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from 6 to 10 degrees FahrenlK'it. Heal is 

 necessary to tlie development and growth 

 of the limb. Hot ballis are also given to 

 lloat the limb and aid in acquiring motion. 

 The most interesting part of the treat- 

 ment is the exercising done before a mirror. 

 The little patient is told to concentrate his 

 mind on the alTected part, whether an arm, 

 a leg or an\' group of muscles, and to en- 

 deavor to mo\-e those muscles. The mirror 

 stimulates him to put forth his best efforts 

 because he takes keen interest in watching 

 what he does. 



What Causes Hunchbacks 



Tuberculous disease of the spine (Potts 

 disease), unless checked, leads to the 

 deformity commonly called hunchback. 

 Ciiikiren under three years of age are 

 held in bed in an apparatus which gradually 

 restores them to a normal position. Any 

 day you may see a row of these little pa- 

 tients on the balcon>- of the hospital. 

 Despite the fact that they are strapped in 

 an apparatus, whicii must be painfulK- 

 confining to a liberty-lo\ing, acti\e child, 

 they are a happy, cheerful lot. 



The average case receives surgical opera- 

 tion. A piece of the shin-bone is rcmo\x'd 

 and placed in the diseased portion of the 

 spine as a wedge. The child is then placed 

 in an apparatus which keeps his body rigid. 

 Here he lies f(jr si.\ months following the 

 o|)eralion. The cots are on a baIcon\- 

 which overlooks a park. The patients get 

 all the air and sunlight it is jiossible to get 

 in a cit\'. Strict attention is paid to diet. 

 These children are fed highK nutritious 

 food. After a few weeks of this treatment 

 it is difficult to 

 believe that they 

 are not in the best 

 of health. If it 

 were not for the 

 apparatus whit li 

 confines them, one 

 would take liuin 

 for normal children. 

 When they fmalK 

 leave the hospit.il 

 they can run and 

 play like other 

 >'oungsters. And 

 the beauty of it is, 

 t h <• \- g r f) w up 

 straight-backed. 



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another cause <>f The viclim is hcl.l securely I 

 defnrmi t >•. The urc buckled to the breHstpli 



affected leg is much shorter tlian the 

 other. The Frauenthal methtKl of treating 

 this employs carefulK' adjusted splints, 

 X-Ra\' treatment and special diet. The 

 child frequently is kept in bed, held in a 

 recumbent position by means of straps. 

 The affected leg is clamped in a weighted 

 apparatus which constantly pulls the de- 

 f(jrmed member. The hip is treated by the 

 X-I<a>' to stimulate the growth i>f healthy 

 tissue. After a ]x-riod of this treatment, 

 careful diet and fresh air the patient is 

 fitted with a splint in which he can walk. 

 E\'entually the disease is eradicated and 

 the short leg induced to grow. 



The X-Ray is used extensively in the 

 treatment of jpint diseases. For certain 

 joint troubles hot, dry air is useil. The 

 patient places the affected member in an 

 electric baker and subjects it to a tempera- 

 ture of from 250 to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. 

 Another interesting apparatus is the Zander 

 apparatus for developing the muscles in 

 weak and flat feet. The foot is strapped 

 to the apparatus, which is then set in mo- 

 lion. The machine is capable of a variet>- of 

 motions designed to exercise the muscles. 



Thanks to orthopaedic surgery the 

 human tree no longer has to incline the 

 way the twig is bent. .\t the Hospital for 

 Deformities and Joint Diseases fi\e hundred 

 bent twigs are started on the road to 

 straightness every day. They come in on 

 (Tutciics, but they walk out on their feet. 



A Rescue Saddle for the Fireman Which 

 Leaves His Hands Free 



THF Indian wdni.in carries l.er papoose 

 stra|)ped (T;."^?^ in a basket-cradle 

 her back, because 

 • must needs have 

 her hands free 

 for other 

 things. T h e 

 same idea has 

 been utilizcnl 

 1>> William De 

 l.ude and Al- 

 bert H. Steele, 

 of Kansas City, 

 in the construc- 

 of a .saddle to 

 be used b>" firemen in 

 rocning unconscious 

 <ir lulplesspersi>nsfrom 

 .1 biu'ning building. 

 The construction and 

 .y the St rnps which »'«^' of the siiddle arc 



ite Hiid buck |)lalc sliowii in the picture. 



