The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-20
into the open air ut,ering shrieEs and beat,

into the open air uttering shrieks and beat
ing his body.
YELLOW FEVER.
Tho sudden exposure brings on speedy
dissolution. yellow fever, having run It's
course, merges into black vomit, and lassi-
tude and exhaustion lull the victim into
unconsciousnes.. Death is comparatively
painless, or rather the torment of the nerves
does not reach the brain. The majority Of
the insane, throwing of this mortal coil, az
they do, under the influence Of mental de-
lu,ions, are subject to e1cruciating
pains. Bronchial affections termi-
nate in despair. Death by hanging
may or may not be painful, according as
the miserable wretch drops straight and
cracks his neck, or twists and strangie-.
Ohoking is the worst agony Of all, The
blood departs from its regular channels and
pours through the body fruitful source OF
a million pains each minute, but well de-
hned. H'drophobia, from its cause, gives
rise TO fearful agony. The last draught Of
air produces violent commissions, and the
sufferer throws his body into the shape of
bow. There Is whiting md a peculiar
cough, which lat Is hoarss, and has
gwen rise TO the lular superstition Of
the barking ola do. the whites of the
eyes become suiIu,dNith blood. Conges-
ton takes place, / voluntary contr,ctions
OF the muscles Of the thorax cause swapping
OF the avs The most superhuman strength
Is exhibited and sometimes as many as six
persons are necessary to contine the dying
m, to his bed TPe last agonies are fear
BRAIN FEVER.
In brain fever the nerves. whose irrita-
ton is the source OF all pain, are seized in
their mighty multiplicity, aud miles and
miles of acute pain traverse the body in
endless succession. with the rapidity of
light. In lock jaw, the longer life Is sus-
tanned by artificial means the more peace
ful becomes the pepiod of final dissolution
where the heart become. diseased, and sud
denly ceases to exercise Its functions, eX.
cept one sharp, short horribly hot thrust,
Ike that of dagger, which blinds like u
flash, and leaves behind no lingering mem
DRY to torture. Apoplexy is painless, ~ is
dropsy, IN the final stages. POmmia is not
positively painful There are many curl
GUS ideas possessed by sane people as to the
proper way to die. Sailors expect to go o
Davy Jones locker, rocked in thu
bosom Of the deep Hunters banker to be
shot, and abhor peaceful death, Priests
desire pomp, Quakers simplicity, aud
women feel miserab u unless surrounded
by score or more Of weeping friends
anu ItlullNeb, Au engineer longs 10 DC
dashed down an embRnkment. Newspaper
men, editors and reporters write philosoph-
lcolly OF death, but oilen shirk its horrors
by ending their life suddenly. Philosophers
spend weeks in crossing the vale. ana
towards inmates. And yet Il celebrated
philosopher has said whoever sees death
bed secs an arrant coward creeping to his
doom" Misers want their pockets full 4
gold, which they forget may melt so soon
after they get away. The truly religious
man dies AS comfortably one way as an
other, tor he has a comforting assurance,
not OF human origin. Still, death has It's
sting, made douby poisonous by supersti-
ton, robbed Of its venom by religion.
Starving il an uncomfortable procedure,
but the enubbed STOMACH. towards the last
relents, and the tort bred body is relieved of
pain. Their was orb man who died stand
Ing. How he felt, he did not live long
enough to say. Take IL all in all, the best
way ~ to sit on key of powder aud apply u
match TO The bunghole. BY this means the
tears of relations and the expense of q cof-
fina and funeral are alike done away with .
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