The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-01-22

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OF seeming per :
petual existence, ut least i'll material
for human beings, has been discovered.
A Chicago man is the originator o. the
cause of this phenomenon which has
deeply interested medical fci sntists. He
has in his possession at the present
moment q woman whose eyes closed to
earthly things last July, and, who. to
from slumber, How the marvel is ac-
complished is the secret Of Inventor
Boydston, who lives ut 1918 Cottage
Grove avenue, Illinois. For years he
has experimental along the line which
has ended in success.
'rhe subject Of this experiment end
ed her life lastJnly Nature had made
her beautiful, and in all the weeks that
have elapsed since existence terminat-
ed. not one whit has that beauty deteri-
Grated. The young woman was just
nearing her twenty third year, aud was
n 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 us her friends we're unable to pay
her funeral expenses. Mr. Boydston de-
termined instead of letting 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 IL big city was daring one
and seemed more like the tale OF D tic-
ton writer.
..Mr. Boydston resolved to brave
criticism aud proceed to put his theory
to the test. III II 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 IN u box within II few feet OF
one of Chicugos busy streets Ihous-
anGs pass daily, UNCONSCIOUS of her pres
ence. When Mr. Boydston wishes to
exhibit the success oi his idea the young
woman is taken from the place where
she lies and placed Iii such y position
that she is supported by Tie wall. Be-
hind her is draped lcuitalu. She seems
to have Just awakened from slumber
and to be about to speak. Her eyes are
bright and louk ut tiIosc around her as
il instinct with l:fr, and Sst she IS us
inunlmate u a marble statue.
Every possible test has been made
to prove the experiment either success
or IL failure, and iii every instance the
result has pointed toward the fact that
now STANDS revealed. Me-. Boydston
here for the last time makes pubic the
knowledge OF whit has happened. MIR.
Boydston' discovery seemingly makes
u person WHO has passed away totally
imperviuus to tue destructive process vi
nature. a startling fact Is too, that 1t
is total contradiction to one OF tile best
known Bio!!c..l precepts Neverin the
history oil the world has anything been
discovered oil this sort which compares
with tins, or, at least, what it seems to
be. vi course, time alone can success.
fully answer the question, but So fur as
experiment can show the statement
nude is absolutely correct
''Mr. Boydston has permitted a num-
Der OF persons to see for themselves Just
what has been accomplished. When
viewed by party OF visitors Recently
it was observed tnat the sublectappur-
emily stood looking at 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 i'll
unusual. The picture, the drapery and
ull are not uncommon III the least. 1t
is IL fact that person who by chance en-
tered the room where she stood, would
for the moment think himself looking
upon eithera :nagniticentstatue or else
that he had stumbled upon woman
posing for some character that existed
III the days when I'LL roads truly led to
Rome, and Rome was the world.
"To none has this strange discovery
and its equally marvellous result been
,f daaner interest than tn the mamberS
of the medical profession. The skill of
the best OF them has never been able to
accomplish or even tosuggest what that
plain .veryduy student Of Chicago his
learned through sheer perseverances
admit that for once the laymnn has
proved himself superior to the profess
ional in IL purely professional matter.
Present indications are that the ulti-
mate result of this new process will be
petrification. The opinion of all medi-
cal scientists who have viewed the sub
iect of experiment, is that this is what
Is gradually coming K pass
1T may oe this discovery will result
in the majority of future generations
being transformed into stone, and that
their appearance when lie 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.