GONE FROM OUR VISION.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2611, 3 August 1881, Page 3

GONE FROM OUR VISION.

A correspondent of a French paper, commenting on the .number of “mysterious disappearances ” constantly occurring, not only in France, but in England, starts a curious theory, quite worthy of an American paper. Ho maintains that death occasionally is actual' dissolution. Persons attacked by this form of disease suffer no previous illness, have no warning of their approaching end, but suddenly cease to exist, and as immediately fade from sight. He asserts that some years ago he actually witnessed this phenomenon, He was out walking with a friend, with whom he was engaged in an interesting question of the day, when instantaneusly his companion vanished, and from that hour to the present has never re-appeared, lie has little doubt many of the missing persons so anxiously searched for by their friends and by the police have in like manner “ melted into thin air.” At the moment of his friend’s disappearance a strong sulphurous odour pervaded the atmosphere around ; but beyond this nothing remarkable was to be observed. The question is, be thinks, worthy of medical investigation. On the other hand, it is just possible tlmt in the instance mentioned the missing man may have become so thoroughly bored by the political discussion that he silently slipped away, and never again disclosed himself for fear of its renewal.