The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-03

tins great and subtle power Recent expert
mentS made by the Paris medical men SAVIOR of
the impossible, the miraculous, and seem as
unreal aud CHASTITY as some of the midnight ter
rorS that gathered in the brain OF Edgar A. Poe.
Vet this is the 10Th century and we have the i'm
FASHIONED testimony of some of the worlds
greatest scientists in the columns of the most
reliable medical and scientific journals of Paris.
Jean Parsuial was convicted of the murder Of
his mistress in the Rue de Chambord, No. 1S0,
on Feb 9TH most horrible and brutal murder,
was captured the same night in wine shop in
the Quarter Latin, much frequented by students,
and after a fair trial was finally condemned TO
be guillotined ON June 2d. During the trial it
was endeavored TO be shown by his lawyers that
late hours and dissipation, coupled with very
hard study, had produced a condition of the
brain closely approaching, If not actually, in
sanity Medical experts of the highest stand
ing testified on both sides and between them
there was very bitter feeling. When, therefore,
the young student was condemned it was de-
cided to hold very careful autopsy on his
brain and 70 test electrically its SenSibity after
death as a first step Very powerful electric
batteries were therefore procured, room
near the scene of the execution selected and all
was in readiness on the appointed day to get
the body as quickly and secretly TO the room as
possible, The authorities had fully consented.
When, therefore, on the terrible day of death
(June y Jean ParSuial was laid on the frame of
the guillotine, his neck on the block and the
heavy knife had slid down the groves and sew
cred the head completely from the body,
trained assistants seized the head. secured it
dSdluSb inc CUT SllIIuCe OF Inb neck ana tlIOHl-
ing all in a heavy shroud hurried with their
lifeless burden still warm and bloody, TO the
room where the physicians and electrical
savants awaited il.
The body having been quickly laid upon the
table, dozen coarse stitches were deftly and
rapidly taken to secure the grinning and con
torted head to the neck and the poles of eight
very powerful batteries were at once applied.
For moment there was no movement, but
then suddenly the score of scientists started
back in horror. The muscles OF the face began
to witch the eyes to roll, the tongue was pro-
truded, the jaws worked, and then-suddenly
and without warning the two arms were thrown
up in the air, the hands graspiug the severed
head while the body sat erect, save for trifing
swayIng from side to side. The eyes of the
living dead man, distended and CHASTITY. looked
straight into those of his eXperimenters
who had recoiled In horror and who were stupi-
fled to hear the animated corpse utter the fol-
lowing words: You are doctors, you are tor
turing my poor body to settle some silly dispute
about my brain; all you need know is how to
cure the brain and nerves, not how to torture
and agonize them Scotch Oats Essence will
do all this and more. Now you know the secret,
for Gods sake let me die in peace" and the
body falling heavily backward the head tore out
the stitches and rolled to a corner OF the room.
Scotch Oats Essence is the only advertised
remedy in the world that gives an absolute
$4,000 forfeit guarantee upon each bottle that
it does not contain particle of opium, NOR
phine, or any other narcotic.