A Wonderful Case Of Skin-grafting

The following article appeared in the Detroit Evèn'ng News of Thursday uncler a Niles date of the 17th, and ■will be read here wltta interest : "Harry Sclimidt, 3 2 years old Pon of F. C. Schmidt, a prominent merehant, will be taken to Detroit in a few weeks to undergo nn examination tiy sorae of the most famous medical men in the United States. "Harry Schmidt was ahnost literally snatched from the grave. About two years ago wliüe Harry was playing in the rear of1 his father's meat market, his accidental y cauglht ou the steam gnage of an engiue. breaking the glase. The scalding water whk'h poiired out literally cooked the flesh off his back and right arm. Tor mouths afterwards lic was caiiiined to a bed, local phTsi,i;us iaüiag to relieve his Bufferings. tors ïrom Chicago were conKiilted, Irat in vaii). 'Finally Sohmidt took his son to Ann Arbor, where lio was placed in charge of Drs. Dading and Brooks. Alter eeveral cures had iailed, skingraftimg was resorted to. The fatner and mother both sacrüiced theinselves. TUouands of pieces of skin ■were taken from the father's body and applied tot lio injured boy. In about eight months the boy was sent back entirely cured. "The case is considered remarkable 0:1 account of the large amount of surface covered by the burns. P.efore the boy was taken to Ann Arbor many doctors pronounced him iLcurable. At Detroit his case wBl be thorouglily cxpiained by Drs. DarHng and Brooks."