Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-10-15
shn,eied. sweieJ pieces Of humsn ae.h
are taken out sad put by. The fat 10 sl'
90 KEEP, sud placed away for future use,
and thea

sHtt'eieu, s"Sheo P'esesS' "S"s"
are taken out sad put by. The fat 10 sl'
90 KEEP, sud placed swsy for future use,
and thea
THE RoSss,
pow 90 clear OF fesh 10 n they were nev.
er sucased in il. are tssen cot. and pvt
into the possession OF the grsG6ed stu
dent, Who carefully looks over them To
see ,bs, none sre missing, clssns ,hem.
should there be any remnsnt Of desh H
the joints. wipes them dry. snd husties
them sltogs,her into bag until some 10.
furs day, when he has leisure time. and
,hsu, With the help oi some siout wire hs
places them one after another into posi.
iion. until they assume q proper form
Of
conrLsrz sxELEroS
The bonss are ,hsn ,srnishsd With . pre-.
parst,sn 10 pIsserve them. snd iheit viii
mate cad probably 10 thsI when the stu.
dent. after giving Up Prsc'ice. perhaps.
geis tired Of 'hem. buries them. aud IN
the ground they rs@.in sud mouljer. su
musly snI dirty by the se,ioa OF earth
and wafer. unnl they are brought to light
again by some work man, cause consids-
rsble guessing" and opinions and expla.
nations as 10 their orisinsli,y. bung tho
coroner his fee. aud sferw ards thrown
very unceremon,ou,ly away in soms
chsrnel house or burying ground. Some
tues Q skeleton comes 10 this. but. - .
rule. il perfect. il 10 handed down hon
one di-cipIe Of Ecuslspios TO smother until
IL becomes worthless. There 10
ATKRRipLE SUSPICION
exisnt relative 10 the ultins,e uses OF tho
flesh and refuss which remain after tho
boiling process. II has been hin,ed Inst
il has been sold as sosp fsil This terri.
bic ides, however. lacks positive cub
sanitation nevertheless, n iinss. liitle
things have been broueh, to light which
have satisfied some people the, su'h 10
the case. Sosp-fsi men have never been
seen 9th their tubs or wagons 10 enter
the grounds Of Bellevue Hospital. sl-
though they might safely do 90 on tho
preiense OF collecting tho refuse which
must abound in the Hospital itself: bot 10
has been argued ,hs, IL there should DO
one. no matter what his station in tho
college. that derived sny pecuniary per.
quisitss from the disposal OF human mat
Ter. thai he would be shruds enough TO
arrange the businsss a, quietly - po,si-
bic. and have such refuse c,rtsd of in tho
night time 10 be sold TO such o. would re-
ceivs it. Then again this suspicion bss
been foundered by tho sisieme Of some
person to the sGee. that sll The bones. 70
iuss snd 9Th which comes from the dis
secting room are duly carried away st
stated intervals 20 the oH,l dock. snd
ihers left. while Tho men who have been
employed in the morgus snd college have
been heard TO state. moot emphsiicalIy.
that oil human remsins are buried in Pot.
tors Field and for the ssts Of decsncy
and humsniiy. 10, us ny 10 bs!isvs il
90.
IoILRp ron HRR lnxgs.
Nov zee this beautiful form they are
sbout 10 lower iato the boiling u,. Il,
10 ibat Of = woman. young snd bssuiifoi.
She had como TO the hospital Q lev dsys
before. end bore ell those insHseesbls
msrks which denote tho hdy. but she
csne slons and forlorn, and no one dared
question. Placed in one OF The usrds
the day after she entered the kospiisi. she
wss STACKED BY ind,mm,Ioy csnsamp-
ton. Of Which ias very kv dsys she
died. II vss attempted 10 Srco,s, ~ko
she vas. bot oil researches ssis futile.
Az ist &c, OF honaa'iy, shs vas plscsd
on one of The cold. cold marble iablss in
tho Moreue. Yet still no one came 10
elnim her. and sf,sf tho three days of
grace. her body belonged 10 The ko'pit.l.
Then it vas decided 10 boil down that
now insen'ible, but sllll beautiful body,
yoR nsR sosrs.
Like the rect. she wss ukru into this
chamber. hsllowed by death. end placed
10 ihe vat, snd the dreadful ceremony took
place. ....
Too late the news came 90 to Who she
v". u 'Ppssrs that she belonged TO one
OF the best families Of Boston, end tbst
IN h'r o~n right che ws ~ssl,by heir
s". But the persscutions Of sep 90.
iber drove her from hone. She dsd tp
this city. where one night. driven BY
starvation. she hsd found q resting place
in the dreadful wells OF Bellevue Hospi.
Gal. Her dire fate never seschsd ths ssss
Of her family, snd ~hst fsmsins ri her
forms one Of lhe best preserved skeletons
in ,hs museum Of The hosp:,sI.
isNA aSr norfnS