The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-03-19

Whole macs was Of one uniform tint, st othe,
parts, ii. the blood is liquid when put Sp ia
found int N that It c e%s sRa " when aa G taken out At the
pa rss %iss'iy ,..S St ths Sa e iSsS. S Sa the bee. io sslS si
We V.,, f sssSt n thH |.I Sl &c 1, vas sis iG }%s,: as soi tol on.s
hard and full. 10 tines LIQUID. once. The
variations as to times OF li1uefaction were as
% times; under one hour. 20 times: under two
hours, Al times: under Ave hours. 4 times;
once; vague Or omitted. i7times; ,"..,,.
e,t HE i "a ,r above coSc na .Ians issa t lnsv Tia pS TO
P pH%fss H FOR s seD east b on ys snsstH to go no FUR.
cannot be explained BY any natural cause.
stances. are simply a miracle due to the power
and VIII OF God In response to fervent prayers
The custodians OF the blood have been since
15U0 the Archbishop Of Naples. and the cnnons
Of the cathedral. and. since l049. the twelve
Su, %ssaEs s az fhs ss eity, Spl. y S isthe aSov enc Clergy srsi'
c%lusion Of fraud, must have been cognizant Of
eIss,as nfissieib nss SOD n m 1t: n M9m shS at least Sst
LOCO. some Of them were OF honorable AMI
noble !amilies,, and all we're respected. with
probably only here and there an exception. by
those among whom they lived as pure and ex.
emplary occlesiastics. proved by years spent
In the Jealous works Of the ministry; Could ,n
which there could scarcely lie a more heinous
sin against God and His, holy religion 7 Is 1t
POS nras that n no d Gne OF them eyG EYER f re- snve hin IN
soul and make reparation by disclosing the
blaSphemous and. to him henceforth. useless
them ?. Among 40 many there must have been
men wicked. avaricious, passionate; revenge.
money iif by G revealing a"t ths sG secret; Protesiants
and inadeis would. at any time. have
iSr e. THI, nw I, to !. ray Ssrp e ssry Tint hl sa ONE et dee
retaliation when he was punished by his &c,
disclosure t, make. This IL tho only possible
answer. Similar considerations apply In the
many. with. moreover. this additional feature.
Tint during $50 years Naples has ngain and
agnin changed masters The city has been
French LBourbon. lmrerial. and Republican,.
in fact. has %oftenor bsen ruled By strangers
men OF every character. from. the best to the
avowed enemies Of ali religion; How comes it
cred and made known tho fraud?
The crelulous believers IN the hypothes!s
done. and have Generally assigned the action
I Issss Cd shs isst , tSat t tHs i s1ilsssS h..t Is w S,tI%
1855 NO
have to traverse two thicknesses OF glass that
1t cannot. proceed from the officiating priests
hand. which IL in contact only with the hol-
low handle OF the reliIuary. and often It Is on
the altar. not in contact with 1t Mt all. nor
from the lights on the altar. which arc at l"ast
seven feet away from and above 1t. the only
light brought near 1t, being the lit
t tsaay t' %nontls Sssd IS iGr for the Action na 5F isst al IN
the atmosphsrs It is an ascertained
with as many attendant variations. in the
in the cathedral is often about AS Fahrenheit.
as in the months Of May and September.
Moreover. this very question has been sub
mitted to scientific Investigation. The pro
headed by DR.. Nicholas Fergola. the most emil
nent physicist Of tho faculty. instituted. at the
close of the last oentury.a nu mber OF interesting
observations, which he published. and from
which the following table has been copied. He
died in June. 1924. a standard thermometer
was stationed on the altar in. close proximity
to the reliQuary at the time ofthe liIueiaction.
obseryations OF temperstnre time: and chnractero OF
the liquefact,on OF the blood OF 81, JnEuart - made by
the professors OF Tho Rmya! University of Napie
A, date: b, temperature. Fahr.: q. mum Der II min
utes watch elapsed from The commencement; OF the
OF The relics ON the altar until h. iluefac-
ton OF the blood: d. character OF the hqactnct,"n