Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-03-04
Vol. XIV. Whole No. 7s5 No.
We are usually lawobeying. and We wi. I
to be always law laying citizens.

We are usually law.obeying. and We wi.
to be always law laying citizens.
But while our laws throw up impass;
HE barriers tn perfection. and then punisa
a. most unmercifnllv for our inperfcc.
tim what eaD Ne d, , l. there any bette
| thing or usto DO than to appeal to yop
our law ssiakers. who have it IN vour p 'wtfa
10 rccfifv this wrnag. by opening up To "a,
| 4 laN ful path 10 perfection.
Itis we'll known to all. that the grountfe
voak Of n good medical education is Q
ihurou-l knowledge Of nuof"ay. Aud t
,htsin this. IL brconrs actually ncce-sar
r,af the disscct on Of human bodies he rt1.
sS'tcd TO.
There are twn very prominent reasons
why every nan who practi es Surgery. ano
arnrv all our physicians are obliged t,s
practice il mere vrless. should disseci deiC"
bodies
Ffst-Bv dissecting the lifrless remain,
If fellow creature. one becomes accustoniT,
I'd to cutting human flesh. and skllful it..
the use OF instruments; 40 that when cal.
ed upon tn operate upon the living. hist
nerves are steadv and his instruments NOV
with ease aud drxterity pf
Second BY seeing. handling and scpar
ating the different parts. organs and tissue
nf the human body. one becomes morel
thoroughly acquainted with the natural rent
latinns OF these ptr's. organs and tissnettr
than he could possibly become in any othe
wav. so that WHEN called upon to "pcrat,
on .he living. his knowledge precedes hio
knife. and wards OF danger. n
The dssectlng room Is to the surgconu
whit the shop is to the mechanic the store.
to the merchant. the laboratory to thu
chemist; and "a the shop, sto,c nd labora eu
tnrv are useless without material Will v
which to work. 81 Is the dlssectng roon,H
nseless without dead bodies. 1t Is oml,
fnr some legal msans of obtaining these
thnt ne a.k yon. 10
And nav gen lpmcn. let q. review brief m
the diff rent sections nf the bill before yout
You see by the language of th- first SEC !,
ton. that only our tnwns snfIr hall dozrfu
~ number. will he directly aifcciedby itnt
becoming law. III
Gentlemen. this examination Of den II
bodies is no pleasant thing to do. 1t i,
not business that medical men love to cnei
sa.r in 1t is not only extremely dlsaas
-rrra,h'c. hut frequently very dangerous
Nothing hut a strong desire 10 make ouI
selves well qualih d t., practice our pro
frsson for the best Interests OF the sutfrrot
III. would Induce us Ia risk our health ri
and lives IN the toul air of n dssectlns he
no
luu NIL douhlles. know that medica
students ire required bv the rules uf ouia1
mrd,,.d colleges TO diss.ct. Thy mus
40 Il before thcy can graduate. Therefor
material tor dissection must he obtainc :,
either hv students ar instructors in somh
way ~ our present laws none can b
obtained in thl. STATE. and hy 'hr laws
ail tn. stngr~ where similar hl. to thi ~
have hrru passed w. are prohibited lru
nbtainin. thrm abroad The penalty io'
hrraktn. thu INV Won know ia heavy one ar
-ronaltva i. heavy IN other states IN, e
tll~ W. hay, "A medical schunl IN tht
Stat. ~ here dissection u carr,rd onr.c
siurrr. Nov every d.apI hnIv ontainr,ie
f,r tia. ~. of these institutions. l. procur
ed At y t.rrlhl. r,.k To -nincbn,ly II
I,,. ba.nti atiny. rrn,i.atcii. very hu,
initiating. 10 thn., ,,hu have lhc ch,r.. d
III riu.fitutnn. To f-rI tlf,t III ord..- GA
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