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Show PERSONS BURIED WHILE YEJ ALIVE Japanese Says Supposed Dead Scream When Fires of Crematory Reach Them TOKIO, Julj 88. By the Associated Pressl A sensation was caused In the diet today when lr Matsushita stated i that many instances have occurred in Japan recently In which persons had been burled or cremated while yet alive. Dr. Matsushita introduced a bill, supported by 23 members of the diet, whleh would require that ail persons' dying must be kept 72 hours before) the bodies are either hurled or cremated. cremat-ed. Instead of 21 hours, as the present law provides. Dr. Matsushita quoted a cremator from Kyoto, who has had twenty years' experience as saying that he knew of six cases in which the supposed dead screamed as the cremator fires reached reach-ed them. It was impossible however, to recover them from their fate after the cremation was under waj . The n m rn sfl liill lu mrniiiinnoli. r poaed h Japanese physiclana who j state that It is absurd and a direct ln- suit to their profession Ono notable case recalled was that I of the late Count Selkl Terauchl, for-j for-j mcr governor general of chosen 8u- promo military councillor, who was j pronounced deceased and his obituary published throughout the world during dur-ing a period of suspended animation, although he was afterwards revived and lived for a week. |