The Lincoln County herald., 1869-11-25
Mans Head Cut OF and Put Of
Another Mans Body.

Another Mans Body. !
From tho Annales do 10 Chirurgis Etrangers.]
On the 18th Of April, 1868, in the
priso" Of VilIiaries { Province Of Minas.
Tsraes), in Brasil, two men named Aveiro
and Carines were executed at the same
time. Ia Brasil executions take place
within closed doors, in the interior Of the
prison. Dr.. Lorensoy Carmo Of Rio
Jaueiro, we'll known BY savans for bic
remarkable works on electricity applied to
physiology, bis surgical skill, aud his
success 10 autoplast,e operations, obtained
permission to profit BY this event in order
to experiment on the power Of electricity,
aud 70 illustrate its analogy with some Of
the phenomena Of life. The numerous
experiments hitherto attempted have been
made on the head aad trunk separately.
Dr. Lorenzoy Cssno's design was, If pos
.sible, to unite the head to tho neck after
decapitatiou.
Tho heads of the two criminals fell
within few minutes of each other into
the same basket-6rst that Of Carines,
then that Aveiro. Immediately after this
second execution compression was Of.
fec,ed by pupil Of DR.. Lorensoy on tho
carotid arteries of one Of the heads 10 as
to stop the hemorage. The body was
then placed on . bed already prepared,
and Dr. Lorenzoy stuck the head ss ex.
actly an possible on the section and kept
it ia that position. The cells of . pow.
erful electric pile we're applied to the base
of the neck aud on the breast. Under
this influence, % in former experiments,
Ehe respiratory movements we're at once
perceptibls. Az the blood which pene.
trated in abundance through tho surface
of the soar threatened 70 stop the passage
Of air, Dr.. Lorensoy had recourse to
tracheotomy. Respiration then ensued
sapidly. The head was fastened 70 tho
body By stitches and BY spsoisl appara.
&us. The Psychologist wished to sscer..
tain for how long time this appearance
of life could thus bs arti6oially main.
tained.
His astc nishmcnt WAS great when be
saw that at the end Of two hours not only
did respiration still continue under the
influence Of the electric current, but that
circulation had even resumed . certain
regularity. The pulse beat fssbly but
seusibly. The experiment WAS continued
without iatsrnissioe. At tho end Of 62
hours il VS. evident to the astonishment
Of every one that process Of oicatrisa.
tion had commenced on the lips Of the
section. A little later signs Of life mani.
tested themselves spontapsously in the
head and limbs, till then deprived of mo.
tion. A. this moment the director Of the
prison, arriving for the 6rss time in the
experiment room, observed that by sim
gular mistake due to the haste Of the op.
GRAFTON, tAs hesd Of Osziues had been
Aaken for that Of Aysire, and had been
applied 70 the body of the latter. The
experiment was continued notwithstand-
ing. Three days later the respiratory
movements reproduced themselves, ssa
electsieity ,was sappsesssd. d.. Lorsnsoy
Csrmo and his assistants were stupi6ed,
frightened at result 90 unexpected, and
q the poWss Of a agent Nhieh, iu their
hands, had restored life to Q body whose
right - exist the law had forfeited.
The learned surgeon, who had only IN
view asinple Psychological experiment
employed oil his skill to continue this
work which science, aided against oil q.
pectstisus BY nature, had 80 singulsrly
commenced. ae assisted the process Of
oioatrisation, which progressed under the
most favorable conditions. By means Of
an asophsgian probe, liquid aourishuent
was introduced into the stomach. At the
end Of about thres months Tie eicstsisa
siou vss complete, and motion, though
still di6oult became more end more o..
tended. At length, at the cad Of seven
months and half, Aveiro Csrines was
able to rise aad walk, feeling only slight
ati0nesa in the naAk and a EaAhlAnesa in