The Placer herald., 1869-11-27
LIFE IN DEATH.
The head Of . Decapitated Criminal At
tached to the trunk ef Another and Life
Hestorcd to tho New Being-..A u ev0lu.
tlOM In PHI yslO 1Ogy.

The head Of . Decapitated Criminal At
tached to the trunk of Another and Life
RESTORED to tho New Being-..A Il evolu.
ton In PHI yslO lOgy.
A Florence newspaper. Lltahe, extracts
from the "Annaies de la Medicine ct de la
Chirurgi- E'spgsrs" the following sxtrsor.
dinary history:
On the 18th Of April, 1868, in the prison
Of VilIarica Province of nas.Gsrse.,) in
Brazil, two men named Aveiro and Carines
were executed at the same time. 10 Brazil,
executions take place With closed doors, in
the interior Of the prison. DR.. Lorenzo y
Carmo. Of Rio Janiero. we'll known BY sa-
wants for bis remarksb works on elsctri.
city applied to physiology, bis surgical skill
aud his success in autoplasiic operations.
obtained permission to profit BY this event
in order to experiment on the power OF
electricity, ard illustrate i,s analogy with
some Of the phenomena Of life. The nu-
merous experiments hitherto attempted have
been made on The head and trunk separate
u. DR.. Lorenzo y Cartno's design was. if
possible, TO unite the head to the neck after
dscapi,alion. The beads Of the two Grim
inals fell within few minutes of each other
into the same basket; first that Of Carines,
then that Of Avsiro. Immediately after the
second execution a compression was effected
BY pupil Of DR.. Lorenzo on the carotid
arteries Of one Of the heads so as to stop
the hemofags' The body was then placed
on bed already prepared, and Or. Lorenzo
stuck the head as exactly as possible on the
section and kept it in that position. The
cells Of powerful electric pile were applied
to the base Of The neck and on The breast
Under this influences, as in the former ex.
perimen,a, the respiratory movements were
at once percep,ble. As the blood, which
penetrated in abundance through the sur
face OF the scar, threatened to stop the pas
sage Of air. Dr. Lorenz, had recourse to
lracbeotomy. Respiration then ensued reg
ularly.
MAKING ANEW MAN.
The head was fastened to the body by
stitches and by special apparatus. The
Psychologist wished to ascertain for how long
lime this appearance Of life could thus be
arlificiaIly maintained. His as,onishment
was great when at the end Of two hours not
only did respiration still continue under the
influence Of the electric current, but the
circulation had even resumed a certain reg
ulatity. The pulse bsa! fsebly. but sensibly
The experiment was continued without in
termission. At the end Of sixty'two hours
it was evident, TO the astonshment Of every
one that process Of cicatr,zs,ion had com
menced on the lips Of the section. A little
later. signs Of life manifested themselves in
the bead and limbs, ill then deprived Of
motion. AT this moment the director Of
the prison, arriviD for The first time in The
experiment room. observed that by a singu-
lar mistake, due 10 the haste of the opera
ton, the head Of Carines had been taken for
that of Aveiro. and had been appli I'd to the
body of the latter. The experiment was
continued. Notwithstanding Three days
later the respiratory movements reproduced
themselves and electricity was suppressed.
DR.. Lorenzo y Csrmo and his assistants
we're stupsfsd, frightened at a resul, so un
expected, and at the power Of an agent
which, in their hands, had restored life to
body whose right to exist the Law had for
fsited. The learned surgeon, who had only
had 10 view a simple physiological expert
ment, employed bis skill to continue this
work. which scieuce-aided. against all ex-
pectation, by nature. had SO singularly com
menced. lie assisted the proress OF cica
trizng, which progressed under the most fa>
vorabIe conditions. By means of an e esoph-
agian tube. liquid nourisbment was intro
duced into the stom acb.
THE "sUDJECr" RECOvERs AND WALKS ABOUT
AT the end Of about three months the
cicatrizstion was complete the motion.
though still difficult, becama more and more
extended. AT length, at the end Of seven
months and half Aveiro. Cariuss was able
to rise and walk, feeling only a slight stiff.
ness in the neck and a fssbleness in the
limbs. So ends this remarkable story. Who
can tell the results Of scientific investigation
carried so fara 10 families natural defects
may be remeded BY readjus,:ng heads and
bodies not originally Proportioned for each
other, and human beings dissatisfied With
their sex may. under the benevolent system
of DIR. Lore0z5 y Carmo, repair the error of
their origin. 1t will be question for law
yers to determine to what nationality these
future beings are to telong il head and body
have previously owed separate allegiance
But if the system holds good 10 violent
'isa'hs, surely i. may be applied to death.
ensuing. as the Coroners juries have it,
from natural causes. In this casa w might
preserve our statesmen and celebrities for
ever Opponents OF the system would, how.
ever, be found 10 heirs apparent.
IT has been said that the murder Of the
K'ncks. at Pantin, is Without parallel in the
records Of crime. both in respect TO th q