Show c unith un ith 1 the recent assertions of dr darson aal yal the french that the majority of persons supposed to be killed by electricity arc only partially paralyzed and can be resuscitated will bs acred says the literary digest at the recent meeting of tho american electro therapeutic association in now york city prof edwin described soma experiments made by mr E A kinnelly and himself which seem decidedly to disprove darson vars assertion four ducks were killed by the alternating current different frequencies being employed in different cases but in all instances though resuscitation was attempted by experienced physicians the animals could not be revived and post mortem examination showed that death took place in a few seconds after the passage of the current the discussion on the paper was vigorous and interesting but most of those present sided with houston and kennelly accordingly electrocution seems to be a painless and sure death at leant to all who arc killed by the alternating current |