Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-01-24

these collars. held 10 the walls by cleo
trio bands; this stool. upon which the
person sits. rests upon n button. the
pressure on which starts four equal
and contrary currents. Submitted { o
the action OF forces vigorously SYM
metrical. the limbs are at Once torn
apart The DecaPi,ation Cham
The visitor remained stuPefed at the
sight of a marvellous g~uillotine in cedar
wood. with a keen and cleaning knife
The guide. with the half-smiling man
ner hat he would use to beg you to
excuse the trick Of a child. opened a
wardrobe.
We reserve here. for the use OF
Imaginative persons. the costume OF
Louis XVI. Besides. the blade.
in falling. touches n music-box.
which at once initiates the historical
rolling Of .,~anterres drum The
SirangulatiOn Chamber-two bow
strings fixed to a small board at the
height Of the bed. Hy to the ceiling and
remain thereif IA puts the weight OF
his feet upon it. Electricity also plays
the principal role IN death by laugh
ter This Is a concealed method: a
bed that looks comfortable and invites
you 10 sleep. but as soon as n living
person is stretched upon II he i riveted
by irresistible grapnets. while the IL
lusive couch i instantly decomposed
into a multitude Of minute brushes.
very soft and yet very stiff. which run
over the patients body initiating the
pricklings Of millions OF insects. stop
ping by preference on the joints. and
never eeasing to play strange and
skipping marches upon the s0les OF the
feet-but what i the mstter. sir2-
The young visitors face was white:
he had slowly tottered back to the
wall and was leaning agAins; it fo-
support Suddenly itseemed to him
pure Authorization. OF cOurse-that
the artificial insects Just described by
his guide we're making wild excursions
from his head 1 o his feet.
Here l. the InquisitiOn Chamber.
reinforced by the subtle inventions u
the Chinese. Turc0man-. Apaches and
Caribs. the whole manipulated By
electrical Wallets. This chamber. |
must admit. Is little f~requeni~i- II i
no, Of a very pure taste. in my hum
BILE opinion. but Mr.. Utterex did not
want his house 10 lack In any Of the
numerous suicidal methods But a
curious spectacle. and one that will
certainly interest YOU. pursued the
guide. in n soft. insidioCs. and almos;
confidential tone. awaits you Kindly
follow me-.
These mysterious made an
impression upon the young man; his
lips and his hands trenble-l. his bros
was covered with icy sweat No longer
able to resist. he did no, know hor to
say that 'he would like better that
he would. perhaps. prefer to remain
there HIS guide took him by the
arm and led him on AdOor opened
At first he did not clearly distinguish
any thing; then. in she grsenish air he
saw "A rigid forms Of naked walls in
a large. unfurnished aud silent
room The was silent. But
a murmur came from the deaf walls.
a murmur hat can only b. com
pared to the distant report Of n storm.
or the hOarse Resembling. increased a
hundred-fold. of ons OF th0ss. shells
wherein vibrates the obscure roaring
4 nf tho - IT,. IL -
wall. and, with the gesture of n
magician making passes. touched it
rapidly here and there Immediately
the right side Of the wall disappeared
and the report redOubled; il was like
the confused echo of lives seething in
the waves; and there they We're swarm
ing in the flooded walIs-fshes. crus-
tacea, mOllusks and all submarine ami
mails IL Was the sea and upon this
d~ark-green bottom. coming from afar.
increasing and enlarging. entering in
the chamber. appeared tens. hundreds
and thousands of arms terminated BY
round and bloodless mouths.
The visitor stepped baek-mentally
for he was incapable Of making a
physical movement; all sentiment of
life that remained in him was in his
head. in the roots of his hair. an IN
usual prieking a. though his hair stood
literally on end
The d~evil-ishr' said his guide. in
a hollow voice; "a living body full Of
muscles and blood. trembling and sen
sitiye, thrown into this artificial sea
which, although without water. il
more terribly real than the other. can
/. aere find tho most splendid banque, OF
physical Ahsrings- just imagine the
sensation Of mortal disgust - the sticky
and swarming kisses of these innumer-
able t~entac4es. each one gifted With the
force of a thousand leechc= Tho very
s-~nc of the body is in the blood. and
With the blood. life escapes through
this monstro-is suction Little by litsle
the patient grows weaker. the eyelfds
close. and rigor sets in No one will
ever know whether you persisted By
fear or By pain But what i the mat
ter with you STRIP
The young nan beat the air with
his arms and turned toward the door
with a moribund look. The guide.
knowing BY long experience that the
final parOxysm was attained and that
nothing remained but real death BIZ
fright pressed some electrical buttons.
which d~issipa,ed the frightful appari-
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