The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-03-21
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Doctors Call ~ Suspended Animation bat
He Knows lfetfur.

Doctors Call 70 Suspended Animation but
He Knows nettcr.
Levin p Otis Of Hammond, Ind was
stricken with pneumonia in Chicago aud
was taken TO a hospital. After prolong-
ell illness he was pronounced dead aud IN
due time buried. lie had been permitted
70 rest for hut one day aud part Of night,
when several medical students dug him
MP. They shipped him back 20 chicago
and placed him I'm tho dissccting room In
the college OF which they were students
and after getting out their knives and roll
ING no their sleeves were about 90 proceed
20 cut him up after tho most scientific
mode when he opened his eyes and asked
them for "A drink of water. The students,
in spite Of their callousci nerves, were hor-
TOR struck and led from the room, leaving
Mr.. otis I'm fun possession. Tie IN mo
mcnt sank again inrh iuscnsibility ANA
would mo- doubt have died In earnest in q
short time had the frightened students not
recovered themselves aud returned 60 APP
ply re,toratives.
In speaking Of his horrible experiences
aud sensations while sinking into tho
grave and thence 90 the dissecting table,
where he so narrowly aud miraculously
escaped the Keen aud eager knives Of tho
students. Mr. otis said.
..I was .ick and in great pain. Once
Thought shat I might die. and then, fear
ing 10 invite death. ] dismissed the idca.
nut my suffering increased, and / knew
that vas lccoming weaker and weaker
day by day Oh. the drenriuc,s of the long
nights / lay sAetching plans for future
work. and looked hack upon the skele-
tons az good resolutions. But my HE my
n islccds. did not pass before me 10 re-
view ] simply pronounced myself q iail-
ur, in the aggregate and regretted &c. ana
! rm now constrained 10 think that, no
matter how much % man mny have accom-
pli-hcl Do must. as death draws nigh. re-
gard himself as % failure
cone night all pain suddenly ceased.
This was hopeful. and thought ii tell
iuy attendant about 3D.. but when attempt
ed to speak found that could not. This,
however. did not worry me any. But why
should so heavy a weight be placed upon
my hrea-ts I looked down 90 see what it
vs-. hut could see nothing Oh, how tired
Twas. hut suffered uo pain. IL was the
rest th1t must come after SO long and eN-
har-ti,cn fcht. I attempted to raise my
band and couldn't ] couldn't raise even
a finger This was strange. but mot alarm
Mr What was that henrda The doctor
had said that could last hut few mo
meuts longer That was nonsense. lwould
show him. How quiet were my nerves,
aud had been SD nervous What relief
The hcnviuess was gone, but ] couldn {
move.
"Why had they put ont the light' What
was that some one said Pull down the
shade, The sun is shining i'm my face.
sun shining in my face. Why. the sun
had gone down hours ago. Oh. how the
human family persisted in lying What
was that drop They bad taken the pillow
from under my head. What was that
faint sound away OH yonder2 a voice that
said. How he must suffer suffer, l
wasn't suffering at all. But / couldn { re
main much longer I'm this condition. And
/ unused that If I could only turn over |
would go to sleep. couldn move though,
and lay there thinking
suddenly | thought. This is death.
Why didn't I think OF it beforey When
did begin dying. Oh, it, must have been
years ago, Why, have been dying all my
life Well, / was glad it was all over.
Then ! unused. 4 wonder If l am dead
now. How am To know when | am dead?
put ii all aside win sleep.
THE next tamy J knew was feeling
Of thirst. and that '~-s when l asked those
carvers for drinb , water. And / want
20 say that they may call IL suspended an
imation and an that sort Of thing. but
know that ! have bool dead. '-lndianap-
ellis Sentinel