The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-01-15

iszG;es Rs At last the secret
OF seeroing per :
petual existence, at least in material
for human beings, has been discovered.
A Chicago man is the orig inator o. the
cause of this phenomenon which has
deeply Interested medical sci .ntists. He
has in his possession at the present
moment woman whose eyes closed to
earthly things last July, and, who. to
all appearances, has just awakened
from slnmber, How the marvel is nc
complished is the secret OF Inventor
Boydston, who lives at 1919 Cottage
Grove avenue, Illinois. For years he
has experimental along the line which
has ended in success.
THE subject OF this experiment end
ed her life last July. Nature had made
her beautiful, and in all the weeks that
have elapsed since existence terminate
ed. not one whit has that beauty deteri-
Grated. The young woman was Just
nearing her twenty third year, aud was
q Chicagoan by birth. She was rather
above the average station in life, but
had been thrown on her own resources.
She died rather suddenly, and there
fore no wasting disease marred her
beauty. As AL Ter relatives were dead,
and as her friends were unable to pay
her funeral expenses. Mr. Boydston de-
termined instead OF lettlng her go to an
unmarked grave to make her the sub
iect Of an experiment. The thought Of
keeping Young woman who had pass
ed away in a big city was a daring one
and seemed more like tile tale OF u tic.
ton writer.
"Mr. Boydston resolved to brave
criticism and proceed TO put his theory
to the test. In selected place in the
rear of his shop he placed the young
woman, and then began the process that
has resulted IN u marvel.
eat the present moment this pheno.
menon lies i'll a box within - few feet of
one of Chicagos busy streets Ihous-
aads pass daily, UNCONSCIOUS OF her pres
ence. When MIR. Boydston wishes to
exhibit the success oi his idea the young
woman Is taken from the piace where
she lies and placed IN such position
that she is supported by tile wall. Be-
hind her is draped aclirtaln. She seems
to have Just awakened from slumber
and to bs about to speak. Her eyes are
bright and loon at those around her as
if instinct with life, and yst she is us
inanimute ~ u marble stntue.
Every possible test has been made
to prove the experiment either success
or u failure, and III every instance the
result has pointed toward the fact that
now stands revealed. Mr.. Boydston
here for the last time makes public the
knowledge OF what has happened. Mr..
Roydstou's discovery seemingly makes
a person who has passed away totally
imperviors to the obstructive process of
nature. A startling tact is too, that it
is total contradiction to one OF the best
known Biblical precepts. Never in the
history OF the world mas anything been
discovered OF this sort which compares
with this, or, ut least, what it seems to
be. vi course, time alone can success
fully answer the question, but SO far rs
experiment can SHOW the statement
made is absolutely correct.
MIR. Boydston has permitted num-
Der of persons to see for themselves Just
what las been accomplished. When
viewed by party of visitors recently
it was observed that the subject nppar-
emily stood looking at those about hero
much after the fashion OF q model i'll
the studio of an artist. In fact, to those
to whom studio life is familiar, there
seems little about the picture that in
unusual. The picture, the drapery and
all are not uncommon in the least. 1t
is fact that person who by chance en-
tered the room where she stood, would
for the moment think himself looking
upon either magnificent statue or else
that he had stumbled upon woman
posing for some character that existed
IN the days when all roads truly led to
Rome, and Rome was the world.
s,k liz
and its equally marvellous result been
OF deeper interest than to the members
of the medical profession. The skill of
accomplish or even tosuggest what that
plain everyday student II Chicago his
learned through sheer perseverance,
Physicians and surgeons are forced to
admit that for once the layman has
proved himself superior to the profess
ional in u purely professional matter.
Present indications are that the ulti-
mate result OF this new process will be
petritication. The opinion of oil medi-
cal scientists who have viewed the sub
ject Of experiment, is that this is what
is gradually coming Il pass.
1T may be this discovery will result
in the majority of future generations
being transformed into stone and that
their appearance when liie ended will
remain without change until the last
trump is sounded,
The Clarksburg Furniture Co.
who are always up-to.date have
been using this wonderful fluid
for the past 9odays, with marked
success.