The new enterprise., 1905-08-31

HI KIY III your pfOlcsS'OG, l re-
Ml- -lllI marked to The surgeon of
Our regiment as | spent an evening
in his tent, while We lay cncamped
near the river in a Southern seaport
town.
"Ncs, indeed" he replied, with an
air Of nonchalanco but then. cap
tain, you are Il soldier, and you know
how n fellow will get used to almost
anything You do not shudder now at
seeing dead men lying around as you
used to, do you"
"Well, no." / replied, that is too
true"
Il remember one incident in my life,
when a student Of medicine in the
office Of old Or. F." continued the
doctor, that never has been erased
from my memory. II is fully a quar-
ter Of century since ii occurred. and
yet | remember IL we'll / would to
heaven it could pace from mind
War is full Of horrors continued
the doctor, "and have been in hos
pitfalls where the shrieks Of the wound
ed and the croans OF the dying mingled
and went about my business almost as
the weaver listens to the sound Of his
looms. But this is q story Of the dead
room, whore no sound is heard hut
the sharpening Of the APPEL and the
almos1 noiseless tread Of the surgeon.
Among the professors in the medi-
cal college at that time was an Eng.
llsh surgeon. He was man Of bril-.
liant attainmcnts, both as q scholar
and MS a surgeon.
He was probably sixty years of age,
and had no family, at least he never
spoke Of one. Why he left his native,
land, and why he hardly ever smiled,
no one seemed to know, and probably
no one cared to ask, We, as students,
paid our money for a knowledge Of
medicine and surgery, Snd did not
trouble ourselves about the history of
those who taught tts.
THE winter season Of lectures had
commenced, and students from nearly
every section of the United States were
in the city to attend them. Subjects
Tor dissection were required. and some.
times, like other articles in the mar.
ket the supply exceeded the demand,
and at other times the dead-room was
short Body-snatchers were employed
at the current rates. and were paid
for the bodies furnished according to
the law Of supply and demand. Sub.
jects were scarce and in demand the
winter | have named, and prices rose
accordingly.
Il happened IN the English profess.
or's room one morning to examine q
medical work on Subject that re.
quired my attention, A gentle rap
came on the door, and the doctor said,
'.Walk in
II knew the visitor and his calling
at a glance. His soulless eyes glanced
cautiously around the room, and then
he asked, in a whisper:
"'All right, doctory"
"Yes; one of my Students replied
the surgeon.
Have a fresh stiff, doctor. Found
it floating In the harbor at daylight this
morning. Female, about fifty, and
good form. From an English vessel,
no doubt
"'What is the price? asked tho sur
geon.
"'Cannot deliver II at the college for
less than hundred was the reply.
Too much answered the surgeon
You are above the market price,
Sorry we cannot agree said the
man, with scOwl; but the fact is,
doctor, no class Of individuals take
such risks and work as hard for our
money as us, and mostly for the benefit
of science
"He was Gbout to depart when the
surgeon called him back.
"'Make it seventy-fve, and yUi can
bring the subject
"'Sorry, doctor, but 1 can't. You see.
Jim and are in partnership in this
stiff, as he happened TO be in the boat
with me, and come to divide the price
II is only fifty each. We honestly
earn'd every cent we ask
"'Well,' replied the surgeon, bring
the subject to the dead-room tonight,
ana your price shall be paid
1.-THE following day the professor an