The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-01-30

% place your ankles and wrists IN
5hese collars, held to the walls by cleo
,ric hands; this stool, upon which the
person sits, rests upon a button, Inc
pressure on which starts four equal
and contrary currents. Submitted TO
the action OF forces vigorously sym
netrical, the limbs are at once torn
apart. The Decapitation Cham
Der"
The visitor remained stupefed at the
sight of marvellous guillotine in cedar
wood, with a keen and cleaning knife.
The guide, with the half-smiling man
per that he would use to beg you to
excuse the trick of child, opened
wardrobe.
eve reserve here, for the use OF
imaginative persons, the costume OF
Louis XVI. Besides, the blade,
in falling, touches a muslc-box'
which at once initiates the historical
rolling of oanterre's drum. The
Strangulation Chamber-two bow
strings fixed to small board at the
height of the bed, fly to the ceiling and
remain there if one puts the weight OF
his feet upon it. Electricity also plays
the principal role in death by laugh
ter This is a concealed method;
bed that looks comfortable and invites
you to sleep, but as soon as living
person is stretched upon it he is rlveted
by irresistible grapnets, while the IL
lusive couch is instantly decomposed
into a multitude of minute brushes,
very soft and yet very stiff, which run
over the patients body initiating the
priclxlings of millions of insects, stop
ping by preference on the joints, and
never ceasing to play strange and
skipping marches upon the soles OF the
feet-but what is the matter, sir?'
The young visitors face was white;
he had slowly tottered back to the
wall and was leaning against it for
support. Suddenly itseemed to him
pure hallucinatlon, of course-that
the artificial insects just described by
his guide were making wild excursions
from his head to his feet.
Here is the Inquisition Chamber,
reinforced by the subtle inventions OF
the Chinese, Turcomaus, Apaches and
Caribs, the whole manipulated by
electrical Wallets This chamber, l
must admit, is little frequented. 1t is
not of very pure taste, in my hum
bic opinion, but Mr.. Utterex did not
want his house to lack in any Of the
numerous suicidal methods. But a
curious spectacle, and one that will
certainly interest YOU" pursued the
Guide in soft, insidious, and almost
confidential tone, "awaits you. Kindly
follow me. ;"
These mysterious manners made an
impression upon the young man; his
{ lips and his hands trembled, his brow
| was covered with icy sweat. NO Longer
able to resist, he did not know how tt
, say that she would like BETTER" that
he would, perhaps, prefer to remain
|. there. HIS guide took him by thu
: arm and led him on. A door opened
S At first he did not clearly distinguish
: any thing; then. in the greenish air n
V saw the rigid forms of naked walls il
e a large. unfinished and silen
G room. The room was silent. Blu
+ a murmur came from the deaf walls
r a murmur that can only be com
c pared to the distant report of storm
q or the hoarse resOunding, increased
). hundred-fold, of one of those shell
g wherein vibrates the obscure roarin
y, of the ocean. The clerk went to tn
VI wall, and with the gesture of
magician making passes, touched
d rapidly here and there. lmmedlatel
the right side of the wall disappeare
g and the report redoubled; it was llk
=. the confused echo of lives seething
a the waves; and there they were swarm
q inc in the flooded walls-fishes, cru
ir tacea, mollusks and all submarine an
is mails 1t was the sea, and upon tn
g. dark-green bottom, coming from ala
le increasing and charging, entering
v. the chamber, appeared tens, hundred
/, and thousands of arms terminated [
i round and bloodless mouths.
a The visitor stepped back-mentall
q. for he was incapable of making
% physical movement; all sentiment
re- life that remained in him was in h
w. head, in the roots OF his hair, an u
% usual pricking as though his hair stoe
le literally on end.
The devil-fshr' said his guide,
&c a hollow voice; "a living body full
II muscles and blood, trembling and Sc
A. sitive, thrown into this artificial 81
which, although without water,
more terribly real than the other CT
here find the most splendid banquet
~ physical sufferings. just imagine t.
10 sensation of mortal disgust at the sticl
no and swarming kisses of these Immune
able tentacles, each one gifted with t
Of force of a thousand leeches! The We
cd essence of the body is in the blood, a
q with the blood, life escapes throui
this monstrous suction. Little by lit
ev the patient grows weaker the eyell
he close, and rigor sets in. No one W
ever know whether you persisted
on fear or by pain. But what is the M
,r- ter with you. STRIP
q The young man beat the air vi