Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-11-13
Hrood.rfuI Exh. bittOB,

4 Liping Mans Heart open for Inspection.
A sr..E curiosity wls on Tuesday exhibited
to the students OF toe University Medical Col
lege in Now York, Of which the Post thus
spsaks:
It MAS ease o. deficiency OF the sternum,
(hrssstbone.) which enables the several move
luents Of the heart 10 b. seen. IL has cSGiten
i,tense iaterest for several years past
throughout the cilies Of E.irJie ADD Britain.
Tae "a ncc # the defect Is very lntoiils'nt
gentleman, NJ. G:Oux, native OF ti'm3aiS =
twenty-cigdt years OF age, s":ne~has uhuSr
tie average height, aud rather pale, IN 'nRo
no anu,urs +, DO in health The collar bones
are not connected, (ae!ther are the rios 70
their appusi;es,) but there Is groove waere
the sternum should be; the skin Is natural.
Ia it, natural st .te this groove IS about an
lpcn aud malt wide, bur it can be disteaded
to three inches. GA locking at the groove
pusgtiie swelling Is GiscsrD"bie opposite the
third and fourth ribs; II respiration DO sus-
panded i! rauidlY rises to IN enormous extern
and RENAME full and .easc until the breathing
is restored, when it sJon Subsidies. Ihis j.
the heart. B.tweeD the claylCle3 there IL
smother pulsasie swelling, ensiiy felt, which
is the eo:t., the great artery from the heart.
The diIatiun ard contraction Of the lung is
aiso seen. liz coughing, tho right iuag sud-
denly protruie9 from tho caess through the
grove AID a-eeads considerable distance
,.orve the rigat c!.vic!o ioto the seek
NJ. Groux remembers b4lug taken og his
family doctor 10 q nedicsi society 10 iinhi-
bur- when about two years old, hu: he did
n,i know for Yha:: aoF lid the full inp)r-
t5ro, If ais case occur 10 him Ill be WIS over
.,eaty wears OF age. 10 1919, while Oh a
visit % Llrdou, ne was attacked w!t2 GIoiefa,
ard thea il was that his defect wgs made
k1owp 90 the profcs>icn. IL WAS shown to
ssvcral DISTINGUISHED nejicll men 80 great
gn.i3-itg, aai was advised TO travel tar'igh
Elrgpe for the Der, ii OF tho prUicS"ion--
Nor lJur after, while attending 10 bis Uusl'
ness, wb,ch was very contiairg, he was az
tackled with La, l.optist-, pittirE OF blood. }
! lie then concluded 70 ala idvn his oc;upat'o;i
apd follow the suggestitus often made 10
h.u,. viz: 10 tInsei aud show himself -
tbs medical men OF tho countries OF Ea'
rome. Britain aad now CT America. lie
! has at album Of two volumes Whlch are
Dearly Giieu with the autographs OF TIE cAiei
| mcrl bers OF all the itn:s3rtant medical socie
lies and universities Of Europe, from 81. Pc
tersburg 10 Madrid, and from Nieuna to Cal
/ WY, test!yiug 10 their great lIterest III tne
ca-.. The signatures OF professors a'd Gel
! ,tr,tiss sno have eXaaIncd him number over
! two thousand. His case Is "a most remark
! ole one, and - a rare Opportunity Ter study
/ Jog. er UiSu, tho actions OF the heatt, S"c''
vessel, AMI iuuss. IL eO!ves several duct.
/ Gul uucstions in regard 10 tie action c! the
/ hear, AMI giVes quite vivid an !Iea 81 th'
/ great strength ard vigorous movement OF TIE
" hl,lc liie.macbine," US i! the ribs were cut
away ADD IL exposed, more vivid, indeed. Tor
in the latter case tuerc would 90 10 action
such az is DOW plainly visible undeT all con
Gltious of tue system, beneath only q tom Ve!i
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