The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-08-01
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ARTIFiCc..44- MAN. It is well known to
most Of our readers, that the Medical In
stitution in Yale College, have recently
purchased an anatomical preparation, ian
artificial many prepared by learned nliiy-
stefan at Paris, by the name of Auzoux.
The following from an account given Of
this preparation some months since. will
superaede the necessity Of giving one our
selves.
The fGST9 presented to the audience.
Is that of man of midling size, invested
with covering, answering to the skin.
The first step in the exhibition, was 10 re-
move the Y!'",o o. Ills GOVERNS. from the
head Inc neck, the entire front oc the
trunk, one half of the back, and from the
right arm and lower limb of the same side.
The covering comes off like a case, and
exposes all that is apparent in the human
cody, when the skin is removed, namely.
me s9Re s5g muscles, the tendons and
arteries and glands.
The color of the muscles in the MANN
kin, [the appellation which is given to the
figure it is that OF raw flesh, which shows
strongly in contrast with the white and
grey of the tendons and nerves, the dark
color of the veins, and the red of the ar
teries.
If the preparation had gone no farther,
it would have been very interesting and in
structive, but this is only the beginning.
The muscles Of the head were first remoV-
ed one by one, from the temples, the crown,
&c. and thus the bare Uranium, was expos
ed. Several sections of the brain were
presented by removing portions of the skull
and its contents, and thus the external and
internal appearance Of the brain was re-
vealed. The eye was removed, entire
from its socket; The Ii;s::::cc"!es which gave it
molten, the coats by which it is invested,
the humors which fill its cavity initiated in
CLASSY and the retina within, expanded from
the optic nerve, were all exhibited with
perfect distinctness.
The muscles that invest the neck, the
trunk, the arm and lower limbs were sue
cessively removed, one by one, and laid up
on the table the lungs and heart and liv-
or, and the appendages were taken out,
and their structure exhibited. Every part
preserved its form entire, although separat-
ed, and the spoils of the Mannikin were
accumulated upon table, until one night
have supposed TINT several men had con-
tributed to form the pile.
Every muscle with its tendons, nerves
and blood vessels was removed down to the
very bones, and when they were again put
together, nothing was wanting nor out of
place, to form the original figure. The
superiority of this artificial preparation, in
some particulars, even to natural prepara-
ton was pointed out; especially in the size
of the muscles, which were of course, in
full dimensions and not shrunk and shriTel-
led as in natural specimens. The nature
of the material is unknown; it is however
very firm and not Liable to be broken by
handling, nor even by fall. 1t is obvious
that this preparations NEST valuable and
interesting acquisition, not only to the
schools, OF anatomy, but as correct e;;:.ca.
permanent chart TO guide the course of the
practising physician and surgeon"
CANADA THIsTLEs. DIR. Silas Holbrocil,
of Venice, N. Y. some years since pur-
chased farm, where he now resides, and
found spot Of quarter of an acre of the
Canada Thistle in one of his fields, which,
from appearance had tenanted the spot for
some years. He waited until the bosses
appeared, then set his boys to thrash or
bruise them thoroughly to the ground q
very few stalks sprouted up again that sea-
son, which he bruised and sprinkled with
salt. The next season but one solitary
stalk made its appearance in the field,
which he destroyed in the same way and
declares, he has never seen one on the
premises since.-.4@burn Free Press.
AS two city merchants were conversing
together upon business, flock of birds
passed over their heads; upon which, one
of the traders exclaimed, elbow happy
those creatures are they have no accep'
tances to pay )" "you are mistaken, ex.
claimed his friend, "they have their billS t.
provide for as well as we:''