Robert Collyer, an English magnetic healer visiting Boston, wrote to Poe saying that he himself had performed a similar act to revive a man who had been pronounced dead (in truth, the man was actually a drunken sailor who was revived by a hot bath).
Robert Collyer, un vindecător magnetic englez ce vizita Bostonul, i-a scris lui Poe spunând că el însuși a realizat un act asemănător pentru a revigora un om care fusese declarat mort (într-adevăr, omul era de fapt un marinar beat care a fost reînviat de o baie fierbinte).