The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1880-09-30
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2 An SEnglisl gentleman discovered that
the fame Of electricity as curative
power had peEe Eetrated Persia, f., ,.-f, ,,.,. 4.
While tarrying at Shiraz, on business
connected with the overland telegraph,
ne was visited by Persian noble. HAY
i4g received q paralytic stroke in his
1eEt shoulder md arm, the nobleman
came to ingudpe IL tho Englishman's in
visible fire electricity--would not cure
him. + -EsJ ~ e@n,.g
He had heard that there were magi-
clans in England who cured all diseases
by the aid of this fire. The English
man, having moderated the Persian's
expectations by remarling that the
statement was an exaggeraion, accom-
panied him to the office of the telegraph.
A powerful battery had just been pre-
pared, and the officer in charge readily
consented to operata on the paralyzed
arm. To the two poles of the battery
copper wire was attached, and at the ex-
tremity of each wire damped sponge.
The Persian was instructed to tightly
grasp one of the sponges nhiseparalyzedq
arm. Timidly complying, he was as
tonished to feel no sensation.
"WaitSa moment, said the English
man, Qclapping the other sponge on the
mans shoulder. With q leap and q yell
The basanded out of the room, amid the
uproaaious laughter of the officials.
All Shiraz was excited, the next day,
at the SHOCK The nobleman had received.
Though Il Effected a partial cure, bic
frightened man refused to submit to q
second application Of the "inyisibIe
fire." One shock was sufficient, for, he
declared all the stars of the heavens
were visible to him in that awful mo.
ment.
He would visit The telegraph office
and look with awe at' the . Ere inaz
chimes. Mournfully shaking his head
he would depart without uttefing a
word. @ %
Another Rersian, whose curiosity con-
quered his fear, while examining the
telegraph, touched one Of the terminals
of the machine. AS he felt no sensa.
tion. 1he laid his hand on lie other
terminal, IA sudden yell and q back
ward Jump were the result
The man told his companions. in an
awe-struck tone, that he had been hit
ten BY the gelsii Of tho machine. ryhe
Englishman attempted to explain the
operation, but his words did not disturb
in the least the Pefa nn q credulity.
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A sTRANGE of the hardshi,os of
Russian cAptiyie Felated BY a. GER
man engineer emed Neunaeyst. He;
was busiIy gagged IN experimenting
the CONSTRUCTION Of new railway I'M tile
South Of Rssssias waen he saw himself
suddenly Surrounded by d Dosas5 &c ;s,,l:ss.tss
AMI made pfisoner being shown q
photograph portrait, ha innocently Ok
claimed Where haye you cot this
picture from? i have never had my
likeness taken. This ex sraold dihAry Se n
semblance OF his 70 Louis Hsrtsnann. or
rather Wolkoff (the alleged autllot Isl the
Moscow attempt on the Emp ror iffe1.
and q scar on his right hand brought
poor Neumeyer into D serious predica-
ment. He was put in chains, taken to
Moscow, submitted to wearisoine In
vestigation, then dragged across the !
country on foot to Warsaw, with NO
nourishment other than bread, cabbage
and spoiled fish on journey Of forty
four days. After spending about six
weeks more in prison ON broad and
water, surrounded by 3 low set Of crini-
nails awaiting their transportation 10 ST. I
IBERIA, he succeeded ia forwarding o LEFT
ter to the Governor Genera Of F0Iade.
whose brother hatI formerly empleyed
Nel.nreyer on his estates ia Esthonia
Thanks to Count Kotzebues interces-
sion, Count Loris &elikoff allowed the
poor victim to return to Germany n, a
penniless condition, covered with YER
min, and wearing the sane clothes in
which he had been seized. and which
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