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{"newspaper_name": "The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register.", "edition": "01", "page": "p1", "byline": ""}
The late DR.. CLARKE, mentions in his
"Travels," that as he was zone day leaning
out of the cabin wintoy, by the side Of an
officer who was employed in fishing; the
corpse Of man, newly icwed in hammock,
started half out of the water, and continued
its course, with the current, towards the
shore. Nothing could be more horrible; its
head and shon!dcrs were visible turning
first to one side. then to the other, with
solemn and awful movement, as if inipre"
ed with some dreadful secret, of the deep,
which from its watry grave it came upwards
to reveal" DR.. Ferriar observes, that I'm
a certain stage of putrefaction, the bodies OF
persons which have been Immersed IN water,
rise to the surface, and in deep water arc
supported in an erect posture, to the terror
Of unnstructed spectators. Menacing LOOKS
and gestures, and even words, are supplied
by the aifrightcd imagination, with infinite
facility, and referred to the horrible appari


ton" This is perfectly natural; and it is
easy to imagine the excessive terror OF ex


treme ignorance at such appearances.