Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1858-05-22

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suffering they are important to scientific
men, and painfully interesting 10 all. The
following is written by Rev. S. p. VIII.
liams to The Christian Advocate -
"Mrs. Hays is not dead. | have seen
( her several times. And after reading all
that has appeared in tie Advcca in re,
gard to her, venture TO communicate a
lew thoughts upon her case. Before she
passed into this peculiar and affective con-
dition, her health was for some time ex-
trc mely poor. She ale but iiltle and that
IIiale occasloncd considerable amount oil
suffering. Sometimes it threw her into
spasms. For nearly year before she
ceased 10 take refreshments atoge Iher,s she
lived wholly, or nearly so, upon the juice
of dried raspberries. until that became a
source of suffering. Then, for a line, she
took occasionally small quantity OF cold
water and II is now nearly year since
she swallowed any liquid, TO the know
! ledge of any one. Indeed have no doubt
that te spoonful Of liquid put into her
mouth would be the occasion of her death
unless the spasmodic action Of her throat
should expel it, Any petson to see her
ten minutes mt be satisfied that there is
no deception in her case. Her head and
shoulders, one or other, are in perpetual
motion. She is frequently thrown for
ward, until she is nearly doubled toge,h-
er, and then the head thrown back, and
her neck literally doubled, and Tire body
forced back, on the pillow. This is done
several times excessively II less time
than take in writing it. The last time
in the series the face will remain nearly
buried in the pillow, and she does not
breathe for ten or fifteen minutes. Once
she remained sixty two minutes without
breathing. When this is over, and the
spasm passes of, she struggles for breath
and her head is rolled from side TO side
almost with The velocity Of lightning for a
moment or two the face becomes red
with the rush of blood to the head, and
the skin quite moist with perspiraton.
Then the spasm subsidies into gentle
motion of the jaw and shoulder keeping
time. as one would think, with the action
of the heart. Her skin about the face,
neck, chest and hands is delicate, and
healthy as the skin Of an infant. The pull
salions of her blood about the chest,neck,
head and arms, though exceedingly deli.
cate, are quite regular. Her hair does
not grow. nor is it worn off her head, as
one would naturally suppose, except Ii'-
lie just upon the crown. The action Of
the liver is entirely suspended, Of course.
The action and state of the lungs are per-
feclly healthy. They have been tho
roughly examined by skilllul physicians
with the aid Of s,ethescope, and are
supposed to be perfect. Her no@V!sh-
ment is wholly from the atmosphere. The
last nutriment, indeed the last swallow OF
water she was known to take, was in the
last of June, 1857. The last time she
was known to be conscious was last De-
cember When she comes out Of these
long spasms she seems TO cry for mo-
men,, like an infant in distress. A such
times her husband thinks she may be
Ii is most distressing 10 hear
it. She is not above the ordinary laws
Of disease. She has recently had tho
rough case Of the humps, Precsel y as
others have been. Ken nails upon her
fingers, like her hair. do not grow at all, >
NorEs OF A RETURNED VIRGlNIAN.-
Our townsman,M Mr.. D. G. Sny der, just re-
turned from Kansas and Missouri, reports,
that he was in Leavenworlh al the late
to form a new Kansas Consii-
tuition. He saw and heard the notorious
Jim Lane. lie thinks him a very ordi-
nary man, seeking nOlorle,y and his own
selfish ends altogether. He knows no one
here with whom he would be willing to
compare him, because he is lower and
meaner and more ordinary man. He is
common every way and beyond all ques-
ton the most unprinciPled man in the
West. lie was discussing the new Con-
,litution; spoke with some force, but not
lie is looking TO the Senate,
but will be disappointed; is losing follow
ers. Kansas is one of the prettiest of
its fertility IS remarkable des-
titute of timber miles stretching in the
view.
Property is higher in Lesvenwor,h than
in New York. They asked him two
hundred dollars foot for lots 1875 feet in
depth; all the towns are the same way.
Where one man remains fifty leave and
return. The whole business is specula-
ton. The business of emigration is quite
overhone the business of speculation Al
so. Desirable lands there are higher than
here. Fort Leavenworth where the Utah
army is quartered is beautiful place.
The show Of paraphernalia of war amazes
the unintiated. The government stores
are there; about 5000 Soldiers {; Mules,