The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-01-04
THE ANATOMICAL BILL.
II stops the RobDiDg Of Graves ard
BENEFITS Humanity by Aiding
Medical Science.

The following circular has been biacaJ
on members desks
The bin Il really one for The prcycr'loY
Of the robbing 81 graves or the stealing ~
dead human bodies, and IL 1t become "a l,,,
will be moro eflecttIal than any Other stain.
tory act. having the scyercst pcaaitc. -.
tacled for IT. violation.
The fact Is fully and frankly admitted
that dead human bodies must and VIII t.
obtained in one way or another fol III.
purpose OF dissection and study whor1a.
medical education IL taught, for upon ,ucl
practical acquaintance with the com9aa.r.
parts OF the human body depends ihcWlo'.
art and science OF medicine.
One Of the earliest limitations 81 d.q,u.
ing civilization w"s the removal Of tlc ir.
terdiction against the dissection Of m,
human body, such a. Virginia prlciiufr
has In her Code at the present time: .0l
since then every nation has recognized i..
supreme importance Of this s'ud,. rd
fosters it in every way consona9t wiz d..
cency and humanity.
The more stringent laws are mad t
estop this crime without the cXcr,, r.
and remedies proposed i'm tins ii n
more enhanced becOmcS Tie price 81
..subjcctS," and this rise IN the i0l.l'
value The more certainly incite. t."crrII.
~ OF the - grave-rObtcr." Who VIII l..t
the guards, and break the locks. oa6 o,.r.
come every other obstacle madc g.. l.
protection, to obtain the reward 'a
offered.
The Commonwealth paradoXicai' ..
mands in the charter OF her mrGicN ..
leges that practical 3natomy-or. Poo
words, the dissection Of the human u.l.
shall be taught in them before -r .uIt.
will ne PERM; ed, ana narathcr1etisf
il a felony for any one - .urul~ht.r r...
OF such instruction 80.
The provisions Of this lil rm..
once all temptations to steal dcag l.....
by furnishing the medical profession ..
much material for anatomical pr,
rs will hc required. IN Giving
the upclQinCd dead bOdic- of thcuur
trampS. Migrants. and waits Wdo ml,
the almshouscs, JILL. and pcni!enti.r
the medical colleges, and Other, ga
therein, for scientific purposes, with .
proy,o that after such purposes haze
subseryed they shall bc separately AND ...
Gently inferred. Then. ard still furta.,'.
protect the graves. It impose, a htf.
penalty for any oncto traffic in dead hu
bodies, either for use in the state or iU.,..
portation TO colleges in other States.
This disposition Of these V.or
bodies viii offend NJ feeling o. coh..r-
guinity or friendship. and cannot v..H.
any memories Of the living. but will pu .-
rest the public mind relative 10 The lU'
blity Of the dead.
The poor citizens OF the : ate arc u.r
specially interested in this subj .ct thlut
wel-to-do and rich: for II j. from ft.I
lonely and mguardcd grave tlH' bodies
are obtained for dissection. 81, fs. r..h aud
danger attendant upon t1cif 3d.. .,.t.nn j.
less than those OF the rich. ra. t.1 -,pui-
chrc hi, dead in walled rm.f.ri,, aul En-
mpregnaDlc toMbs >ct.g., atiu-t ro.-
berry.
should the teaching o. anatomy on.'u.e
to lie prohibited in Virginia, Us d !, lr..'-
caly at tins time. the medical student
either have 10 90 ont ~ fLc 1te iYi
education or Dr. VIII have ID ply hi, '..-
ton in IN ignorant and dangerous na.n..
upon those who VIII ie too poor 10 rl'...
educated talent from abroad; lud tlr
viii Doe the coa~.an. victim. VI the ol
lions of The present laws on The >ulir..
Thi, bin i,a COPY oi one now in ..... DID,
Pennsylvania. and similar 10 tho-' %,
ting satisfactorily in many otar ~.t.
The Union.
J. =. II. cullen. ". D..
y. ID. tUNNlNGHAN. Vi. d..
JoHN ). >KELroN. VI. H..
G. ". Z. Baocg. VI. H..
VI. l.. JiWEs, VI. d.,
GEoRGE b. JOHNSTON. -. D..
JoHN y. UP-HUG. II. r..
JAMES l.. CArEfI. Il. d..
JONI STAGE PAWS, VI. D..
s'o,,.,,i4foo ~ M..ft..l If...f...-f,n d.