THE TALLEST YET
The famous Swedish chemist Ber■zelius tells the story of a peasant,. I about forty years of age,, who was found buried under snow and whose clothing seemed to belong to a remote period. As the body was unin;iured, prompt methods were employed to thaw it out and make its ! imbs flexible before dissection. To this end it was placed in a lecture■oom, which had been warmed to a gentle heat, and was gently rubbed with alcohol. To the amazement of lie onlookers it opened its eyes, sighed, breathed, and sat upright. In the end it was completely restored to life. The man who had been so strangely revived reckoned (according to Berzelius) that he had been lying for sixty-seven years under snow, in a deep ravine into which he had been hurled by a violent squall. H3 lived for another twenty years and made long journeys on foot, earning" his living by telling the story of his" , "death."
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 160, 15 May 1940, Page 3
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161THE TALLEST YET Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 160, 15 May 1940, Page 3
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