Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-04-04

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soaked in wa,er
Cross Erdminod.-I do not regard my
judgement as Of much weightup os'eo'-
ogy as that of DR. Wyman. There would
be less likely to be lean cut after dea,h.
DIR. George X. Gay-Wc finished the
exqmilation on Sunday. ! think iha, !
saw DR. Strorg there on Monday. The
cut was ragged. My impression Was that
it was done with cano. The limbs look
ed as if they had been wet great dea' -
The parts which came from the privy.
DR.. Oliver w. Holmes The quantity
ofblood in human body curing life has
beea tested in two ways. One examiner
says one-fhh of the weight of the subject
about twenty-seven or twenly-eight pounds;
the other says between one-quarier and one
fifth Cf the weighi-in an adult male thirty
four and a half pounds. This would be
abouI seventeen quarts have broken bones
to ascertain what would be thor appear
ance after calcinalion.
Cross eraninotion.-For a staple ply
steal fact | trust man would not defer his
opinion To anybody. could not say
whether bone Nas fractured during life.
/ examined the bone which DIR. Wyman
handed to me, and which he thought might
have been fractured during life. | gave
my own opinion, if you please, Of my own
opinion.
Prof. T.. \. Hosiord-l am instructor at
the University oiCambridgc, in The Law
renee scientific school. have delivered
Tart of tho lectures at the medical school
in this city, since DIR. Webs,er's arrest. |
gave instruction IN chemistry in lSll. |
have nitrate of copper in my laboratory,
and have seen il in others. II is used
for variety of purposes Ia organic analy-
sis, il is used TO ascertain the constituents
of organc bodies. have made expert
ments to ascertain with what facilities bones
can be consumed-with potash, and nitric
acid, each by itself, with hook joint, the
flesh being mostly removed. The parts
were tested separately with commercial nj
trio acid. In four hours and twenty min
uIes the bone had disappeared excep. some
very small pieces. In five hours and TWEEN
t. minutes every vcs'igc of bone was gone.
have dissolved human muscle in very
short time-hayc not tired any experiment
with human bone. ! found common salt in
Prof. Websier's labor tory. There are So
lulions OF copper still in the laboratory.
have oc ,asion 10 use blood not unfrequcht-
/ Iy.
! never ina le any experiments from ar
atomical vaults | know that gases are
generated there; sent out articles to pruf
Webster's house after took possession of
the laboratory sent out an old blanket,
two pair of pant looms, one or two coat,
and PAIR OF overalls. There WIS a little
( light colored cap; examined the overalls
very curlously before sent hem out |
looked the clothes fail over; | lave seen
them since, and lid not recognise any dif-
ference in them; there was no blood upon
them.
Cross.craniacd-I found the ovcralls in
the small back room think tie police
man had had them for pillar there Was
\ nitric acid IN A or 8 hottles--a gallon or
\ gallon and haIf-about l6 lbs. This,
however, would depend upon It's cnnccn'ra-
uon. should think ,ha, rather more than
the weight of flesh and bone, of acid, would
be required to disso,va the bones and flesh.
II IN the experiments made no obnoxu
\ gas escaped. No offensive odur would cs-
cape from tic decomposition of the acid
\ did not discover in the laboratory any
vessel sufficient 10 contain so pounds OF
/ nitric acil | did not examine the spot,
| supposed 10 be nitrate OF copper. | DID
no, attach any importance to them, as
know that nitrate of copper is quite likely
to be spilled over laboratory. 1t nigh
affec, clothes and woul! slowly corrodC
the skin. | took pounds aud 2 ounces o
flesh and pounds of bore for my ex
perimen's. The quantity of acid | do NJ
exactly know.
Re- Erdmncd-It.ls not impossible tc
destroy flesh in an iron vessel. The iJen
,ily OF flesh would be quickly lost. hav,
known Prof. W. intimately for the las
three years. know nothing to the con
trary tha, his reputation is good for haTan
lty.
\ CroSs-cramiRcd.-I> should not think tha
nitric acid would act on mineral teeth.
\ W. T. G.. Morton-I have prac ise,
dentistry for about 8 years. usual
manufacture my own mineral teeth.
have had opportunities to make myself ac
quainied with DR.. Keeps method of manu-
featuring teeth | was instructed som
five years a. in his manner. | see n
particu ar mark to identify these teeth oh
teeth taken from tie iurnace) sec mark
\ Of grinding the teeth after they arc carvcC
This is not unusual by any means.
n We use wheel from the size of iou,
pcnc, to a dollar. have used platina pins
.. apI en- b,va ptlprs II ia tho cnmnn