A DRUNKARD'S OPERATION.

Bruce Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 11, 11 February 1909, Page 1

A DRUNKARD'S OPERATION.

By a simple operation on the head, removing pressure on the brain, caused by an injury, Dr Herbert L. Northrop lias changed a mail from a drunkard and a thief to an honest, industrious man, respected by his employers (says 'Science Sittings'). The patient declares that his desire for drink and to steal has entirely disappeared, and during 22 months he has iived an upright life, and been twice promoted by his employers.- He was a man of good habits when at the age ot 48 a piece of timber struck him on the head, causing contusion of the scalp and a hematoma (swelling produced by infusion of blood beneath the skin) in the upper frontal region eloso to the middle line on the right side. He was unconscious for 60 seconds. During the 12 years following he developed drinking and stealing habits, neglected his family, and was finally discharged from a good position for drunkenness and for misusing the company's funds. The operation was then performed, and after 22 months of well-doing with no relapses Dr Northrop announces a complete cure.