The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-10-04

OE, ny sJiSutuluSs auu III SuCuACdaes Az, 10
perfectly painless. I can't imagine how
q man could have the consciousness
of the approach of death under tho
circumstances. 8.
TN q case oftyphoid fever which wears
out q patient by gradual waste and wear
and tear on the vital organism, i. the
individual, / think, in most instances
realizes that he is sinking and losing
strength, and realizes the approach of
DEATH Even under these circumstances,
sIswo1ld conclude that the nervous system
had been so completely exhausted, and.
!. the. capacity for receiving imp ressions
sthrough7tns nervous system 30 impaired
that the individual must suffer compare.
lively little"
DO you see any difference between
the death of believers and unbelievers Z"
It occurs to me that the anticipation
of death is made very different by condi.
tions, and that itWould be different with,
men, one of whom has hope of happiness
hereafter and one of whom is skeptical.
sIfa man has hopes Of happiness hereafter
II can't see that he should have any
apprehension or fear Of death. If be is a
5sEeptic 4 i can we'll nderstaud how he
/ would have 8 fear Of death. If man
really believed that there was no hereaf.
ter he might not have an apprehension,
but I don't believe there is any human
intellect that is capable of reaching that
conclusion and holding it beyond 9 per
adventure. he can't be satisfied about
it. He,is doubtful about it, and Il could
sees how much 9 person would die with
apprehension. :s
s.I think it ia 8 fact that the mental
and nervous constitution Of people makes
"a great deal of difference in their appre.
'hension Of death. Judge this: from my
individual feeling. i don't realize any
fear Of. death. | don't have any appre.
shension of death as an end of my exist.
ience but / have the greatest possible
spprehe Of being hurt. Accident
ssiinsurance comes in verys strongly. If /
had "a sense. Of obligation to do q certain
thing with the assurance that would
meet death doing it, / don't believe it
would deter me, but in going into q posi-
ton where T would be likely to be badly
hurt without killing me ! should be very
cautious.
s. !. Let any medical man realize that 1t IS
his duty to go to J ackson vile ana ! tnink
..nat ifs he went down convinced that it
was his duty he would have none of the
iappreh hensi0n of sdeath. .''S ..'"' e
asDr. r.H.P. Cooper said 81 have upior:
stunately seen 9 great many ge9e.ae
IN iss 66sefF ations is that
in sninety.nine per cent: of cases, death
3isa entirely painless, the patient as; q rule
being devoid Of scopscio iousness,s and even.
where they utter groans and make such
noises as that, it :iss done unc nsciously !;
there is no pain accompanying IT. Of
course some deaths from accidents are
painful for instance, 8 person burned
=todeafh nddyiDg in the course o. twenty
Tour hours. !,
I;ssssHaye YOU noticed any difference be.
tween; the deaths Of persons who had and
those who had not 8 religious belief 9:
s. s have never noticed the slightest
difference Most Of my hospital cases
were hard dened sinners and they died as
calmly and PEACEFUL ~ as any other people
whom l7haVe seen 01e.s =
IS DR. ". s. Elkin said = -. 3 think m II
depends altogether upon the nature so5
the cause Of the death. AS :a5 rule how.
ever; my experience IS that death is pain
less. They may suffer considerable PAN!
up 8 few minutes besoseE death, and ld5
then there may be g suspension ,ot pam p
9 rue - t5!9k .1sssn % :,
painless. Some men are :dy1ng, :mayoe,
for two or three Gays. ana ~ .nas aa;.aIce
there may D5 so!ae gs.'l aat!i - ,ns
of DEATH and towards the latter part ot
the death Slt ;ls pain less: I.
So Do You notice any oiHerence l between
the death OF s. man VINO mas ., aeliglous
:baliet and g man who stlis mss none
. because 90 not tnlnk Lnat ias JUST
before death they can tnlnk musn aDous
that ~ - 3,
Dr. ". " Greene saiq 40 hos
sth1nka death .ls psinless. 1yslSaa pau
lis owing 10 clIcnmsta cesr78n y =
81 mecnanlcal l3]uly 0.:s soMe otsaalc
trouble. ,mech chsnlcai Injuries u seems ell
/ 70 me tbatsit is ID more painful than oeatn
n0pa-sls the fSAH0Q