tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post3670814898765391965..comments2024-03-28T04:26:30.557-05:00Comments on Boston 1775: The Difficulties of Medical Training in 1796Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-73606828316790390312010-01-13T17:43:02.517-05:002010-01-13T17:43:02.517-05:00This was still an issue in Boston in 1849. It is d...This was still an issue in Boston in 1849. It is discussed in some books about the Parkman murder case. The janitor at Harvard Medical School was responsible for procuring the cadavers for dissection. He would go around the less savory sections of the city and offer people money for any corpses they "happened" to have on hand.Charles Bahnenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-25954775424613963112010-01-12T19:31:02.950-05:002010-01-12T19:31:02.950-05:00We all must remember that the soldiers had already...We all must remember that the soldiers had already given the ultimate sacrifice for their cause. Imagine the horror of the families upon finding their loved ones graves dug up and coffins lying open.<br />Understandably the medical profession needs cadavers to further their knowledge, understanding needs to be a two way street. Grave robbing is still robbing to those affected families.DAGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14685772539702013751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-58151192147213808632010-01-12T14:34:18.763-05:002010-01-12T14:34:18.763-05:00The whole idea of medical students and professors ...The whole idea of medical students and professors having to engage in grave robbing to, ironically, learn more about anatomy in order to help mankind is just an example of how unfortunate public opinion was about the subject and the need. This story reminds me of the "graves" that have been found under Benjamin Franklin's house in London, a place Ben shared with a similar doctor with similar needs.John L. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14827783825431694038noreply@blogger.com