This suspension of the human body, which the vulgar call hanging, operates death by apoplexia--that is, the blood being unable to return to the heart by the compression of the veins, it rushes to the brain, and the man dies.

Also, and as an additional cause of dissolution, the lungs no longer receive the needful supply of the vital air, owing to the ligature of the cord around the thorax; and hence the patient perishes." "I understand that well enough.

But how is such a revulsion of blood to the brain to be prevented, sir mediciner ?" said the third person, who was no other than Ramorny's page, Eviot.
"Marry, then," replied Dwining, "hang me the patient up in such fashion that the carotid arteries shall not be compressed, and the blood will not determine to the brain, and apoplexia will not take place; and again, if there be no ligature around the thorax, the lungs will be supplied with air, whether the man be hanging in the middle heaven or standing on the firm earth." "All this I conceive," said Eviot; "but how these precautions can be reconciled with the execution of the sentence of hanging is what my dull brain cannot comprehend." "Ah! good youth, thy valiancie hath spoiled a fair wit.

Hadst thou studied with me, thou shouldst have learned things more difficult than this.

But here is my trick.