Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-23

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Occurrence Said to Be Made Possible
by the Bahmetieff Food. Redrawn
from "When the Sleeper Wakes" by
H. G. Wells.copyrsh. by Harper a Bros.
supply contains the substance necessary for
that particular process.
Professor Bahmetieff and myself have spent
months upon months watching most carefully
the food of alternating animals. Does 1t not
seem strange that bears are SO crazy after
honey, and frequently climb high trees in order
to satisfy their peculiar craving? have watched
for hours bear go wild with delight when it
found huge comb Of honey that had placed
in the woods. All alternating mammals have
a strong instinct for plants and herbs contain
ing the glycogen exciting elements. Our prep
aration Is nothing but an alcoholoid Of herbs In
a more condensed form than is usually found
In nature. Naturally honey contains these
elements more than any one Of the other foods
known to man. Therefore 1t is one of the
fundamental materials in compound.
The state Of natural Information and artificial
"anabiotic coma" similar that neither
Professor Bahmetieff nor I have been able to
distinguish them physiolgicaly. Our compound
has the same effect in amphibious as in warm
blooded animals. Having fed fish and frogs
with it in Summer, l reduced the temperature
Of the water as low as freezing point and both
species at once went to sleep. kept fish and
placed them into water at so degrees Fahren-
heit and they came to life In few minutes.
1t Is very interesting to note that reptiles.
snakes, lizards, tortoises, frogs and toads sleep
the Winter through in the cold countries only
when they get in their food supply the
natural elements of our compound. Some spe-
cies Of these groups bury themselves In the
sand or mud In tropical latitudes where drought
Is Of periodical occurrence, but only when they
find food rich in strengthening substances.
Ctryp 1Nf Ito dnr nrt IN y{ptnN
in the cold and temperate ATTITUDES Their
tropical relations lie dormant in Summer in
districts where conditions enforce the habit
In northern countries insects retire to Winter
quarters only when they can feed themselves
on substances that stimulate the production Of
glycogen in their digestive organs, otherwise
they die
Another very remarkable fact is that bears
that consume much of this substance come out
Of the alternating state as fat as they retired
in the Fall, while marmots, ground squirrels,
etc., who consume but small quantity of the
substance, emerge in poor condition Female
bears even bring forth their young while hber-
mating and suckle them from about the begin
ming of February to April, while they obtain
no nourishment themselves. This is because
they have fed themselves In the Fall almost
excessively on strengthening elements. It
is marvel how bear can suspend its life for
five months without the least harm. It's diges-
ton is completely suspended and it's intestines
composed chiefly Of pine leaves and moss. This
mass is not discharged until the bear wakes in
the Spring.
The possibilities of this discovery are gigan-
tic. First OF all, 1t ought to abolish the
colo storage system Of to-day In the commercial
neld as applied to meat and fish. When food
animals are to be transported from their rails
ing place to the consuming cities they will be
put Into state Of coma and can then be trans
ported from one end Of the world to the other
without the least effect on the quality Of the
meat Since any animal can be kept for months
In this artificial Information 1t will be simple
matter to transport 1t and keep 1t In their living
cold storage condition. Investigation OF the
meat OF animals killed during their alternating
state has revealed the fact that 1t is far more
nourishing because 1t Is more near to q vege-
table substance. 1t has a peculiarly pleasing
naVor | have eaten roast chickens which had
been In the state of coma for weeks and they
tasted delicious.
In the, case OF man, wonders can be accom-
plished with this artificial Information. Sup
pose the doctor has to perform a critical oper'
alton for cancer. appendicitis or some other
dangerous disease. II Is safer and more hysi'
enic to put patient into the state of coma
where his organic system remains In perfect
health than to use anaesthetcs and narcotics
that endanger his life. Children can Re
brought into the world without the least pain
for the mothers. Epidemics of disease can DO
prevented by putting the patients who would
spread the disease into coma and transport
them In such state to the necessary isolation
hospitals.
There are people who are very sensitive TO
seasickness and would like to sleep during the
painful trip across the ocean II they could %
put into sleep a. this compound does ID q