The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-08

very little sign after being punctured
by an embalmers needle? A. Very lit
tie sign. 1t would be almost entirely
closed up.
Q. 1 understand you to mean that
if the pericardial sac had been full
of fluid blood and an embalmers
needle had puctured the heart and
that blood had been withdrawn, that
when the needle was withdrawn that
in a post norton examination, II
would be very likely that the puncture
of the pericardial sac would be obserV-
ed? A No; not very likely.
@. You mean by that that it will
be very hard to discover the hole
unless made by a large needle? A.
Yes.
Q. Do you think if made by the
needle and if it was such an opening
as you describe, that it would be very
likely to pass unobserved in the aut-
opsy? A. More than likely.
Ed Il. S. Brown, being sworn, testl-
fed as follows:
c. Did you at any time receive a
body from the State Hospital to be
embalmed? A. | did
O. Did you receive a body on the
gath of August from the hospital? A.
Yes, sir.
@. Do you remember the name of
the body? A. Nall. think.
Q. What process 60 you go through
in embalming a body? A. 1t depends
on the case altogether. In this case,
we used the brachial artery of the
arm to inject the fluid. The vascilic
vein which accompanies the artery
we used to draw blood. We first draw
all the blood from that vein by it's
natural drainage. Afterwards aspirate
the vein, then we inject the fluid into
the artery.
Q. After that you do what? A. The
cavity embalming. We puncture
the stomach and remove all gasses and
LIQUIDS, remove gases from the cavity
of the lungs.
9. How do you do that, MT Brown
A. Several ways.
O. How in this case? A. The pune
lures were made between the sternal
bone and navel. The trocar is passed
through the stomach.
O. Describe what a trOcar is?
A hollow instrument with a point like
pen point.
@. Do you remember the size of the
one in this instance? A. We used two
or three, probably.
@. Ordinary SiZe\is about what "A
Quarter of an inch.
@. Larger than a crow quill isn't 1t?
A. Yes, nearer the size of lead pen
ell probably.
@. You said in that abdominal work
YOU removed the gaSses and nuldS
and blood? A. Anything that is there.
@. Do you ever enter the heart
with that trocar? A. Yes, right slde
apart Right auricle it sometimes hits
@ Did you attempt to enter the
heart in this case? A. | don't remem-
her. two of us were working on the
body. / think we did; l am not posi-
tive.
Q. You usually do that? A. Yes,
sir
Q. Mr.. Brown, did you attempt to
draw any blood from this particular
subject at any point? A. No, sir me
viends were all distended.
O. Is not that the cause usually
after death? A. | think so. n
@. Do you generally find blood IN
the artries? A. Not in all cases In
some cases, especially in old people.
Q. Did you find any blood in the
arteries Of this particular subject? y.
Yes. a little, not much.
Q. In studying embalming, do you
have to study physiology? A. To Ger
tain extent.
have studied physiology some? A.
only in embalming books. 1t gives
tho treatment of artries and veins.
O. Do you not know that blood rs
not expected to be found in arteries at
ter death? A. Supposed not to be
some cases we find empty and some
cases we find as much as a quart OF
blood.
Q. Do you know the meaning of the
word ARTERY ?" A. 1t is the blood
vessel that carries the pure blSod from
the heart to all parts of the body.
O. Do you know why it was called
by that name? a. l do not THINK
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