Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1912-09-03 | Page 6 | Power of Speech Restored by Surgical Operations

Power of Speech Restored c l by Surgical Operations By Publishers Press Philadelphia Sept 2 By 2 By a marvelous marvelous marvelous mar mar- series of surgical operations Dr John B B. Roberts of this city has given the power of ol speech to Carl Kolosky Kolosk a Joy boy oy of seven years who was as burned and horribly disfigured disfigured dis dis- figured when a child Tho The boys boy's burns healed so that his chin grow grew fast last to his neck by bya a bridge of ot flesh llesh and his lower Up lip was deformed His movements were hampered so that he could not turn his head without revolving his whole bo body The only sounds he could utter were like the whimperIng whimper- whimper Ing of or an Infant Dr Roberts performed many In Intricate Intricate intricate In- In operations on the boys boy's chin and finally restored Its free move move- ment mont He Ho had to graft skin from other parts of ot his body upon his face tace Finally the lip tip was replaced by surgery The last of the operations operations operations oper oper- was finished a month ago and the tho wounds are now healed Tho The bo boy Is being taught to speak He repeats words ho he hears read read- ily