Effects of L5ghtning.-Persons appa- rently dead from lightning have been recovered by repeatedly throwing cold water over the whole body. Many in- stances are recorded. The Rev. Mr. Steel of Paris, in the state ofNew York, has lately in the newspapers mentioned a case of this kind. 4 lady was with her husband in the house, and the lat ter was struck apparently deadby light ming. The lady happily recollected having, a few days before, read iii the newspapers of the efficacy of cold wa ter, and had the presence of mind to make a trial of it; on the eifusion of the first buoketlull, ,he began to move, and on the repetition otf Of q few more was restored to sense and health. If during the re- covery the pulse is slow and extremities cold, bleed largely at the arm. A gen tleman now living in Johnston county, (R. Golley, Esq was a few years ago struck down by lightning, and recovered by exposure 10 a heavy fall of rain.

 From tue sha,snetoaea H.. Gazette, .lray I.

 The treatment mentioned in the pre- eeding paragraph, proved successful III u recent case ofapparent death from lightning III this town:-During the thunder storm last Saturday evening one oi our citizens, Mr. Samuel Seaton, coming near a tree, which stood in front of the house in which he resided, at the instant of a very vivid flash of lightning, which fell on thetEee, ,receiv- ed the whole charge in. his head and body, which violently threw him to the ground, and deprived him of all appear anee of life. Dr. James Ried being called in, restored animation in about 30 or 40 minutes by plentiful etfasions of'coia water on the breast and face, (not wishing 10 loose time in stripping the bod succeeded by bleeding.

 This case being, perhaps, in its vio- fence, equal to any on record, we have