Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-10-09 | Page 12 | Successes of Salt Lake Sightless

SUCCESSES OF SALT LAKE SIGHTLESS I Blind Osteopath a Keeps Up Busy Practice 4 i t t r j i 4 ji i I I l WAS VAS ABLE TO SOLVE LABORATORY PROBLEM I Dr C. C E. E Conklin I get along nicely I II I I Records Case Histories in Braille Readers Tell Him New Advances Editor Note Not This t In la the third In a erle of articles article regarding sightless persons a who have ha attained In n their chosen fields nY By BOB l All the business I can handle handler is the way Dr C. C E. E sightless osteopath describes his work f F Dr Conklin who has his home and office at East South Tempie Temple Tem Tern pie street has been a practicing I osteopath for nine years He lost his sight in 1924 A native of Wisconsin he moved to Salt Lake City several l years ago with Mrs Conklin who is a daughter daught r of Joseph F P. Smith late president of the L D S church Dr Conklin keeps his case notes In Braille and employs three readers to keep him film posted on II doings in his profession and to read to him from technical bo books ks Studying osteopathy however was a different problem for laboratory laboratory laboratory lab lab- oratory work was necessary I solved that in various ways A fellow student for instance would look through the micro micro- I I scope and then draw a description of what he had seen on my hand Dr Conklin said In that way I met the laboratory requirements in bacteriology After graduating from an osteopathic school at Kirksville Mo Dr Conklin interned in a clinic and then set up practice Shortly afterward he came to Salt Lake City I have to forego obstetrics minor surgery and treatment o ol of skin diseases but other than that I get along finely in my practice he said Mrs Conklin helps him in his practice by reading thermometers and other medical instruments and officiating in all cases where the patient is to be taped I