, 1870-04-17
An<nlar Fnculay OF a pervtsb.

Nnu refrccs to the dervish or fakanr a,
account a 81 his singular faculty Vas, believe,
t.z. mss Fleeented 70 the public in tho Calcutta
yed T.. E. i,. a: ~.
put to the proof by come Of the Eutopesn nas mas
es en ana residents Captain Wade, political
5;nt1 5sSnt a. 11ooalsna el VAS present whan he rls
TnrinJ hs zen months after he. had been
,I.h ,iaea e General Seniura, in the masanco NJ
1Mahasajah and many OF his p.inenai Ss;s,,s "
!! apEeasn that the men preSious{r nsr,,arad s;
! rn-ns:1 rsh y some process which, be ssys. tam.
- nv 1an1 .nnn1hilatee The powers Of digestion
roea a.. ~ .oldt received into tho stomach under
o.eatn In his body into his hsa;n, Th;eh haoono NC
sels hot, upon which the lungs collsoea snd
.nen the heart oeases 10 beat- He then stors
tboush b nm rh;sh ~ every aRssture OF the Ssdy
mouth. but the tongue ia 10 tuJued h.rt "a ~ 70
eiose tho Enliet, npon which state Of insess.
einutty ensues- He is then stripped and mi
INTO linen bagg, and On The occssio1 io otea.
No.. 1a, ta aa, nas va sealed With the Runjeet
which waa Also locked and sealed snd IT, H. ~, ~,
being buried in vanlt, the eaTth Wss Ihrnsn
over and fudden down, After which = cr,n
nj p.eea psi1ey = "a soTn o. r. spo. and
xas 90 skeptica1 that, in spite Of sll thesa nra
c7ahons- he had him taica, It, the couraa ~
The ten months, dug CD and era1nfnsd ~
eaeh time he was found to be in a..cIv ~
e4Ie se1o - Khen tbey ahat him up,
Is 70 turn back his tongue, which ia init st;W
oe requires TOT soma time to b retained in |
Us proper position By the finger xs1m Wate1
Is poured upon him, and his c5so and i'm
n9steued With gheo, or oil lis recover il
IN hGeh nore rapid th7a might be expected and
md eooye1sa- He says during this stste oS
ttahce his droa1n Nn l1yiahinc. and Ans 4
L L 1ey painful to be waLeued, But I do not
tn9t hs has ever disclosed any Of his e4pe1ience.
an oniy apprehension seems to BE- iezt he
shoaa o. astackted By insects, to avoid which
seems opa4s in : Complete Etate Of
= ansCesrat1on and Mhcn be is taken mn no pulse
Z pcfcept1hle, 2nd his cye1 Aro glazed Ike
[h9se Of corpse.
:! He subsequently refused to SUBMIT to tho con-
Iaops l..o psopoeed By some English osicerB, and
lug T.. sas IN tmPoaition bat ahe a1pcrime ment
aaa been 20 often repeated b. people ye,v Tnll
apaole ot Judging, and undar TOO Stringent
~ a;ns, aaon., to Allow Of this mode Of eee4pine
.ha very probably a worthless follow. h1t
~ aas ooee not a1ett The question one wav or ths
'.net- 1ndian Princes do not permit thapu- | !
'eincs 70 Be tmposed upon with inpunity md 4
y H. nan1eet Sing wuHld not villas tho mans {
y oasEinS him from all Aoccsa to food Or {
u. La the ahose quoted ca4ea, except in !
hose 81 corhdiuA md Harmotinus, The Ab- /
enee o1 the spirit is alone suggested to the c
pecsatof " the condition Of the body; since /
no memory Of one stats does not apresz 10 6
ave been carried In tha oshar-if tha en:rit I
.anderc-i into othcx regions it brings no T. {
inSn back, but We have many caAae recorded c
here this deficient aridence seczns 70 bo sup {
lied The nagicaans and soo.hsaJers Of tic /
softhc1n countries, ly narcotics and other /
aeacs, ptoiuca eateleptc state Of the BODY
eseembs.Eg death. when thair prophetic faculty t
;,.t 70 1 .e c1e1cisedi md although ws n know {
z Ttth these ethiahons, sti i Is past = t
.'ust =. that etatc Of What we csu sleArlseeins 4
Guus induced md That On Awakening they q
y ,s se+ao ho,nEs Hon various pa1a Of he world
No. :. -sIuns .aga performing and ereuts occur
1,aAt 6ik ef EaS,x. 's&f' ,