New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-06-25
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koHpIrART CASE.-Gapt Muiholen, AL olu
planter of Rspdes, whose death has been
nnneed we believe, two or three times, was still alive
rns Ssw days ago-hariDs been fortyseven days without
. na,tcie Of food nourshuent Of any kind li.tie
ater put into his mouth by of spoon Is the only
thing tina, has passed his lips in all this time The case -
said to battle the skill comprehension OF all the eaic
men In the 0eghsorhood. IN. y. Dei'a'
To tle Editor Of TT. Tribune:
The medical mem mentioned in the foregoing
would find their skill and comprehension eniisn'-
ened N their entire satisfaction If they would be en-
terprising enough to examine The I'd vol page $40
Of tbs, monument of physiological wisdom The An
innal Kingdom Of Swedenborg; wherein ne de-
csres thai The body is nourshed in part from invsi
.,hsresl ailments sucked In by the inrumersble little
nonhs OF the skim els convincinsy demonstrated by
,bo.s who have continued FOR months, years, and Still
longer periods without visible and terrestrial food and
whose life has been renewed from day TO day with blood
nothing OF various species OF living creatures that
live for whole winters for ages, upon no other
than invisible support as /, perfectly well known TO De the
case with vpers and other serpents, with crocodLes
swallows the chameleon, the ostrich the balm cricket
nay, with those most yoracous creatures oeAs'
which entering their winter dens with their cubs lie
through the brunea months without chance "a iooo,
sucking their paws with constant murmurpg toVnc sno
yet meanwhile escatee. but, If iatsen-
ed shown by those that have been reused up and dy
en- from their lurking places, &c.
Again: Respecting the subjects OF adpsa, or those who
have abstanet food for long perodso time see MAJ
Adolphus relates the OF Slesan girl who took no
food for niue months Benedctus Of person az eu!ee
who took food for for.ysiX ca;s. j. NJ Hesspus NEIL
tons several similar from other authors: Tor exam
nile Of alive Of Aeria who neither ate drank Tor
four months; OF Margaret Rhoda, who took no susie
nance for than sixteen months; OF young lelnae
native of Germany with whom this the case for TWO
wears johannes Weir gives account Of Hepricus, al
Hapalt who abstaned occasions for forty days
Paulus Lentaus has published little treatise respecting
one ApooHa Schriecra who abstanes for eighteen yeers
and Josephus Quercetanus and Gregoras Horytu have
also made mention of the person. Another instance
Is that of girl at Spire Magarita Sagretia by name,
Ferdinand King of the Romans, in 1912, consigned
purpose Of starvation TO the charge OF MS own phy
stefan and another person. both extremely Trustworthy
rnen Gerardus Rucodanus physician IN the hiHGand
witness difficult deceive declares thai this girl took 10
food from $780, and again. after this not for three
years. Johannes Lapglus also mentions the case Gull
FabricHs danus gives account OF girl al Cologne
who abstaned for three years. and OF girl at Menos nam
ed Eva Fegen who abstaed for sixteen Johannes
wans OF girl living the town Of Conmercy, IN the
district Of Tou with whom this was the case for ten
months; and Perus regorius relates that the aSit1 OF
this patient lasted twelve Francscus Cesius
relates the o girl at Confident who remained with
out food for fourteen years See also the account Of Broth
er Nicholas hermit who did the like FOR nineteen
and six month boy in Brunswick who lived in this
way years; OF girl AT Haensadt who lived Tor
ten years without food. though not without drink oil 4
Norwegian girl who abstaned for nearly whole year. on
and drinking when compelled 10 DO So OF Swel-
ish maid absaind from food for ten years and from
for eight whose carefully watched by
many and CT by DR.. DocIeus. Professor Of
Medicine University OF Lund, aud by Jesper swed-
berg OF Theology and Bishop OF Scara my beloved
father"
The authorize, and references for all these remarkable
carefully given in notes at the bottom oil the
page Of the book. Your obeGlent servant
WIN. TURNER, NJ. d.