The morning call., 1891-02-22
zOUAVE JACOB,
MODERN SORCERER.
A Visit to the Man Who at One Time
Turned Paris Upside Down."
Besieged by the Lame, the Halt and the
Bliud-In a Few Years He Fell From
splendOr to Semi Responsibility.

lis proud title, though the light comes at
times from questionable source. Like
most people, L was under the impression
that the Zouave Jacob died long ago, but
have just found out that he is still alive and
deVoting his miraculous powers to the cure
OF suffering humanity, writes Paris CORE
spondent to the London Globe. The reader
may remember that when lie first made his
appearance in public he turned Paris upside
down; his sanctum was besieged by the
lame, the halt and the blind of all classes;
ana such was the scandal created thereby
that the authorities had. to suppress him.
lie then vanished from the scene, after the
manner OF many other ephemeral celebrities,
and the ungrateful capital forgot all about him
till the question of hynotism was brought
before the assizeS. Everybody then recol-
lected the wonderful soldier, and Inquiries
made after him resulted in the discovery of
observation-disclosures. He no longer lives in
splendid apartment in the fashionable part
OF the town as formerly, but in a modest
one-storied house in the Avenue Mcmahon,
IN the semi-respectable quarter of the Ternes.
lie has small garden and farm-yard, IN
which he wiles away his leisure hours. The
garden is embelllshed with three or four
statues OF mysterious dviuitips resembling
the wise men of Greece. He receives a
number Of patients daily. but his clientele
is not composed of dukes and duehesseS
as of ynre; the nobility and aristpcracy
have deserted him, and their places have been
taken by poorer folk, whose lack of dis
tlnctiOD. however, by no means diminishes
their faith. DR.. jacobs consultation is
fixed at o'clock punctually.
LET US ENTER.
In room twenty feet long by twelve feet
wide, and seated on forms, are about forty
persons, men, women and children all
afflicted with some fort of malady. Exam
lnlng them closely We soon perceive that lh
majority belong to the working classes, such
as cooks, clerks and cartmen, interspersed
with few shop-keeperS. They 5, ere all
engaged in animated conversation concern
ing the most recent cures of the gifted
Zouaye. At the end of the room were an
organ ana piano, on which stood the busts
OF some more divinities. On the wall was
long strip OF white calico bearing in large
black characters the name of "Iesus Christ
na," who IS supposed to have been Hndon
Philosopher, and great curer of the sick
many, many centuries ago, but whose iden-
tity with Jesus of Nazareth is as plain as Il
plkestaff. As O'Clock struck Il door
opened and Jacob entered A death-like
silence Immediately followed Advancing
to the. middle of the room, he suddenly
stopped, gaZed fixedly on tile. ceiling and
remained mOtionless. He was invoking the
spirits. As. he stood there all eyes were
turned on him. lie is a man of medium
STATUTE WIN ollNcIy iOChS anu ndTu ltaI-
ures. He looks about 60 years of age. He
was dressed in white flowing robe with
hood thrown back on his shoulders. Alto
gsther he might De mistaken for a holy
lrIar. At length. after a quarter of an
hours invocation, the spirits listened TO
him. He then marched soielnnly round the
forms, questioning the patients as he passed
before them. where is your pain 2" was
his chief inquiry. Some said in the head.
some in the stomach and others in the
heart.
POINT our TO Me THE PLACE.
he reioin"d, ''but don't mention the organ
which hurts you: The spirits know them
ALL" He then laid his hands on the SPOT
indicated and rubbed it gently. "And
now ?" he asked. Il suffer little less
was the answer, Again he passed his
hands over the place. And now p 1.-The
the case with nearly all on whom he op-
Grated.
Coming to an old woman, he looked at her
and exclaimed: ''As for YOU, don't come
here any more; you bring the black 5 iTits
With you; they act against US. You are
sent hither by my enemies. Take care /
don't see you here again" The old womaR
bowed her head. but said nothing. Having
gone his round, the Z0uave returned to the
middle Of the room and proceeded to ex-
pialn how to get rid of certain infirmities
which 1t was not always in his supernatural
power to remove. He enlarged on dropsy
corpulency and the like. One elderly
person said, as proof of the efficacy
of the advice he had given her, that
not long ago she weighed $40 kiio-
grams. whereas now she weighed only
100. and hoped to weigh only sixty in
a few weeks. The seance was now brought
10 an end. Jacob receives no fees, but the
patients buy the paQphlets he has written.
something for them. In this way he turns
the law against quackS, who are allowed to
accept fees. Now he cried. in a deem
toned voice, waving his hands slowly in the
air, go your ways" All Obeyed save the
old woman, VINO, believing herself to be be-
wltched. insisted on remaining to be cured.
According to the Zeuave, she went once to
magnetizer, and ever since had "a black
spirit in her stomach" He was obliged to
turn her out by force, and thus got rid of
his possessed enemy.
Jacob then volunteered to reveal how he
discovered that he was blessed with the
mystic fluid" which healed. the sick and
suffering: After serving in the Lancers at
Lyons" he began. =" Joined the Zouaves.
At that period | had already been initiated
into the science of spiritism. One day we
were ordered 10 the camp:at Chalons, where
Marshal Regnault de -Jean-d' Angley
was IN command. In one of the villages
through which we passed on the way was
sick man. whom all the doctors in the world
were unable to cure. l invoked
/ laid my hands on him, and he was instant
ly restored to health. must admit that all
my cures were not so rapid. The news of
this cure soon spread Throughout the coun-
try, and dozen invalids followed our regi-
ment to Chalons in the hope of obtaining
relief from me. The Marshal at first for
babe me to speak to them, but as the poor
creatures would not leave us he finally. CON
scented to my pacifyIng Them. L cured them
all. l then left the army, and ina short
time my fame became universal. The fame
was justified by the great number of mir
acleS which L had worked, and which are
all the less open To. objection or danger in
that employ no remedies, and rely solely
on the touch OF my hand
Our extraordinary Zouave is both STU
dent and musician. He reads all the seien-
tifc publications and plays on the. from
bone. Yes" he said. seeing his visitor
smile, the trombone l have won from
bone which was presented TO me bv the la
dies of the court of the Queen OF England
when l passed some months il London
This will be news indeed on ,your side Of
the channel To show his proficiency on
the Instrument he played the well-known
cavatna of the Barber" in a style which
would do credit to the best professional.
L have said that he has written several
pamphlets on the subject of Spiritualism.
lie also edits monthly entitled the Revue
Theursque, which We are assured is scien-
tiiie, psychological and philosophical, treat
ing especially of the cure of maladles by The
influence OF the mysterious finds and OF
the dangers Of medical, clerical, magnetic
and hypnotic practices. This publication,
however, is known only to the faithful. As
the visitor left Jacob invited him il ever hr
should be attacked by. Illness to call on hiE
and be cured for nothing: Il should like
10 convince journalist of the existence of
my healing powers" he said, with an es-
gagiug smile.
ana For,,.,,-
reports that the patriot is in the mast OF
health, and hat, although 9S years old, Kos
suth works at his desk eight hours daily,
and finishes the day with game of billiards.
which he plays with steady hand and gem
orally wins. Kossuth is about to issue the
fourth volume of his memoirs, covering the
period OF the Polish rising in 1864
Senator Edmunds is ona of. the few Con-
gresslonal orators who preserve the town
meeting attitudes" He is simple in his
language. old-fashioned in his manners. and
there are but few flights of fancy or