Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-01-26

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flung it far doacn one of the onepploret
Corridors
in heaven and earth than our philoso
ply dreams Of. 1t might be as he said
"You see," continued the doctor
"that this man was wise in his day anc
generation and very prudently directed
the medicine that was to restore him
to life to be entombed with him.
"Do you suppose he began his Ions
sleep, if it is one, voluntarily?''
Hardly. 1t may have been pun
ishment for betraying some secret Of
the priesthood or religious rite, the
subject of which was selected by lot
But that is mere conjecture.
Does it not seem impossible to yor
as medical man?" I queried.
"My friend" was the reply, sit il
only the stusent of medicine who ap
preciates how little is known of the hu
man body. 1t seems improbable, yes
wildly improbable; impossible, no"
every we'll, then" exclaimed, fill
ed with rising belief and enthusiasm,
''let us try to resuscitate this citizen ot
the primeval world
''To work!' calculated the doctor
turning to the body.
We first lifted it from the case anC
laid it upon piece of canvas which
doing so we found it was not so stiff as
we had supposed. 1t was, in fact, limp
and yielding, like that of a person il
some forms of epilepsy. We then pro.
ceeded to wipe it dry with our towels.
The flesh was .firm and natural, though
cold as the clods of the valley.
"But how shall we use the liquid?'
I inquired.
"Why, there are but two ways Of
using it-externally and internally. ]
can probably tell from the odor whether
it is dangerous to give internally There
is enough of it, I should think, for both
uses. -
So saying, the doctor, after some diff
ficulty, removed the stopper, which had
been sealed with natron. AS he did SC
light, luminous vapor arose from the
flask, filling the chamber with deli
cate perfume, like mingled ether and
crushed apple seeds. For moment the
scent made me giddy, but this soon
passed away.
"We will first rub it with the liquid.
After that will try to pry its mouth
open and pour some down its throat. !"
We began rubbing the body. For a
long time we worked in silence. 1t was
hard work, and the perspiration was
soon flowing from us in streams. An
hour had passed and no result was APP
parent
"Tm afraid it's no use," 1 said at
last. II don't see any indication of
life''
Keep it up" said the doctor stern.
ly. do you suppose that one is easily
awakened after sleep Of 80 cen
tnries?'
So we continued our work for some
time. was nearly exhausted, when a
cry from the doctor attracted my attep-
ton. -
Look, look! he cried, pointing to
place upon the right thigh of the
body.
l looked at the place indicated. As I
dld SO the doctor pressed upon the spot
with some force. A paleness resulted,
followed, as he removed his thumb. by
slow tide of returning color.
Almighty Godl' / cried. "He
lives! He livesp'
The doctor was silent.
1t would be impossible to describe nv
sensations on perceiving this indication
OF returning animation. Coupled with
exuitation at the success of our experi.
ment and the magnitude of our discoy-
cry was nameless horror at the Thought
If the personality of the being whom
Te were about to restore to life. Read.
.rs of De Quincey's opium dreams will
remember the horror with which "the
tremendous, the horrible antiquity Of
the countries Of Asia inspired him as
wildly as they recall his ''cancerous
kisses of the crocodile" Such an inds-
Unable horror now possessed me. TIL.
being before me had lived and loved.
had thought and dreamed, had hored
and longed and feared before the dawn
of history, when the earth was peopled
with strange races whose very names
had been forgotten long cons ago,
when the flood was matter of yester-
day and the tower of Babel an existing
wonder of the world, and yet / now
saw before my eyes the tide of life,
stagnant for ages, once more beginning
to course within his veins.
Antiquity had not begun
Long srs fls primeval rroe was run.