Reclaiming the maimed; a handbook of physical therapy . with reasonable care,without this attention. The illusion should be complete at a couple of yards dis-tance, except that where an eye is replaced, it cannot close andopen, and a squint ap-pears, unless the patienttakes the precaution tolook his friend full inthe face. By means ofthese masks, horriblydisfigured men havebeen able to accept andhold positions as chauf-feurs, elevator attend-ants, clerks, and, in fact,any position involvingappearance among theirfellows, who are quiteunconscious of the grislygap present beneath thisfair exterio
Reclaiming the maimed; a handbook of physical therapy . with reasonable care,without this attention. The illusion should be complete at a couple of yards dis-tance, except that where an eye is replaced, it cannot close andopen, and a squint ap-pears, unless the patienttakes the precaution tolook his friend full inthe face. By means ofthese masks, horriblydisfigured men havebeen able to accept andhold positions as chauf-feurs, elevator attend-ants, clerks, and, in fact,any position involvingappearance among theirfellows, who are quiteunconscious of the grislygap present beneath thisfair exterior. Timidityand self-consciousnessdisappear, as they findthat they are no longerobjects of repulsion toevery onlooker. Self-respect returns, depres-sion departs, and physical health follows the upward trendof their spirits. The process, simple as it may sound, is really rather dif-ficult, and can only be brought to a successful result by ahigh degree of sculptural skill, with infinite patience intrimming down^ building up, altering, and adapting; with. Fig. 114. — Loss of lower part of face, maskheld by glasses and neck ribbon. Der-went Wood. 124 RECLAIMING THE MAIMED many failures, before these strong metal films will conformto the remaining parts of the face, both in form and operator who is not a sculptor, and a sculptor of imagina-tion, at that, will inevitably fail.
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