nce, in blindness and deafness I
have no faith that this operation will remove the disease in spite of
the fact that in almost every case operated upon there is great
improvement in the sight and hearing. But I have no certain knowledge
why this improvement followed. It partakes, therefore, of the nature of
an accident. In the case of very fat people the operation trims them
down to normal weight. Very thin people are built up to normal weight by
it. Barren women and impotent men become mothers and fathers. But in no
case do I permit a grandfather or grandmother to entertain the hope that
they may be rejuvenated to such an extent that they can procreate again
if they wish. This is mere romance, with which I have nothing to do. Nor
do I advise a young woman of forty who has not reached the menopause
stage to take the operation if she is in good health, in spite of her
belief that the goat-glands will enable her to remain indefinitely
young. This is experimental work, and is not in the same class as the
case of the same woman who has just passed through her menopause and
ceased to menstruate. By all means I advise the latter to take the
operation because I feel that it will rejuvenate her. If a woman has had
both ovaries removed by surgical operation, will this operation grow new
ovaries for her, and enable her to become a mother? At this stage of my
knowledge my answer is, "Certainly not." If a man has lost both glands
by surgical removal will this operation grow new glands for him? Nine
times out of ten, "No." The tenth time, "Yes." I do not know why.

I can use only a certain breed of goat, a Swiss milk goat, and only
animals of a certain youth. My goats cost me about $75 each on an
average, and that is one reason why it would be impossible to conduct
this work as a free surgical clinic might be conducted, unless the
undertaking were specially endowed with funds to meet the expense.

Some time in the month of June I expect to make a trip to London,
England, and will be away possibly until the end of August. Even the
month of May in Kansas is sometimes too hot for this operation to be
successfully performed, and I make it a rule to suspend operations
entirely throughout June, July and August. Experience has taught me that
when the outdoor temperature is high the operation will almost certainly
be unsuccessful, and on account of the cost involved, as well as for the
saving of time and trouble for the patient, it is in th