The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-03-20

were frightfully> burned.
each one being reduced to an enormous
blister. He suffered the most intense
agony, and lis riteous screams alarmed
tic entire nrighborI,od: With assis.
lance he was removed from the scepe
of the accident and carried to his
fathers house.
Medical aid was at once summoned.
and an experienced physician visited
the unfortunate child. All that science
could suggest was done to alleviate
the pains of the patient, but apparent
IL without any result. After the phy-
sician lett, the agony of the 10y was
something fiightful to witness. He
was unable to lie down, but, impelle Id
and goaded by the fiery torture, rhu
screaming through the house from ono
room to another. At last the anguish
became greater than he could bear:
it was apprelended that he would 90
into convulsions, and his parents
knew not what to do.
And now comes the singular part of
the story. His father was informed
by some one that there was ''frer
extractor" in the city, named j. II.
Stallings, who conld cure the worst
cases of burning, and more in despera-
ton than from any belief in what he
had heard, the afflicted father went off
in search of the extractor" He found
him, and he at once stated that he had
no doubt but that he could effect a
cure. The Fire Extractor then -eent.
with Mr.. Sprinks to the house of the
latter. There the boy was found ap-
parently upon the verge of commissions,
and suffering the most exquisite pain.
The Fire Extractor brought with him
no case Of medicine, no case of instru-
ments. Those who were present say
that he merely went up to the child
and put his hands upon the burned
places. He let them remain there
about five minutes and then removed
them. The child Immediately began
to experience relief, and in. about twen-
ty minutes declared that he was en-
tirely free from pain.
Shortly after that time he was en-
tirely at his ease, his sight was res
tored, he sat down in a chair and. sat
by the fire, his burns being exposed to
! the heat of the blaze. In the afternoon
he was so well that he went ont into
the street and resumed the sport with
his playmates, which the explosion in
the morning had SO suddenly inter-
rupted. Since that time he has been
=. free from pain and has continued to
. improve steadily.
The above is certainly q nddrful
), story, and some of our readers may
imagine that we are drawing pretty
heavy draft upon their credulity. But
facts speak for themselves, and evi.
u dences is within reach which will sus
. tain every assertion made in the state
. ment. The burned boy can be seen a
l. any time at his fathers house, nea1
y the Union depot. And Mr.. Sphinx
. will state to any inquirer what he ha
= already stated to us. Nay, more; h,
- will be glad to see any visitor who ma.
call for the purpose of investigating
," the affair. The Fire Extractor is EN-
ID ployed at the Forrest City Foundr
is and may be found there to speak fo
himself.
y We can give no explanation of tb
r power possessed by the Extractor, nc
- have we heard any offered. 1t is sal
" that he is what is termed "healin
medium" and the term would seer
to imply that his cures are wrougf
no by means of spiritual influence. q
RS charges nothing for his services, an
= heals without money and without prics
ne Who can solve the mystery of b
he method.
att
les = FIRST LOvE.-Ask very youn
ICE lady what she thinks of first low
81 and she will tell you that it is I'll
ms quintessence of all shat as ecstati
re- compared with which any so-calle
'ne love that may come afterjt mu
be is sky.blue skinned milk
IN clotted cream. Put the same que
viz ton to an enamored young gent
w. man of eighteen, and he will 70
on that it is the Cliquot champagne
II human existence, to which all SD
mi scquent emotions dignifed wi
uds the name of love, are mere cidh
ing But the mature Of both sexes,
the nine cases out Of ten, tell diff
the ent story. Boy-and-girl love is b
nes faint shadow of the intense p'
sion which often overcOmes and {
thrails the middle-aged.
" The capacity for loving is not +
81 ly developed in the yonng m