The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-09-20

ono occasion, however, the suspension Of her
faculties waa ~ protraeted that her friends
called IN = medical man who pronounced her
dead She was then sewa up Ia Glnae Ahrnnd
according 90 the barbarous custom Of the
country and laid upon bedstead. Among
thoas who called % condoie with the parents,
was a particular friend Of the deceased, of her
own age The young woman, anxious a. take
last look Al her friend, ripped the ahrorpd,
and imprinted kiss upon her cheek. While
sho was kissing her, she ihnriod that she felt
her breathe. She repeated her careases, and
being shortly assured ofthe fact that her friend
wAa not dead, she applied her mouth 10 that
OF the girl, aud In short time the latter was
restored 10 life, aud able Ia dress herself
"A young girl says DR.. Cricht0n, in the
service OF the Princess Of -, who had, for
some time kept her bed with a nervous alice
tion, az length, 70 all appearance, was dspriy.
cd Of li6t Her face had all the character Of
dehlh--her body was perfectly cold, and owe
~ other symptom OF death was manifested.-
She was removed into Anniher raaaa and lalAe.
ed IN coffin. On the day 6xed for her 6,-
neral, hymns, according 20 the custom OF the
country, were sung before the door; but at
the very moment when they were going 10
nail down the colin, Precipitation was seen
upon her skin, and in n few minutes il was
sucpeedcd by convulsiye motion in the
hands aud feet In iaw moments ahe open
cd her eyes, and uttered apercing scream
The faculty were instantly called ia, and in
the space ofa few days. her health was com
pletely re-csiablishcd The account which
she gave OF her situation isextremely curious.
She said, that she appeared TO dream that she
was dead, but that she was sensible of every
1hinR that was passing around her. aud dis
uncuy heard her friends bewai her death ;
she felt them enyelop her in the shroud, and
place her in the eotlin. The sensation gave
her extreme agony and she attempted to speak
bat her soul was unable "a art on her body.
She describes her sensations as very contra
dictory a. ifshe was aud was not in her body
nj one aud the same instant She attcmptcd
"a vain 10 move her Arns, Ia open her eyes,
or 10 speak The agony of her mind was at
is height when she heard the funeral hymn
and found that they werc about IN nail down
the lad Of the coffin. The horror Of being bur.
led alive gave n new impulse 10 her mind.
which resumed IL power over the corporal
organization, aod produced the effects which
excited the notice of those who were about 10
convey her 20 premature grave
The Lcipsic CAirurgicdi Journal recorrIs
the following distressing event as having oc-
Cured TO an officer Of artillery, who was a
man OF gigantic stature, and robust make
Being mounted ON an unmanageable horse,
he was thrown from his hark, aud received n
severn confusion on his head, which rendered
him insensiblc. He was successfully trenan-
ned, blcd, and other means OF rr,icf adopted ;
hut lac Tell gradually into a m0rt and ni0FU
hopeless condition OF stupor, aud was fualy y
believed 10 be dead. The weather being sui
try, ho was buried with indecent haste, in
one OF the public cemeteries He was buried
on Thursday, and ON the following SUNDAY,
the urOuN14 Ia "a uanuI h.,fusr "a =.
visitors, an intense excitement was produced
ly the declaration of n peasant that while
he was sitting on the grave of the officer, lac
had diSlincty trlt motion OF tho carth, as Il
some one was struggling beneath. Ofcourse
but little attention was at first Maid 90 the
mans assertion, but his evident error aud tho
doggcd obslinacy with which he persisted in
his story, had at length their natural effect
upon the crowd. Implements were hurriedly
procured, aud the grave, which was very
shallow, M iew moments was 80 far thrown
opon'as 10 render the head of the occupant
visible. He was then apparently dead, but
he sat nearly erect in his coffin, the lid OF
which, IN his furious struggles he had par
TALLY uplilled. They conveyed him 10 the
nearest hospital and there ho was pronounced
still living, although ia a state OF asphyxia--
Ia a few hours he 80 far revived as To recop-
nizr his aequaintanoes, aud in broken accounts
spoke 81 his agonicstin thp grsva ltsppeared
that hc had been conseiosa of life for more
than an hour, whilo buried, before he relaps-
ed into a state of insons:S;lity. The grave
Il seems, was filled loosely with very po-
rous earth, and some air was thus admitted
lie heard, he said, the footsteps OF those over
his head, and underworld TO make himself
heard in turn. IL was the noise and tumt,lt
within the grounds which appeared TO awak-
gn him from deep sleep, but no sooner was
he awake than he became fully aware of the
|ngrors of his position. This man would have
the galvahich for he was doing we'll, had
out any necessity, and IA. experiments with
in one of those ecstatic paroxrapplicd with,
application is said occasionally to supUff.ei, pd