The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-07-25
THE RECORDING EYE.

In the year 1898 ] was attending q
course of medical lectures at the
Homeopathic College in Cleveland,
Ohio. The session was previously held
in building since used as carriage
factory. It was an OvergfOwn dwell
ling house stranded, by the march OF
improvements i'm the midst OF business
street. Inconvenient il was, ,and the ap.
pointments of most temporary char
acter. Standing as it did on Ohio
street, overlooking the river, the wind
was never idle, and at times it seemed
to penetrate every crevice, and defer
mined to blow window and roof away.
The proiessorships were we'll filed.
especially that OF anatomy, and as that
was my main study made no com
plant. One thing, however, troubled
US. We required eight subjects for
dissection, the college could give us
but four. The truth was that during
the session, party of students had
robbed q grave and. been so nnfortu-
nate as to awaken the suspicious of
some people, who examined the grave
found the body ygone,instigated a mob,
and proceeding TO the college, found a
half dissected subject, which for aught
they knew might have been Fiji, and
maddened by the sight, the same mob,
every member Of which might at any
moment require the skill Of the sur-
geon, infuriated becanse the surgeon
employed the only means by which he
could learn his art. proceeded to de-
molished everything on which they
could lay their hands. Hence the
greatest caution was exercised, and
the faculty were in fear Of another
mob. TO guard this and insure vig-
liant watch oyer the doors by night,
my friend, George Mills, had a room
in the building, which he induced me
to share with him. For time when
the lectures were finished and the
students had all departed, It was un.
speakably lonesome. The perfect 81
lcnce coutrasted strangely with the
bustle and tranpling of incoming aud
outgoing classes. and the wind mOan-
ed and walled through the halls fear
fully like human being, and sugges-
tive of the aubj jects IN the dissecting
room. Aud when ten o'clock came
and lamp in hand we made our rounds
to ascertain if all was right, II did re.
quire great deal of whistliug TO bring
our courage up 10 the point where we
could enter that sanctuary Of medical
art. ''7 .ah f'tA
I need not assure the reader that
after one OF these iuvesiiga atfons we
were jnst trifle nervoue, which was
by no means allayel by the momen-
tary expectation of the advent OF
mob. Homeopathy in those days was
not as popular as at present, and the
college of regulars were. considered
by us fedglings to be sworn enemy,
delighting to harass us. a@is
One stormy night we were especi-
ally fidgety, for we partook Of the
restIessness Of the warning elements.
We did not retire after our round bat
sat relating ghost stories, l suppose ON
the truly homeopathic principle that
like cures like expecting to quiet our
nerves by exciting rehearsals. We
heard the clock in the distant lecture
room strike eleven, aud then almost
instantly one sharp rap came up from
the back door of the basement. We
had left the stairway door open for
the express purpose of hearing ahy
disturbance that might arise in that
locality. We sprang to our feet and
mutually looked questionably at each
other. fn 5es
What was that, George e ! asked.
sTha coiafounded mob. / presume I: