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Test for Distinguishing Death from Catalepsy

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Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · May 14, 1902

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 28, No. 20.

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Test for Distinguishing Death from Catalepsy

A means of distinguishing death from catalepsy has been devised by Dr. Icard, of Marseilles, and submitted to the Academy of Sciences of France. He injects fluorescin, a strong coloring matter that is not poisonous, into the veins. If there is any circulation, the body will turn grass green in two minutes, but the color passes away in a couple of hours without doing any harm.