Show anro surgery an unusual and interesting operation was performed friday in the nephi of jefferson college hospital ilio operation was performed by ur W L little chief 0 the eye clinic and will no doubt turn out entirely successful it consisted in transplanting alio llio conjunctiva winch is tho layer of tissue forming tho inner lining of alic lidi abul reflected onto the eyeball of a rabbit into the eye of a man who was brought into the hospital a couple of month ago from a severe burn that had entirely destroyed his sight he is a young irishman named michael mcmullin twenty eight years old from alic old country a few mouths a wall healthy fellow but as as a child in his blindness shortly after coining over ho secured employment in n large chemical works and handling strong sulphuric abid lie fluid splashed up over hi face and head burning hiim terribly and suddenly and completely blinding him tho right eye was destroyed entirely and the left ono so clial anchy resulted that is alio llio lids crow fast to the ball tho burn having destroyed most of tho conjunctiva it was decided by a consultation of alio surgeons to resort to this operation the hope of restoring the bill and lids to their normal condition and afterward of securing sight to uio injured left eye dr little alter trouble succeed in a healthy buck rabbit a large alno fellow of alic lop car variety ho was fastened firmly to an apparatus used in experimenting on ami chhor being administered to alio man and rabbit both were aroon under the of the dr little assisted by drs II 11 F and C M wilson soon had the cycled of uin booc from its firm adhesion to alio ball and ready for alic new cicro of conjunctiva which ur L W fo ns ad ikeson had carefully and skillfully from the left eyd of alie unconscious rabbit the pait still warm and bleeding was rapidly transferred to tho under surface of alio mans eyelid and neatly stitched to its place ho aras then removed to alio llio ward upstairs and st ia hoped eliat in a few days tho wound will be entirely healed that much being accomplished another dit lorent operation will be resorted to that will roost likely res loro to tho man the invaluable blessing of philadelphia press william II 11 morrow a native of georgia about twenty five years old left hij cabin near mount Lluc ll cal alio llio other day to work on a at boino distance from the camp on liia way a burning arco fell on him pinning him to alia ground the arco bunica slowly and gradually tho hams consumed tho limbs of alio imprisoned man when found several days after lie was burned almost beyond recognition chicago times |