The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-04-08

Shultz stated that it was m'ro rlu tWen-
ty seconds after immersion beiofe the
blood found its way again along its old
channel with bounding percussion which
startled him with It's power, while it re-
licycd his anxious suspense. Feeling
then. the apparently natural betting OF
The heart he had 10 more anxiety, but
upon removing the babe from his dread.
ful situation it was ten seconds before the
lungs resumed their duties aud the circu-
lation proceeded in the natural mauner
The child cried leebly upon rcgliuing thc
use Of his lungs, and voided ab1i' = tea.
spoonful of water. Shnliz lrom his cx-
periencc as surgeons assistant, had no
difficulty in dressing the infant which
was speedily done after he had carefully
dried him with a sponge, and he was re-
turned to the mother so adroitly that she
had no ntimation Of what had occurred.
During the cushing dly this thrilling
experiment was repeated no less ihan live
times, the father always seizing the OPP
portunity when the child awoke cryiugto
take him into the other room for the os-
tonsible purpose OF wishing to look at ard
pacify him, but in reality to renew his
hazardous experiment Shultz here IN.
formed the writer .hat although an eye
witness of the most dreadful scenes Of the
Franco German war, aud on many occa-
sions he mad been brought face to face
with almost certain death, he was on that
occasion unmoycd as stole compared
with his agitation OF the occasion Of ais
experiment with his child. lie ieli his
teeth trembling aud chattcrng in spite OF
his own will the tension Of his senses
was terribly strained; the breathing OF
his wife in another room was distinctly
heard at apparently unnaturally long in
lervals; the twenty seconds Of suspense
marked By his watch were dragged lazily
along, while The pulsations Of the child's
heart, when they did commence, met with
Joyous tirob o. response from his own,
as his anxiety was relieved, and ha felt
his position 10 longer criminal.
Ii was not until his wife was able TO
leave her bed that Shultz found it nccos-
sarv to acquaint her with his proceed
iug-, ond ho th"n informed he. as deli
cately as he could. assuring her that there
was no danger to the child, but q certain
fortune for them if she kept the matter
secret. But poor Mrs. Shulz could
not understand it, and it is not surprising
that the shock occa,ionel by this unheard-
of Intelligence pros.ratcd her again for
nearly two weeks
In spite Of the severity Of the winter,
Shultz never neglected the regular i'm
mcrsions OF his child five times day
and upon occasions he threw peppermint
lozenees into different parts o. the bath
in pursuit Of which the child eagerly
went, and ne was fully three minutes un.
der water cndeayoripg to secure them, a:
he dropped them again almost s- fast as
he picked them up Finally h. turned
up head first and held out lis iit It'll,
hands filed with the candy, aprellingIy
to be taken ont. The writer seconded
his appeal, fully satisfied there w.. NJ
humbug III regard 10 ms umgnino2' lac
utics, and hcayed a sigh Of reliefa as III,
younester was dried nnl again dra.sc,
like ordinary babies.
During this scene, the dor b.iorc al
ludcd to stood looking wis.iuiy from tn
bath to masters eye, as though ex
pectiug to be allowed to joia in the sport
The dog is appropriately named Phoea
and Shullz contriyes to keep him unde
water as long as he thinks necessary b,
an ingenious rusc, which was also wit
messed. a hole was bored through tn
sole OF an old carpet supper, lhrougl
which stout cord was fastened. vt tn
bottom Of the bath, at one end, a small
ring obtruded itself. Through This rioi
the cord was passed, and Shuliz, takin
the cord in one hand and the slipper il
the other, threw the slipper into the wa
ter and drew it down TO th ring by mean
OF the cord to which it was attached, 4
the same time ordering the dog to b.in
it out Phoca bounced in aud seized tn
slipper with his teeth, which was held /
its place in spite Of the dogs cxertion
until he had been under water a suiicicl
length IF time, when nc was allowed
bring the slipper ont by the release
the cord.
Mrs. ShuItz, although now satisic
: there is no danger TO be expected troi
the treatment of her child, is by no mcai
' rcconciled to it, AMI expressed The beli'
that when the affair becomes public he
- husband will be prosecuted and impr
ouel for his unnatural conduct Shut
on the contrary, considers that he is d
Ing humanity service 10y initiating
>. practical and ccrtaiu method OF obYia'i.
all danger 70 human life by drosun
and asserted his belief that the dIy i, %
r far distant when the acquisition oil +.
. umphibous faculty will be -s etllr
- a practice as vaccination is nos, aai W
be made compulsory iin.c $50. b, "a
Although he has 10 lear oi %. ,ie.cn
from the authorities, h. Ia l'- .Ie,Har
= ally re,icsnt on the suu get, Ai, most
, innate friends, with one or two exec
@ tious, being ignorant Of all the circuI
stances, and they will be considerably {
~ tonished now, that the facts are ma
." public. 1t was the intention at first
y keep the secret uuti the child was Of 81
i" fcicnt age and skill to be publicly exh
itel !, and even then to have itappea- tt
the faculty was an accident OF natu
o' But the constant fretting and anxiety
= =. his wife determined Shuiz to keep the
~ ~ cret DO longer, in order to convince NJ
/" Shultz that her fears on his account ",
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