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SINGULAR CAsE.-Dr. Reed in his ex- cellent article on Nervous Afiections,makes quotation from one of inc medical trea- Uses of Dr. Cheyne, narrating a case, the accuracy of which is believed to be estab- llshed by an irefragible combination of evidence, of an individual who could appa- rently de dt aay lime he pleased, and hay ing laid considerable time exactly like a corpse was able by an involuntary struggle to resume the exercises Of the various f;!ne- tons Of an animation and intellect But the unnatural and painful exertions which it ! required to assume the semblance of death, produced at last fatal result Death would not be mocked with impunity. But the case IS so singular that We lay 1t before our readers.

 He could die or expire when he pleased and yet by an effort, or somehow, he could come to life again. He insisted so much upon our seeing the trial made that we were at last forced to comply. We all three felt his pulse first; it was distinct though small and thready, and his heart had it's usual beat ing. lie composed himself on his back and lay in a still posture for some time; while held his right hand, Dr. Baynard laid his hand on his heart, and MT. Skrine held clear looking-glass to his mouth. I found his pulse sink gradually ill at lastI could not feel any by the most exact and nice touch. Dr. Baynard could not feel the motion in his heart, nor Mir. Skrine perceive the least sort of breath on the bright mirror he held to his mouth. Then each of Us, by turns, examined his arm, heart and breath but could not, by the incest scrutiny. discover the least symptoms of life in him. We req soned a long tune about the odd appear ance as we'll as we could, and finding he still continued in that condition, we began to conclude that he had indeed carried the experiment too far; and at last were sats- fled that he was actually dead. and we were just ready to leave him. This continued about half an hour. By nne o'clock in the morning, in autumn, as we were going away, we observed some motion about the body, and upon examination found his pulse and the motion of his heart gradually returning he began to breathe and speak softly. We were all astonished to the last degree at this unexpected change, and af- ter some further conversation with him and with ourselves went away fully satisfied as to all the particular of this fact; but moi able to form any rational scheme how to account for it. He afterwards called for his attorney, added a codicil to his will, Sc. aud calmly and conposedly died about 3 or o'clock that evening.