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Show , Beating of Dead Hearts. Hearts of cold-blooded animals will beat for a comparatively long tlmo nftoR death or removal from tho body (It kept cool and moist), becauso of poworful Intornal collections of crvos, known ns ganglia, whoso automata au-tomata Impulses causo tho regular contractions of the muscles. Similar ganglia exist In man and othor warmblooded warm-blooded animals, but their action Is loss prolonged. Scientists have ascertained as-certained that a turtle's heart will beat aftor removal, If put on n piece of glass, kept coo and moist, and covered cov-ered with a boll-Jar. I bcllove It. ha been known to heat 36 or oven 48 hours; 12 or 14 hours Is a common record. S.L Nicholas i |