The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-23
A PSYCHOLOGICAL PUZZLE.
rs THIS an IVSTANCB or TRANS
MIGR1TION or SOULSg
Two Strange Recovcries from Apparent
Death sickness - NIen Forgetting their
wives mud speaking in strange Tongues.

Two Strange Rtcovcrtes from Apparent
Death sickness NIen Forgetting their
wives mud speaking in strange Tongues.
From me 81 PterSJuyO Medical Weekly Journal
Orenburg is n town of European RUSSIA,
situated In the UrI Mountains. mar the a 81 tiG
border. About a year ago Abraham Cnofkov, a
wealthy Jewish inbabitant Of th town, was
living dangerously sick with ivphoi fever. On
set In which seemed to take fat u course the
man suffered and STRUGGLED, and his physicians
called II the aVonos OF death. A number OF
jews were called In, prayers were offered, wax
candles were lighted and hebolil the patient
who was supposed to be In the last stages, com
menced to bre the freely. opened his eyes, and
looked with Ms ionshtnent at tho surrounding
man soon after fell into sleep wbon the ply
stefan declared to be a healthy one. In the
morning he awoke, saw wife and children
around him. who narily In anguish and partly In
jov were waiting for his awakening. His wife,
overwhelmed with joy, wanted to throw herself
upon his neck, but bv signs he repealed ner, aud
demanded something In a language which none
OF them understood.
IL should b. mentioned here that Abraham
ChOrkov Is "A man Of allluw app 'arancc, tall aud
lean, looking like a genuine Kusslin jew, with
long black wniskers ana heard. black eyes and
long Oriental nose, aud that before his sick
ness he understood no other l.nguapes tnan
Hebrew and n little Russian. being one Of those
illiterate jews found IN such large numbers In
that part Of the world. Now the man BEGAN to
speak IN language unirtellieiuie to every one
around him. he physician VINO was inmOncd
did not understand hin. Win contempt he
pushed away his wife and children whenever
they attempted to come near htm, and the do
tor gave n ms his opinion That In consequence OF
the typhus the fellow had become ins ne. The
despair Of the f,milv | ,sted Tor many VS.. HIS
wife had, In the men inc, sent to IHmbOy Tor
his parents; hut on their arrival Abraham would
not recognize tncm. did not Understand their
Language, and appe ired to be angry that no one
understood MIN. After a week he rose from the
bed. ana ma wife we MIN his clothes Is worn 10y
him before his sickness, the usu i naOits OF ire
RUSSIAN Jews. lie examined them closely and
laughed heartily. lie wanted To run out, but
the people quickly SHUT tue door, fearing ne
taxi tpI L. "a
pacing 1t with meditation. Passing 4 looking
ritss, he pehed hi figure In T.. lie stopped ne
fore the mirror amazed, tyucned his cutl-, MS
big nose, his long beard, and burst out laughing,
but then, all OF a sudden. became qdieL and
nest aud In deep meditation.
his PEOPLE AsToNIsHED.
His wife and parents. VINO h ID witnessed this
strange behavior. looked at eacn other with
toni .hmcnt, auu 1t now appeared to them that
the man before them was not Their ADr II an
ChofkUv. but g ranger. BIt Abrdlam's IRE
head bore sill the black line VITA whicn he was
born, 50 that even the physicians VINO mad at
tended on the patient for nearly two months
had e. laugh at the iIea.
Aorah I'm Chorkov looked often out Of the
window, and seemed surprised at t1e country
about INN, and one Il " he made strong effOr
to run away Inc family now decided u ell IN
the Government pnysici n and other doctors.
who after careful eX min iticn, pronounced
him thoroughly sane. Althousn tiey did not
/ understand the tongue In wnfrh he sopk- they
rvcOgnz ii it as regular lins iags. well arr u
| lueI. lhiukinR thdt lie could make himself
| understood i'm writing Abraham wrote , ~
lines ON piece OF phptr. wuich tue phN stefan
read, tut without compromising their megn
! ing. Tue Writing Il IN a plan, good maud, Ia
Latin letters, bat tue lln2u ige was uDintelityi-
! hle 60 all, ana no one could make out how
Abraham ChOrkov ine 10 use l. itin charl tiers.
SO tnincs went on uutii II WAS agreed TO taks
Abrtnam L. 81. Petersblrv TO tne medicat unt.
vetsiiy to he the opinion of the prominent
scholars. As soon "a lrofe -snr . i Nv heird the
language OF brah am ne recognized 10 forthwith
| n English. Aurah itn EXPIRE 80 tin.neus- pleas
ure AZ reing ca Died 10 make hiusc unucr-
stood, ana, aftcrspfne CONVEX, tuun. Prof.. low
! pronounced Abraham - be vsY intelligent
"Iiui. Tor Gods SAX. :" cried his wife. how
does my husband cone To )e Eng ish, and how
did he iorses his Heore" hnan.gst'
PROFESSOR AMAZED.
Professor Orow listened with astonishment TO
! the story OF ! ordh IN : life, and wOuld not be-
| lieye that lac I'd been a ,o.nmoh. iuterate Rus.
sian jew. ne asked Aor.hAm ~ Engusu VINO
! he wAs and wh-ncc ne came. aud \ ur4naiu re-
Piled in tue same language: IL a.u from Bitish
! COlumuli, In North amt rira; iny II tive town
! l. New W essutnster. / have trcrs "A vie ana
one child living, ana God ony knows now
| came here, or To TINS WON an"
! Ii easy to Imagine the great amnzement on
all . arts. Tue Professor decl red the y rles to
/ be irauus, or tnat a uan abduction had taken
| place. H. call Il upon the Government to nave
/ tne IN ltter investigated. aud tue family pnN=i-
| cian II Abraham, his neighOors. aud others
! were officially ex mined, the tx limitation I ST.
| Ing iOt weeks nut no,hing came Of tue exam
| nation, the matter remaiIed as deep a mysl ery
as ever aud the ply sicillIs c"nteuted them.
! selves win declaring II 10 be a p5ych dog al
| pugzle, revelation OF tue human soul which
! Sound not be eX Ilalned. Ahran I'm told the Pro-
lessor that although MS n me T. Abraldm, IL Is
! not AR IN nm ChorhpN, uut Aur4ndu Durham,
/ aud That ne mad no other desire tAan TO 20 BACK
] t. MS family.
Ons morning when his wife arose, She found
! his place empty he I'D disdppealc D.. The mar
| vellous story sooh re- ched the ears Of the Rus
| sian Emperor. VINO forthwith ordered diligent
! search To uc made after tLe iost one; nut all Of
| no avail, tue man coal MT Oe found aud at
| last it was generally believed th.t he h III been
insane, ana ~ MS lhsdniiy nal sought his dedtn
! la the river NeNa.
| In the spring OF the year 1875 Profess r orlow,
a.. iii y. ltl Ma