The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-21
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Results Of Mira BhattaChnriya's Tank bath
Her Husband Now Delievesin Spirits.
From De An.rsfa B1sdr Pat,Ikd.

From d, An4r;ia Basdr Pu,,Itd.
Babu Harihar Bhattacharlya writes the fol-
lowing from Khurrial in HooRhly district,
which Is verified by Babu Tel thunder Bose ot
pol Chuckoo Khansama's lane. Mirzapore
street. Calcutta:
A belief in ghosts and spirits in this fag end
Of the nineteenth century is sure TO be put
down ns superstition, pure and simple. Yet
manifestations which do occur in our very
presence cannot be accounted for as being
other than supernatural. II mon deep-read
in philosophy and science are asked as to the
causes OF such phenomena they ascribe them
TO something mysterious: but they would
never admit the existence Of such agencies as
spirits. / myself had no belief In them; but
my recent experiences have thoroughly con-
WINGED me that there are such beings rs spirits.
Ny wife has q good constitution. was hale
and hearty. and she was passing her life. happy
and jolly. always engrossed In her household
Affairs. On the 18th of the last month she went
to have q bath in the tank. attached TO my
gardens. On her return home she felt very
uneasy and was slowly swooninG. Addressing
my mother she said that something was wrong
with her. as she telt n choking sensation and
was losing all vitality. and after that she be-
came quite unconscious and remained 80 for
more than an hour. A doctor was Immediately
sent for. and by application OF restoratives and
other medicines she came back to her senses.
But this state did not last long. for she COM
talking to herself. and again. raTine like a
maniac, she would scream in fright as IL some
one was going 70 stranGle her. The scene vas
to what to do. Doctors treated her in their own
way. but 1t was OF no avail. Her suferings con-
OF relief.
One Of my. neighbours limited. that the case
| gested that Gunea Moyra's son from NaihaIti
should be sent for. as he was considered the
~ proper sre pe fbs n, a. cure Ss such co a ease; On ri the ,5 I'D
haiti and informed GunGa Moyfa's son Of ali the
the oath Of June. and directed me to keep ready
q jugiul Of water to be drawn out off tank be;
touched the water Of that tank. Principally at
IL 4; NJ, he arrived at our village. He is a ven
After taking rest for a few minutes he asked
for a tuiusi leaf. which being given TO him.. he
SElG m sSe t s5Saf. The eI pa'ieRRt 1s; As s SPSn as she she saw !
you here ?" Without making any reply he re-
peated certain incantations and touched her
quiet and senseless.
Thereafter he came away. and made arrange
a aIsItH ."F TS Rsu seats we're ISo Pro VI edG IN 11 this
room, On one he sat himself: the second was
versa were arranged RI a JG69 fio " re?f ard SSdrhi n the e' c Mntfe
was q brass vessel filled with the water from
the Jug, referred to above; the third was re-
over. which took nearly half an hour. he. direct
ed that two strong persons should keep hold on
wooden seat reserved for her sGT and By By" magic SR 'a as
1t were. she came straight running. shaking
she sat there. than the ojhd drew a circle
round her with a piece Of. chalk. repeating
certain mantres as he did 4; Tn patient
not Kristo Moyra OF Naihati. BE it noted
here that no person in our village. not, even
that Gauga Moyra'S sons name was Kristo
Moyra; We only knew him as Gunga Moyra,s
ttirmative and incurred what had she to do with
s RSl1Si y @s; tease 4 ea and froGbl sq me 70 5 h1 beR Of E y6y
a defiant attitude replied: Il have come to
d deiGls With Af5 y Soa' we al SoG The 9 patient SMeg R said: J. fn ann
Isspr Chose Of BassyneS = then retFacting 4.
said: "You are lying and ,prevaricating. and
unless you give out ~ you! your real mans a. and the in
ment on you which you viii, remember for;
talked irrelevent!y for a long time without the
,Thereupon the 9;Saih drew with a piece of
chalk on the floor the outline or picture Of a
heart: The patient at once. screamed. and,
out. NJ nam is JoGin, lam IL years old. i
suffered from fever and died of ulcers all over
being cared for and without a drop Of medicine
having. been administered to me. Myself and
the patient were playmates; and l always loved
to be in her company. had been lowering
over her all this time and had no opportunity
to get into her. On the 18th. after her bath. as
she was wiping her hair. a lock of it touched
me; and i got possession OF her. Now JoRin
was a cousin of mine; and the circumstances
attached TO his death. his age. and the exact
time he died were exactly given by the patient.
although my wife never heard or knew my
cousins age or the particular date on which he
died and the disease of which he died.
k7The operation of exorcism commenced ut
l J.. NJ. and lasted till 5 Z. N. 1t was broad day
light. and IL was in presence OF more than
thirty persons that all this took place. l am
quite sure. us well as other persons are. that
there was no trick whatever. By alternately
coaxing and threatening n promise was eK-
acted from him that he would leave the patient
without injuring her. leave the village for good,
and would never come within twenty miles OF
its radius. Being asked II he would like to take
any food before leaving the patient. he eX-
pressed a desire for some milk. which was
given. The patient drank the whole OF it and
then lay down unconscious for five or six min
utes, after which she regained her conscious
ness. and inquirinR the reason why such a large
crowd had collected in the house. with her
wonted modesty. put her veil DOWN and went
into the Inner apartment as II nothing had hap
pened to her. She is up to now all right, and is
quite happy as before.