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be found in any part, and I held a mirror 
before his mouth without producing the 
least evidence of respiration. I immedi¬ 
ately ordered the soles of his feet to be 
rubbed with strong brine; his temples 
were chaffed with strong volatile spirits, 
and the same were applied to his nose. 
Hot flannels, moistened with camphorat¬ 
ed spirits of wine, were applied to the 
spine, and over the breast, and renewed 
every quarter of an hour. Stimulating 
powders were put to his nose, but withr 
out any apparent effect; he never shew¬ 
ed the least symptoms of animation; 
nor could the body be brought to any 
degree of warmth, notwithstanding be¬ 
ing rubbed with hot coarse cloths. As 
the last resource, I ordered one of the 
men to blow into the patient’s mouth, as 
strongly as he could, holding his nostrils 
at the same time lest any of the air 
should escape. When I found, by the 
rising of the chest, that the lungs were 
