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Show President George T. Angei) )f the American Humane society has sent the following to the legislature of everj state: "It is well known to the Ameri can pie&B that many persons and how many no io can tell have been buried alivo. Tho father of tho undersigned came vory noar being buried alive, being be-ing declared by his physician dead, and nil preparations made for his funeral before be-fore ho could give visible signs of life. Tho object of this petition, which I hope you will cause to be properly presented, is to call publio attention throughout our entire country to this important subject, sub-ject, and I take pleasure in sending n marked copy of it to tht editors o2 every ev-ery American newspaper and magazine north of Mexico, asking theic assistance, assist-ance, " |