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DRuNkARD on fIRn.-Df Mott. in
bis lectures gives the following account
Of young man about twenty-five years
old.


'lle had been an habiiual dfinker lof
many years. saw him about 0 O'Clock
IN the evening on which il happened, but
he was as fall as usual moi drunk, but


nll OF liquor. About II o'clock the sans
evening, | was called 10 see him. found
him literally roasted. from the crown of his
head to the soles Of his ieetl lie was
loond in blacksmith shop jus, across from
where he had been seen. The owner. all
Of sudden, discovered an extensive light
in his shop, as though tho whole building
was in one general flame. lie ran with
great Preeipiiancy, aud on throwing open
the door, discovered a man standing erect
in the midst Of widely extended silver.
colored flame, bearing as he described IL.
exactly the appearance Of the wick Of a
burning candle in the mids, of il own
flame. lilo seized him, Qbe drunkard.l
by the shoulder, aud jcrked him TO the
door, upon which tho flame was instantly
eItinguished. There was no fro in III,
shop, neither was there possibility Of any
lire having been communicated 10 him from
any external source. II was purely case
Of spontaneous ignition. general slough.
Ing soon came on, and his flesh was con.
sumed or removed in the dressing, leaving
the bones and few Of the lasger blood
vessels; tho blood, nevertheless, rallied
around the heart, aud maintained the vital
spark until the thirteenth day, when he
died, no, only tho most loaihsome, III.
featured picture that was ever presented
TO human view, but bis shricks, his groans,
aud his lamentations. also, were enough
to rend heart Of adamani. lie com.
planned OF no pain Of body; bis flesh was
gone. lie said he was suffering the Tor.
ments Of holl-ihai he was Just upon tho
threshold, and would soon enter iis disma!
cayens and in this frame Of mind he gave
up the ghost. OH the death Of dnunkanl
Well may il be said to beegar all dcscrip.
tionl ! have seen other drunkards die.
but never in a manner so awful and af.
leoiing."