The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-08-01
perhnn. He is not Drowned Dead.

A writer in the New York EUG5Hg
Post has the following thoughts which
are worthy Of a careful consideration
Their application may save one of your
friends The writer of the article does
not pretend to bring back to life again
person who is once dead. There IS
nothing short of the Almighty fiat that
can do that. But what he does claim IS
that there are many persons given up
for dead. and in whom, to all outward
appearances. life is in reality extinct,
that may be restored If the proper meth
cd is adopted mregard to treating them.
Animation, sleep. Information and drown
ing are only different states OF positive
life. The last namedOf these conditions
is. in his view. world wide form real
death, and that in fact his is the most
wise and potential mode OF preserving
life until favorable conditions again
permit the manifestations of activity
In drowning animation is merely sus-
pended the spark of life is not yet eX-
tinguished. The writer says:
ssThe closed wind pipe protects the lungs,
reSDiratiOn ceases, the blood everywhere
stops in its course, as a soldier on the march
halts at the word of command, but IS ready
to move while in ordinary death, all the ar
teries. acting after the heart stops nearly
empty themselves. Thus quiet reignS thrO'-
ont tile BODY. which though mistaken for the
calm of death. is only the suspense Of active
life. tending-mOst essentially OF all things
TO retard the loss of heat especially from the
/ internal organs of the head and trunk.
/ The directions for the restoration of
the drowned and otherwise SufIOcated,
/ are given by the writer, and have been
/ successfully followed by him in many
+ cases. SUGGEST ully TeViyiHg several who
/ had been pronounced dead by physicians
/ and abandoned as past hope. As these
directions may be of great value to some
of our readers, we give them in sub
J stance as follows
l. Know that person recently drowned
7 is not dead, and viii not be for long time.
I If not lively, he is vet lifeful
/ , When he IS taken out of the water turn
his face down for a moment only, to allow
any water in his nose or throat to run out
, then place him out of currents OF air upon
his back, with his head very slightly raised.
. Do not roll him upon barrel, or do any
else to get the water out of his lungs, since
there is none in them nor out of his stOm-
ach since what he has swallowed will dc
him no harm.
3. Quickly determine if he must be carried
to where heat is, OF if it can be brought ol
produced near him. If the former, TAX hin
gently quickly, and as nearly as possible II
the above described posture
t. If there must be delay in the appica
take of his wet clothes, and then wrap tht
dry articles about him to prevent the loss OF
heat, covering the head particularly. The
warm underclOthing of bystanders can bC
contributed. Several thickneSseS of almos
ANYTHING attainable Is better than one.
,. As soon as heat is at hano apply 1T as in
, genuitV and circumstances suggest to be the
best to quickly and thoroughly warm tn
body When that is accomplished theory enc
fact agree in informing us that II life Yet tex
lists the heart would begin to beat, Eappii.
. soon followed by breathing, both feebly an,
mfrequcntly at first, but gradually stronge
and faster until they become natural, Whel
consciousness viii return. If the heart give
one beat or the lungs one gasp, no NOR
need be done; keep the person warm, ant
) he will soon be all right
g. SuifOcation i'm any other manner shOul'
{ be treated I'm the same way, except That II
! eases Of choking or Of strangling the sui
\ stances that have caused these condition
should be removed first and where the per
= son has been -ufOcatec by poisonous gas q
smoke. artificial respiration ought 10 b
r tried at first until the gas or the smoke Ina
f. + been replaced 10y good air III the lungs.
!. This article is entitled "The Metho
=. of Restoring by Heat" The attentio
= of the writer was directed to it Whe
4 young. by observing that animals, hens
+. cats. and dogs. which had becniaccident
T.. ally or pJrpOsely drowned. came to lit
r again on their bodies being exposed to
Y high sun heat when out of the water
He afterwards made experiments Wit
various animals, waiting after drownin
until every symptom Of life had disal
pcared. even the beating of the hear
and in every case he restored life by tn
application Of dry or mist heat, sOmt
times putting the body into hot. il,
! scalding water, and keeping them thel
until the signs of returning cOusciou
ness We're unmisJakable. In every Gas
he was successful He has since triC
this method i'm the case Of human beiu.
who were taken from the water inscns
~ bic. and to all appearances dead, the su
face of the body being cold and all sym
toms of vitality wanting. In every j.
q stance but one, the treatment was sU
CessfUl, although much patience al
many hours of careful nursing were I
qUired before the more desperate cas-
Of drowning showed signs OF rctuTnn
> animation. .-While there is life the
CT is hope" " says the proverb. This writ
contends that in cases Of this kind the
m is life and reason to hope for its retu
Y much longer than is commonly suppose