The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-03-20

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fingers. Opening her eyes she had
seen that robbers were trying to
cut her rings from her hand. They
were frightened at her r%esuscitati-
on and fled, leaving her alone, and
she, when she realized her sitna-
ton, was hardly less terrified than
they. She had, however, got out
of her coffin unaided and made her
way home alone. The physicians
pronounced the case one of suspen-
ded animation and declared that
her revival was caused by the fresh
air admitted to the coffin and BIZ
the cutting of her fingers. They
were, however, by no means pre-
pared for the birth Of her child a
month later, but a fine boy was in
truth born, and IN the course of
time became an eminent physician.
1t is probably safe to say that none
of his patients were ever buried pre-
maturely.
A CASE NEARER HOME.
a gentleman of this city, Mr..
Cornelius Benedict, who was for
merly a citizen of Connecticut, has
an ever abiding fear of meeting a
fate as dreadful as it is possible to
imagine, and this fear IS born Of an
experience Of this kind. He carries
constantly with him an account
published at the time OF his own
marrow escape from d living burial
in order that if fever again he should
be suddenly attacked with catatep-
sy, as he was once attacked. the
accounts may be read by any per-
sons who may happen TO take charge
Of him, and due precautions may
be taken against the possibility Of
burying him alive. When he was
living in Connecticut several years
ago he was seized with an illness
which took the form Of catalepsy,
and the physician who attended
him declared that he was dead.
Preparations were accordingly made
for his burial, and although he was
perfectly conscious all the time he
was unable to signify in any way
that he was alive. Ills ewes we're
closed and he was arrayed for buri-
al and placed in a coffin in his own
parlor. While he lay there his
wife, who was fortunately 4 very
intelligent woman, came IN to look
at him alone for the last time. AS
she stood weeping over the coffin
the %unfortun tie man realized that
if he failed then to give any sign of
life he would probably never have
another chance. He determined
to concentrate all his thoughts and
energies upon n thing, and, as
his hands were crossed over his
breast, he determined that he
would, if possible, move one Of his
little fingers, He strove with all
his might, and at first was unable
to do it.
\ LAST EFFORT SUCCESSFUL.
At length, however, when the
strain upon him was become almost
too great for him to bear, he sue
ceeded in moving it a little. Even
then he was doubtful if the signal
would be seen, but at length his
wife screamed and rushed from
the room. She had seer it, and at
first doubtful of her senses had
had watched until she was certain
and had then rushed out. Even
then he knew not what was coming
but his wife had gone for physicians
and summoning all that she could
find she had a thorough examina-
ton made of the supposed corpse,
resulted in an indefinite
postponement Of the funeral. Since
then he has had one slight attack
of a cataleptic nature, though for
tunately not Of a severe description.
is constantly apprehensive of
it, however, and has given positive
Instructions that in case of his
death he is not to be buried until
modification has begun.
TWO RECENT CASES.
Only about two months ago a
case vas reported from Missouri of
nan travelling by stage owe the
Mountains who had a SINH
ar narrow escape. lie was thinly
;lad, and his fellow travellers no
iced that he appeared to be suffer
ng severely from the cold, which
vas very intense. At length he
seemed to go to sleep, and at the
next stopping place the guard was