GENERAL BOOTH’S EYESIGHT.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2438, 1 March 1909, Page 5

GENERAL BOOTH’S EYESIGHT.

OPERATION FOR CATARACT

General Booth underivent an operation for the removal of a cataract from his right eye at his residence at Hadley "Wood, on Wednesday, December 16. The operation, which was performed by Dr Charles Higgens, of Guy’s Hospital, .assisted by Dr Wardlaw Milne, of High Barnet, passed off quite satisfactorily. It was carried out in the veteran leader’s bed-room just before three o’clock, cocaine being injected, and lasted only a couple of minutes. Mr B ram well Booth, the General's son, was present-. During the morning 'General Booth had a consultation with his son, and dealt with correspondence as usual, afterwards lunching. He faced the ordeal quite calmly. Dr Hmgens says that the operation will he the means of restoring the impaired sight, the condition of which has prevented the General from reading anything but bold print. He will, of course, have to keep to bis room for some days, during which the eye must be protected from all light. The doctors declare that in every respect his health is in excellent condition.' General .Booth has already made arrangements to conduct something like a month’s campaign in Great Britain between the latter part of January and the end of February, and he will then, .proceed for a short -tour __ in Scandinavia, visiting ’Denmark, Norway;- Sweden, aud Finland, after wincth lie will return to London for the celebration of liis SOth birthday in April, Ho has only recently returned from his iast distant tour, involving so veil weeks’ continual travelling and meetings in fcouth Africa with the addition of five weeks on the sea. More recently still he visited several of the .principal German cities. Bight up to tho last moment before the operation be was engaged on lie sent a message to Ins soldiers all over tho world.