The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-11-19
NO. 4s.
From the Annales de la ch'rugle EtrAngere.l
A Mans Head Cut OFF and Put
on Another Man'ss::Body--.-Hc
lsecOYerk.

"A Mans Head Cut off and Put
on Another Man'st.Body--.-Hc
KecOvers.
On the 18th of April. 1863, in the prison
ofVillarica, province of Minas Geras,)
III DIazil, two men named Averir and
Carines we're executed at the same time.
la Drazil executions take place with
closed doors, in the interior of the pri-
son. Dr. Lorenzo y Carmo, Of Rio Jam
eirO, well known by servants for his re-
nafkabie works on electricity applied to
physiology, his surgical skill and his
success III autoplastic operations, obtain
ed permission to profit by this event. in
order to experiment on the power Of
electricity, and to illustrate its analogy
with some of the phenomena of life
The numerous experiments hitherto at
tempted have been made on the head
and trunk separately. DR.. Lorenzo v
Carmo's design was, if possible, to unite
the head TO the neck after decapitation.
| After the heads Of the two criminals
fell within tew minutes OF each other
into the same basket first that of Car
ines, then that Of Aveiro. Immediately
after this second executed, u comprcs-
sion was affected by pupil of DIR. Lor-
ienzo, on the carotid al teries of one Of
the heads SO AZ to stop the hemorrhge.
The body was then placed on bed al
ready prepared, and DR.. Lorenzo stuck
the head as exactly as possible on the
section, and kept it In that position. The
cells Of powerful electric pile were ap-
piled TO the base of the neck and Oh the
breast. Under this influence, as in for
mcr experiments, the respiratory move
ments were at once perceptible. AS the
blood which penetrated in abundance
through the surface of the scar, threat
ed 10 stop the passage OF air, DR.. IIor-
EMO had recourse to tracheotomy. Res
piration then ensued regularly. The head
was fastened to the body by stitches and
iby special apparatus. The physioo-
igist wished To ascertain for how long a
time this appearance Of life could thus
be artificially maintained.
/ His establishment was great when he
saw that at the end Of two hours not
ionly did respiration still continue under
the influence Of the electric current, but
that circulation had even resumed cer-
tain regular y. The pulse beat feebiy
but sensibly. The experiment was con-
tinued without intermission.i At the end
Iof sixty-twO hours it was evident to the
.Instonishment Of every one that pro-
lcess Of electrizAtiOn had commenced on
he lips Of the section. A little later
.IsIxns "a hf .-.~--:eostnd IN -, nalvos e,,n,,
taneOusly in the head and limbs, s.i.,
then deprived Of motion. At this mo-
ment the director of the prison, arriving
for the first tim in the experiment
room, observed that by singular mis-.
take due to the haste Of tse operation.
the head Of Carines had been taken for
that OF AveirO, and had been applied TO
the body of the latter. The experiments
4 was continued Notwithstanding. Three
days later the respiratory movements re-
lproduced themselves and electricity was
|lsuppressed. Dr. Lorenzo y Carlno and
his ASSISTANTS were siupified, frightened
Int result SO unexpected, and at the
lpOwer of an agent which. in their hands.
had restored life to body whose right
tito exist the law had forfeited.
II The learned surgeon, who had only
had in view physiological experiment.
,Iemployed all his skill to continnc this
work, which science, aided against OH
depreciation by nature. had 80 singuarly
.lcommenccd. lie assisted the progress
Iof cicatrization, which progressed under
1.-THE most favorable conditions. BY
Ilmeans Of Gsophagian probe liquid nour-
,lislment was introduced into the stom-
flach. At the end Of about three months
the cicatriMtion was complete, motion.
Though still difficult, became more and
more extended. At length, at the ehd
lof seven months and half. Aveiro-
Carnincs was able to rise and walk, feel
ling only slight stiffness in the neck,
land n fpchlcnass in the limbs
An Intelligent Official.