Show B E Hartwell sl eight penny nail friend stroller I 1 will just drop you a line to let you and my other friends know how 1 I am getting along tor for it seems seeing such a groat great while since I 1 had my accident about two months ago they took me to the holy cross hospital and opened my leg at the bip joint ana nailed the two broken pieces of 0 bone together with a common eight penny wire nail by some mistake or miscalculation the nail did not follow the angle it should have done but came out to quick which leaves the point projecting into the flesh about one halt half an inch the doctors did not discover this until two weeks after the operation when they took an xray X ray picture of it and imagine my feelings when they told me they would have to cut it open again and take out the nail they told me they would leave the nail in and IU would never bother me so now I 1 must go back in a week or so and go through it all over again it Is not a pleasant thought for I 1 was on the table three hours and when I 1 got over the effects ot of the ether I 1 was like kippings Kip lings description of 0 a we woman mail a rag and a bone and a lank hank of hair but minus tile the hair I 1 had bad to leave the hospital a hoit time ago on account of 0 no exercise my stomach got out 0 of order so am staying with my son where I 1 get the kind 0 of food that agrees with me and just as soon coon as I 1 get strong enough I 1 will go back and have the job finished up with best wishes to all my palk paik city friends I 1 remain yours fraternally B D E HARTWELL ramona ave salt lake city |