Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-03-29
AMONG THE DEAD
A Tour Of tho Philadelphia Medical
Colleges.
BILL TIE DOCTORS WANT PASSED.

PHILADELPHIA, Marcn So.-comc ot INC
visiting Legislators who spent Easter here
made tour Of the medical colleges before
leaving. The round began In the morning
in Jefferson College and ended i've hours
later in the Univsraty Of PsnnsylvaniA
the Hahnemann College and the Pennsyl.
vania College Of Dental Surgery having
been inspected en- route.
A crowd OF curious studeuts surrounded
the entrance Of jefferson College when the
delegation arrived and put themselves un.
der the guidance OF Drs. John Brinton. Of
the faculty Of that institution; @. T. Hun
ter, OF the University Of Peonsylvania; J.
Z. Mears, OF the Philadelphia Dental Col.
iese, and A. r Thomas, Of the Hahnsmanu
Aosp' Aosp'asssssavsssuaas~-ss:s-'.
The visitors looked wiss and ssid little -
they passed through the various depart
ments Of Jefferson College on the way TO
the dissecting room, on the top story, AZ
young gentleman was engaged In Whittling
9 bone taken from q dried and partially.
dissected colored cadayer, the remains Of
which lay upon . table In front OF him.
He wore oyersleeves OF rubber cloth and
long apron OF the same material. An arm
and Q leg had been cut from the body and
the muscles Of the ether arm had been laid
gers, which, in their original cover
ings Of black epidermis look:
ed as II they were covered
with black kid. A narrow gutterwsy ran
around the edge Of the table TO catch the
blood and lead il into an eartheu vessel at
the foot OF the board. There were thirty
rire tables in the room, only four OF which
held subjects. The odor Sss not strong.
but when the cloth WAS pulled back from
a body the trunk Of which had baen laid
open, Bryson, OF Columbia, succum oei and
retired from the room very hastily. In his
case the spectacle produced the same elect
ss a violent attack Of seasickness. and he
was not equal to the task OF inspecting the
injecting room and the picking vaults,
which Immediately followed.
In the receiving room, where DR.. Forbes
took charge Of the party. there was but
one body, that OF q woman recently reociv.
I'd from the Almshouse. The way TO the
vault 10 through . veritable hole In the
wall and down marrow ladder OF . dosen
steps. There we're i've large square wood.
| en- tanks, oil but one Of which the doctor
said were nearly empty. Light for the In
vest cation was provided by rows OF can.
dies standing upon the tanks. One Of
these was opened and h'e bodies oisck
explained the picklinE process by which
they were preserved until needed. FIJI
| teef, bodies were In the tank, and that
number was said 10 nearly represent the
present stock Of subjects on hand In the
| college. The winter session being st IN
end the demand would not be great before
fall.
The absence OF offensive odor In the vault
was remarkable and the doctor pointed with
| pride TO the general cleanliness OF the room.
saying that he was glad 10 have IN oppor.
| tunity 10 show the Representatives that
this department OF the college was conduct.
ed as properly and with as much regard 70
| privacy as possible. One Of the attendants
said that lf5 bodies had been through the
tanks during the session which has Just
closed.
Ine contracted quarters OF the Hshne.
mann College, which was next visited. wers
in marked contrast with the spacious &C.
commodations at Jetierson. The dissecting
room 10 small and crampcd. though In one
corner OF il room has been found for fur.
mace, which, the attendant said, was usef
to boil bones. There we're three female sub.
jects in this room. During the session sew.
enty bodies were dissected.
At the Pennsylvania College OF Dental
|
faculty, and Dr. J. Ewing Mears, demon
stTstor Of surgery. did the bonora. Ia this
institution there Is but one tuD, In which
there were three bodies. The dissecting
| room has sixteen tables and the attendant
said these were twice illcd during the win.
| ter session.
The inspection OF the University OF
Pennsy lyania WAS made ~ thorough as pos.
sible. A great deal Of time was spent In
/ Al. L.
| In the pickling vaults. The dissectiBg
room, which Is said Ia be the best arranged,
| lighted and ventilated public room Of the
kind IN the world. hss fifty fve tables, three
| Of which held subjects. On Q fourth, two
| physicians were engaged In the dissection
OF the body Of a man of magnificent phys
zeal propo rtiops. which was said 10 have
been supplied by the coroner. They were
| making n special study OF the layrnI. bat
| Bryson, OF Columbia. didn't seem 10 take
much interest In ehsir operations.
Ia The vault there were 1--WE tanks, bat
one Of which was loaded and this had but
five bodies. four those Of white men and
women and one that Of q negro woman. OF
| mammoth proportions. A. the rear of the
| vaults is the crematOry-said 10 be the only
one for like purpose In the county,
where tie ofIsl IL burned instead of being
buried. This was opened and soms Of the
ashes rsked out 10 satisfy the curiosity Of
some Of the statesmen. FOR half an boar
sfter leaving the vault the delegation Ws
entertsipsd N the museum by Professor
Ieidy an4s @THOD OF the faculty. Thea
they ws1S = AaAach In the library.
The pssti lssssIsssrs.
Just SsfssSli y ~ ,D.es ordered for
the Istur9 NJ q osR.ynolds
called his oonmlttee - neked The
doctors to nay what thsJ t11g about ths
bill now pending In The ksl lose pro
vidns for the supply of msdluf eeliTs
with legitimate subjects. Thf1pGh Df.
Mears they assured the ReprQeq tostvee
that they were satisfied With IL ei1
a. Il had been reported fron -
| visiting committee ~ the Houee III
| visitors were reminded thst .Do8eA
students came 10 the colleges In this ~
| from oil parts OF the eists, and though
| there wss no objection 10 giving phyacisns
| In the county where death occurred The
| first night 10 an unclaimed body. IL was 70.
gsrded o. proper In case thst right was BOT
sxerciced one day after death, that the sab.
| ject should be sspt 10 . eollees In this city.
| The c0mmitts uss assured that unless sa
adequate supply o DegiGmsts subJsets
| cc uId be provided The supremacy of Phiis-
delpbis, asa metropolis u s,edical sducs'
| ton would be Iost 49,
Chairman McRsypolds. IN Response. ssid
! that be knew he voicsd the ssnHmsnt o
his committee when b MD they we're eii
| IN favor OF the bill o. rspostsd 20 the
| House. A vote ol thanks 70 The phyd.
clans com m,tsss va thes sdoptsd ssd ths
| s.a,ssm.n N N, ovs N the deool 70 catch The