The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-05-13


sissn in Scientific work-an Interest,"
Ing Sicht-t Discussion.
The workshop Of medical college, But,
IN place Of specialized Young men with long
gowns and sharp scalpes, there are score
OF girls rohcd in protecting overalls ard
5eftly diSscct.ug the subjects before them
That's what | saw in the preparatory school
The medical branch Of the Zurich univer-
sly This wear better idea o. the female
MEDICAL student may b. gathered than ever
before. because the number is SO much
.rrltor, and as the number increases, each
D. yidual is ircer in her actions, for She feels
a. cxcitcs less attention. The clientele is
growing yearly For this season the total of
young ladies studying this branch IN Zurich
o, forty-lour, against thirty-threc lsst sea-
.un
Don't think this disscc,uc room IT, an alb
sc'ute place Of horror The bodies are d.
y. iod into their several parts store tho
Students approach tG.u, and oach young
LADY, Las her chosen portion % operate upon.
This reduces the uHcan1y appearance To
considerable extent. for 40 bodies entire arc
10 bo seen lyug on Jhe many slabs or tables
st ono Table where ! stopped a delicate and
.piriuolle yound lady holding IN her gloycd
hands n razo, ike knife and pair of fine
rinchcrs, was cutting AZ a di,mcmbcrcd head
.fud.nC' tine organs of sight, probing INTO
tho cavities Of the brain aud pluckiug useful
thorchts from what % me was a CHASTITY
trophy And set her delicacy Of treatment,
Ter unmi-takahlo enthusiasm. her evident
comprehension OF every stroke she made, re-
moved that feeling from me in a few mo-
ncn's and ! fingered watching her quick
movements as intensely MS ! would any
ordinary scientific experiment
Yes" She sad. n reply 20 my question
suggested in virtue of 70 slight acquaintance
hld with her. u make the eye my $40
oiqltv. for believe. in addition 10 being ono
1f toe p,o>t interesting points 20 study. it IL
likewise "a more potent factor than is gen
orally believed IN the health of an individ-
lll ] have known persons 10 suffer from
severe beada hes and pains 10 the back who
have attributed the trouble entirely 10 spi-
ual disorders. when, as % fact. n arose from
heir ewes being ont OF focus They actually
could not seq out Of ono eye and VET they
ld not know A. 10 seem incredible, and
,,tany intelligent oeul,t VIII subs'antiate
what say There i-uo 4ouli that persons
mve been the victims of rcrvous prostratOn
Wrought on hy n difficulty with the eyes Of
which they were ignorant, but which a very
,asy operation would have removed"
little farther ON "a disciple of this glori-
ous art stood over "A partially cut leg, from
which She was stripping the skin and flesh
md explaining the muscles as they pre-
rn'od Themselves b the several new schol-
4r, who TODD about her intent upon her mo
hors There was no hesitancy in her incis-
IONS. She cut with "a clean stroke and every
time the blade fell just where 10 was IN
tssded She was graceful and emphatic IN
her treatment Of the subject, and under
Cqdy tongue the relations Of the various
nerves tcndous and muscles She exposed
g.ro made clear and carried their full mean
mc 20 the expectant audience about her
I'm distant corner = young woman and
several male students were discussing IN alb
normal growth discovered b., one of them in
lhe trlnk Of a ono time sturdy Frenchman
resting upon their particular slab There
rn,ared 90 be considerable difference in
opinion prevailing. and | remarked with a
certain ela'iou peculiar perhaps, to my sex,
ttl rhc young woman hclk her ground and
hcr idea stubbornly. and the young men paid
mo aal proper attention 20 what she fire.
IuentIy said
lnext noticed % fashionably attired damSel,
wearing "a promenade dress and having every
Indication IL being in the mode. Who pro-
lc'f,d only by "a small white apron plentifully
decorated with Varicolorcl ribbons, was cut
-ug aud srrapIns nj an arm, barring tho
muscles with an ease and ceXtertv that were
rcuaIuv natural. and could never have been
wholly acquired. At first sight Judged this
apparently worldly and giidy creature was
mptri by some morbid passion to amuse
herself Iu this manner. bat when / asked the
professor who accompanied me he said she
1913, tlo most skIliful manipulation Of the
,ta. among all those then attendant, and
could ,'r.p MUSCLE as clearly and as beau
.0.y as an established surgeon On the
street one would take hcr for the average
hopping butterfly, with refined features and .
+r.y semi transparent skin.
Tho professor further assured me that the
women wsro particularly dextcrouS in hand.
n- muscles Their small. taper fingers cave
i.u a advantage over tue males. and tneir
aIes Wore quicker 10 detect details and unuu-
to- After once becoming accustomed 70
ce l,e ~ the scalpel. the women arr more
patient than me men, aud they prosecute +
Ger researches more perslsiently.
l' uls % 'us very interesting 10 watch tho
r'. w1-lug with their male colleagues I
.t fIltIag with them the terrible mystery
human construction. There was no
n",-, no loud talking or uuseemly I
f~a 1l was quiet, orderly, strictly IN .
.u. uf business The YOung lady % ?