The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-11

The French surgeon, DR.. Veyrat, was
called to attend a cholera patient, There
sa X, who had lost every member of her
family by this disease He found her in
asphyXia, and opened a vein. Not a drop
of blood flowed. He applied leeches. They
bit and Immediately loosed their hold He
covered the body with stimulant applica-
tions and then went to take little rest
asking to be called If the patient mani
Tested signs Of life.
THAT night and next day passed with
out any change. While making prepar-
atoms for the burial they noticed a little
blood oozing out of the leech bites. In
formed Of the circumstances, DR.. Veyrat
entered the chamber just as a nurse was
about to wrap the corpse in a burial sheet
Suddenly rafting noise was heard in
Theresa's chest. She opened her eyes,
and in hollow voice said to the nurse:
What are you doing here? / am not
dead. Get away with you!
She recovered and felt no inconven-
fence except a deafness, which contin-
ued some two months.
AN Austrian authority estimates the
number of persons buried alive as 3s 600
per year. ] do not understand the
basis of this calculation, and think it an
underestimate. In seasons Of cholera 1
think % per cent. Of those declared dead
might be resuscitated by the use of
DNOitNl Autdlle humanity may ma mere
a wide field for well-directed exertion
II has been remarked that it would be a
good plan to spread the knowledge of the
positive characteristics which enable ply
scians to distinguish every form of le-
thargy from real death. In the present
epoch the utmost pains are taken to
popuarize every kind Of valuable knowl-
edge, and what class Of information Is Of
greater worth than that which enables
us to preserve and prolong human life.
Yet It makes very slow progress.
"The public is too much inclined to re-
iect science and embrace misinformatio ton.
1t has been asserted over and over again
that an infallible method of ascertaining
whether a person were dead or not was to
infict burn on the sole of the foot II
a blister fun Of water resulted the sub
icct was not dead; If the contrary result
supervened there was no further hope
Such a discovery was worthy Of the age
Of Simon Magnus, but 10 was unhesitat-
ingly accepted as an item Of the popular
creed and remains IN full practice in many
Of the rural districts. The highest author
ity indicates putrefaction ana cadaverous
rigidity as infallible signs Of death In
respect 70 putrefaction q professional
man rs not likely to make a mistake, but
nothing is more possible than for nom
professional 70 confound sangrene with
true post-mortem putrefaction. II cannot
be- admitted az test adapted 20 poular
application. And IN winter the time re-
quired for putrefaction 20 make itself
manifest Is very uncertain
"Cadaverous rgldity-tho stiffness OF a
corrso-offere an excellent mode OF verify
iug death but ltg value ana Importance
IRE not YET appreciable by everybody. or
By the nrHt-comer. II occurs "a few hours
after death The limbs, hitherto supple.
auneu. md RI requires certain effort 20
bend them nut when once the faculty Of
bending "a ioint is f0rcibly restored 20 tho
arm. Tor instance. n viii not Btincn arain,