Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-01-06
NEW YEAR In CINCINNATI.
Meetings Held There by MOTmOnS-
The Missionary Outlook.
Medical College Notes - bodies fol
Dissection Husbands who Sell
Bodies of Dead wives.

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To the Editor:
Another New Years day; another
day for making new resolution'; an
other season for review, for reflection,
for comparison, for weighing one'a self
as 1t were; n season which people OF
sentiment naturally look upon as an
epoch Ia their lie; as milestone on
their journey through this proyeroial
vale OF tears.
10 those who arc at home and
at ease, enjoying the com.
pany of their loved once; who are sur
rounded b. throngs OF friends aud nc.
quainlances; who arc backing in the
suushine o. biist; who are partakers OF
lly anu festivities on every hand, and
whore coTunoOph Of good ihings has
no limit, one season may appear as
momentous as any other; but those
who are differently situated, who, per.
haps, are separated from nome and
loved ones, or whose lives are one
continual round OF eelf-denial, who,
plodding against great ODDS foregO
iieasutes and practice striS tie t cjnomy
IN order " reach desired eud or &C.
complish certain objects, nnd those
whose su nehlne in thia world is free
quenily obecured and whose measure
VI happiness Is often scant-are apt to
look upon the present season from o
different standpoint They, compare
lively epeaking dis0urden anu pause
tor short season TO take new
breath before climbing iurther; as
they panti gly wipe the perspiriDg
brow they survey their route--they
look backward, they look forward;
and alter period OF rest sufficl.
emily long for Time in Its cy Gle
to Awitch over from tho tracks OF the
old year 10 that OF the new, these
merry traveller, now refreshed and
hlleu with new energy aHd new hope,
again take up their load ana resume
their march, pressing onward aud up.
ward.
We have had an exceptionally mild
winter here SO fat; n0 snow, no frost.
People have told me how tney have
STATED here on Thanksgiving day am
now, by thia Time OF the year, the
Ohio river has been frozen over 10 that
traffic could be carried on acr Sc the
ice, instead OF over the toll brldg es, to
anu from Kentucky.
Elder Is. II. II berts arrived here
from Utah last night. He viii holt
two meetings IN tnis city on Sunday,
the 3rd January, anu on MJnuay he
anu Elders Piper anu Midgs!ey Will
leave Tor PHtsburg. Several meetings
have been hell here in Cincinnati
curling the last two or three months.
The attendance has varied from
very few persons to seventy aud eighty
In number. The very hest OF order
hae prevailed, and we have been
treated with respect and =. psideration.
Elder Lois A. Kelscl y resident OF
the Northern States Uissiou, is also
here at present. He intends conduc.-
Ing tume services in the German
language; apd 1t is the intention
TO have - couple of Elders c5me as
soon as possible TO labor ae N Missionaries
In this city. 1t certainly appears tina,
there Is soaio work for the Elders to do
here. We have two members hereInow
ami two or three persons arc ready for
baptism; besides, some evlnce consiu.
cradle Interest In the cause. Much
good must necessarily result from the
lsbOrs OF the Elders here OF late, as the
GOSPEL seed is not deaf, but contains
life In it's germ.
In college one day is like another;
we have plenty OF work aud very little
rect. Here, es l presums elsewhere,
many people look upon medical stu.
dents as being devoid OF any scruple.
concerning the life OF fellow being.
l have hsu several stories told me by
credulous PEOPLE, born nnd raised in
this city, about the traps set for the
unwary at the medical colleges, In
order TO get subjects for dis.
section. OF course, "materiaIo must
come from somewhere; but intelligent
people can readily see chat lawless in.
reference on the part OF the Jealous
medical student, with the life OF fellow
beings, Is out OF the question. 1t may
seem incredible to many, but there
are people who while al We sell their
bodies when dead to medical institu.
lions; aud worse still, men in this city
have sold the dead bodies OF their own
wives. But lest my friends should
think that all the dissecting "maleri.
al" ms 1t is called, comes in this way,
1 will remark that there are u
great many persons dying al the nos.
pitals anu other public Institutions,
who have no friends to claim them,
and the bodies OF these persons are OBJ
tained by medical and dental colleges,
pro rata, through lawfully composed
body OF representatives from the DIFF
ferent colleges.
/ am enjoying my holiday vacation
ss best | eau; bat snail he glad when
l once more get home to Zlou-to stay,
l mean. CHARLES Il. OLSEN.