New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-20
TIE ZOUIVE JACOB.
STILL PRACTISING ~CHRIsTIAN SCIENCE.

From The London Globe.
Ike most people was under the impression that
out that lie Is still alive ana deYOtng ho miraculous
powers to the cure of suffering humanity. The
reader may remember that when he first made his az
pearincc IN public he turned lalls upside down ms
sancum was bc>egcd Dy the lame, the halt, aud tIe
blind Of all classes such the scandal created
thereby that the authorities had to suppress him. le
then vanished from the scene. after the manner II
many other ephemeral celebrities and the ungrateu
capital forgot all about him till the question Of hypnOt
recoected the wonderful soldier and inquiries made
after him resulted IN the discovery vi M Whereabouts.
lie no longer lived IN splendid apariment III lno
fashionable part Oi the town as formerly, but IN mod
stored house IN the Avenue MacMahon, In tho
semi respectable quarter of the Iernes lie ma small
garden and iarmyard, ~ which ne whites away ms
or four statues of my sterCuS dNnlues resembling tlo
Wise Men Of Greece. lie receives number oi pa.
and Duchess as OF yore me hGDy ana ail,to.,foS
have deserted him, ami their places nave been taken
no means dlmlnishe, thr iilth.
Doctor Jacobs consultation is fixed at o'clock
long by twelve wide and seated on forms are about
forty persons, men, women and children, all afflicted
we soon perceive mat The majority belong % tho
working classes. such a. cooks. clerks ana cartmeh
the most recent cures of the gifted Ionave. Al the
end OF the room were an organ ard piano, on WHICH
was long strip Of white calico BEARING IN large
supposed to have been liindoo philosopher ana q
great curer OF the 'GN many many sftuI5eS MIN ian;
and Ia"Sb entered 4 death.lke silence Immediately
followed Advancing to the middle Of the room. liz
rSmainrd mot ionless. lie was involving the spirits.
As he stood there all eyes turned Oh him. lie D,
"A OF medium stature, with slINery locks ana nara
features. lie looks about sixty. lie was dressed "a
a white flowing robe with hood thrown back on
his shoulders. Altogether lie miSm be mistaken for a
S TS i the "p.tt listened 10 him. lie item
marched Solennly round the forms, questioning th9
patients As lie passed before them. Where Is your
pain ?" was his chief inquiry; some said N the
mead. some IN the stomach and Others N ne heart:
mention the organ which hurts YOU: the spirits know
them A. lie tne% 1d If, hands n on ae 'pS
aSR@d ''" suffer little les was the answer.
Again he passed his hands over the place And Md
reply. This was the case with nearly all on whom
ne operated.
Coming TO mn old woman he looked at her and ex.
claimed As for You. don't come here any more;
You bring the black spirits with you they act against
don't you here again. rhe old woman bowed
her head. but said nothing Having gone his round;
proceeded TO explain how 10 get rid Of certain m,
power 10 remove lie ENLARGED on drop'y corpue2cy;
and the like one elderly person said, =, proof ol
the efficacy Of the advice he had given her that not
long ago she weighed 2i0 kloglanmc>. wheIea, now
she weighed only I2o, and hoped To weigh only 10
IN ma few weeks the stce was now W. sr3gsh 10 a
pamphlets he ha, written; some pay one franc. some
ten but AL pay something FOX them In tns way u,
accept fees. Now he cried IN deep yGlCes
WAVING his NilldS slowly IN the air. " 20 NuuF WAY
Al. obeycd save the old woman who; believing her
ser 60 be 9ewitcncd insisted ON remaining To- be cued
According TO the Zouayc. she went once To maSneIe
and las ever since had black spirit IN her stomach
lie was obliged TO turn her ont by force and thus soV
rid NJ his possessed enemy.
Jacob then volunteered to reveal how he discovered
that he was blessed with the mystic hnd' WHICH
healed the sick and suffering. Mer serving IN tho
LarcerS at LYONS he began 81 Joined the Louaye'
At that period had already been initiated into inc
science Of spiritism. one day We were ordered 10
the camp at Chalons where Marshal Regnau de saint
Jeand'Angely was in command. In one OF tAe
villages through which We passed on the way was
sick man whom all the doctors in the world werc
unable tn cure. invoked the all OF the white SPIRITS;
lad NV hands on him. and he instantly restored
rapid. The news ~ this cnrc soon spread tlronghont
the country. and dozen invalds followed our regiment
The Marshal AT first forbade me to speak 10 them.
hut rs the poor creatures would not leave Us, ne
finally consented 10 my pacifying them cured them
fame became universal. This fame was justified by
the great number Of miracles which had worked ana
which are all the less open to objection or dansrr
IN that | employ remedies, and rely solely on the
Our q extraordinary zouavc is both student and
and plavs ON the trombone "Ycs." lie said, seeing
his visitor smile the trombone. have won
OF the Court Of the Queen Of England when passed
some months IN London" This viii be news ndeeI
on Inc instrument he played the wellknown cavatna
~ the Barbler" In style which would do credit 10
the best professional have said that he has written
several pamphlets on the subject Of splriiism nc
also edits monthly entitled The Revne rhcirsiqnc
Which are assured. i scicntlhc psychological anu
philosophical treating especially 2, e c ss OF ,ms q,
the dangers Of medical. clerical magnetr ana npn.,
practices THIS publication. however, Is known ony
H. the faithful As the visitor left Jacob inNtrn
HIN II ever he should be attacked by Illness, TO G3
on him and be cured for nothing 80 SiS o, m 50 ~
10 convince Journalist OF the existence nI my "e
Inc powers he said with an engaging smile'