The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1869-11-25

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| of all who are not dressed in STYLE"
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little Mrs. Sheldon, and brought her husband
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| From the Annales de la Chirnrgle Etrangere.l
A Mans. Head Cut on and Put ON Another
y Mans Body-He Receivers. se.-,
On the 18th of April, 1868, in the prison
of Villarica Province Of Minas-G eracs), in
Brazil two men named Aveiro aud Carines
were executed at the same time. In Brazil
executions take place with closed doors, in
the prison, DR.. Lorenzo Carmo, of Rio Ja-
metro, we'll known by savants for his remarks
Bile works on electricity applied to physiology,
his surgical skill, and his success in the auto
plastic operations, obtained permission to
profit by this event in order to experiment on
the power Of electricity, and to illustrate its
analogy with some of the phenomon of life
The numerous experiments hitherto attempt.
ed have been made on the head and trunk
separately. Dr.Lorenzo Carmos design was.
if possible, to unite the head to the neck af-
ter decapitation. gg5 ~ gg,.ss,ts s.s,t
The heads of the two criminals fell within
a few minutes of each other into the SAME
basket-frst that of Carines, then that Of
Aveiro. Immediately after the second exc
cution compression was affected by a pupil
Of Dr. Carmo on the carotid arteries Of one
of the heads so as stop the hemorrhagc. Tho
body was then placed on a bed already pre-,
actly as possible on the section, and kept itin
that position. The cells of powerful cleo
trio pile were applied to the base Of the neck
and on the breast. Under this i.Auence as
in former experiments, the respiratory move
ments were at once perceptible. As tho
blood which penetrated in abundance through
the surface Of the scar threatened to stop the
passage of air DR. Carmo had recourse to
tracheotomy. Respiration then ensned regu-
arly. The head was fastened to the body by
stitches and by especial apparatus. The phys
.iologist wished to ascertain for how long
time this appearance Of life could thus be
artifcially maintained.
His astonishment was great when he saw
that at the end of two hours not only did res
piration still continue under the influence Of
the electric current but that circulation had
even resumed certain regularity. The pulse
beat feebly but sensibly. The experiment
was continued without intermission. At the
end Of sixty-two hours it was evident, to the
establishment of every one, that process of
cicatrization had commenced on the section.
A little later signs Of life manifested them
selves spontaneously in the head and limbs,
till then deprived of motion. zs ,ssat
At this moment the idircctorsof the prison,
arriving for the FIRST time in the experiment.
room, observed that by singular mistake due
to the haste Of the operation, the head of
Carines had been taken for that of Aveiro,
and had been applied to the body of the lat
ter The experiment was continued, notwith-
standing. Three days later the respiratory
movements reproduced themselves, and cleo
tricity was suppressed. DR.. Lorenzo Carmo
and his assistant were stupe6ed, frightened at
result so unexpected, and at the power of
an agent, which, in their hands, had restored
life to body whose right to exist the law had
| forfeited 's'
The learned surgeon, who had only had in
view simple physiological experiment, en-
ployed all his skill to continue this work
which science, aided against all expectation
! by nature, had so singularly commenced. He
assisted the process of cicatrization, which
progressed under the most favorable condi-
TONS By means Of an esophagian probe
liquid nourishment was introduced into the
stomach. At the end Of about three months
the cicatrization was complete, and motion,
| though still difficult, became more and mora
extended. At length, at the end of seven
months and half, Aveiro Carines was able
to rise and walk, feeling only slight stiffness
in the neck and feebleness in the limbs
! What is man? Nothing. l cannot com.
pare him to anything His existence on this
earth is momentary. Science teaches US that
in 6 800 years more a grand dcluge will end
Ibis race, and make him fossil. You think
this an idle tale, but it is not. Astronomy
shows that the earth is oscillating in the angle
Of its axes to the sun in periods of 21 900
| wars The zones are undergoing a constant