Show aw thiv iv i the second of 01 two tivo articles on the discovery of a revolutionary treatment treat men for infantile paralysis by sister elizabeth keady larned famed australian ralian nursed 4 n s ster ser 1 er ka henbit anit starts stars a U AM M W woman ta 1 1 the sun over australia was brighter than usual one summer day in 1911 but it was no brighter than the spirits of a tall robust tanned young woman just returned from the australian outlands as she strode confidently into tile the office of dr aeneas mcdonnell of toowoomba general hospital in queensland australia doctor mcdonnell one of aus tr alias allas outstanding surgeons greet ed cd sister elizabeth kenny cheerfully after the usual amenities were passed the famed surgeon inquired whatever happened to your little polio patient there were ive ave more cases worse than the first arst one the young nurse replied but all six are recovered now rine fine the doctor said how badly are aie they deformed miss kenny smiled why they are not crippled at all she said proudly they are arc entirely normal demonstrates treatment while miss kenny described her treatment the surgeon listened unbelievingly bel believingly lovingly finally he seized her arm and escorted her into the hospital ile he took her to the bedside of a small boy whose legs were encased in splints his face ace contorted in pain dr mcdonnell said this child just carne came in you take complete charge now show me just how you treated your patients at that moment miss ken kenny ny launched her one woman crusade to convince the medical world that she had made a discovery that would revolutionize the treatment of infantile paralysis before assembled doctors and nurses at it toowoomba general hospital could intervene miss kenny stripped splints and bandages from the childs legs she called for boll boiling water and materials then fashioned steaming foments which she placed on oil the painful lifeless limbs patient rallies the treatments and demonstration continued for several weeks and to the amazement of everyone the patient rallied pain gradually left his limbs the pale paid drawn flesh took on new color and vitality the boys eyes began to sparkle and ill fill with hope then miss kenny began moving the arms and legs of the boy in her processor proc process essof ot restoring their functions finally she encouraged tho the boy to try moving them himself tn in a few weeks the boy took his first steps and before long he was playing with his brothers brother and sisters as als actively as ever that first amazing demonstration occurred more than a third of a century ago since then miss kenny has waged a continual relentless one woman crusade against the ravages of infantile paralysis in may 1940 she carried her fight to the united states a now new battlefront she came here introduced by the tha premier of queensland and a committee of illustrious australian medical men visit arouses hope miss dennys visit to america P if vj sister renny meets a ruinous famous polio sufferer the late president roosevelt aroused a new hope among the th e thou sands of parents whose children had been stricken with infantile paralysis and a new interest among those in the medical profession who had been concentrating their knowledge on the disease general hospital a city institution in minneapolis minnesota was tha th first to invite miss kenny to demonstrate on her methods on patients then in the hospital the city of minneapolis provided thousands of do dollars allars for miss dennys work the exchange club a civic organization provided funds from its membership for mod modest est living expenses of miss bonay she accepted no salary or 01 fees from her work 1 I have taken what was supposed to be Ir remedial deformities and lifeless muscles and straightened the one and strengthened the other and I 1 have seen the light of happiness replace the look of despair in tho the eyes of the youth auth and maiden of the united states she once sold said 1 I have seen parents weep for joy I 1 have felt and known the prayers of the people dedicates lite life to fight her life has been dedicated to th ultimate conquest of the great crippler and to the creed that no little child on earth should be asked to suffer buffer pain and humiliating deformities find and other complications unnecessarily miss dennys work has pot been entirely without opposition but those who have been restored the use of their limbs and eminent medical men who have made exhaustive studies of her theories have pro bided vided miss kenny with her greatest testimonials |