Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1890-10-31

the smallest amount Of vegetable diet,
tho quantity Of which he reduced from
day to day.
1.-THE ilth Of December last. at s
o'clock in the evening. we were present
here all five Of as. The last conditions
Of the wager were made known by me
IN plain terms and the stipulated n
gagements Of the agreement signed by
both parties. Chapuzot was to remain
two months inclosed in the box, COM
p,etely deprived Of air. light and nour
isSment.
VI now commit to our friend Dr.. Pour
p%arlot. whose medical status renders
him more competent for the task, to de-
tail to you what further was done"
"And in doing so / viii be as brief rs
possible" said Pourpardot. "Athanase
Chapuzot seated him4elf rpon the floor,
upon a square Of hneN. hia limbs crossed.
his face turned to the esat. Then he "
gan to squint. forcing the pupils Of his
eyes to converge by steadily fixing them
on the point Of his nose, iaGCcing, as il
were, q state Of artificial strahismus. In
a very few minutes magnetic cctalepsy
began to show itself. His eyes closed
aud his extremities became rigid. While
this was occurring he distinctivcly gave
.utterance to the following words, which
we all recognize as one Inns of a verse
and the beginning Of another;
Triomphes done euAn cabales cnnemies,
J'entros spontaneL Ntnt-
He did not finish. Nut fell at onco in q
deep sleep. 1 drew neNr and plugged uD
both his nostrils with pieces OF linen
dipped in melted wax. This done / in
closed his whole person in the linen cloth
on which he sat and tied the four corners
over his head, like a sack. The knot
made in this way was carefully sealed
and stamped with the signet ring Of the
house of StoclIish & Co., of Boston. FL
nally we placed the body of our friend in
the box prepared for its reception, which
was closed and locked. and which Messrs.
Stockiish also sealed and stamped with
the signat ring. as before mentioned.
"After this we all left. carefully secul-
ing the door, Of which the Boston Iner-
chant retained the key.
For every person but ourselves, the
artist Athanase Chapuzot had departed
for America. We have today reached
the 10Th of February. 1850. The hour Of
10 is about TO strike. Our friend Chapu-
zot has been inclosel in this box exactly
two months, and we propose now to pro
coed to release him.
"Where is this box" L demanded.
"Under the piece Of Oriental tapestry
on which you sit said Pourpardot.
l arose with u bound.
You see. gentlemen" added the doc
tor, on removing the piece of tapestry,
''the seals arc Intact rs far as the box is
concerned"
The box was now open2d, and in a
moment The body of Chapuzot, still en-
veloped in the sack, was placed in a large
tub which stood in the middle Of the
room. A vessel filed with water sim
mcred on the stove. Pourpardot filed Il
can with this warm water and poured il
slowly on the top Of the sack. He then
broke the seal cautiouly and revealed to
our sight as he removed The iinencioth
the corpse of Atl,anase Chapuzot. ena-
ciated and shrunken like an apple ex-
posed to the SHOWS and frosts Of the past
winter.
"You can satisfy yourselves. gentle
men, said Pourpardot, that the body is
cold, that no pulse can be felt at Che
wrists, nor even in the region of the
heart"
He then poured Il large quantity of hot
water on him, aud commenced a vigor-
Gus friction or massage from head to
foot. This done be applied a thick paste
of almost burning temperature to the top
Of his head and removed the waxed tall-
pons from his nostrils. opened Chapuzot's
mouth and replaced his tongue to its nor
NAL position SO as to admit air in the
larynx.
After the application of the third hot
poultice to his head Chapuzot moved
slightly, and q feeble pulse was percepti-
BILE at the wrist. Soon after he opened
his eyes and slowly gave utterance to
these four words in a distinct voice:
"au pays des moines."
He completes his distichI" cried Ro-
ger Lacost, after sixty days interval
This is ms-velous!'
M. Stockfish had already drawn his
plethoric check book from his pocket.
"Here is your check, monsieur" said
he, handing a piece Of blush paper to
Durocher.
eve have lost. We pay"
Stockfsh junior touched the elbow Of
his brother and drew him to the corner
of the studio. where they ~conversed a
moment in a low voice. After a few
minutes they returned to us. when the
elder said;
''Gentlemen, your excellent friend NJ.
Chapuzot must be at present very much
fatigued. When he has sufficiently re
covered viii you kindly make to him a
proposition from the house Of Stock6sh
& Co. for his immediate consideration
Certainly" said Durocher. PLEASE
state it,.
'This-that if he will consent to repeat
in America this curious and interesting
performance we offer him the sum Of
five hundred thousand francs for its pres
entation under the same conditions"
Athanase Chapuzot, completely recoF-
cred. has accepted the offer, and doubt
less will before long present himself be-
fore an American audiencein New York.
r. NJ. Denig in Paris Figaro.
Removal Of Warts by Eleetrolysis.
DR.. Patrick. of Oppeln, describes his