The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1869-07-23
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From the Alliance Monitor.J
Scenes in a Dissecting RoOm.
A subject ike this may prove Inter
esting 70 many Of your readers A per
son outside the Medical profession, and
not acquainted with the manner in
which this department is conducted,
would find it an interesting subject for
consideration, or at least fof description.
But again, 10 certain class, it would
almost SEEM wicked to- even think Of
such subject; as was the case IN anei-
ent times OF if thought upon at al, was
at least never. allowed an expression;
for violation Of the law pertaining 70
this subject was met with q severe pen
atty, imprisonment or even death But,
as it is an essential element iHthe pzac-
tice Of medicine to possess 3 thorough
knowledge Of anatomy and physiology,
to become proficient IN the science, Il
is necessary to ofersto the medical stu
dent, such place for instruction. inths
science, as viii be accessible 70 al de-
string such an opportunity. And .
knowledge Of this is not only beneficial
to the physician, but may be to the peo-
pie, by whom it should not Be Alto
gether ignored, for they too, should
have at least some idea what eousti-,
tutes one of the principles Of medical
science. As before remarked, in FORM
eFltiuies no such privilege was granted
BY the law; bus as liberty IL science, as
in other subjects was announced, ithosa
time-honOred prejudiees weFo discard
led; and at the present day, all sensible
persons see the necessity Of such inves-
Legations on all subjects of ussfufknowl-
edge. r ,ir zsl lstom tadf
In this as in other important sub
lects, there is liberty granted for its
legimate pursuit In fact it must be
50 in this age Of progress, But now to
revert 10 old scenes. We enter the cd
ifee on its eastern aspect; passing
through the hall We ascend the broad,
winding fight Of stairs, passing on our
way to the lecture and reading rooms
labratory and museum. Having az.
rived at the third story Of the buildin0.
we turn to the right, enter short pas
sage way, and, opening the massive
door before us. We enter room Of con
siderable diminisions. We pause At ths
threshold; ali is as still as death, save
3 slight Kissing sound intensified in the
utter IstillRess, as tue gas issues too
freely from the burners. which The ian-
itor neglected to regulate after applying
the match. Gazing thus, we sFe i'm
pressed with the solemn and awe in
spring silence and the sight that meets
our vision si5 9.eis odu .fs5 E
The soft gas light burning steadily,
throwing its beams on the surrounding
objects, giving them the appearance, to-
gether with the tables on which the
subjects for operation are laid, aud the
instruments for dissectihgs The gas
pipes drop from the ceiling, and srs ar.
tanged 50 that ample light is afforded
for the operator in his pursuit of ana
tOmical Investigations On the flFst en-
tering, the atmosphere iDpfesses un-
pleasantly. the Olfaetories; but which,
after few minutes presence, is unap-
Preciable. The principal objects arrest
ing the attention, is the dissectinq
tables dispersed at regular fntsfvsls
through the room. Upon some are
placed bodies unmolestsd ) others par
tally dissected; others entirely dissect-
ed, the skeleton remaining. TIE sub
jects for dissection are obtained by per-
sOnsemployed for the purpose; and not
} BY the students, as many are led tOsup-
pose. tf....,4.. ...f Il. q ......-..
The tables are. six feet long, aud two
feet wide; and Of such tables, twelve
may be counted What an irnDosfne
sight to the uninitisted; aye, e,eysu to the
accustomed observer, and with al, how
solemn to see humanity, in this, its lat
stage death-life having fed, and the
process Of fetrogade Tnetamorphosis
taking place, resolving It to It's original
elements. And here;s the dead serve
the living valuable purposes. ;Mostor
nearly all the subjects brought % this
place, are Of the lower classes, taken
from the pOttsrs field, Or criminals On.
claimeda Although Che lover classes
only are brought here, yet 1ys see,dsath
'is no respecter Of persons for all hu-,
Tnanity Is finally brought to the sams
level-dust to dust. The great, noble,
cultured and honored, must take their
places, side by side with the lowly and
'dispised, when the final sdmnobs
comes. Truly this is agFeat school for
reflection on mans destiny. While
thus meditating We are aroused BY the
sound Of footsteps The students are
beginning to come II, one by one, or
in groups ofthrss or four, and ss We
step aside to let chem pass we notics
expression Of their faces; some entering
and resumiDg their unfinished work Of
the previons evening, in a business-Iike
manner; others full of Jokes and sport
enliyening the place BY their laughter
and talk; ut-al intention the same
subject-that Of obtaining thorough
knowledge of anatomy, which is to Be
the foundation Of the superstrueture.
The operators resume their places to
engage in the work before them Here
at ons end Of the room, we observe
number at work on the body of man,
seemingly in the prime q ne, ne but who
has been brought down BY that destroy
er-cOnsumPtion And, as we gaze at
him. we imagine We eaas read bis his
torys in death. No doubt be was one
Of the poorer class, and brought from
The PottePs field. His must have been
q life Of toll, sorrow and pain-but now
IS at rest forever -1lflts91 diff
In proceeding to the operations the J.
body Is first injected through the sTts
al system byoPsniRg the carotid a. tsrv
n the neck, and by the use Of a Zo~ss-
'ul syringe, the fluid injected. I. $500
through the rninutest AFTER rsrifco
ions; the body is thus .ssa.vs5 e.
considerable length of t;ms aDpateSslv
ne same as aiteF dc Ath, when The adid
vas 81 4rs' ~. lOtIoap' % ed. L also aids the
2el.seTI .1Ii, ~ 'i' 1Og more accurately the
ITlefiai oran ,5hes. Six students are en-
'agea on I, one sabjectg uOae taking ths
gag Q 1e the trunk, two the upper ex-
ss1S' .des, end two the lover -eXsrsmi-
II Incisions sre made through the
Jutis.vera, or true skiu, WhieAisraissd;
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