The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-09-21
Strange Burial Accorded
Poet At Own Behesi


London, Sept. 19.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press).-One of the strangest
burials ever known in England was
that to Wilfred Scawen Blunt, poet,
diplomat, traveller and fierce oppon-
ent of British rule in Ireland. India
and Egypt. 81 wish," his will said,
Ito be buried in the simplest manner,
to be laid in the ground wrapped in
my old eastern travelling carpet,
without coffin or casket."
These instructions were faithfully
carried out when he, was buried in
Sussex last week. His daughter,
Lady Wentworth, and his grandchil-
dren and few personal friends were
present. He desired to be buried by
men employed on his own estate and
to the pail bearers, he bequeathed 10
pounds each. The will further re-
quested, "that myyS nurse, Elizabeth
Lawrence, shall accompany me to and
arrange me in my grave"
A remarkable feat Of modern sur
gerry was performed recently by DIR.
H. B. Russell of London, when a
man whose breathing and heart beat
ceased for more than an hour was
restored to life. % -,
The patient, who was ~ years old,
underwent an operation Of the throat,
apparently dying before its compile
ton. Efforts of artificial respiration
failed. A stimulant was injected
through the chest into the heart and
it was massaged but failed to func-
ton. A further injection was given
and the heart was massaged with the
hand inside the pericardium. Adren-
ain then was injected into the heart
and it resumed beating after fifty
minutes had elapsed. At the end of
an hour the man breathed and lived
again.
The beating continued 81 hours,
when the patient died.
at was the most remarkable case
l have ever known" said DR.. F.
Decaux an eminent surgeon. "There
have been cases when the heart beat
after few minutes massage, but
the restoration of life after an hour
of death is a great advancement il
science. The man was dead, and he
lived"
British prohibitionists are evinc-
ing interest in the appeal of Norway
for International cooperation in its
effort to suppress liquor smuggling.
According to the appeal Norway
recognizes the hopelessness Of a
single handed struggle against rum
runners and has called upon 9TH
er European countries to take Steps
to Prevent Norway being flooded
with bootlegging, products.
Denmark has declared her willing
ness tos assist. her neighbor, but says
she cannot do, 80 to the full extent
asked, as for instance she cannot vio-
late the international maritime laws
by refusing clearance papers to ships
carrying spirits, She is willing to
keep. Norway. informed regarding the
movements Of ships Of that caracter
The Sherlock Holmes" of the home
Office announces that he is giving ur
the work which for many years has
proved. invaluable IN the assistance
Of Scotland Yard. He is DIR. Stills.
bury, who has an uncanny knack oi
describingv after close examination
of, the wounds In victim whose case
is being investigated, the height oi
the assailant, the respective position.
Of the assailant and his victim wher
the crime was committed and the or
der in which the wounds were in
fiicted.
For long time DIR. Salisbury wa
baffied by, what was known as th'
brides in the bath" case. The de
fendant in the celebrated case
George Smith, testified that each o
Ibis, three. wives tainted in the batl
and were drowned. Smiths plea wa,
borne out by the fact that ther,
iwere no signs Of struggle, that th'
other ,insnateszof his house had heart
no cries and that no water hcS beer
}sp1ashed on the floor Of the bs.ss..-oom