The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1869-12-09
A SINGULAR SURGICAL PERFORMANCE

On the 18th of April, 1868 in the prison OF Vii
larica province of Minas-Geraes), ID BRAZIL
two men named Avero and Carines were ex-
ecuted Mt the same time. In Brazil eXecutlOhs
take place with closed doors, in the interior OF
the prison. DIR. Lorenzoy Carmo ofRio janet
ro. we'll known by Swans for his remarkable
works ON electricity applied to physiology, his
surgical skill, and his success IN autoplastlc
operations, obtained permission to proht ny
this event in order to experiment Ill the power
of electricity. and to illustrate analogy win
some of the phenomena of life. The numerous
governments hitherto attempted have been
made ON the head and trunk separately
DIR. Lorenzoy CarmO's design was, 1t possible
to unite the head to the neck after dec"pltatioh
The heads of the two criminals TELL within
few minutes of each other into the same hasKel
first that of Carlnes, then that oil AVeiro.
immediately after the second execution
compression was affected by pupil VI Or
Lorenzoy on the carotid arteries oil one ot the
heads 50 as to stop the h9m"rrhage. Inc
body was then placed on bed already prtpar'
ed, and DR.. Lorenz"y stuck the head as exact
" as possible on the section and Kept II III that
nosition. The cells of powerful electric
pile were applied 10 the base OF the meek ana
ON thu, breast Under this influence, rs iii former
experiments, ItSplIultI1 HWY Aht h'S "N'> -
once perc-ptiblr AS the blood which penrtra-
ted in abundance through the surface OF the
scar threatened to stop the passage OF AIR, DR..
Lorenzoy had recourse to tracheotomy. Res
piration then ensued regularly. The head was
fastened to the body by stitches and by u spe-
cial apparatus The physul"glst wished to as
certain for huw long time this appearances OF
life could thus be- artiticlally maintained.
His astonishmrnt was gteat when he saw
that ut the end of two hours not only did res
pirativn still continue under the Influence of
The. electric current but that circulation had tv-
~ RESUMED Il certain regularity. lhrpuISe beat
trrbly but srnsibly. The experiment was con
tinurd without intrrmlssIun. AT the end "i %
hours IL was evident 10 the astonlShmrnt al
every one that process ot clcatrIZatIuu hid
| commenced on the lips of the section \ hit"
later signs ut HE manifested themselves Sp"h'
taneously in the head aud limbs. I'LL then de-
priyed of motion At tins moment me d.rect"r
uf the prison arriving for the first tl:nr III Tie
experiment room observed that by "A singular
mistake due 10 the haste of the operation, the
head 81 Carinr's had been taken Tor that al
| Alrro, and had been applied 10 The body al
| the latter. The experiment was continued
notwithstanding. Three days LATER The resp
ratory movements reproduced themselves, and
electricity Was sup pressed. DR.. L"rrnz"y
1 Carnu aud his assistants were stnp"t"d
I frightened ~ IA result So unexpected. aud al
the power of an agent which. N their hands
| had restored iii. Ia body whose IIght Ia TX
/ ist tn, law had forfeited
| The learned Surgeon. wh" had only had =
view simple ply slol"gical experiment. rm
plnyrd MI his skill {" continue tins work, which
science. aided against al expectation by nature
had 81 slugularly commenced He assistr,
IN. process Of clcatrIza;l"n, which pr"grr's"'
under the most favorable conditions. il
means of an rsophagian probe liquid n"uri-h
ment was introduced into the stomach. u
the end oi about three months the c!catEiza
ton was complete, and nation. though difficult
became more and more extended. NJ length
at the end "f seven months and halt, Arclr'
Carlnrs was able 10 RS" aud walk. feeling "GI,
a slight Stiffness IN the neck. and \ tccblrnc.
IA the limbs