A DRUNKARD ON FIRE.
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Dr. Mott, in his lectures, gave the follow ing acecout of young man, about 25 years of age:

 "He had been an habitual drinker for many years. I saw him about 9 o'clock in the evening on which it happened-he was tEen as usual, not drunk but full ofliquor- about II o'clock the same evening was called to see him. found him literally roasted, fiom the crown of his head to the sole of his feet. He was found in Black smiths shop: just across the street from where he had beer. The owner of the shop all of a sudden discovered an extensive light in his shop, as though the whole kuild> ing was in one general flame. He ran with the greatest precipitancy, and on throwing open the door, discovered man standing erect in the midst of wide silver color flame, bearing, as he described it, ex. actly the appearance of the wreck of bur ulng candle in it's own flame. He seized him (,he drunkard) by the shoulders and jerked him 10 the door, upon which the blaze was instantly extingnished. There was no fire in the shop, neither was there any pos. l sibility of any fire having been communi- cated to him from any exteruar Suus.. T, was purely case of spontaneous ignition. A general sloughing soon came on, and his flesh was consumed o. removed in the dress sing, leaving the bones and few of the lar- ger blood vessely-ihe blood, nevertheless, rallied round the heart, and maintained the vital spark until the thirteenth day, when he died, not only the most loathsome, ill., featured, & dreadful pictured that was ever presented to human view, but his shrieks, his groans, and his lamentations, also, were enough 10 rend heart of adamant. He complained of no pain of body-his flesh was gooe. He said he vas suffering the torments of hell-that he was just upon tn, threshhold and should soon enter its disrna cavern-and in this frame Of mind he gay, up ,he ghost"