The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-01-10
FEMALE DOCTORS.
Ten Ladies' Engaged in the Ugly
Task of Carving the Dead.
Cincinnati Enquirer.

Cincinnati Enquirer.
There are In Observation-Disclosures
college Of this city ten lady stud, -
who ave preparing themselves to prac-
tice the profession on equal terms ami
i'm the same manner as the men. n
reporter dropped into the dissecting
room of the college the other night and
was surprised to find several ladies
awaiting the arrival of the demonstra-
tor. They did not waste time. how
ever. i'm the interval One dainty
creature was whetiing her little knife.
Our female neutrality-suspicious. We're
dressed for the occasion.
Those who had no nonsense about
them, and who meant business mad
their head. tied up tightly in dark
l,sndkerchiefs Ia prevent the satura-
ton Of their hair.with the foul odors
with which the room was filed.
They wore old calico wrappers
over their dresses To protect them
from contact with the puirid acid and
decaying animal matter that was
smeared over everything. Others
were disposed TO he Ii tie more pic
torial in their make up and had
tlraped bright hucd handkerchiets
around their heads, not forgetting,
however. to Jet a few bewitching
bangs ard crimps escape from their
confinement. The oyeralls are becom-
ingly ruffied, tucked and shirred. and
altogether their appearance was by no
means unpleasant, and was calculated
to PIT aoul under the ribs Of even
old Death himseif Evidently the
gentlemanly demonstrators thought so,
too, tor he seemed TO enjoy the pretty
chirpings and twitteriugs which greeted
his arrival He was to be envied Il al
deaf ear which rendered such frequent
contact to the scarlet lips TO his right
auricular necessary. The cadaver
around which they were gath
cred had. Judging from the way its
anatomy VAS punching holes through
its physiology, suffered greatly be-
fore shutting of its mortal coil. and
had long been ready for It's funeral
There was no tremor I'm The fair hands
a. they helped carve q muscle or pull
apart a retrac' DRY rib which would
insist upon getting in the way.
Associate with tine wise, and some
of their wisdom will cliug to you,"
and what We learned that night about
Solar plexus, Occipita fronialis, met
acarpal bones. fexors. ex ensors, !"
etc would fill large demijnhn.
There was no squeami>hness or effect
tation of prudery displayed as the ne-
monstrator explained the location of
the different organs. All were deep
! " attentive and looked rs solemn IA
owls. One terminating widow was
cutting away 1t hand. removing
nails with a. much dexterity a. if it
had been the hoofs from q scalded
pigs foot. Now and then che would
GO for nerve or tendon and pull it
zap ard exhibi: 1t IN triumph. An
other, who iookei is if she might
have been still young if she'd received
any encouragement" was holding tine
heart, which had been extracted. in
her hand. ard was giving il vicious
little dabs and pokes as she explored
lis recesses for the hidden wheels and
springs by which this mystery called
life Is carried ON.
The ladies continued tn pie their
knives, nipp-rs and probes /. tn uDiir-
ing energy. One sweet creature WAS
irving to blow up lung with her
little blowpipe, but it wouldn't initiate
worth cent. She of the tongs wai
reaching for the ears of a sOud-loOk
ing demonstration, and we imagined
he scrooched little to assist her il
the iau,lable .n,leavor. Then the
heart disturher la tired of her in
spection. and had wrapped the rem
nant up to take home Tor further ex
animation. Just at This time the re
porter took q hasty adieu,