Another case illustrates a further and somewhat peculiar phase of the
subject. From the posterior nasal passage of a singer I removed nine
large adenoid tumors. He was a tenor, and within a few days his upper
tones were perceptibly freer and fuller. He had recently changed his
instructor; and subsequently I found that he was attributing to this
teacher the marked improvement in his voice. The physician was receiving
no credit as a voice-builder whatsoever from either of them--which shows
that in addition to a keen knife, the specialist should also possess a
keen sense of humor.
Transcriber's Note
Some spelling variation exists in this ebook (e.g., collar-bone and
collarbone, chest-cavity and chest cavity, mucus and mucous). These
variations have been retained to match the original text.
Minor corrections to punctuation have been made without note.
The following additional typographical corrections have been made:
Table of Contents: Changed 170 to 169 to accurately reflect page
number in text
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(by amateur laryngoscopists)