Word: carotids
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...yourself in his place," murmured the Professor to the lethal lackeys crowding about the dais. "Yes, siree. That's my motto. ... So never let blood through the carotid artery [he caressed his colleagues throat] for then he looks as if he had been butchered. Whenever possible, do it through the auxiliary artery. [The colleague's armpit was indicated.] Yes, siree. Put yourself in his place. . . . When my experiments are completed, I'll have seven different kinds of cosmetic powders, one for every type of skin. That will make a corpse look realistic. That's the thing...
...Fielding Lowery, late postmaster of Dayton, Ohio, committed suicide yesterday by cutting the carotid artery. The cause of his action was inability to meet a deficiency of $4,324 in his accounts with the post-office department...