Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-08-18
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Doctors Call IA sasp~adea Aninaastax. bas
he knows Better.
Levin p. Otis OF Hammond. ind. wss
stricken with pneumonia An Chicago and
was taken 10 hospital. After q prolona-
"a Illness he was prc5oanced dead and II
due time buried. He had been permitted
20 rest for but one day and part OF night,
when several medical students dug him
up. They shipped him back 20 Chicago
and placed him IN the siissecting room Ia
the college Of which they were students,
and after getting cut their knives and roll
ing up their sleeves were about TO proceed
70 cut him up after the most scientific
mode when he opened his eyes and asked
them for drink OF water. The students,
In spite OF their calloused nerves, were hor-
ror struck and fed from the room, leaving
Mr.. Otis In full possession. He in q mo-
ment sank again into insensibiiity and
would no doubt have died in earnest In
short time had the frightened students not
recovered themselves and returned co mp
oily rcstoratiyes.
In speaking of his horrible experiences
and sensations while sinking into the
grave and thence to the dissecting table,
where he 30 narrowly and miracuiously
escaped the keen and eager knives OF the
students, Mr.. Otis said:
81 was sick and In great pain. Ones
thought that might die. and then, fear
| ing TO invite death, | dismissed the idea.
But my suffering increased, and knew
that was becoming weaker and weaker
| day by day. Oh, the dreariness OF the long
nightsi I lay sketching plans for future
| work, and looked back upon the skele-
| tons Of good resolutions. But my life, my
misdeeds, did not pass before me In re
view. I simply pronounced myself . fail
| ure In the aggregate and regretted IL, and
| am now constrained TO think that, no
| matter how much a man may have accom-
i plished. he must, ms death draws Nigh re-
| gard himself as failure
"One night all pain suddenly ceased.
This was hopeful, and l thought I'D tell
| my attendant about IL, but when attempt
| cd to speak found that could not. This,
/ however, did not worry me any. But why
should so heavy a weight be placed upon
my breastf looked down to see what Il
was, but could nee nothing. Oh, how tired
was, but suffered no pain. 1t was the
rest that must come after 30 long and ex-
haustive a fight attempted to raise my
hand and couldn't. couldn't raise even
finger. This was strange, but not alarm
ing. What was that heardf The doctor
had said that could last but few mo-
=
show him. How quiet we're my nerves,
and had been so nervousi What q relief
The heaviness was gone, but couldn's
move.
"why had they put out the lights What
was thatf Some one said: Pull down the
shaded The sun In shining In my face.
Sun shining In my facet Why, the sun
: had gone down hours ago. Oh, how the
human family persisted in lyingl What
was that drops They had taken the pillow
: from under my head. What was that
faint sound away of yonders A voice that
said, How he must sufferl' Suffer-
wasn't suffering at all. But ! couldn't re
main much longer In this condition. Ant
: unused that II I could only turn over
would 90 TO sleep. couldn Z move, though
and lay there thinking.
Suddenly thought: This Is death
Why didn't I think of Il befores Whei
did begin dyings Oh, II must have beer
years agoi Why, have been dying all m,
life.' Well, I WIS glad 1t was all over
: Then ! unused: Il wonder If ! am tiea,
now. How am to know when am dead
! put Il all aside. will sleep
"The next thing knew was feeling
Of thirst, and that was when asked thos
carvers for drink of water. And / wan
: to say that they may call 1t suspended an
: imation and all that sort OF thing, but
: know that have been dead. "-Indianap
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