The Lamar register., 1895-02-02
oREWsOME WORK IN THE
NAME OF SCIENCE.
Carving the Dead for the Benert of the
Livinx-How Female students Handle
the Saw and scAipei-sixhts and
scenes In = College

return to the traditional dust. Even
the most worthless of men in life be-
come valuable after death-to medical
students at least.
There are several places in Omaha
where dead bodies are put 10 scientific
use. These places are called disscct-
ing rooms. and are generally con-
nected with some OF the medical col
leges. but occasionally student gets
subject" that is particularly in
teresting and takes It TO his own Office
for dissection
A Bee reporter managed TO secure
admission to .he dissecting room OF
one of Omaha's medical schools one
night recently. where he was per
mitted to witness the work in full
operation, of cutting up oorpses Ihe
room was in the top story of large
building and TO all outside appearances
there was nothing going on inside.
Upon opening the door n strong food
of light poured forth. as well as
stencil which was strong enough to
take its own part. In fact. IL caused
the reporter to become afflicted with
a tremendous desire to initiate the
whale which swallowed Jonah. The
door was closed and the visitor found
himself in the company OF a bakers
dozen OF corpses in various stages of
decomposition and dissection. num-
ber of students were hard at work
cutting and slashing the bodies in The
interest of science. while the reporter
was hard at work trying to put stop
to the internal strife which seemed 70
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organs. The students were too busy
to pay much attention TO him. how
ever. and strong cigar helped him to
retain his last meal.
All over the room were long. mar
row tables on which were the stills =
The students worked over and leaned
on these bodies with the utmost
familiarity, and discussed the different
formations of each. Over in one cor
ner Japanese student was studying
the brain OF subject. while colored
man was learning the muscular parts
OF an arm. A Hindoo was slashing
into the abdomen OF large-sized
man, while German was discussing
spinal nerve system with an Irish
man.
A pale-faced young woman with IN
tellectual brow and bloody hands was
examining the muscular action and
formation of the heart and lungs of
small-sized corpse. while one of the
professors was discussing. in a learned
manner. the best method for perform
ing difficult case of surgery The
young woman looked as II she might
faint at the sight OF a mouse or
bloody nose, but she went at her
work with decided relish, and she
cut and slashed with keen knife as
II she enjoyed it Another young
woman was assisting her. and 1t was
afterward learned that these two
females we're the most advanced stu
dents in their class. They were grsat
students. and We're able to practically
demonstrate the lesson obtained from
medical journals.
Soon other students appeared, ani
in short time some one was working
on each OF the dozen corpses in he
room. A stout, strong-loolzing MN
opened trap door, lowered bldg
and tackle, and in a few minutes In
other corpse was hauled up. apparent-
ly from under the floor. This one vas
put upon table and prepared for bp-
GRAFTON by having the location of ihe
internal organs outlined upon Die
skin. A couple of first-year studepts
were given a chance to carve tn ise
remains. The room presented a bis,
appearance, young men dressed In
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