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grew less distinct until all was
still. I tell you the silence Of that
tomb. as ! realized II, was awful. I
lay there quietly thinking over my
past life, of the loved ones at home,
and of the awful future. could
realize the closeness of the airs
sort of suffocating feeling. After
some time, cannot tell how long, i
felt sleepy and soon became uncon.
scious. l do not know how long I
remained so, but the next knew l
heard sounds as IL somebody was
digging above me, the scraping of
a shovel on my coffin lid, then 1
was lifted up and carried away by
some one. When l became fully
conscious again was lying on
table in the back room of doctors
Office. recognized the two doc
tors who had treated me standing
by. One of them had u knife in his
hand and they were disputing as to
the cause of death. One said it
was due to the lick l got with the
fork; the other said il was pleurisy.
Then they decided to open the chest
first and If not satisfied to examine
the brain next. l tried to let them
know was not dead, but I.could
not move or speak. AS they were
about to begin their work one of
them took me by the arm and said:
Il don't believe this boy is dead; see
how lumber he is The other
hooted at him for such an idea.
They opened my mouth, caught
my tongue with an instrument,
pulled it forward; this let the air
into my lunge. I began to breathe
and was soon talking to them. l
was taken to my fathers house and
great was the joy and commotion
in that house and neighborhood.
All the time that was conscious
while under suspended animation,
l could see, hear and feel as dis
tinctly as ever could, but l felt no
pain"
ut is all i'll wind that blows
nobody good" In this case the
doctors disagrceing saved the boys
life.
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In 1860 man in i'll health was
compelled to seek shelter in an old
house near Havana, Illinois, where
he was found in cataleptic state
and supposed TO be dead. In this
condition he was prepared for
burial, conscious all the time of
what was being done, but he could
not move or speak. His condition
was discovered, fortunately, before
it was too late and he was restored.
DIR. Wilder's A ddress.
80
A writer in the Nineteenth Gen.
tury informs us that at the public
moryue in Paris about one out of
every 300 persons supposed 10 be
dead and placed in that morgue
actually come 10 life again. Atthat
rate 100 persons must be buried
alive in New York City annually
Ibid.
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a strong man dropped away sud.
denly whose grave was opened four
days after burial, and the body was
found twisted around in the coffin,
a hip dislocated, the hair turned
white aud torn out. Fearful must
have been the struggle of that man
in his awful conflict for life.-Ibid.
Many similar cases could be
given from the address of DR..
Wilder before me, but these will
suffice. BY my own experience and
have determined to
never consent to a body being put
away until every test for vitality
has been made and where there is
any lingering hope every effort
being made TO restore back to ami
nation.
While in the L. S. service at a
field hospital at Alexandria, Va, at
about 2 o'clock p. IN. May II, 1865,
soldier in one of the wards died,
His body was pre-
pared for burial, carried on
about 50 yards to the
dead house aud laid upon "a
board to remain over night, from
whence to be taken and buried the
next day. At early dawn next
morning he was found sitting up
right on the plank, was taken back
to his cot and made good recov-
cry. The soldier told me that while
the nurses were washing and
him he tried to kick them
and make them know he was not
dead; that while he lay all night in
the dead house he tried to pinch
his flesh, move, speak or do any
thing to break the spell. AS day
light began TO dawn he could hear
the chickens crow and see the SEN
tinel pass the window. He said he
felt cold and fully realized that he
would be buried alive If he didn't
get a move on himself. BY des-
perate effort he caught his breath
and raised up.
In August, 1861, when l was
in Texas, little boy six
years old was very i'll of malarial