From the October 18, 1930, issue

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ARCHAEOLOGISTS FIND PATIENT PERUVIAN SURGEONS LOST

One of the most interesting of the many ancient skulls that have been brought out of Peru bears what is probably the earliest known gauze compress–certainly the earliest surgical dressing of the kind that has been discovered on this continent. The bold cranial surgery of the Peruvian medicine men has long been known, both in the treatment of head wounds and in trepanning, probably for ceremonial purposes.