SPAIN: A Deaf Princeling

Dr. Curtis H. Muncie, of Brooklyn, sailed on the Majestic for Europe, where he will treat the 15-year-old Don Jaime, second son of the King of Spain, for total deafness.

This is the second time the young prince has been treated for congenital deafness. The first time Dr. May, of London, another celebrated ear specialist, performed an operation which had only temporary results. Both Drs. May and Muncie favor manipulative surgery—that is, without the use of any instruments, the fingers alone being used.

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