Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1881-04-27

MISS DE UELL'S DEATH.
Fasting for Fo ty-Seren Days With
The Deliberate Purpose Of End
ing Her Life.

ang Her Lue.
Iowa Cry, Iowa, April 12.-Miss
Hattie DEUEL., whose remarkable fast
has attracted widespread attention,
died on Sunday night Her friends and
relatives, who had for some time been
momeptarily expecting her death. were
at her bedside. In the morning her
pulse was imperceptible and her respir-
alton tbirtv-fve to the minute. She
had not drank any water during the
last twenty-four hours. as it seemed to
make her sick After her last drink of
water she complained of nausea Even
in the morning she evinced considerable
strength and was able to communicate
with her friends by means of her fingers
and a stick She even reached out and
opened a small drawer in bureau
which stood near her bed. She was
not hungry and did not want any,
thing to eat, and answered both ques-
tions negatively. She had been in
comatose condition all night, but in the
morning her mental powers were clear
and unaffected, and she seemed to fully
comprehend all that was going on
about her. Her last moments were
very peaceful, and surrounded by
friends and relatives, who had done so
much for her, she sank gradually into
the sleep that knows no waking.
When Miss DEUEL. died she had
been fasting for forty-seven days. She
was 50 years old and had long been a
member of the family of her brother-in
law, DIR. B II. Aylworth. She had
been an invalid for many years, suffer-
ing ceaseless pain from neuralgia and
nervous diseases, which made life a
constant torture and driving her at
length to the stern resolve to end an
existence which promised no allevia-
tion for her tormeDts. Though her
conduct had long been peculiar her ac-
quaiDtances never deemed her insane.
Her will was strong, a. is proved by
the fact that from November, 1879, till
within few days ago she had never
uttered word though no impairment
of her vocal organs existed. During
her period of silence she only commu-
nicated with her friends by writing and
no reasoning or entreaty could induce
her to speak word. She ate no break
fast on the 23d of February, and
when a memberof her family asked her
why she had not eaten she replied by
writing on slate: Il have no hope of
recovery and am determined to die
All her family, friends and her pas
tor, Rev. Mr. Folsom. of the Presbyte-
rian Church, used all their powers OF
persuasion in vain to induce the lady
TO change her resolve. She was infiex-
ible. A proposition to use force in in
Producing food toto her stomach was,
after full consideration, abandoned,
from the belcEthat if that course should
be taken it would only drive ber into
some other method of self-destruction.
After the first week she asked her
brother-in-law if drinking water would
prolong her life. He replied that II she
did not drink probably fever and deli
rum would set in and that taking wa
ter would not sustain her life. After
that time she drank from time to time
each day little water, but except that
nothing else passed her lips.
Miss DEUEL. was buried this after
noon Immediately after death post
mortem examination was made by DIR.
Cowperthwaite, dean of the homG-
pathic department Of the University.
Not "a drop of blood was found in the
body, which weighed forty-fve pounds.
The stomach was also entirely void of
any substance. No further particulars
have yet been made public.
For those distressing diseases peculiar
to women Days Kidney Pad is invalu-
able.
Cucumbers started in hot.heds for
transplanting to the field should be
sown in April and transplanted when
the third leaf has started.
GRAY hairs prevented, dandruff removs
cd, the scalp cleansed. and the hair
made to grow thick by the use of Halls
Vegetable Scilirn Hair Renewer.
There is no better manure for grape
vines, justly says the Weekly Times.
than well-rotted mixed barnyard ma
nure. If this cannot be had, two
pounds Of potash salts ofgypsum raked
in around each vine would be beneficial.
The A s. r. Co. ever since the intro
duction of the metal shoe tip by them.
have been searching for some material
that had its merits as to wear, and not
be Objectionable in appearance. This
they now have in their tip known as
the A. $. +. Co. Black, and parents
should ask for them.
Radishes can he grown smooth only
in very fine sand. well enriched with
very fine manure. A sandy loan is
the best soil for all the roots, such as
carrots, parsnips, turnips, beets, etc.
hey grow much more quickly and
smoothly in such soil than on stiff soils.
The thirteen-year locusts are due
this season. Mr.. G.. + Needham, Of
Washington. ID. c.. calls attention to
the fact that one of its natural enemies,
the blister bcetlc( Epicduta Uittdta, has
also appeared, and during the past au.
tumn and winter its lnrve have been
having feast of fat things" upon the
pupm Of the locusts.
In addition to the seed department.
of the Mohawk Wiley Seed Gardens,
large quantities of all kinds OF plants are
propagatcd, grown and disseminated
all over the United States. Many in-
ducements are offered in the plant de-
partment. Special attention Is paid to
furnishing c~m~teries. public grounds,
pie A,r r.-idenc-s. and NJ v.l-ce- - here
.l.n,. er' "a. I 10 l7r.e neM'-re for
s,a hng : r",srl-rc lit q. cil hips,
Q. plvr.s. inc ,pdirr small fruit and veg.
etab'e. will be found in No 2, of Nellis'
Florpl Instructor Sample cory free.
Address, A. u. Nellis, Canajohsris.
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