National Republican., 1888-03-12

worked by electricity possible. Had any
Tn wIse man been mad
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l enough TO prophesy
Er-T1E such things hundred
years ago he would un.
doubtedly have re-
ceived such terrible
punishment for being
in league with the evil
one that the poor VIC
AN NNlL1U tins OF Salem witch.
Is#1NITg craft times would have
&G<t IH1Blaughed at theli own
EZN-N/k fortunesas mere child's
S<xlT~vZII% play.
.ss1os~t And yet It would
gS~ seem as II we had but
~ entered upon the
threshold Of this great
and subtle power. Recent experiments
made by the Paris medical men savors OF
the impossible, the miraculous and seems
as unreal and CHASTITY as some pf the mid.
night terrors that gathered ID the brain OF
Edgar A. Poe. Yet this is the nineteenth
century and we have the impassioned testi-
mopy OF some OF the worlds greatest scien-
lists IN the columns Of the most reliable
medical and scientific journals OF Paris.
Jean Parsuial was convicted OF the mur.
der OF his mistress in the Rue de Chambord,
No. 1s9, on Feb. 8, 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 guillo
tined on June 2. During the trial It was
endeavored to be shown by his lawyers that
late hours and dissipation, coupled with
very bard study, had produced condition
OF the brain closely approaching II not
actually insanity. Medical experts OF the
highest standing testified on both sides and
between them there was very bitter feeling.
When, therefore, the young student was
condemned It was decided to hold very
careful autopsy on his brain, and to test
electrically its sensibllity after death as a
first step. Very powerful electric batteries
were therefore procured. A 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 2), Jean Parsuial was laid on
the frame OF the guillotine, his neck on the
block, and the heavy knife had slid down
the grooves and severed the head com.
pletely from the body, trained assistants
seized the head, secured It against the cut
surface Of the neck, and, enfoldng oil In q
heavy shroud, hurried with their llfeless
burden, still warm aud bloody, to the room
where the physicians and electr cal savauts
The body having been quickly laid upon
the table, a dozen coarse stitches were
deftly and rapidly taken to secure the grin
ming and contorted 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 twitch.
the eyes to roll, the tongue was protruded,
the jaws worked, and then-suddenly aud
without warning the two arms were thrown
up In the air, the hands grssping the sew
cred head while the body sat erect, save for
trifing swaying from side to side. The
eyee OF the living dead man, distended aud
ghsstly, looked straight into those OF his
txperimenters who had recoiled In horror
snd who were stupefed to hear the ami
mated corps utter the following W
"You are doctors, you are tortnrir'
poor body to settle some silly dispute avvu,
my brain, all you need know is how to cure
the brain and nerves, not how to torture
and agonlze them. Scotch Oats Essence
will do all this and more. Now you know
the secret, for Gods sake let n die In
peace,n and the body falling heavily back
wsrd the head tore out the stitches and
rolled to corner Of the room.