Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-22
LOSING CONSCIOUSNESS.
How . Man Feels When He Has Been
Knocked Out,

From the Breeder and Sportsman
Did you ever lose consciousness? or course
you have often been to sleep, but mean were
you ever put to sleep" by a blow or accident
of any nature? / have, and was so impressed
by the new sensations to which / was intro
duced that I am persuaded to note them down
before the accommodating days shall have effaced
the faint and subtle delineations made on nv
mind at that time. Peculiar state of affairs
and somewhat paradoxical, am impressed you
will think, when you read the preceding SEN
tence. Did lose consciousness? Let me state
my experience and then you may judge whether
did or not
Some weeks SINCE when attending the field
trials conducted under the management OF the
Pacific Coast Field Trials Club, met with an
unusual experience. Three gentlemen and
myself were riding out to the grounds IN 9
surrey. The morning was unusually cool; Q
damp. thick fog lay over the valley, rendering
the drive somewhat chilly. In order 70 vary
me monotony Of the drive. and give expression
10 the great amount Of animal spirits which We
possessed. an impromptu boxing match, with
ont rules or referee. was INDUCED in by myself
ana another, the ''otner" being q regular gen
tlemanly jim" Several rounds were enjoyed
when was caught with a good, strong blo~
IN the right place." as the .pugs" put il, in
the region of the heart
| Il
ton In the region of the stomach. and the
wave OF heat seemed to sweep upward i'm
mediately realized that was going to faint.
Inc next instant I had passed into entirely
alnerent environments-into q new state OF
being. From a state Of chilliness I became
warm, and, while retaining nv power Of sem
satlon, in 30 much that can now recall every
object as 1t then seemed to me- yet was en-
tlrelv different in feeling from the sensation
experienced In my normal condition.
Inc sky and atmosphere seemed OF roseate
TINT and lay at ease, floating unconcernedly
through the air. What seems strange to me
now Is that 1 saw myself, was watching myself
noating along in all the luxury Of uneforted
progress. as IL /, the observer, and l. the OBJ
served were two separate and distinct beings
segregated duality. i have heard of this sem
sation being very common in dreams. but this
was my first experience of the impression
forms OF men on the ground, houses, trees
lakes and rivers.
The sensation changed slowly and the music
that had 30 charmed me died softly away in
the distance, and then began to feel q shud-
der pass over my body, then heard family
the sound OF voices. and next could make out
but dimly the forms of those about me: then
like q flash sight and hearing was fully re-
stored and heard my friend. the doctor, saw:
We've saved him. He will be all right"
Then was informed Of the fact that my heart
had ceased action for quite a minute and a
half. and that two minutes Of inaction was the
limit to which it could have extended and auy
rational hope have remained Of my recovery.
Some good whisky and exercise brought me
about all right There was no indication of
any pain whatever. 1 had no thought of fear.
But the ''other fellow" Well. Sam never
refers to the subject without growing pale.