A MARVELLOUS OPERATION.

Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 8, Issue 26, 29 March 1907, Page 7

A MARVELLOUS OPERATION.

HOLE CUT IN SKULL TO LET THE TRAIN CROW. The astonishing ease of the Toledo hoy who was changed from bad to : good by removing the'pressure of ; bone on his brain bids fair to be ! rivalled in its effects by a surgical operation just performed at Stam- ! ford, Connecticut.

! The two-year-old son of Michael Gunther, of Stamford, although born with normal mental and physical endowments, began to show when a year old, progressive signs of general deficiency in all of his senses. Mis strange condition was not only a cause of great grief to his parents, but became a puzzle to physicians : who were called to examine him. Finally, it was determined to explore the mi fold unate child's skull, with the hope of finding an opportunity for an effective operation, similar to that performed on the , Toledo boy. Such an operation was ; accordingly performed at the Stamford Hospital. Tiie results were unexpectedly beneficial. The deficiency in the faculties il was, discovered, had been due to pressure on the brain, caused by a premature ossification of the bones. A strip of bone Gin. long and tin, wide was removed irom tin* skull. !mmediat>l\ on recovering from the anaesthesia a look of normal intelILvn «■ was api arent in the child's e\e.-. The surgeons believe that ow utuallv the hoy will be able to talk normally and rationally.