Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-18
LIVING BURIAL.

3iti0n in chors A4lno Aust Doh"S IA
humed.
r.e., tIA Ysao York Mail and Eppress.
,frcb has been written of late about the
..nacttv of frogs TO live for years in rocks.
osoueb greater interest, however, is the
..ttbat human beings can lie for months
sar.ed underground, and then be brought
rfs again. Such phenomenal beings
ava moi. OF course, found on this continent
orin Europe, but in India, that veritable
raoim OF wonder working. A German
writer. Dr.. Du Prel, has recently written
varv interesting essay on the capacity,
@Asn nroved. Of Indian fakirs TO allow
.b-m.plyes to be buried for longer or
sborfer periods, and TO come to life again
smiling after the ordeal. In a Persian
rork the DaDistan, on the religious sects
NJ lndIa. tae statement was made that
nee we're individuals who possessed the
roVer 10 separate the soul from the body
s0dtobfing them together again at Will,
,nd fDat sucn persons could exist without
br.atDng tor weeks at a time. European
sejantlsts refused for long time TO believe
his but actual experiments have proved
mi marvel. DR.. Du Prel, in his curious
essay. says
"tEe ArsA Trustworthy 4ulDImGbiOB re-
eeiyed in Europe about the Indian takirs
was from Dr. Johann Martin HOnlgberg.
d who spent many years as a court ply
stefan at various Indian capitals, and who
wrote a book entitled "Fruchte aus dem
RlorgeniaHds.v published in Vienna IN
ISL. Dr. Hon gberger, after paying fly
Jug Wait to Germany, returned to Lahore
ia company win Gen. Ventura, who told
him vial had happened with the Fakir
Hariaas during his absence. An Indian
nrnee ad beard that this faklr possessed
t1emraculOus power OF allowing himself
to spk INTO apparent death, TO be buried,
and 10 be kept ID his grave a number of
months before being eX1umed and again
hrduglJ to lie. The Maharajah summon
ed the cele DRAFTED iakir TO his court and
bade hm make the experiment. The ia
kir AID not hesitate. He sank into con-
Il dltiop resembling death, and his body, in
A8 presence OF the Prince and grandees,
was wrapped in linen and placed in box,
On when the Prince himself hung the
lock The box was then buried in the
ga{den 9fone OF the Ministers, outside the
city. Over the grave barley was soWn;
round about 1t a high wall was built, ana
sentneis, who were relieved every few
hours, We're placed on watch. Forty days
slterwsrd, the Prince. accompanied bV
Bis Ministers of State, Gen. Ventura. an
E0gushman and physician, went to the
garden. The box was eXhumed, and in it
lay the iakir, cold aud stiff. By the ap-
piesuon OF warmth to the head, the
51wlug Qt air through the mouth and en-
sse'lc Iueoii9 OF .he oouy, the man was
9acA'y I5 s',is one OF the Minis
~ y u ee.id eu@I ne hau known the
& 80 eA'l ~ y l 10y ps0n W ieQ LOT FOUR
IKE. 5t..t "a ~ wy Udy o. me Duriai Inc
-, -ll1 49, 9iIoolniy shaved anu on
Wy -o. y. vue ~ uina "a II was lound 10
y p0.lscay stHooth. Inc CALCUTTA Jour-
~. 4 .As ~. ,5 COO reported that the
go 81 l"u II quehtlY neen su Jected
& y a.-55iat experiments Dy kngnshmen,
49, p II taeil, ne nad Always INSIST
q 49, - ~ 'itS VIZ IVA uuhR up III Inc AR
80 =. =" 1sU' az nc ieaIeu tne raVa-
ss - ~ berger says mat
ms -, el eiis ~ 10 WORK 10 proouce
nj li.s+-5 glutSiou Is W nave Inc III
~ - oIuei one onsue cut, Where-
'1s1 ~ ehaoieu 70 stretcn this organ
q 6-.t q siS@l lelgth. linen tney turn IT
.l.sS4 .i'iE = me emu IN the tnroat, and
~ IL. Az Yu ri senle tlh1e the inner ma
~. Us ne eAIefnaI apertures OF
NV IA ,t. eais ~ says are closed with
81 Ns6t ~ ~, Jug eyes covered 10 exclude the
s5'1a,, i-'"z preliminary practlce is,
Fraa1b ,s ueGueu IN holalng the
f,,a '. s.'., SIu iong course Oh lasting be-
ia. mere are stories current OF
ro@a.ss Tno 3 nave existed not for
.rsto - o0' lol years, III comatose
0t5.-1.s.
marvals about the Calrirs Rroid tbo AZ IL
eoaeEsr o. nyphousm. reports two cases
,.a.'ll unlcatea te nm, the one by dlplo-
CO. 60 asehl az Lne Court OF Lahore, the
~ an English Major, who lived a
TN Iine ~ India. The drst case refers
~. o.'eas' mentioned by Dr.. HOni4 bsr-
~ @ue ~ claude Wade Is given as one
W. Witnesses Of the disinterment and
i, I'm The second case is takel
e| oook 81 travels by an English Off
sn entltled Report of a journey in Raj.
49, 80 In Zoo" 10 this the story is told
81 Il taeH VINO wandered about and allow.
5t1.'usei 70 be subjected to intermeni
aeheNef ne was we'll paid. arranging the
stu % TINE according TO the amount OF
sats"aIu. he was buried within the
IN walls OF small house. the door OIL
,i 49, was then wa led up and a guard
aosu -four weeks afterward the body
9 'aaen up and found in the same DO
s..2l as when placed. The teeth were
4iMly pressed together. however. that
i tho -,r.,.t intent ndd 10 De used before
,Fieti. could DC. opened and watel
0,arr''t' u3o ire throat. Consciousness
q low voice. and after sVhiIe ersu
0Lyely that he Expressed bis readI
WE 70 submit to burial for q wear iongo
hr lle Prince should so command
Hor...
out t H., suls5r case takir was buried with
be., e.sl oeing placed in box. Toe e.
es.ieent was made at military static.