The morning news., 1894-11-11

Now, in reference to the case of Col.
Williams, there is, in my opinion, but one
solution to the problem, and that is hiber-
nation of an usual protracted character,
or in other words, suspended animation Oh
thirty years 'Preposterous! cries the
pseudo philosopher. And this is not sur
prising in view of the fact that it is 50
much easier to denounce than ts investi-
gate, but denunciation is not argument.
THE oracles of the medical schoOls on
this continent and in Europe have faith
only in such human nature as can be seen,
weighed, dissected and put in q crucible.
All that is supersensual in man they vir-
tually ignOre, saying it does not exist, or
II it does there Is no possible means or
knowing that it does. Now, I cSncede the
psint that any assumption net founded on
material basis is necessarily a castle in
the air. but what sort Of science would
optics among these have been whe pur-
posely put out their eyes? What would
have been the progress in astronomy of
those who dsdained to look at the heav-
ems? Yet such has been the course WHICH
has been followed by the materialistic
philosophers
THE extraordinary accounts of the live
burial Of oriental adopts fer periods vary
ing frsnl six weeks to as many months
when first published in an English periodi-
cal in 1886 over the signature Of ". G. Os-
bern, military secretary sent by the war
department Of England to the court of
Rungeet Singh, India, was surprise that
made the hair of many Psuese-philsso-
piers stand en- END. There are but few
phvsicians who will admit that man can
voluntarily suspend breath mere than
very few minutes; in fact, a number Of
authorities are on record as saying that
a failure of respiration for five minutes is
a sure sign Of absolute death. But have
- Ia Trgh q I "a
with facts which cannot and do not lie,
regardless of authority
ITO lay down as a postulate that Gel.
Williams was not dead at the time Of his
disinternent, but was simply alternating,
nrepasterous as II may seem TO one who
has never given thought and research to
the subject, requires no greater stretch Of
creduity than the strange and apparently
inexRlicable East India feats IN voluntar-
llv burying themselves alive fer long pc
riods Of time.
"rhe live burial Of several Yegi is re-
ported to have been performed In the pres
ence Of william Seward, Secretary Of
state under Lincoln; the Prince OF Wales
Gen. Ventura Sir Claude Wade, Col Ju-
Inns Medley, the last three named, high
rank officers Of the British army, the lat
Ter the commander OF the British forces
a. Lahore. The burial witnessed by the
two former lasted for "a period SUM-
ciently long for q crop Of barley 20 ripen
an his grave. That witnessed by Cot
Medley and his -tan, for n period OF forty
DAYS. the grave being guarded IN the
| strictest manner by British soldiers. Al
| ths end OF this period the buried man was
| eyhumed and resuscltated.
"stu later We have The authoritative
| statement OF Archibald G. Lewellyn. who,
| having been o witness 10 live burial tor
/ d long period, states thnt the remarkable
pover OF the Oriental adopts no bury thcm-
/ fclves for months haa not been e1nrter-
ated in the least IiC says. when ! nrat