The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-15
from the Popular sciesce Monthly.
Apparent Death--Some Strange
Stories,

Apparent Death--Some Strange
Stories.
In the islands OF the Irreck archipclagu
where the business OF gathering spOngc>
from the bottom of the sea is pursued chill
drcn are not allowed to drink wine until, by
practice, they have grown accustomed to re-
main "A certain time under water Old divers
of the archipelago say that the time 10 r.
turn and take breath at the surface is indi
Gated to them by painful commissions of the
limbs, and very severe COntractions IN the re
gion of the heart. The power of enduring
asphyXia for some time, and resisting by
force of will the movements OF Precipitation,
has been remarked under other circum-
stances, The case of lIindOO is mentioned,
who used to creep into the paliSaded en-
closures used for bathing in the GangeS by
the ladies OF Calcutta, seize one of them hy
the legs, drown her. and rob her of her rings.
One OF his intended victims succeeded in IS
Gaping; the murderer was seized and cXccu-
ted in 1917. He confessed that he had prac-
ticed the horrld business for seven years,
Another instance is that of spy, who, sco-
ing preparations making for his execution.
endcavored to escape it by icigning death
He held his breath and suspended all volm-
tary motions for twelve hours, and endured
all the tests applied to him to put the reality
OF his death beyond u doubt.
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'c,t' AZ" "'e u'c II Hau hihuieu hhV aroused !
'''h we "|.OH'' Iioh htT AIcCp ana lht [
'"a'u nom MS seeming ue"tl. MHh liIheII !
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Oh tHc lVtn ol OCLuDcI, io+|, farmer, IN {
Ae hc'Snooth3o! 81 Ncu,ch'''l' III me Lower
enc, cIlnlDed INTO IoIt over his barn To
itrp, rs ne uSuaIiy Gid' among The hay q
.4rly next day, ms customary hour OF rising
eng past, ms wife, wishing to know the
ausc oi ms deiay, went 10 look Tor him, and
luna MN deau. AT the time OF the inter =
lent, "A hours after, the bearers placed the
"dy I'D collin, which was closed, and car
icd II slowly down the ladder by which they
AL gained the loft Suddenly one Of Die
oundS OF the iaddcr snapped and the bearers
ell, together with the coffin. which hsrst
pen with the shock. The accident, which
night have been fatal to live man. was
tlh SUI ' lNtdlht W NV llhNi one, VINO
Ouscd from his lgthgrgy by the conCUssiuu ,
cturncd To life, and has,cncd To- get ON, nf {
lis shroud with the assistance of those of the t
,y-standers who had not been frirh,rnrd 4;
way bv his sudden resurrection an hnur :
alter he could recognize his friends ana G.lt I
o uneaslnc.s, except Il slight confusion in
lis head. and the next day was able ia work ;
gain. ,
At about the same time resident of VYn i,
Is gave up life after "a long illness In. T
lcirs made arrangements for grand iu2crul ,