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Show SISTERS GROWING TOGETHER. A I.lllle ilrl' Rmirillce to TriivliU Mlstrr with n Scalp. A rcmarkablo stirgical opi'ratinn, and ono of which the ouU'onm will be wutcli.'il willi much iniiTfut. wiw it-foruif.l it-foruif.l in tin? opi'v.'itin',' rooiii cf l.i'.ii'e hospil:il. Katunlav muriiiiii,' Jittlo ."M.i-tililft ."M.i-tililft Oivsch, 10 ycurs ol.l, wiis on oit of tlie ti'iwr floors if tho sniin elevator tit Vect Ivtroit, whwi, vent urin too near revolviiut fliaft. Jut lmir w.-w i'ini,i,'lit iy tlmliiift find licri'iitir.' scalp toniolf. After lmr arrival at tho hospital Saturday Satur-day un a'tciupt was mado to rcstoru the Ka'n. liutit liad been oil trw) I..n nnd Voilld hoi r-unite. Tlai child has con-tantlv con-tantlv g.iincl Ftrenul li, and the oprra-ti.m oprra-ti.m to whicli rcfcrciicff in lien) made -ii8 jh rfornied, with a view to roverin: ker head with a new growth of nkin. Tho operation is that of frrafliin; on ikin, and has been practiced by tliilled urgeona fur many years, but never be-fine be-fine has a tfrai't. of Mich iiinniti:do us in tho JUWlit ca.-ii been attempled. Tho Usual met hod employed is to graft on a piece ono or two inches in area, and allow al-low that to obtain a growth beforo ndd-ini; ndd-ini; tho ne.t pi'.'c. In this way tho process pro-cess of p-aftin;.; nkin over n wound like that of Matilda Orescli would talis bov-ral bov-ral months. Shortly iii'ter 10 o'clock in tho morn-iiiK morn-iiiK tho iu-avo little patient waH wheeled from la r ward to theelevatorand thence t tho opvratitiij room. It had been derated de-rated to Kraft the r.kiu from her sister K-.miw, 1'.' yea rs old, aud 1h mir-eons l:a 1 carefully explained toiler tho operation oper-ation nnd the pain which it would caiiMj her. I'auli.a, however, expresseil lierself a willintrto lo itnythin whicli would bo for tiio ,'ood of her sister. Two ftWct h.i-1 been prepaieil in th" op-vi op-vi at in;; room, and when tan two tdsters l;.tt c.;ini I'.iiw ..-to laid, one on each t..:.le. and nlace 1 lilcler tho intlueiicii i f na.'-ih in-;. The operation was ' per-formed per-formed by Dr. Charles S. .f..rley. assi- i t by T hi o St.rf'on Hatch imil ! no members of the :.ta!f. -Vliili- ii inii,!'),'i-of doctors wi're en-p.r;.'d en-p.r;.'d in ivaiovia;: the bandages from j:.itiela' heal. Dr. Morley and others were ivl.vtin-.? th:' :;iu f'aiima's V-.'iyto bv ii -C 1. Th" doctors laarked wie": a h'ud pen 'il a reetan-ular i..sa- of cniclc ei Jit lach es n)rx by li.-oaml a h ; in-h-s v.'ld" on the lefr fide, just fie nipple and und.-r the arm. Tliiv- v.; .car lulls' removed until it huiu' 1 a : 1 only r t rue.) by a p 'rtion of th- i!;i'i ai tho upper end about two inch. : wide. Then ine two tables wore placed to-r; to-r; ther, and Ma'ihla's hea l, which ha 1 been carefully washed, was laid against lu r si -lei 's side. Tin) sliiii on Einnia'.s b iy was ihawn out ; as to cover most of tiie spnt left bar' by the cutting, and ae.ved in place. Thus only about oiie-third oiie-third of the (Utrfajc of the cutting was left bare, and it is thought that tho skin Will soon ;;row so us to cover this. After jfoUiUK t'le children together the stir-eons sewed tin; I! ip of fkiu from Kinma's side to Matilda's Kcalp. This only covered about half of the bared Hindi. The remainder will require a second operation. The children were then bound together in Hindi a manner that they could not move. In this position they will have to remain for a while. During this p riod the skin grafted will retain its life throii;,'U tho roinaiuinn connection with Emma's body, liy the pii.l of that tieriod it is exiiected that . the skin will have obtained a hold and liegin to grow upon Matilda's head. It may then be severed from Emma's body. Tho first remark Emma made after regaining consciousness was "What is that under my arm':" Judging from th tone of her remark and their own statements, state-ments, both children are resting easily, and the doctors have the highest hopes for" the success of the operation. Detroit Free Tress. |