The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-01-26

however strange, should give no cause
whatever for fear.
"'I deem it necessary TO say this much,
for have known cases where Young gentle
men witnessing this experiment for the first
time we're severely frightened. Now, then,
give attention. As he spoke he applied the
pole of the battery which he held in his
hand to my back, ana at the same instant ]
recovered the full use Of al my faculties and
stood erect on the floor. As ! looked
around the room the scene was SO perfectly
ludicrouS, that burst out in hearty lit Of
laughter.
''Beiore me on the floor lay a student en-
tircly insensiblc at my side, leaning on the
table, was another as white as snow, just
ready to faint; in the corner was another,
the very picture Of horror and fright, while
near me on the right stood the Dr., with his
arms folded, cycling me with all the coolness
imaginable.
Thinking to heghtcn the effect Of the
scene, | doubled my fists and started for the
chap in the corner, who gave most uo-
earthly scream and rushed for the door and
| after him.
"IIis extreme haste to open the door only
perplexed him, and before he could do SO,
it was opened from the outside with such
force as to completely ovcrturn the student,
when, to my great surprise, in walked my
brother and my sailor friend For Gods
sake what does this mean'' said my bro.
ther Ship ahoy' said my sailor friend,
TIP US your graphing iron, my hearty
saw your carpet bag at the Delayan, and
we've been cruising around these two days,
and here we arc at last, just in time to save
YOU from these cursed land sharks.
Gentlemen, said DR.. S, stepping up to
them, there seems to be some mystery In
the affair, to YOU, at least if not to me. -
Mystery, is there, you deyilish cannibal,
said my brother, I'll give you mystery with
a vengeance" That's right, messmatc, said
my sailor friend, give hun broadsidc and
l'll knock his sky-light, out Of him, the hub.
Der. damn him. Wait moment, said /,
lets hear what he has to say about it,
"Why, said the Dr., all know about il
is, that this suhjcct-that is, this gentleman
here, was found in the river miles below
the city. As no friends appeared to claim
him, some men in my employ brought him
to me, and paid them $50 for him.
"'Wc were about to open his chest to
examine his lungs. | made that ncision
which you sec there, when one Of my stu.
dents brought in galyanic battery, and we
were trying the experiment Of producing
muscular contraction through its agency.
"'Ihc first application restored the sub
! beg pardon-ths gentleman to conscious
ness and soon afterwards you entered he
room.
Ills case is by no means the only one
There are quite number on rocOrd-that o
DR.. Adam Clarke, of England, for one
where persons have been in the water for
several hours and afterwards restored TO life
You may perhaps blame me for obtaining his
body for dissection, but see how We physi
clans are situated.
"It is absolutely necessary for us to know
some things which we can obtain only By
dissection, aud yet II We get subject in an,
way the law makes us fclo1s If we do no
with our scalpcls unravel the beautiful mys
lcries Of the human body, society dctcsts u
for cur ignorance ; II wc do, the state prsoI
awaits US.
1--WE prefer to run the risk Of detection
for We believe it makes no difference after IT,
soul has departed, what become Of the bod.
it must decay--it must return to dus
arain. The Creator Of the Universe can Il
easily. on the resurrection day, restore it t
tina, form which suits His purpose after
has been divided into thousand parts b.
the surgeon or student, and given him man
a useful lesson, as though 1t had rested qu
ctly in the grave where 1t had been place
by the hand Of affection
"'But will dctain YOU no longer, and
will only say, if you choose to let the matte
rest, will take your friend to my hous'
dress and take care OF the wound which
have made, and when he has quite rccoycrc
will send him to his home.
"My brother, after consulting me, col
scntcd, and during my stay there va
treated very kindly, and everything whic
could contribute To my happiness or conio'
was chcerfulIy done.
business called my brother and fricn
away from the city as soon as they found III
comfortably situated but learned from II
Dr. that in their search for me they hear
the scream given by the student when
chased him to the door, and thinking son
one was in distress, they came in and toun
me aS described
"Aitcr had concluded the narration
the story which have now pcnned, TOT
gave yawn and then burst out in heart
. la ha ha' 'Of course you don't cxpe
me to believe this yarn, do youF Certain
. ", for every word i, truth, and if 20
/ don't believe it can show you the Sc
u.nch DR.. :. made We'll, il you say its
I'll believe it, of course but Id like to 5
, the scar, though Look here Thu
DER said Tom, it is fact, but | ncv
could have believed it if had not seen tn
, scar. There's romance enough in this for
novel. Truth is after all stranger than ii
5 ton"