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with his naked eyes, that he could tell what differentiation

with his naked eyes, that he could tell what differentiation
was
Dr. GREEN said that there opening the abscess
described to him by Dr. Mott though the abscess He
said they into the abscess and pus gushed out He
could not reconcile the two statements
Dr. Mort discrepancy. As they cut little mat
ter made its appearance; 1t was very little
Dr. GREEN replied that II 1t contained no pus aud mus
have broken BEFORE how that produced effect
spoken Of by DIR. housekeeping the epglots back ?
Dr. Beales stated that the opening large
two fingers into which food entered with eating and other
agents employed Did they find any food 10 that abscess
Dr. BKAIEs-There was nothing but a small portion Of
liquid food aken and just before his death scarcely any
atall
Dr. GREEN was willing to leave the question of tubercu.
lous Affection he would leave with the scientific autho
rites.
motion was made to refer the whole subject to the
econ the Theory and Practice Of Medicine. To this
an amendment was offered by Dr. sayre as foIlows:-
Feo% Of his not Ses
by the post mortem examination evidence brought be-
Resolved That in the jadsmen, of this Academy Dr.
NJ S
Dr. Mort protested against the fact OF any charge having
been made by any member. He was sure he had made
The resolution would imply of DR.. Green.
No doubt the operation had been prudenty done Tao
language that he or MOTIF held up to the family was
that the death was the result of accident.
Dr. SAYRE desired Dr. Mott to read the last few lines Of
his statement.
DR.. Morr-It s merely an opinion O.aughter.)
DR.. SAYRE said they wanted subterfuge: plain Eng
lsh language had a meaning. The opinion Of Dr. Mott
weighed with the world than that Of many others
He did not beheve that to be the opinion Of the Academy
he had listened attentvey To the whole discussion and
carefully analysed the post mortem and that not his
opinion. In the course Of some further remarks having
nsnuated that the abscess might have been made the
post norton,
Dr. MORT sad-That is not fair do me reasonable Justice
You could not make such opening with an Instrument.
DIR. SAYRE spoke Of the readiness with which diseased
tissues could be orn and this was called morbid spec
men, which could sometimes be torn without knife He
would, however, change the word "charges" to opn-
IONS"
Dr. REESE followed with long speech, defending Dr.
Wa Ia of
the death Of Whitney deserved only contempt, especially
based the authority of the patient himself Such
allegations from patients and their friends were very
common thing; and was every member OF the Academy
to be brought up because the relatives charged him with
he drew forth remark from DR.. Mott that this was the
largest arynx and rechea he ever saw Then the protru
sion sad Dr. Reese only an enlarged proraction
DR.. MOrT-That is all.
DR.. REEsE-That will not save the gentleman because
this chcked to death-he could neither swallow
nor breathe. Uaughter) His breathing was performed
very imperecty, they said and degutiton impossi
bic II they could not find out what was the matter while
he was living they scarcely ought TO when was dead Dr.
R. continued at considerable length He was called
to order by the chair for charging prevaricaton and at
length was reminded that it was very late.
During the subsequent discussion Dr. Green stated that
neither himself his friends had brought this matter
before the Academy, the public through the press
Dr. FRANCIS opposed the resolution of Dr. Sayre as an
implied censure Of Drs. Mott and Beales.
DR.. WATSON the Presidency left the chair to make few
remarks He stated that the patient mad been in the
habit of drinking TO all his life. Alcohol, it
known would produce disease in the blood vessels inter-
ering with the circulation, and will occasionally cause
gangrene the extremties Of the arteries Whitney had
been sick a year with a cough Was il consumptiye
cough2 Certainly not Constant drinking prevents tn
berculous disease in constitutions predsposed to it, Whit
ney lost some brothers by it. BY drinking he changed
his diathesis and produced another tendency Such
cough that invariably attended with foul breath
He had been told that Whitney was remarkable for foul
breath. Upon these data what would be the nference9
Crcumscribed gangrene Of the lungs That in all
probability this mans case He coughed of gangrenous
matter which left cavity. He had nearly the whole
of one lung thus soughed off, sometimes it was entirely
80. The cavity left would take ccatrzing process,
presenting granulaOns the surface. Whitney prOba.
bly, for many months had diseased lungs produced by in
toxicang drinks. That would explain the diagnosis that
DIR. Green made when he first called 1t would be
very to infer where there such cavity that
was produced by tubercuous disease; ninety nine In
hundred would say AS regards the treatment Of Dr.
Green he had only this to say in introducing this in
strument the mucous membrane or the muscular fabric
of the larynx abraded, what of it? In healthy
It would heal up. But Whitney having broken down
might have been an accident and all medical men we're
subject to them.
DR.. GARDNER moved the following amendment, which
was accepted as substitute, by DR.. Sayre:-
variou: the public press and other
Mott and Beass having by their to the
death NJ s s the hs of I
examination do consider that his
Out was an
The amendment was adopted and the meeting adjourned
at half past eleven.
story of the Girl Who Was Burned to Death
HER SECOND BURIAL.
We never read story sad than that of Josephine
Ellison. A few months ago, she beautiful, lovely
girl the pet OF an honorable family in Missouri village
wretch scduced her. and persuaded her to elope with
him to Cincinnati, where he soon deserted her. After
vainy seeking other modes OF life, she entered house Of
SIM But her soul revoted at the Memphian darkness OF
such lfe She was too dsconsolae to please her vs
ters too cherries to make friends with her heartess com
panons. At length, last week, she unburthened her
heart 10 OF the inmates of the house who sympahzed
with her. By her advice she resolved to return to her
deserted home bow for repentance before her outraged
parents, and atone by life Of merit for months of shame
An omnibus driver directed TO call for her and her
trunk left at the Office That night the house took fire
heater the cellar All the inmates escaped but In the
morning the remen took from the ruins the charred body
Of Josephine Ellison. Just she being borne away,
omnibus driven up with her neatly ettered trunk
board-but the contemplated passenger had taken
other journey. Josephine buried in the city lot An
nerant minister performed the services Four professed
followers of that Jesus who said TO the weeping Maga
len, woman, thy sins are forgiven thee were asked TO
do it, but refused They felt " am hoier than thou art
The night after the burial the police caught three
coming from the graveyard carrying heavy Bag and
sued them They dropped the bag and ran On being taken
TO the Office Of the Mayor found to contain the black
ened remains of the lost parah to whom in death
repose denied. The resurreconsts arrested.
Several Of the fra sisters Of the unfortunate girl says
the Cincinnati Enquirer having determined as has been
stated to bury the poor girl second time, the Rev. G.
T. Flanders, of the First Universalist church, in
Christian spirit offered preach the funeral service,
which took place at that edice on Plum street Although
public notice had been given of the event. the church
was nearly full before the appointed tme and when the
pany may be Supposed miscellaneous and singular
in its charactcr-composed Of true Christian men and
men, dlers, courtesans gamblers, gentlemen profit.
gates and phanthropss all deeply impressed with the
socmnity of the OCCASION To Judge of the service by
hurried glance, stranger might have thought tia fashion
able wedding perhaps as he perceived carriage after
rage drive up and deliver their elegantly dressed
inmates in front Of tSe eaiace; Observation, how
rowing eyes that 1t occasion of joy. The
Rev. Mr.. flanders sermon eloquent and touching
from It's simple truthruness, aud sank into every heart
God, he said all love; that he had destined every
human creature for Heaven, and none had reason To
despair He alluded TO the autecedents Of the poor girl
and to the miserable life she must have led since her false
step had brought nelabe ailcton to her soul As he
spoke many persons wept, and strong men bend
their heads TO hide the starting tears; while the poor
men, 10 whom his words were alive with truth, sobbed
like children. We have rarely witnessed more impress
sve All appeared to be held in sympathy, and
the errDg daughters Of shame to be recreated for the
tme and to have repented Of their sins. Their hearts
purified doubtless in that hour and the tablets
their souls washed clean with atonng grief Alas If
good angel could have held them in this mood and
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