SGALP GREETING

EXTRAORDINARY PROPOSAL

(From'"The.Post's" Representative.) '■■.-■.-'"■ . - SYDNEY, June '7.

Two doctors formerly of New Zealand, Dr. Pereival Pickerill and' Dr.. C. 3il.v'Clarlcsbn, figured recently in-ono of -the most- extraordinary beauty, deals ever proposed in Sydney. . It began with'an;,advertisement .in one of the city, papers which ran:— -' f Wanted, brunette, give portion of scalp £Qr grafting. - Compensation and . expenses." Inquiries soon showed that the advertisement was a* perfectly genuine one—that there actually was ill Sydney ■ a young lady who wanted to iDuy .a suitable pieeo of brunette scalp.' * This young lady has aspirations! for the stage, and thought herself qualified for a successful theatrical career.' ■Unhappily, however;' her appearance had been, disfigured "By. the Joss of" a portion of her scalp in a motor accident; .and n'owl she. was eager., to have it-replaced, paying a reasonablp price for the benefit.

There was uo lack of brunette applicants willing to consider submitting themselves to the ordeal that had been proposed, with the promise of "compensation." After the advertisement ha<J appeared a seconcTtinie there wore 40 girls-who 'called at .the.address;that had been given, and each -was anxious to hear- details of 'the'"■_unu'su'alv: pro : ' posal. *' Most, -of ■them admitted that they had baen. unemployed for .; some time, and the prpniisp of ■"compensation." hacUbeen the lure. The appli, cants .were., warned, by the doctors of ilia painful. nature of the operation, and as.the compensation offered was only.£so it isunderstood that no girl expressed a willingness to submit: . I)ly;Clarkspn-Ayas perfectly'frank ;iu' liis d(3aTings'jwith one of the girls.- He told her that: the operation would'eauso her .quite a lot of pain as well as discomfort.> * 'It- would ---bo necessary for 1 he. applicant to have an operation for the grafting of her own forearm 'to the area : : in ;th'e scalp from which it was proposed *to, remove a strip-six inches by; two, inches. First the forearm would bei operated upon, and then, when the scalp jwas prepared, the forearm would, lie; strapped; to ( the- scalp and kept in that position for about ten days. This" would -not "only be painful, but very uncomfdrtable, for there could be.no moyernent of the arm,.and it would be strapped* in an unnatural position. It would' be necessary for the donor to remain:,in bed for six: weeks to ensure a successful graft to the'scalp .of the recipient. For a time both donor and recipient would be strapped together while the tissues were uniting. It is explained that scalp grafting presents no real difficulty.to the modern i;>last3c.'surgeon,.but it is evident that greater compensation will have to be ofEered before any girl can.take advan--1 age- 6j.'■ this.'. extraordinary . ""aid •to beauty......... , ;; \