The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1855-04-13
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was cntting upon, oozed forth tTiin, clam4
my moisture. $50
My friend with the rolled up sleeves took
lis place at tile head OF another table, bear
ing the form of an apparently young femalc,h
who had evidently died of long and wnst-
ing disease--most probably consumption.
There were the attcnuated limbs, which
once, perhaps, bore their owner through the
mazcs of the dance; there the bonv fingers
which in life may have glistcned with gems
"ofpurcst ray serene; there the suuken,
pallid check, once rosy with maiden bushes
there the cod impassive lips, once wrcathed
in smiles or pouting in veXation. Aid wheh
that young creature became q victim to the
dread destroyer, who, of her weeping friends.
as they consigned her body to its parent
earth, dreamed that in another day the form
they had loved would lie exposed to the in
different gaze of college professors, students,
and strangers
81 say" said my friend of the rclled-up
sleeves, calling my attention to his operations;
" if you'll come here I'll show the lady's
brains"
The skull had been removed, exposing the
interior of the head. looked on with the
determination, now that was ain for it, to
see all could, and take particular care not
to be caught on these premises again.
Here's the jugular vein," said Saw-bones,
at the same time raising with ;he forccps the
part indicated. "Stop minute. and I''l
blow it up" Taking from the case of instru-
mcnts beside him small silver tube, he pro-
cccdSd TO do so. Then with a small, strap
knife, called "scalpel," he cut away the
flesh from number of other veins nerves,
and arteries, exhibiting them to mo. in
manner that would have been edifying per-
haps, had been able to understand word
of it,
| After this divcrting bit of work, together
with pleasant remarks scarcely adapted
to after breakfast repetition, Sawbones scrat1
cd his fingers, on the edge Of the table, and
taking from his pocket short pipe and plug
of cavcndish tobacco, clipped the latter with
his pen-knife, filed his pipe, and smoked with
delectable gusto.
Meanwhile turned to another student
who was engaged, as he informed me, in as
ccrtaning "what woman's back was made
Of" in other words, lie was dissecting the
parts adjoining the spine. The body had
evidently been divided among number of
students. At all events, the morsel my new
| friend was anatomizing was destitute of head
or legs. The student seemed to have made
considerable progress in his labors, having
carefully looscned a large portion. of the outer
cuticle, the folds of (which were held up from
the flesh beneath by means of small chain
| furnished with hooks at both cnds, one of
which was fastened in the skin of the "sub-
ject' and the other to the edge of the table
beneath. The callous young Hypocrates
smiled compassionately at the look of horror
which could not help bestowing upon linn,
and slashed away with professional stoicism
Unable longer to gaze with indifference
upon the sickening spectacle, and growing
nervous at the thought that might be inha-
ling the germ Of some dread disease, | began
now to think of beating a retreat. A large
stove in the middle of the apartment grew
red with heat, the windows were all closed,
and the odor of the dissccting room becam.
more unbcarable every instant. Looking
around me, saw all the students still busfIv
engaged at their terrible avocation, all un-
mindful of the stencil, which was to me SO
inSuiferably offensive. Most of the bodies
had been under treatment" for several days
some Of them was told had been there a
month. They were in every stage Of de-
composition, and the poison which is always
,
college by the resurrcctioni is. was INSULT
eient to rcta?d their decay. In addition tc.
the dreadful odor my sense of sight was also
outraged by the terrible spectacle every
where presented. Heaelless trunks here an
arm, there a leg ghastly countenances and
ginning eorpses, all telling, mu,ely but elo-
quently, Of what int been and was 40 wore
these were not objects calculated to charm
the unaccustoned beholder,
| could stand il no longer. Rushing down
the stairs, and threading my way quickly
through ihe narrow hall, raased not until
| had passed the college doors anil stood
once more in tAe open street.-the blue
heavens above me, the muddy street Beneath,
; and the fresh air of the sea bound island
rushing into my longing lungs.
Despite the horrors have witnessed, T
can not conscicntiously regret my visit of an
hour to diSsccting room. As n peculiar ~
eccentric friend of mine would say, at was
etiifcation."
Coon LoGIC.-"Brudder Jones, can You
tell me the difference tween dying and di'
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