Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-12-15

HEB BACK TO LIFE.
The story OF IN Old Professor.
An old professor OF anatomy, who had
been . demonstratcr In the medical
colleges OF this city and Philadelphia
for many years, WAS busily working
on o mans heart, which lay npon
marble slab before him, when Tribune
reporter entered his office. "This is
the finest specimen ever saw Of heart
disease" he said, holding up the heart
and gazing at 1t with unalloyed admi-
ration. sit did very poor work for an
unfortunate fellow, who was found
dead In an ice cart, and who was never
identified. / should like TO know the
history OF the man who carried such
an imperfect organ around with him,
but alas he died and left no record
bshind except this mute piece of tissue,
to tell the story Of his sutfsrings.
Science is thus always losing valuable
facts through tho oversight of individu-
ais"
The con versation turned after q time
to the resuscitation Of persons supposed
to be dead. The surgeon remarked:
" No doubt there are cases In which
people, under the influence off trance,
have been dutifully buried by their
relatives and friends. Bodies have
been exhumed soon after being laid In
In their narrow cell and have given
|uumistakable evidence Of q return 10
con seriousness In the coffiu. The desh
has been found to be scratched, and
skin and tissue have been found under
the nails.s Hair has been seen In
81 v.rl1aI
after hgria', and bodies have been turn
cd over and Ia Q contorted state.
81 remember case OF my own.
1 had been treating the wife OF dear
| friend of mine for some spinal trouble.
She fingered along for days aud months
| without permanent improvement and
was much puzzled. Sh, lost strcagth,
became much enaoiated. and was
finally unable to walk. shs remained
| In q half reclining position day and night,
morning my friend FASTENED to my
OH CO and ann cupced the death of his
wife. He said she was quite bright In
the evening, but after awhile became
Idrowsy and fell into deep sleep, and
ldied without q struggle some time
lduring the night.
1.-The next day went to my friends
House and saw the body. 1t was In Q
room on the top hoer, and the weather
being cool, was not on ice. The fact
had M unusally natural expression. IL
4 appearance surprised me somew hat. Tn
body was cold and Etif, but there WAS al
indeecriba BILE something about her condi
ton that lad me to dOu ot that she was
!, dead, She was to be buried the mex
lday. The more thought over the mat
ter the stronger became the conviction
that she was alive. told her HUSBAND
that perhaps she was In trance, an,
adv ised that she be kept until NORTH
) cation set in, which would be a sur
indication of death. He gladly acquies
ced and the funeral notice WAS coun
= termanded.s
q For three or four days endeavore
to resusi,ate her ny the use Of electric
ity and other means, but the most PEI
!. sistent efforts failed to reveal any sign
i of life, and finally gave up trying
do anything, and resolved TO wait fl
= what might happen. The days passe
r and 1t was q weary work and wearin
'r on the nerves to watch the body, in su
= lpense. The neigh bors interested then
Iselvea in the case, and went 30 far AS
Icall the atteptionof the Board of Heali
10 the fact that o dead woman wa
being kept without burial, and as ! hi
already given certificate OF death,
,lrequired considerable persuasion an
Influence to convince the euthoriti
that had net suddenly become idiot
and was keeping the body out OF It
grave out of pure whim.
81 visited the house several tim
daily and carefully inspected the bod
IN Ia r,aasnd az
l., mot spot or sign of decay appear,
' upon any part Of the snow. white body
felt that the chances were increasil
Idaily in favor of life, but every O.
else was losing confidence, and the de-
J, woman's relatives and friends plead
with her husband to have the boz
buried, and no was more than half
clined TO acoede to their wishes. T
blind followers of custom would bury
person, dead or alive, within certs
number of days.
1.-THE clamor for her burial gre
stronger until the twelfth day, VIII
%. the nurse who had been employed
N, remain with the body, and who
on llieved 1t to be dead, startled Just b
40 fore day to see the head turn
y. the left side, and the right tin2e
70. ltwitch convulaively. The nurse screal
90. cd and aroused the husband and t
X. other people 10 the house, who cal
o. rushing into the room. They saw I
turned head and this clenched fat, .
listened to the nurses story. A brig
Hight was brought and held close TO
body. The expression on the face VI
, unchanged, but every one saw th
There was tinge of red Ia the cheel
"a. III was sent for, but could not 90 to
house for several hours, and when
found the hand relaxed but the he
UT remained where 1t had been NOV
There WAS no pulse, but the tinge b
nc deepened In the cheeks. / was satisfl
that she was in trance and that
on. force that was holding her In that CO
dition was breaking up. / piled eli
=. tricity vigorously again. and subject
10" The body 10 q severe rubbing with(
Inducing any marked change.
nc "In the afternoon, toward night,
head suddenly moved again from o.
to side, and when 1t stopped the Q,
|. were wide open and staring vacant
There was no sight in them. But fr'
, that time the convulsive twitchings
the body became more frequent,
skin became more lifelike TO the tou
and after the free use Of hypodern
Infections of whisky / was delighted
G lhear the heart fiutter and family be
Heat and other agencies were employ
TO increase the hearts action, and at
a time the woman's chest heaved re-
ed. larly in breathing.
aa, "The body grad ually grew warm
q end the action of the vital organs
= sumed the normal state. Consciousn