tissues. This led me to examine him from head to foot for possible nervous disorder, of which, however, I found no trace. Then, satisfied that there must be a more remote physical cause, I pushed the examination further and discovered traces of kidney affection. He was successfully treated for this and, with its cure, his voice also was restored. This case shows the close relationship between parts of the physical constitution and the voice, and illustrates the importance to the singer of a generally healthy physical condition.
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.
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