[PW] "somaria exhaustion"?

[swguardian-wombat at yahoo.com]

The following old newspaper article will better explain exactly how the 
people of the past considered "somatic exhaustion" in relation to death 
and why it might be listed as a cause of death. 

6 April 1889
 Decatur Daily Republican
 Decatur, Illinois

Somatic death may be briefly described as the failure of the main organs 
of the body, the brain, heart and lungs, to perform their functions, while 
cellular death is where the cells or tissues of the body die Both may 
occur at the same time, but the writer urges, the former may take place 
without the latter, and often does, and in all such cases there is a 
chance of resuscitating the dead person until cellular death supervenes. 

AllenAmet at aol.com wrote: Hi,
 
  In further research on the odd career and mysterious  background of 
balloonist Leo Stevens, I received a recent death record  from the Erie St cemetery 
in Cleveland.
 
  In a related grave plot, the cause of death is listed as "Somaria  
Exhaustion."
 
  That cemetery is closed today, so I thought I would just ask if  anyone has 
ever seen this kind of "misprint" before?   What sounds  like, etc.?  If I 
get a good answer from them tmw, will relay of  course... I don't have the 
original handwriting to check - I think it was  computer generated..

Allen
 



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