Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-02-10
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ATTITUDE or THE DEaB ON THF
EIHIn o. RarrrLE

II appears that curing The recent battles in
lay some Of the French physicians were d.
ree-ec BY their superior uedical eHcers. in
addition 20 their immediatk duties to he iiv-
ing, to study the phy siolorcal mechanism. If
one nay 80 speak, or dtath itself, ss il oe-
CURED in TIE battle field; that is to say. tie
pnysiognomTs positions, and attitudes. Incl
dental 20 death from the arms OF war. during.
or a. soon as possible after, the conflict.
Thus, TIE surgeon passed from his operating
ambulause to view the fallen. j. not this an
lntenslhcauOD of the moral suhlime2 an UNIQUE
study? originally French more than tragedi-
AIS ever conceived2
mus Or. Armand, physician major Of The
bret class, chief Of tht ambulance OF head
quarters Of the foarth corps Of he French
army OF Italy, relates from personal obssrrs-
uon some interesting particulars concerning
the aspects and attitudes OF the slain on he
battle fields OF The Crimes, and Of Itaiy-a
condensed translation, OF sketch of which
lfrom G8z Hebdom De Med. Sept. a6, 1881
viii be subJoined, as worthy Of consideration,
Physically physi locitaliy and dramatically.
During the day Of The battle Of Magenta,
including the night, 800 wounded Frencbmsa.
and Austrians unde, went capital or miner
operations and DRESSINGS at the ambulances o.
Dr.. Armand. With Ills two assistants be had
completed bis work BY The dawn Of the follow.
trg day, when be proceeded to Inspect tie
bloody field Of Magenta, and the stflindas q
ne siain+ very melancholy, but not 9 use
less study.
Dr. Armand observed that a great 6uaber
OF the dead preserved as nearly as may be tie
same attitudes 10 which they had tsen when
fhe q ssengert Of death struck then-a proof
at that they had passed from lie to death
fhout agony, without conFulsinus. Those
-,ruck in the head generally lzeEilh he face
d sbdomsn fat upon the Erogsi, a position
sch the death stiffness hs not changed, I
ng, for the m3st part thHr weapons siil
4 in their hands
Armand mentioned a popularity often 4
q upon wounds CT ne head, in which
1T thinks himself b no means dan
7rt, although FaEHtimes be dies, one I
aueoasly or BY surprise. Dur
f-s a soldier, wounded
Gecauss = tie ambulance, 4
n danEsnf. Lambert. The bah
skull and lodged in the
A5afsl nv kae light Of -
Psspans ing bis lighted rip IN
&c lead raised Upou bis KNAPP
ne wall. where BE- was found
FnEa Dis pipe still ia bic mouth. He
us,. althout a novement or noise. Dr..
F,ils a similar esse-thst Of a ser
Fn'r whom DR.. Lambert CDR. AS as
urdressed IN The Crinsan war. The
smoked his pipe on FOR a dozen Of GAYS
having been wounded, and, havins lighted
pipe for the last time, died suddenly, keep
10 still 10 his mouth. These cases are.
therefore, a~ttssted BY at least tive medical
witnesses
Or. Armand saws that soldierp who receive
their dsath-Wounds in the heart. fan and rest
IN the sane msnner as hose do Hho are killed
BY injury Of the brain, though he death IS not
% instsn sneous, but that il nav allow an at
utude, which so to speak, il active. We have
seen, snOng others, a Zouave struck fairly In
the chest Wbs was brought together. OF
nrwh|nA mwnm hH m-eE-H - 81 - -
ton TO charge bayoaets, bis face full Of ener-
~, as II Advancing, with an attitude more
menaciuE than that Of a line. Il is reported
that HE Majesty bad observed a similar case
a. Paiestro.
On tie other hand, an Austrian, who had
Aed BY hemouhsge frsm a ball which had di-
fl1edunec etural vessels whose agony bad been {
or some duration, as proven by the biJod in 7
Nnle5 be was bathsd, presented the attitude Of !
supPAee1on5 De isy on nis back. a little bent ,
% lle Hen5 MS face and ewes turned toward
- leiVsns5 both hands Joined together, with 4
~ LnEsfs lnteriaced and contracted. UsE
l-ea IN me aititude&WEe~Ip FACT.
religious idess apDesX 10 ave pr~svsis3 J
quite RtenslgelE-l ~ PrrsfsBs in m. |,
ePslsn ID .sC1mN :
Il a61ffs Of the abepmsns as the agony 7
- more or iess proloneAd, The pains were in
toIsrsble. attended with vomiting and hic-
cough; tie face OF the corpse was generally =
fnuHd contracted the rel01 dn0 Eoredrms
c-o.sed upon the sbddnen, The body doubled
mon itself, and resting on the side
At ponte Eecehlo De Magenta, a Hungarian Z
brsstr, KILLED, ss was his horss) remained =
negrlv 10 the sadd'e, lying upon the right side, A
having the point ofkn sabre 10 advance, in 7
The position Of a horssman when charging.
He had roses still fresh in his tepsk, his fore I
hsaa pierced with a ball; bis horse was rid .
dlsd with shot In the head, and both had died i
sinulransously. This case was witnessed BY j
DR.. A. Rensrd. Or. Armand relates a psral- ,
lei case which occurred to an Austrian a%rtille- Z
ryman. B
Al Melsgno, several French soldiers, while I
charming bsyonets, fell, MORALLY wounded Z
with eTspe-sbOt their faces resting on the :
ground, and their bayonets pointed IN adyance- 2
At Magenta, among the slain strswed upon ?
TIE hattie ground, several Austrian otcers (
were rscorr lied Of distinguished phB@Ho- =
m5, dresses with the utmost earesF pnopriety 2
. glossy aa%frht@g &kthey nae n
fheir toilet in anticipation Of 7
inc blonde heads Ct hair and {
efurH, for tle most part different {
- eoaupE s0idisrs, had the expression
L-reT and resignation. {