The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-02-05


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
Inns in his possession at the present
moment woman whose eyes closed to
earthly things last July, and, who. to
oil appearances. has Just awakened
from slumber, How the marvel is ac-
complished IS the secret of Inventor
Boydston, who lives ut 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. and was
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 all Ter relatives were dead,
and as her friends were unable to pay
her funeral expenses. Mr. Boydston de-
termined instead OF lettlug 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 q daring one
and seemed more like tile tale OF o tic-
ton writer.
"Mr. Boydston resolved to brave
criticism aud proceed to put his theory
to the test. In u selected place in the
rear OF his shop he placed the young
woman, and then began the process that
has resulted IN marvel.
cat the present moment this pheno.
menon lies in o box withiu IL few feet OF
one of Chicago's busy streets. Thous-
,ands pass daily, UNCONSCIOUS of her pres
ence. When MIR. Boydston wishes to
exhibit the success OF ms Idea the young
woman is taken from the place where
she lies and placed IN such position
that she is supported by Tao wall. Be-
hind her is draped uctlttmn. She seems
to have Just awakened from slumber
and to be about 10 speak. Her eyes are
il instinct with life, aud y9t hhe is us
inanimata u, marble stutue.
Every possible test has been made
to prove the experiment either a success
or u failure, and i'll 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..
Boydston $ discovery seemingly makes
a person who has passed away totally
imperviuus to the destructive process OF
nature. a startling fact is too, thnt it
is total contradiction to one OF the best
known Biblical precepts. Never III the
history oil the world has anything been
discovered of this sort winch compares
with thus, or, ut least, what 1t 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 mas been accomplished. When
viewed by purity of visitors recently
it was observed that the subjectuppar-
entity stood looking ut those about hero
much after the fashion OF model in
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 a fuct 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 u woman
posing tor some character that existed
III the days when ull roads truly led to
Rome, and Rome was the world.
80 none has this strange discovery
and its equally marvellous result been
OF deeper interest than to the members
of the medical profession. The skill of
the best OF them has never been able to
accomplish or even tosuggest what that
plain yeryday student OF 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 ina purely professional matter.
Present indications are that the ulti-
mate result of this new process will be
petritication. The opinion of all medi-
cal scientists who have viewed the sub
ject OF experiment, IL that this is what
Is gradually coming K pass.
1T may De this discovery will result
IN the majority of future generations
being transformed into stone. and that
their appearance when lite ended will
remain without change until the last
trump is sounded,
The Clarksburg Furniture Co.
who are always up-to.date have
Loon ne;no thic uonderfnl Amid