Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 July 1912 — Speech Center Was Destroyed. [ARTICLE]

Speech Center Was Destroyed.

If little Eva Creel of Lee,;who had the left side of ‘ her head crushed last Saturday by falling from a horse, recovers from the effects of the terrible injury, she will not be able to speak. At least onefouth of her skull was crushed and was removed by Drs. Beasley and Arnett of this city and Dr. Clayton of .Monon, when they operated on her at St. Elizabeth hospital Saturday night. Part of the left frontal lobe of the brain was ' lacerated and the tissue removed. The speech Center is located in this, portion of the brain and has been destroyed. There was some improvement in her condition yesterday and there, seems to be some chance for her recovery. —Lafayette Journal.