to the time of report, had fallen under the waters of
Echoschacht, and who was found in a complete state of preservation.

Postmortem Growth of Hair and Nails.--The hair and beard may grow after
death, and even change color. Bartholinus recalls a case of a man who
had short, black hair and beard at the time of interment, but who, some
time after death, was found to possess long and yellowish hair.
Aristotle discusses postmortem growth of the hair, and Garmanus cites
an instance in which the beard and hair were cut several times from the
cadaver. We occasionally see evidences of this in the dissecting-rooms.
Caldwell mentions a body buried four years, the hair from which
protruded at the points where the joints of the coffin had given away.
The hair of the head measured 18 inches, that of the beard eight
inches, and that on the breast from four to six inches. Rosse of
Washington mentions an instance in which after burial the hair turned
from dark brown to red, and also cites a case in a Washington cemetery
of a girl, twelve or thirteen years old, who when exhumed was found to
have a new growth of hair all over her body. The Ephemerides contains
an account of hair suddenly turning gray after death.

Nails sometimes grow several inches after death, and there is on record
the account of an idiot who had an idiosyncrasy for long nails, and
after death the nails were found to have grown to such an extent that
they curled up under the palms and soles.

The untoward effects of the emotions on the vital functions are quite
well exemplified in medical literature. There is an abundance of cases
reported in which joy, fear, pride, and grief have produced a fatal
issue. In history we have the old story of the Lacedemonian woman who
for some time had believed her son was dead, and who from the sudden
joy occasioned by seeing him alive, herself fell lifeless. There is a
similar instance in Roman history. Aristotle, Pliny, Livy, Cicero, and
others cite instances of death from sudden or excessive joy. Fouquet
died of excessive joy on being released from prison. A niece of the
celebrated Leibnitz immediately fell dead on seeing a casket of gold
left to her by her deceased uncle.

Galen mentions death from joy, and in comment upon it he says that the
emotion of joy is much more dangerous than that of anger. In discussing
this subject, Haller says that the blood is probably sent with such
violence to the brain as to cause apoplexy. Ther