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A WONDERI atlanta Physician 1 derful Vieim pr. Bunter P. Cooper, one of the moat prominent physicians of Afclen u hzz just returned from New York, where, on Isst Monday, he was pres ent?t* ehnioof the world famous pr. Adolph i\ Loijens, whose wonder ful cores of congenital dislocation of the hip n*ve impressed the medical fraternity and astounded the laymen tbe world over. Dr. Cooper is very enthusiastic over the clinic, and says that Dr. Lorenz' cure is indeed one of the most re markable discoveries of recent medical history. Dr- Lorens performed two operations at his olinio on Monday, io thc Forty-second street hospital, on the east side. While this disease, congenital dislocation of the hip, is not a verv common one, it is a defor mity which, up to this time, medioal ecience has been unable to cure, and for which a remedy has not been found which was even partially successful. Pr. Lorenz is a professor in the medical depsrtment of the University of Vienna, in Australia, and is one of the most celebrated orthopoadio sur geons in the world. He is a man about 55 yesrs of age, tall, pleasant faced, and with a long, gray beard. Bis core for ooogenitai dislocation of the hip msde him famous, and wheo little Lolita Armour, the four year-old daughter of Phil D. Armour, the multi-millionaire pork paoker, wis given up asa hopeless case by the American physioian, Cr. Lorens was offered $20,009 by Armour to come to America and effect a cure. He accepted the request, not for : the money consideration offered, bat I that he might promulgate his method of curing this disease to the pb j ni. cians and surgeons of America. He treated little Lolita Armour with rare sucoess, and the oure he effected was remarked upon by all American papers and medical journals as the mont remarkable known in the medical annals of this country. Since he treated this girl, he has been traveling all over the larger oities of the north, giving olinios and treating these congenital dislocations of the hip for sweet charity, teaching at the same time, American dootors and Bur geons his famous treatment. On last Monday, at the 42d street hospital, in New York, before 300 of the moat prominent physicians and surgeons in the metropolis, Dr. Lorenz give a clinic, during whioh he opera ted upon two oases of congenital dis location of the hip, with marked suc cess ic each instance. While of course, a cure has not been effected in either -case, as a treatment of from eight months to a year is necessary before a permanent oure is effected, the opera tion performed was an eminent ano cess, and was greeted with bursts of applause from the assembled physi cians. Dr. Cooper, who was formerly on ?ie medical staff of ?he hospital, was i New York at the time, and was es ecially invited to be present at the clinic. He has just returned from New Yoik, and when seen this morn ing by a representative of The" Jour nal, he gave out the following inter view in regard to the wonderful treat ment of the disease, as shown by Dr. Lorenz in his olinio: "Having formerly servod on the Btaff of the Forty-second street hospi tal, I was given an especially good ramage point in the amphitheater in ?hioh. Dr. Lorens performed these wonderful operations. There were >bont 300 prominent physicians pres et, and Dr. Lorens' suooess was peeted with unbounded oheering by he physicians, who were as easer ns class of medioal students watching [heir first olinio. " "Congenital dislocation of the hip, !e it understood, is the slipping out f 'he head of the thigh bone from fae sooket in the hip, cfeating a hor rie deformity whioh medical men up this time have been unable to oure, ?d which they have been able only to [orreot in a slight degree by means of brace. pnrt 0f the treatment of Dr. J?renz i8 the pacing of the thigh i?De ba<* in the sooket, in the cou pon known as congenital dislooa p of the hip. This dislooation is pod ir children st birth. It is very r?yt8 reduoe in early irvfaooy, but P? socket in whioh the head of the J,?h bone works has become so shal J* that it slips out very quickly, and has been found impossible to put [ ese very young infants in any form .Pparatua whioh would hold the tc?p " t."e i%ui&a hone io the sooket. Previous to the work bf Dr. Lorens tnis condition, very litttle had 60 accomplished by any surgeon )w*rds overcoming this frightful de ,ro?ty, and these patio?ts have had 80 through life permanently and rr u,,y deformed, either in one or . kips, according to whether the .location has occurred in one or both ^UL DOCTOR l'?lis .AJbout tlie Won* tese Surgeon, aides. "Many surgeons have succeeded, in older children, in re?uoiog the dislo cation, previous to the time of Br. Lorens, but no one has ever devised any form of apparatus or splint whioh would hold the bone against the socket long enough for it to get fixed \n this new position. "As a consequence of this, when the splints are removed, the dislo cation of the hip would ocour again, and very promptly. The ohief obstac les to permanently overcoming this ob stacle are two in number. "First: The muscles in the hip joint have become contracted and shortened while the head of the bone is out of the sooket. - "Secondly: The socket itself, not being occupied by the head of the thigh bone, has gradually filled in, and instead of being a deep hemis pherical depression, as it normally is, becomes a very shallow pit, not deop enough to accommodate the head of the thigh bone when it is put baok into its proper place. "Dr. Lorenz's operation overcomes this obstacle by: "First: Rupturing all of the mus cles about the hip joint whioh are contracted. "Secondly, by reducing the dislo cation by putting the hip and thigh up in plaster of paris, with the thigh in snob a position that the head of the thigh bone ia held in the sooket for months at a time. "The pressure of the bone in the shallow socket gradually eauses a deepening of this- cavity, so that by the ond of six or twelve months, when thc plaster of patio oast is removed, the socket is deep enough to hold the head of the thigh bone. "Dr. Lorenz ruptures the contract ed musoles about the hip joint by putting them evenly on the stretch until they give way-the child, of course, being under the influence of chloroform. "His assistant, Dr. Mueller, holds the child's pelvis very firmly, while Dr. Lorenz gradually bends the leg until these muscles are stretched and finally ruptured. This is done entire ly by hand, and the operation is, of course, entirely bloodless. After all of the muscles are ruptured, it is a very simple matter to replaoe the head of the hone in the sooket. Hs then puts up the thigh and body in a very heavy plaster of paris east, whioh re mains in placeV frequently for six months or a year without being chang ed. "Dr. Lorenz has discovered that in order to keep the hip from slipping ont of .place while ic is in this splint, it is necessary to bind the thigh at right angles to the body, and to turn it out strongly to the side. . When both hips are pnt in this exaggerated position, the child looks very much like a frog, with hind legB spread wide apart. . "This operation, although it is en? tirely bloodless, is by no means free from danger, on account of the vio lence it is necessary to use in stretch ing and rupturing the muscles of the thigh. I saw Dr. Lorenz operate on two oases last Monday in the 42d street hospital in New York. "In reply to a question of one of the physicians present, he said that he had broken the thigh bone seven times and ruptured the main artery of the limb three times in trying to effect a . reduction. One of the oases, in whioh the main artery was ruptured, proved rapidly fatal, the whole limb becoming gangrenous. One of the other oases required immediate ampu tation at tho hip joint. "When one witnesses this operation he cannot help wondering why the thigh bone is not broken in every oase, so much force being used by the opera tor. x "This dislocation of the hip is very much more common in the North than it is in the South, for come reason un known to myself. However, it is not a very common condition anwwhere. I beard that there were only 15 oases available for Dr. Lorenz in New York, with its population of over ^hree nd a half million. The operation, how ever, isa wonderful advance, because it oures a co iditiou absolutely incur able in the past, and Dr. Lorenz de serve? muoh credit for his wonderful, and yet simple, discovery. "Of course, Dr. Lorenz will not re main here a year to give his personal attention to these cases upon whioh he han operated, competent physicians being left in charge of them, to fol low out his rules in taking off the plaster casts. , "The operation takes about thirty minutes. The child is laid on an operating table and placed under tho influence of chloroform or ether; Dr. Mueller, Dr. Lorenz's assistant, holds the child firmly, while Dr. Lorenz takes hold of the leg and firmly palls it at right angles to the hody. Under this fearful strain the muscles ar i torn away on eve-y side. No bk od is shown, though under the skin may be seen great blue spots where the blood has escaped from the torn muscles. After all of the contracted mu??les are ruptured, it is an easy matter to slip the hip bone into the socket. Then the leg is placed at right angles to the body and plaoed in a heavy plaster cast. In this it remains for a year, sometimes."-Atlanta Journal. Beet Peril In Prosperity. All readers of Gibbon's History of Rome will recall his remarks upon tho voluptuousness of the anoient ci ty-as the reason of its downfall later. At a Thanksgiving sermon in New York delivered in the famous Trinity ohuroh on Broadaway-Bishop Worth ington, of Omaha, Neb., had occasion to emphasize the perils whioh flow from prosperity, whioh degenerates in to voluptuousness. Said the bishop: "There is peril in our prosperity, even in the blessings whioh we ask today aa a nation. There is sin in our luxuri ousness and presumptuous extrava gance. It is the seed sowing of a ruin for us. If God foresees a good harvest it would com o anyway. Weall know that if the plow did not turn up the sod we would not have the harvest. But as surely ae the fact that it takeo the plow and other implements, so surely is it neoeBsary to have the gen tle rain and the noon sunshine that God gives us. We certainly notice there is gradual deterioration in the standard of public morals. There does not seem to be less purity and integ rity in individuals, but there seems to be leis to me as a nation. We seem to h 3 looa careful of the personal puri ty of those whom we place in authori ty. We are not careful that th? heads of brauohes of our government are ouch upright men as they should he." Perhaps the bishop has become pes simistic, but we do find more or less indifference to high oharaoter in the selection of unscrupulous politicians to represent the ? DUD try. Wealth, like oharity, covers a multitude of sins. ID the early days of the repub lic atpolitioian might get rich after promotion, but in these latter days he must get rich to bo promoted, and grow richer to sustain his promotion. No Use of Crossing. Somewhere in Dixie land, a member of tho "po'h white trash" endeavored to cross a stream by means of a ferry owned by a blaok man. Booker T. 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LENTILS GOOD FOOD. They Have a Peculiar Taste,' Which Improves With Acquaintance. Notwithstanding the fact that lentils are recognized by students of food economics aa among tho most nourishing of vegetables, they tfro very little used in -Amorica. In Germany, however, their valuo is fully appreciated, and seldom a *v?<?k passes where 'lineen," as they arc there called, do not como to tho table at least once, if not oftener. In their dried state they resemble in form small magnifying lenses, being thick iv the middle and ta pering toward the rims. They ar? very nard and to be properly pre pared must bo soaked overnight in water before cooking. The form in which they are most frequently eat en is as soup, which has to be cooked for a long time until tho lentils bo come thoroughly soft, a few bay leaves, some celery, red popper or other flavoring materials being add ed. Another way to oat thora is in the form of a mush. In this case franlrfurtcrs are, aa a rule, cooked with tho lontils, although somo pre fer ham. As a vegetable side dish with frankfurters lentils aro just as appetizing, especially when pre pared with vinogar, aa sauerkraut aT?d far more nourishing. Those who have nover eaten len tils may consider their taste, which is different from that of any other vegetable, somewhat peculiar: but, like that. of olives, it grows upon one. Properly cooked, thoy will be found a most wclcomo addition to tho list of soup vegetables that can be served to vary tho daily menu. Now York Horald. Sticks In Mercantile Life. Many young men choose a mer cantile position for tho present only without thought or intention of j making it a permanont business. ' The result is that oftentimes we find these men at thirty years re ceiving no more pay than they did when only eighteen. There is an army of this class of young men behind counters today. They are an aimless, pitiable class. They stand listlessly in their de partments and are as unobservant of what's going on around them as are the manimate figures which one sees at the entrance of clothing es tablishments. Many of them lot slip grand op portunities of becoming great busi ness factors in the commercial world and have doomed themselves to the treadmill of common drudgery. Sin gleness of purpose implies self re liance, without which a young busi ness man is not thoroughly fur nished for a successful business ca reer.-Dry Goods Economist. Juvenile Reasoning. A learned professor was recently trying to explain to some children how morning stars became evening stars, and, descending, as he sup {josed, to their level, he put the fol owing question: "Suppose a little dog and a horse and wagon were Soing along the read, and the little og was in front of the horse and wagon and stayed there. Which ould get home first?" A small boy's voice responded, "Tho horse and wagon would get there first." 'Why, how is that?' he waa asked. "Because," was the disconcerting reply, "if the little dog was in front of the horse and wa.jon and stayed there the wagon would run over him and kill him, and he wouldn't get home at all." And the pro fessor admitted the justice of the reasoning. There Was No Hurry. The "meenister" of a certain Scotch parish was walking one misty night through a street in the village when he fell into a deep hole on the top of the water pipes, which were being repaired. There was no ladaer by which he could make his escape, and he be gan to shout for help. A labo'rer passing henrd his cries and, looking down, asked who he was. The minister told him* where upon the laborer remarked ! "Weel, weel, ye needna kick up sich a noise. You'll no* be needed afore Sawbath, an* this is only "Tiursday nicht i" Just One. Others besides Dogberry have been ambitious to be "writ down" in character. Public Opinion says that a South African constabulary commander wrote to a local troop officer, asking if there were any donkeys io camp. The reply came in tho troop of ficer's handwriting : Tes, one-R. H. Symes, cap tain," ._ Bad Company. The jury brought in a verdict of "not guilty." The judge said ad morishingly to the prisonor, "After this you ought to keep away from bad company. irYes, your honor. You will not see me here again in a hurry." OAiSTOXlIA. Baan tis 0m^^i Kind Voa Hara Always BoogM - It i* a singular fact that the lar gest jags are those which follow thc New Year's resolution to quit drink ing. - A dispatch says: "Tho Washing ton State women are up io arms.' Well, who is licking? Many men think ] that is the proper plaoe for them. THE EATING OF TURKEYS. Some of the Ways In Which Epreurea Have Prized Them. The first turkey eaten in France Ls said to havo boen served at the wedding banquet of Charles IX., says the American Kitchen Maga zine. Tho Mexican bird was tuken to Europe and then brought again to America as a domestic bird. The journals of many of tho explorers, like Captain John Smith, record the excellent qualities of tho wild tur key. They wero plentiful from Can ada south even to the tencoast. Ono traveler writes of the "great store of tho wild kind of turkeys, which remain about the houso as tame as ours in England." Tho famous French authority Brill?t Savarin, who visited this country moro than 100 years ago, left an account of his oxperionce in hunting wild turkeys. On his re turn from this expedition somo fa mous man was tolling him stories of Washington. Tho French niau's attention wandered, but he, by a marked effort^ recovered himself and said, "I beg a thousand par dons, but I was thinking how to dress my wild turkoy." another story of Savarin was told by Talley rand. Passing through Sous on the way to Lyons, ho sent lor tho cook, according to his custom, and asked what ho could have for dinner. The report was discouraging, for, al though four turkeys wore roasting in tho kitchen, they were all for ono guest. "I should "liko to meet tho man who orders four turkeys for his own eating/' ?nid Savarin, and he went to pay his respects to the stranger, who tu. .dod out to bo his own son. "What, you roguq, four turkeys, all for yourself ?" "Yes, sir. You know, whenever I dino with you you eat up tho whole of lcs-sote-les-laissent [the tidbit known as the oystor], I waa re solved to enjoy myself for once in my lifo, and here I am ready to be gin, although I did not expect the honor of your company." ? There is an old story of an epi cure who said: "We havo just been dining on a superb turkey, tender and delicate. We loft nothing but the bones." Being asked how many were included in the "we," he re plied, *<Two; the turkey and my self." An Englishman in Paris asked Franklin why his countrymen se lected a stupid, uneataV 3 eagle as their emblem when they had sup plied them such a noble bird as the turkey. _ The Tree? of Parla. Paris is said to lead the world in the culture of city trees. Tho suc cess of tho French capital is duo not so much to an admirable soil and climate as to a well organized syB tem of caring for tho trees. In large nurseries young trees are grown and prepared for the Parisi an streets. The culture of the soil is elaborate. From the very begin ning the trees are pruned and Btak ed to compel a straight growth. By frequent transplanting the roots be come so hardened that they are en abled tc withstand injury due to transportation. When a tree is suf ficiently large, it is set out in the streets with the same care that was lavished upon it in the nursery. Often the cost of planting a singlo tree is $50. Whenever a storm de stroys the city trees tho nursery can b?^iminediately drawn upon for an other supply. Irony Sadly Wasted. Two women of tho genuB. dramat ic entered a car on the elevated road the other day, and after darting gazes saturated with the spirit of re buke up and down tho two rows of seated men one of them remarked: "How they aro weighed down by their business cares! They are ut terly oblivious to our presence." "Poor things 1" the other ex claimed. "How I sympathize with their weariness 1" Just then tho guard noticed the women standing and called to them: "Plenty of room in front cars! This is an excursion of deaf mutcB sightseeing in the city 1"-New York Tribuno._ Entirely Different. Mrs. Timmins-John, I must say ?ou aro the narrowest minded man ever saw. You havo an idea that nobody is ever right but yourself. Mr. Timmins-Better look at home. Were you over willing to admit that anybody was right who differed from you? 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