Evening star., 1915-04-05
An Instance of Record.

A case is recorded where a man who
was entombed at the bottom of well
for thirty days remained alive. but died
a few days after his rescue. Similarly
a man entombed for twenty-three days
in a coal pit died three days after his
The length Of time during which a
body is capable of being resuscitated
from the apparent death due to asphyxi
alton varies considerably with the in
dividual and the nature of the animal
Frogs and toads seem able to be re-
vived by air alone after centuries Of
rocky places. alternating animals seem
to be revived in the spring by the heat
of the sun alone. and there are many
stories told Of Hindu fakirs who volun-
tarily asphyxiate themselves, and are
buried even for months at time, anu
are then resuscitated by those knowing
the secret OF resuscitating the vital
powers.
The general principle seems to be
that those persons in perfect health
the asphyxiation produced by an excess
of carbon dioxide in the blood from any
cause whatever are capable of being
resuscitated so long as any moisture
remains in the body. The same methods
Of resuscitation do not always. how
ferent persons.
Examples Noted In History.
Ancient history teens with famous
examples Of apparently dead victims
who have been brought to life by the
flames of their own funeral pyres.
There are also many cases OF restora-
ton after mutilation of tho body had
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the blood to flow. There are similarly
many cases of apparently dead men or
animals who have been restored to life
after being buried in shallow earth, ap-
parently by the electric currents pass
ing through the earth.
If, after submarine has been
brought to the surface, facilities are not
at hand for reviving the bodies, 1t is
better to leave them in their hermeti-
cally sealed casket rather than merely
take them out and lay them on the
ground, unless the weather be very
warm.
There are numerous methods of re-
before pronouncing an asphyxtated
person dead. 1t Is not advisable. how
ever, to subject 1t to violent move
ments, as is sometimes done in the case
of drowning. Some Of the most OBJ
servant physicians consider that such
the chances of resuscttation.
Methods Of Resuscitation.
Among tho simplest and most effective
methods OF resuscitation which can be
practiced by any one are the follow
ing:
/. Get the person as quickly as pos
sible into the fresh air.
2. Place the body In q redundant po-
sition, for this tends to accumulate
oxygen in the system.
s. Wrap it loosely in 4 blanket and
keep 1t warm by applying hot bricks.
hot water bags or other hot objects to
IL. II the bodies have been exposed to
extreme cold or intensely cold water, II
is well first to plunge them into cold
bath before warming them.
4. Make incisions in the body SO as
to relieve the conRested blood A slit
In the nose is considered especially
good and in the case Of animals a slit
in the tail 10 usually quickly effective.
However, a cut In the finger or foot
may be just as effective. In some
countries it has been the law that un-
less an incision has been made In the
foot without result, no body may be
permitted to be buried. The old Eeyp-
tians. Greeks and Romans cut of I'M
gers of dead persons before pronounc.
ing them ready for burial.
The result Of bleeding is not always
so quick, however, for in one case
twenty-five incisions were made on
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