The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-07-13
THE SCALPEL'S SECRETS.

Dne hour and half after death, in consequence
of which tho photographing was less succcss-
Full and . cast Vas impracticable Tho
body, which was Of : faint, yellowish tint,
Vas that or . man about five feet sevon
inches In height and weighed 40 pounds. The
eyes were examined BY Dr. L0ring, who report
ID the pupils slightly and equally dilatcd. The
qnishable the conjunctiva Of tho left eye was
He repeated the examination two
hours later, and noticed m appearance A. Of
transverse fracture Of the lenses. small
white scar, directed obliquely downward, for
ward, and TO the left, and confined to the scalp,
left ear and the median line Of the head.
Tho right parietal bone WAS slightly nattcncd
over space Of about two inches square, just
back Of the fronto pArietAl suture, and to the
right Of the inter-pATietAl there was . slightly
lattened elevation on the corresponding inter-
nal surface Of the caaysEtA. The frontal snture
was obliterated, but the others wore quite dis
tinct. A number Of pacchionian deprcssons
we're observed near tho groove for the longitu-
dinal sinus.
II thioknsss the skull presented nothing re-
The dnra mater was firmly adherent TO the
anterior portion of the calvaria In the vicinity
Of tho longitudinal SINUS There were adhe-
sions Of tho dura also to the base Of the
skull they were quito Arm, and situated in the
several fassae, and most married. IN the deeper
parts OF the fassee, where Also there we're small
patches, abruptly limited, Of immovabio
arborescent eongestions, with, however, no
attendant thickening or fermentation. This
0tagnatlon wss again marked ~ tue ieit.
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lum n s:I IIu sasnu - as'a' "sio oo'n 'o'0'o1 ~
The assures generally presented considerable
depth in many places, ~ IN tho right fiasure
Of Rolando, amounting to seven-eighths 81 IN
inch.
The right assure OF Sylvus WAS typical; tho
left was separated from the frst tomporai insure
BY slight bridge deeply situated:
with the assure OF Sylvius; the left Was sep
arated only BY small bridge deeply situated;
both were separated from the longitudinal
nssmre. @ 49, -. .,sa
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that sha ,;Ssrrc WAS crossed by \ small bridge
tnat tue nssuIc "as oioS'cu " s'li"n Di'uSo
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scn1cu lo.nlus n A4o "u40 A"
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neCseo ~ MIN tne o1nsf nssuIcs. -.
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mlnssou ~ ,n. .Ic 'sso ;sa rv o;,,;tai
oihy oy AaSN u'uso. 4n0 ps,ooVe'rr"' rrs
nssure Nas wen na,hou ,;a on .a.h W., s s,n. LAY
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Inc nIss tempo1l nssuls s wls WI. ~. m.
ON tnS Eiens s'oe ou 'nO icis !" ""e N.Y. VI 'no
usuni iengtI.
Wernickes nssure WAS Weu msrAed ON tno
iciS slue, oul was no! connuen1. a. .,,,
Inc es'oso . s h s ,o;sa ~ss uOuye nrnhohv ~
tnc true one. Uu sne Ilsn', wy uppel 4 u'ic -
tendsd osca y tne 1n.el,Ol ny uaal - ~ 0 IN. M
eoentrai ioOuic On ioIs nos Yuso y 80. ~. nn0
lower one cxtended Oh tnc Iasns siuo y Hno
aoont nan an men IN IRON: " TUG pS.aS ps.u..Sh =.
c'p nr;S.n .'on IN "ra. tha is,t .ds pso bv
Z smsA oIluec on euS a0as ss10s sass' ~
bridge OF larger age.
On the right sde were soven assures radiat-
ing from the circular assure surrounding .
small isolated convolut,on. On tho left side
were five fissures radating from small, shall
low depression. Tho left collateral assure was
well defined, extending to the anterior extremi-
ty OF the temporal lo6e. Tho right Was also
well marked. but did not extend SO far back ~
the other, and there was an attelnpt at conflu-
ence anterlotly with the temporo-occpital, .
small bridge intervening. The loft temporo-
The following alone call FOR remark: Tho a.
cending frontal convolution was we'll defined on
each side. The ascendinR parictal on the right
side was well developed in its lower three
fourths, but narrowed in the upper fourth. On
the left ride the narrowing was less marked
The island Of Rcil presented on the right side
five 6ssurcs, and six straight gyri !; on the left
side seven fssuIes and eight straight gyri The
paracentral lobule was we'll marked on the right
side, small on the left.
The usual metlian incision was made. and
the abdomen opened. There was An extraya-
satiou OF blood into the right pcctoralis major
muscle near the second rib. The adipose layer
OF the abdominal section was ono inch in
thickness. The dome OF the diaphragm ex-
tended up to the fourth rib on each side.
There were old pleuritic adhcsions at tho apex
OF the right lung. The upper aud middle
tissue Inc Iung va normal Inrousnoat.
left lune 10 the diaphraom and between its
lalsaa fhrea small tla1NorC1e-kka nivmantod