Death In Life

A remarkable case of death in life is reported, in a late number of PJluger's Archiv, by Dr. Strumpell. It carne under tho notice of the writer at a medical clinic at Leipaio, and the sufferer was a youth of 10. The skin of the pationt was utterly dead to evcry sensation; eveu a burning taper held to it induced no consciousness. Tho mu!ous niembrane of the body, BO far as could bo ascertained, wns alike insensible to touch or feeling. When his eyes were olosed the patiënt could be c.irried about and havo bis limbs placed in the most uncomfortable positions without the slightest consciousness of tlie fact, Even the feeling of muscular exhaustion was lost. Gradunlly the sense of taste and smell departed with the rest, and amaurosis of the left eye and deafness of the right ear supervened. In short (says Dr. Strumpcll) here was an individual whoso only connection with the outer world waa limited to two doors of sense - to his one (right) eye and his one (left) ear. Moreover, both these remaining doore could at any time be easily elosed, and in this way it was possible to investígate the conspquences of completely isolating the brain from all external through the senses. I have frequontly made thefollowing experiment, and often showed it to others: If the patient's seeing eyo was bandaged and his hearing ear was stoppcd, af ter a few (usually from two to three) minutes tho expression of surprise and the uneasy movements which at first showed themselves ceased, the respiration became quiet and regular; in fact, the patiënt was sound asleep. Here, therefore, the possibility of artificially inducing sleep at any time in a person, simply by withholding from the brain all stimulation by means of the senses, was realized. The awakening of tlie patiënt was as interesting as the sending him to sleep. He could be awakened by an auditory stimulation - as, for example, by calling into his hearing ear; or by visual stimulation - by allowing the stimulus of light to f all upon his seeing eye; buthe could not be woke by any pushing or shaking. If he was left to himself, he did eventually vnke up of his own accord in the j course of the day, af ter the sleep had lasted many hours, the awakening being ' due, it might be, to intnnsic stimuli started in the brain, or it might be to süght external unavoidable stimuli acting through his still-fnnctional sense of organs, and making themselves feit in consequence of the senSitiveness of the brain being increased during the repose of the sleep. He Was Strictly Honest. A citizen of John B. street not oniy keeps a score or more of hens, but the family take pride in them, and the slightest noise in the back yard at midnight arouses every inmate of the house. A ' morning or two siuce a woary-looking j old chap called at the side-door with a i dead hen in his hand, and when the servant girl had summoned tho lady of the house he said : "Madam, as I was walking down the alley just now a boy jumped over your fence with this dead hen in his hanA I am poor and hungry, but I am honest, madam. This hen 'belongs to you. She will make you a beautiful dinner. I ask for no reward, madam, though the smell of coffee almost makes me crazy with delight." , "Those bad boys- they ought to be shut up !" exclainnd the iudignant lady. " So they had, madam. It is a sin to nuirder a young and healthy hen in this sudden mannor. I could havo taken the body and sold it, but I would not do so base a thing. No, madam ; I am as hungry as a wolf, but I am honrst. There is your hen, lady, and though I need lood I will not - -" He laid the hen bende the door and was goiug away when she asked Liin to como in and get breakfast. He accopted the invitation, cleared the table, and had been gone about five minutes ■when the girl called to her mistress : " Why, this lien is f rozen as solid as a rock, and only ibout half of it is here !" The lady investigated, bkw that it was a "corpso" which had been kicking around for dnys, und as slio rushed for the front gate there. was a bright red spot on each clieek, but the man was out of sight. - Free Presa. The Crime of the (jeshoffs. It was an American who wrote, a year ago, those thrilling accounts of tlie ïnassaeres in Bulgaria, which, when published in the London Daily News, caused a revulsión of public sentiment j in England, and a temporary reversal of the Government's pro-Turkish policy ; and it was through the eal and energy of another American, the Consul General at Constantinople, that tlie evidence j was gathered togetiier. It now appears that the mnin offénse for which the Geshoffs have been imprisoned in I key was their readinesa in giving inition to Mr. MacGahan and Mr. Schuyler. There were four brothers, the youngest of whom was in business in Manchester, England, whilo tho others lived in Tnrkey. Two sons of one of these brothers were the first arrested, ■ and were keptin prison for three months ! without any examination or charge ' ing brought against them. One of them had been appointed United States Consul at Philippopolis. After the sons had been in prison three months, the three fathers, aged 75, 70 and 60, with Vheix wivcs, children and graudcliildren, were sent to Constantinople. The American Legation has done its best for the uu fortúnate family, nnd insistedthat they should not bo banishcd to Aleppo, as was at first proposcd, and the Geshoffs havo been so far released that they have been allowed to go to live iu Kadiquiy, a suburb of Scutari. They are not to leave this village, and an officer of Government is to stay in the house to keep watch over them. Cured by Dog-Iircr Oil. A jolly old Germán, while suffering from a pulmonary attack, sent for a physieian. In a short time the doctor called on him, prescribed two bottles of codliver oil, receivod his fee of $8, and was told by the Germán, who disliked the size of bis bilí, that he need uot come agaiu. The Germán, who had nothcard the doctor's prescriptiou very well, supposed that he could get the oil and treat himself. The doctor saw no more of j the patiënt for some time; but one day, ' riding past tho residence of the Germán, he was pleased to see him out in the garden digging lusüly. The case seemed sueh a proof of tho virtue of cod-liver j cil tliat he stopped to make more ticalat inquirios about it. " You seem to be getting very well," said ho, addrefising the Germán. " Yaw, I ish well," responded theformerly sick man. " You took as much oil as I told you ?" queried the doctor. "O, yah, I have osed many as four gallons of do dog-liver oil I" " The what ?" snid the astonished doctor. "De dog liver dat yon say I shall tako. I have killed most every fat little dog I could oatch, and do liver have cured mo. It is a great medicine, dat dog-livir oil !" The doctor had nothing to say, bilt rode quickly away, - Inventigaior. Imitatie Their White Brothers' Fooiishness. Two brave sons of Ham, finding some iault with each other, sought to settle ;Leir difïioulties on Monday evening by an encounter on tho field of honor. They lired a hack, and with their i'riends and ;wo trusty B;ot-ír.nw proceeded to an open field abont two miles northeaet of ;ho Onpitol, whero they proposed having blood, The paces were measurod gad the pj'ít'ojpals plaoed in "posish," A.t the word ' ' fire !" two reports were heard, and one negro dropped. When picked np and exatnined it waa found that he had not been struck. Upon further investigatiou the iact was devoloped that the gnus had only been loaded with powder. Both parties expressed themselves as bcing satisfied, ahook handfe across "the bloody sarcasm," and returned to town t blow about their duel. - Auntin (Tez.) Oazette. New ik and l'hiladelphia. We had for our nearest traveling coinponions two commercial gentlemen of a facetiou turn. One was a Philadelphian, the other a New Yorker; but both were in tho sewing-machine business. They were merry gentlemen. They ventured to ask what might be our line of business- white goods, or iron, or Western produce ? " And if it is white goods, what then?" " Wliy, sir," said the Philadelphian, gravely taking out a number of cards, " because money is money, and biz is biz; and you want to know where to buy oheap. That's Philadelphia, sure - the American metropolis - the largest city in the world - yes, sir.' - eighteen miles by eight - two rivers - going to have the Centenni al - the best sliad - " He. was regarding the New Yorker all this time. "Yes - shad 1" said his companion, with affected contempt; for we could see that they were bent on being amiably funny. " If you want shad go to Philadelpha - and catflsh, too - catñsh suppers at the Falls only 75 cente a head. And fresh butter, too - go to Philadelphia for fresh butter, and reed birds, and country board - best country board outeide of Jersey - keep their own cows - fresh milk and all that. But, if you want to trado, Colonel, come to New York ! New York ain't no village; no one-korse place; no pigs around our streets. We'vo got the finest harbor in the world; the highest steeples; the flnest park; the greatest uewspapers; the most magnifleent buildings - why, talk about your Coliseums, and Tuileries, and Whitechapel, and them one-horse shows; come and see our Empire City. " " Yes; and leave yonr ïurse in Philardelphia before you go!" sneered his enemy, who quite entered into tho spirit of the thing. "And ask your friend here to show you the new Court House, and teil you how much that cost ! Then let him drive you up the avenues, and have your life insured beforo you start, and show you the tar-and-sand, the musk-and-molasses pavement ! Then ask him to introduce you to his frieud, the Boss, and mebbe he'll teil you how much the Boss got away with. And then about the malaria I And the fever and ague ! And the small-pox ! Andpeople dyicg off so f ast they've got to run special trains for the corpses ! And the Harlem flats !" "Now hire a hall, won't you?"says the Knickefbocker, "Hasn't our cat got a long tail ? Why, you could roll up Philadelphia into a buncllo and drop it into a holo in the Harlem flats. But I wouldn't mislead you - no, sir; if you want water-power, go to Philadelphia - and grass - splendid grass - anl mos quitoes ! Teil him about the niosquitoes ! Friend of mine in the sugar line married and went to Philadelphia for his honeymoon. Liked a quiet country life - no racket except roosters in the morning - liked the cows and beauties of nature - and took his bride to a firstclass hotel. Fine girl- been chicf eagineer on a double-stiteh sewing-machine. Well, sir, the Philadelphia mosquitoes were alive, you bet. In the morning he took her to a hospital - certain she had the small-pox - two weeks before the doctors could flnd it out. The man's life was ruined - yes, sir; never recovered from the shock; business went to tho dickens; and he ran away and joined the Mormons." "Jined the Mormons!" cried the Philadelphian. " Why don't you teil the General the story straight? Don't fooi the man ! Jined the Mormons ! He threw her into o. sugar vat - sweets to the sweet, sez he - and married her mother - and went to New York and was elected Mayor is the friend of Irelnnd. No, General, if you want to trndo with Americans, with white men, you cometo Philadelphia; we live cheap, and with our new line of steaniers, and our foreigu trade - " " Teil him about the canal-boats - why dou't you telihim auout the three canalboats ?" said the otlier, scornfully. " It is a f act, General - when three onual-boat loaded with popcorn and sauerkrout got to Philadelphia, the Mayor called out the militia lor a para de - yes, sir.' - the town was illuminatod - the newapuper had leaders on tho revival of commerce, and the people all had two inches sewed on to tlieir coat-tails. And mind, General, when you go to Philadelphia, you teil the conductor where to stop - teil him the weod-and-water station opposite Camden - the train only stops oa signal - " Whither this coriflict miglit have led us can only bo conjéctured. It was interrupted by our halting at a small station for dinner. - " Orcen Pastures and Piccadilly." Another Versión ol Cnster's Last Jiattle. George B. Herendeen, a scout with Custer at the battle of the Little Big Horn, writes a letter to the New York Hcrald giving his version of the battle. He says Custer and all the oflicers thought the Indians were running, and that when Custer ordered Keno to take the advance he said, " Take the scouts and lead out, and I'll bo with you." He declares that tbc force of ïmliuns wbioh eaused tlie retreat of Reno was not more than 200 stroug, and he believes that if lleno had pressed forward at that time Custer would not have been so roughly handled, as the Indians were contemplating retreat. He censures Keno for his precipítate retreat, and gives Benteen the credit for makingthe goodfight 'in the hill. The aim of tlie letter is to vindicate Custer from any charge of rüshnosf, and tothrow the responsibility lor the disaster on Reno, but the facts presented leave tlie question as it was before, the cow matter in the letter being principally made up of Rurmise and opinión. Ilide-JJonnd Trees. The practico of slitting tho l:ark of fruit trees perpendicularly has its frionds and enemies. We are of tho lattt r. It deals with the effect instead of the cause. Tho cambiun layer is that from which a zone of growth (in exogenous plants) is aunually added both to the sapwi-od and ihe inner bark. The outer balk is finally exioliated or rent in rissures or scaled by the Jaction of the weather. Trees that are starved increase in growth slowly, and tlie outer bark beecmes so indnrnted as to resist, to a cortaiu extent, their growth by retardiüg ■ the upward passage of the crude sap j from tho root to the leaves, and of the ! elftboiated sap from the leaves downwarcl. But v,'e think it m;ty be questioned whether it is not well that its growth shonld be retarded. Surely, if it is true that a tree becomes ' bonnd' because it is starved, inereasing its pizo is not going to remedy tho evil, since we do but furnish more moutlis, so to speak, to be fed by the same am ouut of f ood. The Dardanelles. The Dardanelles is about forty miles in length, and is from three-fourths of a mile to two miles wide. Xerxes croesed the channel on a doublé bridge of boats B. C. 480, and Alexander crossed it B. C. 33-1. Gallipoli, on the península which forms the western boundary of the strait, has a populution of about 25,000. A strong Russian force at Gallipoli would close tho atrait (or the way from the Mediterrancan) as completely as the rebel battories at Yiokeburg did the MisHiBsippi river.