelection to
the Senate, Mr.. Hull might have been
content to carry on in the House, where
he has been an outstanding figure on
the Democratic side of the chamber.
But in view of the vacancy In the
Senate caused by Senator Tyson's death,
the announcement now made by Nj.
Hull may very properly have been ex-
pected. Cordell Hull has well served
his state and district and his party.
He is entitled to the promotion; II
it may be so considered, which will
place him In the Upper House Of Con-
eress. Mr.. Hull Is veteran Of the
Spanish American War; he served
in the State Legislature and on the
bench; he is rounding out his twenty
first year In Congress. Several years
ago he carried on as chairman Of the
Democratic national committee, under
dificult circumstances, and won admit
ration by his faiI46ess to all factions.
LAST year Mr.. Hull was Tennessee'i
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New Touches Surgical
instruments Devised
BY E. Z. FREE, Phi. ID.

Tnat the wonderfully sensitive I'm
sertips OF surgeon, so long a familiar
property OF writer's of detective tales,
soon may be dispensed with. If not
actually frowned upon by surgery It.
self. is indicated by new touchless sur
gical instruments devised and advo-
Gated by DR.. r. L. Spittel Of the Gen.
eral Hospital Of Colombo, Ceylon, and
now for sale by q London instrument
firm. DR.. Spittel's idea is one already
familiar to modern surgeons-the idea
that 1t Is desirable to touch the open
wound as little as possible even with
fingers protected by germproof rubber
gloves.
In operations on the interior of joints,
tor example, where even the slightest
germ infection is apt to be fatal to the
outcome Of the operation If not to the
patients life. surgeons are already &C
customed to touch the bones and carti-
lage and other parts only with tnStru-
mentS recently boiled, never with the
unboilable gloves or fingers.
The touch-nothing idea might be eX-
tended with profit, DR.. Spittel believes.
TO other varieties Of surgery In which
fingers are still used. What might be
lost IN precision of the sense OF touch
would be made up, he suspects, by the
benefit Of introducing fewer germs:
Accordingly he has devised several
combination instruments, combining
knife and forceps, forceps and scissors
and others, all suitable Tor the new
touchleSs surgery.