The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-06-24

ed TO beat, 1t was want of vital force
to set the lungs in proper motion that
caused death. The result showed his
surmises to be perfectly correct. A
number of animals whose lives have
been kept In the freezing-chambe from
one to two weeks, and IL Is found that
though the shock to the system from
this freezing Is very great, 1t is not in
creased by duration of time. In the
freezlng-chamber in the works at Mid
die Sydney Harbor, the correspondent
of the Brisbane Courier saw fourteen
sheep, four lambs, and three pigs stack
ed on their sides in heap which had
been in that position for nineteen days,
and were to remain there for three
months. Selecting one of the lambs,
Signor Rotura carried it outside into
another building, where number of
shallow cemented tanks were in the
floor, having hot and cold water taps to
each tank, with thermometer hanging
alongside.
One of these tanks was quickly filled.
The lamb, apparently dead, except as to
its eye, which was extraordinarily bril-
liant, and its body hard as stone, was
gently dropped into the warm bath. 1t
was allowed to remain there about
twenty-three minutes, its head being
raised twice above the water for the in
PRODUCTION of the thermometer into its
mouth, and then it was taken out and
laid on the floor. Signor Rotura quick
ly divided the wool on its neck, and in
serting the sharp point of small silver
syringe under the skin, injected the
antidote, a pale green liquid, supposed
to be decoction from the root of the
astracharlis, found in South America.
The lamb was then turned on its back,
the Signor standing across it, gently
COMPRISING its ribs with its knees and
hand in such a manner as to initiate
their natural depression and expansion
during breathing In ten minutes the
animal was struggling to free itself, and
when released skipped out through the
door, and went gamboling and bleating
over the little garden in front.
One is almost tempted to ask, in the
presence of such discovery, whether
death itself may not ultimately be baffied
by scientific investigation. The dis
coverers claim that by this process, with
freezing chambers in steamers, sheep
and cattle in which life is suspended can
be revived in a healthy state of landing,
and turned out to pasture or sold as
fresh meat. Signor Rotura has no doubt
that he can attempt his experiment with
perfect safety on human being. He
intends to ask Sir Henry Parkes for the
body of the next felon under capital
sentence; and if granted, he is sure after
placing it one month in a freezing
chamber, by his process there will be no
fear of fatal result. Whether this
temporary suspension of life would
affect the longevity of the subject Sig
nor Rotura can give no positive infor-
nation, but he believes its duration might
be prolonged for years. He believes, as
no change takes place, or can take place
while in the frozen trance, no consump-
tion, destruction, or reparation of tissue
being possible, it would be so many un-
valued and profitless years added to
lifetime. Signor Rotura proceeds to
South America at once for large sup
ply of the two necessaries for the safe
conduct of his process, and both these
substances at present remain secret.