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dren under four years of age and over 

 sixteen. This explains the size of the clinic, 

 one of the tin ve largest in the world. Under 

 the Frauenthal method a >c)ung baijy may 

 be treated for deformities, such as club 

 feet and hands, because the hospital ac- 

 cepts children from birth. At the time of 

 my visit to the hospital for the Popular 

 S( n M i: Monthly, the \()ungest patient 



human waste this means. Think of suffer- 

 ing an amputation because there is no 

 I^lace where one can go where a diseased 

 joint can be restored. A man lacking an 

 arm or a leg depreciates in \alue to himself 

 and to the community. 



Cleaning Teeth to Save Lives 

 The science of orthopaedy has some 



Above: Exercises to 

 regain control of par- 

 alyzed muscles and 

 to straighten spines 



was four da>s old. 

 Cases requiring 

 hospital treatment 

 are accepted antl 

 kept in the institu- 

 tion until their difti 

 culties arc o\'ercome, 

 if the\- have to remain 

 a year. 



Before the hospital was 

 established a man suffering from 

 a chronic affection of a joint, for 

 example a knee joint, would ha\e been 

 sent from one hospital to another until, in 

 despair, he would finalK- consent to ha\-e 

 the leg amputated. The ordinary- hospital 

 is not ec|uippcd for orthopaedic work. Its 

 facilities are overtaxed in caring for acute 

 cases. There is neither time nor room to 

 treat chronic cases. Think of the terrible 



To the left: Adjust- 

 ing a traction 

 splint to correct a 

 shortened leg 



amazing features. 

 Many men-and 

 women — have been 

 rescued from living 

 the !i\es of hope- 

 less cripples simply 

 thrinigh ha\ing their 

 teeth cleaned. It seems 

 incredible; yet it is true. 

 The easiest way to bring it 

 home to you is to tell you the 

 stories of some of the sufferers 

 who have been cured by this ex- 

 tremely simple means. 



A detectixe who had to walk much, 

 suddenly began to experience trouble with 

 his feet. For two years he was treated for 

 fallen arches. He could not oljtain relief. 

 His feet became more painful e\'ery day. 

 At last he was advised to go to the Hospital 

 for Deformities and Joint Diseases. By 



