, 1878-02-23
From the Other World.


1913 Mary street. The neighbors who
knew the story of long and painful
illness said: Poor Mr.. Schrack has
gone at lastr' Word was sent to the
doctor that he need not attend his pas
tent no longer The undertaken was
visited. In Old Swedes' (Gloria Deli
Church Mr.. Schrack's death was an
nounced and the Sunday school schol-
ars commented upon the death O. the
teacher they had learned TO love.
At II o'clock. four hours later, the
Grape WAS torn down from the dwelling
in Mary street. The order for the
undertaken was countermanded. The
doctor was told to hurry to his patient.
The Sunday school scholars in Old
Swedes' Church were about passing a
resolution of coincidence with their
teachers orphaned boy when the pastor.
the Rev. s. &. Shines, was handed a
piece of paper bearing the single word,
hastily written: Revived" The neigh>
borhood was soon thick with rumors.
Among those who had an inkling of the
facts it was generally agreed that some>
thing not far short of a miracle had
happened. The story is. indeed re-
markable one. He tells his story as
follows:
"Last September 1 had terrible nt-
tack of hemorrhage of the lungs, and
since then have not been able to do
anything. except for one period of three
weeks. My health at times was fair,
but three weeks ago felt that was
going fast. My flesh left my body. My
entire appearance changed. My appe-
tite was gone. Everything I swallowed
was at once thrown off my stomach
Last Tuesday a week found would
have to give up. felt as though the
power of action in my limbs was leav-
ing nae. I was fearful of going to bed,
and so 1 sat in a chair for three days
and three nights. l then made up my
mind that 1 would have to die and l
asked to be put to bed. Wednesday
night l was taken with something like
q chill and spasms st the heart. After
coming through that seemed to res
vive until last Sunday. Every hour
during that day I experienced change.
While the right hand would be purple
the left would be white. When the left
hand became dark the right became
white again. The entire left side OF my
body was numb and almost useless
About 9 o'clock on Sunday night my
eyesight began failing me. lost nay
hearing. ana my speech became thick.
my tongue being greatly swollen. l
had fully made up my mind that l had
to die. Al about O'Clock on Sunday
morning the tips of my fingers became
like lead My sight was now entirely
gone. My stomach was terribly swollen.
and was greatly inhamed. Each sues
>ceeding craMp was more severe and
4Gached higher up into the stomach. Al!
the passages Of my throat seemed to be
closed. shortly before Z o'clock ask
ed to be moved to the foot of the bed,
and my head had scarcely touched the
pillow when ! exclaimed. Throw me
overt and then Il found myself in an
other land. The vision looked upon
was the most beautiful that man ever
saw. 1t would be impossible for me to
give q description that would do it
justice. My first feeling was that of
falling dcwE a great height, and then l
found myself in valley. l walked
along till I catne to terrible dark river.
at sight of which I shuddered and fear
ed. Before me and beyond the river
was black cloud. Others We're walk
ing over the river, and, although l
dreaded it, something urged me on, and
I felt that had to go with the others.
AS got nearer to the dark cloud it be-
came bright and beautiful, and expand-
ing it opened and disclosed the most
beautiful sight. The first saw was Je-
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throne. 1 saw my little boy. who was
drowned two years ago. and my other
dead child. 1 saw my dead wife; but l
could not touch them. I saw people
whom l had almost forgotten. l saw
my old gray haired grandfather, who
died when was but two years old.
There were many whom | looked foY,
but did not see them.
"rben the vision began recediug and
I never can describe the terrible disap-
po;ntment felt when found myself in
bed again. felt. indeed, g-ieved. 1t
was IL o'clock when regained consci-
business, and once felt as though my
lite had been renewed. was a new
man. had not then. nor have I :,ow.
an ache or a pain. Ny eyesight, my
hearing and my speech had fully returns
ed, and feel now as well as ever did
in my life."
DIR. Cantrell the attending physician,
said that Mr.. Schrack's trouble ives ner-
vous spasms of the heart. II expected
his death at any moment. He Was in
such condition since Sunday q week
tina. I did not dare to make an exanina-
ton Of bis lungs, as I knew be could
not stand it. Mr.. schrack told me that
during the four hours of his unconsci-
olsness he had but one foot on earth,
and he was very sorry that | had
brought him back"
4 bashful man will sometimes
get terribly mixed in his speech.
A blushing youth turned from
pink to carnatlon, and wished
himself in an early grave, when,
IN his excitement, he said, q That
man can tell a bigger lie than
any one know" and then think
ing an apology necessary, added,
"of course, present company ex-
cepted.'