The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-29
EXPERIENCES OF DooroRs.
KnOck-Down blow Dealt n student
by IA Corpse.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.

by "A Corpse.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
AT gathering Of physicians the other
evening some interesting experiences were
detailed.
shortly after receiving my diploma"
remarked an elderly doctor, Il accepted
the position or assistant demonstrator
OF anatomy at the University Of -, in
Prussia. Just about this time 1t seemed
TO be the fad for soldiers to terminate
their earthly woes by filling the barrels
Of their guns with water and discharg-
ing the same through the roof of their
mouths. thereby blowing off the top of
their heads one stormy afternoon one
OF these suicides was brought to tho
anatomical department Of the university.
and he was. indeed. a splendid specimen
OF manhood. As this method OF shatter-
ing the Uranium offers an excellent OPP
portunity for securing the labyrinth Of
the internal ear, 1 cut the body in two
and had the upper half removed to my
private office. which adjoined the dissect-
THAT evening, as was my usual Gus
tom, l remained with the students In the
dissecting room until after midnight,
when the last one departed. AS q thun-
derstorm was raging without 1 decided
TO stay until morning, at once re-
paired TO my private office TO finish some
4
work for about an hour when after a
tremendous volley OF thunder a faint cry
OF 'WaterF reached me. glanced in
the direction whence II came, and, see
ing nothing but cadavers and various
parts OF the human skeleton, knew that
the cry did not emanate from that part
of the room, and, thinking II a prank
OF imagination, once more turned TO the
task before me-
! looked In the direction and saw nothing
but the mutilated face Of the military SUI
eide, upon which fell the soft rays from
my student lamp. Being of a scientific turn
OF mind | scoffed any superstitious idea
which tried to enter my mind, and again
resumed my labor.
Of thunder followed, and flash Of light
ming presented to me most horrible sight.
There. towering like a giant before me,
his arms folded, and a military cloak
thrown over his shoulders, stood the dead
soldier My heart seemed to stand still. /
could not breathe, and my hair stood on
end. was deserted by the naturalist with
in me as the CORY face, one Of its eyes
hanging down upon the cheek and the 9th
e tr apParenty giving me CLASSY stare re.
long keen vivisection knives, and my
thoughts reverted to the frightful possi-
bility OF the CHASTITY thing attacking me
with one OF them. He advanced from the
shadows, and i gave one shrek and
sprang TO the door. II was locked! then
endeaVored to leap through the window
IL was also fastened. On came the grim
specter, and, being driven to desperation,
/ grappled with 1t, when my lamp upset
and we were in darkness. / heard a harsh
laugh and tainted. When consciousness
returned the janitor was by my side and
explained that one of the students senting
a lark, had placed the body above his
head, covered II with the cloak and per-
petrated the practical Joke Suffice II to
say, / did not entirely recover from the
nervous shock for a long time, nor was the
miscreant ever forgiven"
THAT reminds me- said a young physi-
clan, "of a scare j shall never forget. 1t
happened in a Cincinnati college, wnere I
was a student. A prize had been offered
by tho late DR.. w. w. Dawson for the best
dissection, and / was exerting all my en-
ergy 10 win II. One evening, or rather
morning. long after all the students had
laid away their instruments and gone
home, / was working out the nerves and
vessels under the arm of my subject, and
had IL fastened by a piece of cord TO a nail
above. All was quiet, and / was interested
in my work. when suddenly and without
warning blow on the head disturbed me-
and stunned me momentarily. So fright
ened was / that / could not get up from
the floor, where / had fallen. OF course
/ feared no spiritual visitation, but as
nothing was visible my uneasiness was
something terrible. CHANGING over toward
the cadaver upon which had been work.
ing l realized at once that l had been
knocked out by dead man. The arm
which had hitherto been fastened was
hanging at the side Of the body, and the
whole explanation was that the string
slipped, allowing the limb to gravitate to-
ward my interposing Uranium. AS much Z
the prize was coveted, / never worker
after the students had gone"
1T has been my good fortune, spoke
up another, ITO have escaped ALL such
soul-harr owing experiences, but <remem-
Der distinctly an occurrence during my
student life. It was at an eaStern college,
which had engaged new j9diitor who was
an unpleasant, surly fellow, and conse-
quently much disliked by the students.
The janitor occupied little apartment
close to the dissecttng room, and one night
after ne had retired hand fondled his
face upon which he, being very tired,
grunbled, rolled over and slept more
goundly than before This was repeated,
looked 4 around and laid down again.
Once more the hand touched him,
amy he grabbed it. and, feel
Ing the warmth of 1t before It was wrench
"a away, he called out to the supposed
students You rascals, get out of here or
I'll break every bone in your bodies.
Again the hand touched him, when he
grasped 1t firmly and pulled. and. to his
surprise and horror the whole arm came.
Well, when the authorities senflpd him in
the morning he was chatt. :. 49,,
and it was not until five or At IHice-
ter, when the poor main re was totally
telligence, that a former,eethey witt,
fessed how he and three O 49,
cealed themselves under II ana plack-
itor's bed and, after pasa9 q capac-
hands over his face seve,eu men VIII
allowed him to wrench az; me e, loss
In a Philadelphia collegf
disciple of Aesculapius. -
came near having the. wirned Ont.
them by one of natures rr,
were working diligently Inc tnree-
when, as If suddenly har Main street
bue.l with life, il raisesttros.ea Dy nre
cumbent to sitting pesitt night. Inc
time emitting a groan. tar q Grund-
students fed from the the building
would not under like ciItk IS Sc5,u0O to
phenomena was explai
general contraction Of TT
cles as sometimes ocSflver.
ana the sroan ultDemocratlc con-