The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-04-15

cock fighting. IN Spain. when a stu
dent got the Doctors degree, he had TO
furnish a bull fight for the pleasure OF
the students, At Italian universities
there was a spring vacation ''tor me-
dlclnal purposes At Pisa this was
bluntIy called Vaeatlo. PurgationuHi.
Dissections were practiced in Bologna
in the latter part OF the thirteenth CEN
fury, We can get an idea OF how they
were regarded from the statutes OF
Florence. which provided that fooq,
wine and spices must be furnished to
keep up the spirits OF the professors
and students during this unusual or
deal. At Leipzig, during the sixteenth
century, O ball was given regularly Tor
the purpose Of introducing the students
to the most honorable and elegant
daughters Of the city magnates.
It Is hard for US to realize how wild
life many Of the students led. When q
freshman came to the university he had
to undergo an Initiation marked by
many severe practical jokes. Some or
the older students repaired TO his room
and pretended not to notice his pres
ence. but were soon reminded OF 1t by a
new odor. They proceeded TO trace out
the new odor and found that 1t came
from the freshman or bejaunus. The
latter was then compelled to undergo
many rude and practical jokes, Some
Of the latter are still preserved in force
at many OF the German universities OF
to-day Drinking was an essential
feature OF the medieval university and
was participated in by both professors
and students. There was a feast ON
every possible occasion. Many Of the
students were lawless and Wild set
and took their diversion In attacking
aRt1I oil oHDuuT1nR In AnV
riot at hand. OF course there were
earnest students who were there for
work But a comparatively small num-
Der Of them received degrees, and very
few stayed long enough to become doc
tors The universities, by the way, in
these wild times had no authority TO
grant degrees. These were conferred
by the state authorities.
Origin Of Colleges.
The idea that the colleges are new
institution is entirely erroneous. They
existed at almost every university and
In the beginning were nothing more
than boarding houses for the poor stu
dents. The instruction crept into the
colleges purely as a modern economy
It was much cheaper and took fewer
candles to have all the students study
ing in one room than to have them
scattered through the building; and
they found 1t easier to keep order, II
some one was going through the les
sons. than II the students were study
ing individually. The English colleges
have been able to exist merely from
their good fortune in being situated In
the most firmly governed country OF
Europe.
Curious Operation on = HOrse.
A remarkable surgical operation on a
horse has just been performed at the
veterinary department of the univer-
sity of Pennsylvania, by DR.. Ulysses F.
Houck, resident surgeon. In some way
the horse had managed to break an up
per tooth, a fourth molar on the right
side. It was plainly evident that the
animal vas suffering intensely, so 1t
was decided to extract the tooth. Here
arose the trouble, for the tooth was so
broken that forceps could not be used.
II was, therefore, necessary to resort to
"trephintng." The horse was thrown,
or cast, and then chlorotormed, only
three ounces Of chloroform being used.
Now 1t seemed that the fourth upper
molar OF horse penetrates up into the
Inferior maXiilary sinus. cavity above
the roof OF the mouth which In a human
being is known as the antrem. 1t was
necessary to locate this cavity exactly,
This was done by drawing perpen-
dlcular from one of the cheek bones,
the base Of the tooth being just within
the angle. An Inclsion was made over
this point and the root Of the molar was
located with the finger. A small mallet
was introduced and then the tooth was
simply pounded out from behind-ns-
suredly an original way Of extracting
tooth The tooth. by the way, was
some three inches long,
Then arose another difficulty. with
the tooth out, hole from the mouth up
into the inferior maxillary sinus exist
ed, and 1t was impossible for the horse
to create o vacuum IN Its mouth, as Il
must do In order to drink. DR.. Houck
was equal to the new emergency and
plugged up the hole with Oakum This
oakum has to be taken out daily and
the cayity cieansed and refiiied; never
theless, the horse is at present at work
and to all Intents and purposes as
sound as ever!
The most delicate part Of the opera
tion was locating the tooth. a mistake
Of a half inch would have ruined all.
The operation is an interesting sample
OF the work being done at the. veterin-
airy department OF the university.