, 1879-01-24

son M sec" ais '' @ nones , q. aau,' @ III, ia'a tl',
and hcnt,-tl.c worms having fcaste'i
upon that bo1y. md then lingering apparently
until the want Ut further food catlseu thsir
t'ca.h, Ny friend t.l mo Of eases ot more r.
ccnt lntcrmnht which were more rcrnEnnnt httsl.
But wilt not dwell upon tsrer liDrrthtc dc
tails, which l uas forced to mention 10 niakn
vivid I" 'lle minds Of your readers the truth Ut
The object now of this letter Is to inquire OF
physicians ctrtc'atly who. know. rs Il :lass no
uuDreiutllced ahd ndynnccd In thoucts, Why
they as class do not agtatc tnorc thoroughly
different md moro cstactlc moln ot
ttispoeng Of u1Ir tlcnd, and why thcr do not
by brnctico intrutl,icn among the masses the
most rational, scnsiftlr, ptircst. nnl especially
sltsposlnR pf thr body nftcr leatlI, namely,
ra,lse their otrn botl.ea when dead to l,n de-
1lvcrcd to The medical wortd for tue a!lvanre..
rnent OF their not1c seicncc nli IN the lntcrcst
III humanity, to be used by their surviving
colcarcs nj iletltsfcctln1- tablet
hope this friendly suggestion wilt not etnrtle
any ol that nube profession ior which all my
life haye Ind ai,nroIlsctotis feeling of ycnera-
ton, n,ul tiM pursuit Of which consider tht
''i'an, On, Il, , earnest t. What objections can t,cro
llc to fcnst1tc men Mn, wnmris, eanccially as NJ.
alternative FOR he present lsKuss!ng n,iS q
coilcgcsl Surely nut any. nnl oil rcast't,, md
cs'r sense Of praricty "'H' esthetics, a'e in Its
favor.
runeral services, ceremonies, etc., to thosc
who desire them, med then not BE- dtspcnsrtl
with, npr any otilcr Of thu tocns Of rcspcrt We
now offer to our Inst dear ones. Even n monn-
tncnt III my opinion, Is thotc desirable, Nill
cemetery wherein 10 pace s,.ei q" now ior ,,'e
urcs OF the dead when not ct't'sclous Of ihs'
gllastly boncs nMl pntrttl ttruta underlying
these 6e.la OF roses anil graceful mounds 1f yct-
vrt green. All wict, Is heautIfu!, nll which Is
1,rot alt f1rtnf {iu
loved dca,', could rcnn; but lei Hs nFitc iron!
slayltil brutality md purify i atmosphere Of
our existence md era1iratc the disgusting
ycstigcs of most lcndaslt t,urbarstn frotn our,
In other respects tfc highest unl purcst, aoctal
sphere.
grave lO 4 ah3t Out from flew md at1nIhilatttl
forever. tt,c loud of wurills, LIT tic procession
ut friends Init at the taHcthtn ut colleges, there
tU he given III charge of ottr Professors Whosu
honur a,n wisdom will receive tip,n 1T sacred
trust. IL IL any n.osc obno1lt,ls 10 thIpktng
minds To Intrust themselves utter death u lhe
same physician to whom tGv would chCerfuIly
Intrlst tirfr bt,ly during lief
When properly received, rules ntl regulations
could he enforced By which the botlv might tc-
matt untlur gtard for such time Ms might he
tsoueit expcIicnt. The sossblc rases ot bur-
al whcro litc 's tot yet cxtinrt. nsnt which Imp
pens nov quite frequently, and haunt millions
during life ting, would then BE- impossible,
md, II truce Of life remained, ll test Ut the
scaFcl would res,Isci,atu our loycd uues md rc-
turn them 10 our bosutns. STUDENTS, "Ellunit"
now often craving for knowledge, would then
not be fHrccl BY stealth ut Night to risk their
lite md liberty but encouraged by nll iEu. wurd,
would soor bc at the inncrnDst shrine Of t!ll:
temple III wisdon, md the dead would inlpart
that knowledge most ncc1ed by tuan: kn0wl-
cdre 0f ullraclves.
Iluvu said ,l,nt was In EARNEST. I now re-
pcnl 1t, nln1, III proot. up1n my honor. now
lnnke the following stnteInent: /, for oile,
twill" now nA herewith {,Dy vile co,isenti,t.,
ami, bclng n woman "witlluut prciudivc, -
! hayc no reason ta doui. ~, ny MAly after
death to the "Chicago MrlEcal College" iur
their use thcY may consider III tie interest Ut
tl.cir nubu profession, md do su In the ton.
srtt4usness tint III this humble way may he
ahc II ntl my u,Ito to" astls uleyalng my fel-
low-tnen out Ot tic r,,t OF ssnyislt subiectiun to
brutal and supcrs!ltlunB tra.tsfnt.s IL a r,ort.
| noble consciousness Of lnuiyidual power aud
| manhood
::'ncM | au dead, md my boncs instead Of
linyng Eone "back 10 dust" shall haye been
nicely scr.pcd, and b!cachcd, anl wired. nn.l
be exhibited {lf i is Then tho .esttu Of tho
"nowcrs that bo y In II medical musc,s,,t, rnuy
tiis letter fron, Tie TRIBUNE be attached to II
In frame US Il monument IN tho first u.ttator
| of u reform 20 muct needed. III elcyAtiug, aud
81 sublime. OrTo WETrsrItN.