Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-08-12

ance consiste9of oysters, oranges. straw
| berries, glapes and either fruits OF thal
climate. Most of thesIime he was esi
tireIy naked. He was " ithout company
save two pups, thrown off with him
which grew to be large New FoundlaDd
dogs. He came to flfs place from Lou
Isville, i'll August, 1867, driving q
team of dogs 10 a twe-wbeeied ehaise
having made over fifty miles day dur
/ ing the trip. Tie old gentleman related
! these circumstances to Us in cur sanctum
on Tuesday morning last, and says they
can be verified by many Irving witnesses,
whom be readily named. -
Fourteen Years AsIeep--Death of the
tueky.
From the Hickman (Ky.) Courier.
Miss Susan Caroline Godsey, the sleep
ing wonder, dice at her mothers home,
some eight miles from Hickman, on
Wednesday, the 18th inst.
The history OF Miss GOdsey Is well
known to the public, a 81 statement of her
wonderful condition having been pub
lislied extensively by the press OF the
United States. AT the time OF her death
Miss Godsey was about twenty-six years,
of age, and had been asleep; Us described,
about fourteen Years, TIE existence OF
this wonderful case of conla,. or prefer
natural disposition to sleep, has been
doubted by many, but the tact is indis-
putable. Indeed, some twelve months
ago Miss Godsey was taken TO Nashville
and other places for exhibition, but we
understand many even of the physicians
of Nashville looked upon her case with
suspicion. -Ts-l s-7r;
The history of the case is, briefiy:--
When about twelve years of age she was
taken with a severe chill, and treated
accordingly by her physician. AS the
fever which followed her chill subsided,
she fell into deep sleep, in which con-
dition she has remained ever since, ex-
cept at Intervals. 1t was her custom at
first to awake regularly twice in every
twenty-four hours, and singularly, with
in few minutes of the same hours each
day; but of of later years she awoke Of
tener, so much so that many considered
it an Indication of her final recovery
She would remain, awake five, ten, or
perhaps fifteen minutes, and gradually
drop off to sleep again. When asleep it
was utterly impossible to arouse her.
She never complained of any bodily pain,
though when asleep she was very ner-
vous.at times, and appeared to suffer
considerably by the violent twitching
and jerking of her muscles and limbs,
and her hands clenched tightly as if en-
during severe pain, but when awake she
did not appear to suffer except from
a drowsy, gaping indication, and per-
Isistent effort to cleanse her throat OF
phlegin. She generally passed into sleep
through violent paroxysm, she would
then sleep awhile as calmly and quietly
as an infant. Miss GOdsey was of medi-
UNI size, and her limbs and muscles were
well proportioned and developed, and
grew considerably after her affiict1on.
Miss Godsey on the day she died in
duiged in a little prophesying. which we
give as related for what what it is worth.
She said "the sun would be total
eclipse IN the 9TH of August this is re-
markable, because parties assert that she
coula have had no knowledge that this
was according to calculation "and that
the sun would never shine as bright after
shat day. That this w uld indicate the
END of the world, which was speedily
approaching. '