Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-07-11


form in the doorway: please, sir. .
couple of folks is downstairs await
ing to sea you. They says if you will
come down as soon rs you can. as they
are in hurry" The doctor YEARLY
looked up and nodded. There was no
need to ask whether he was amused or
distressed. He clearly looked dis
tressed.-Chicago Journal.
SUSPENDED ANIMATION.
The Celebrated and wen-Aushentio.tea
Case Of tho Fakir Of Lahore.
DR.. w. b Carpenter says in his
Physiology 1T is quite certain
that an apparent cessation Of all the
vital functions may take place without
that entire loss of vitality which would
leave the organism in the condition Of
a dead body. liable to be speedily dis
integrated by the operation Of chem
ical and physical agencies" 1t is also
apparently fact that such apparent
cessation of all the vital functions"
may continue for an indefinite period
when the right conditions exist. The
best known illustration of this Is the
case of the fakir of Lahore, who was
buried for six weeks. at the instance
OF Runjeet Singh, as attested by Sir
Claude Wade. the British resident at
the court of Loodhiana, in 1887. In
this thoroughly authenticated case
which, however. is but one of class
of similar facts known to Anglo-ln-
dams and travelers-thef akir was first
put into a linen bag, the bag was put
into wooden box. fastened with q
paddock. the wooden box, was de-
posted in a cell in the middle
of large brick vault every aperture
of which but one was bricked up, while
the remaining door was built up
with mud above the lock, and fastened
with the Rajah's seal As final pre-.
caution a company of soldiers was
detailed to guard the vault day and
night. four sentries constantly patrol
ling its four sides during the whole
period. When at the expiration of
six weeks the vault and the box were
successfully opened Sir Claude Wade,
who with Runjeet Singh had entered
the building and taken their places
close to the body SO as to see every
thing, says this is what appeared be-
fore them: 1.-The servant then began
pouring warm water over the figure.
but as my object was to see if any
fraudulent practices could be detected
I proposed to Runjeet Singh to tear
open the bag and have perfect view
of the body before any means of resus-
citation were employed. according
ly did so. and may here remark that
the bag. when first seen by US. ap-
peared widowed. as it had been bur-
led some time. The legs and arms of
the body were shriveled and stiff, the
face full, the head reclining ON the
shoulder like that of a corpse. then
called to the medical gentleman who
was attending me to come down and
inspect the body, which he did, but
could discover no pulsatiOn in the
heart, the temples, or the arm. There
was. however, a heat at the region OF
the brain, which no other part of the
body exhibited.
1.-The servant then recommended
bathing him with hot water. and grad
ually relaxing his arms and legs from
the rigid state in which they were con-
tracted, Runjet Singh taking his
right and l his left leg, to aid by fric-
ton in restoring them to their proper
action; during which time the servant
placed hot wheaton cake, about an
inch thick. on the top of the head, q
process which he twice or thrice re-
newed. He then pulled out of his Eos.
trils and ears the wax and cotton with
which they were stopped; and after
great exertion opened his mouth by
inserting the point of knife between
his teeth. and while holding his jaws
open with his left hand drew the
tongue forward with his right, in the
course of which the tongue flew back
several times to its curved position
upward, in which it had originally
been, so as to close the gullet He then
rubbed his eyelids with ghee, or clari-
fed butter. for some seconds, I'M
til he succeeded in opening them.
when the eyes appeared quite
motionless and glazed. After the cake
had been applied for the third time to
the top of his head his body was vio-
.lently convulsed, the nostrils became
inflated, respiration ensued and the
limbs began to assume a natural full
ness, but the pulsation was still faint
ly perceptible. The servant then put
some of the ghee on his tongue and
made him swallow it A few minutes
afterward the eyeballs became dilated
and recovered their natural color,
when the fakir. recognizing Runjeet
Singh sitting close to him. articulated
in a low. sepulchral tone. scarcely
audible: DO you believe me now"
Runioof Siuoh ronliod in tho af43rma.