The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-04-22
,,.mmurion's THE Unknown"

In CAMILLE PLANTATION y remnrkADie WORK
r.. Tnkqorn. the English translation OF
,nich ha, inst been published by the Harpers.
ii. "a. it, or some thirty years observation OF
,he yarnI. p,ychical phenomena are for the
Dor the first time given in the world.
pyr,ns June and July. 1900, NJ flammarion
,,hb.hed in several scientific journals a request
.r detailed Information from all who had
s,nericlced any supernatural phenomena or
oouId give authenticated instances which had
come under their observation
+, reply TO his request he received several
,bolsand letters. many Of which in addition
10 the results of his own experiments he EN-
Lotss in his work, These letters all appear
aver the signatures OF the writer's and 40 far
a. wa. possible. have been authenticated by
the author.
Among tho letters which NJ.
~ca,,lie, under the head of "Telepathic Com
nunications" is ono from a woman doctor.
Marie lie Thilo Of s. Junien, Switzerland. which
t.of uncommon interest in that the apparition
was seen not only by the woman herself. but by
a ne, cat which slept at the foot OF her bed
Dr.. de rhilo's letter is In part as follows;
IN. %, nv oolleg, friends went out to India Is a
-.4,c,r M ss,onary, We lost sig ut Of each other. As
.,,.n hsnp.ns stul We wrr. sincerely attached to each
o,rs, one morning, II was after the night between
o,, ?. and ~. | was awakened at g O'CLOCK BY some
little knocks on my door Ny bedroom opened on a
,o1ldor, from Witch here was a staircase leading to
another story. used 10 leave my door aIar FOR the
accommodation Of a srra, white cat then had. Who
uscd to go out hunting during the night the house
.v,rmrd with mice. The knocks were repeated.
IN. night he'll had not rung. and had heard no one
rome UP the stairs
IA. chance my eyes lighted on my cat, who WAS
occlpying his usual place n, III. foo, Of my bed. he
vas sitting w. with his fur bristing. trembling and
s-ovlIng III. door WAS shaken AS II by a slight
gust u wind. and saw a figure wrapped In a Kind OF
rbl,. gagye Ike a veil over some black material. I
could not distinctly see the face. She drew near me.
I,lt = cold SILVER pass over me; ! heard the ca, Rrowl
iarou,ly. InS,in lively l shut my eyes. and when l
r,opcn.d them all had disappeared. The cat was
trembling all over and was covered with sweat
must own ,ha, no thought Of my friend In India
occurred 10 me. | was thinking Of mother person.
But about a fortnight later ] learned that my friend.
on tn, night OF the 18th to the Goth Of October. had died
At Srnaghar. 10 Cashmere | heard sf,eIward ths,
n, cause OF her death was peritonitis
MARIE DE rHiLo. NJ D.
SAINT JUSiEN. Seitrerland.
VI. Flalnmarion cites a great number Of cases
~ a similar nature in more than 30 per cent. OF
which a death followed the appearance Of the
warning apparition. From this he argues
that such appearances can scarcely have been
merely illusions or freaks Of the Imagination.
These apparitions all came TO persons fully
awake and conscious Of their Surroundings,
but not less curious are the cases which he cites
where a premonitory apparttion appeared to
persons during sleep or semi-sleep.
one of the most remarkable cases OF this sort
is vouched for by a citizen Of LuSeuil who re-
quests that his name be withheld. This Ia his
sworn statement:
My wife saw the hgure OF her brother a, the precise
moment OF his death.
Ny bro,herin law, who was professor in The col
l,ye a, Lu1euil. had disease OF the lungs During
his last illness his sister nursed him with the greatest
devotion. and he preferred her care TO that Of any one
else, Ny wife's relations. however. In coming 10
LuAeuil. and seeing her 10 BE- very much fatigued.
pursusded my brother In law To rome with them and
pace himself at a dcacon.sscs' establishment at
Strasbourg
About three weeks after his departure my wife
was awakened BY = sort OF nightmare. and saw, IN
her half awakened condition. her brother lying in
closed In a stone conn like the Roman ,ombai stones
which are exhibited al the thermal establishment
mere. The conn contracted Itself more and more.
makIng respiration almos, impossible TO her brother.
hli i've lithAhk ~ nv "'"h 1Hfb eNS go 49,
pored her TO com. to his assistance and draw him
oIt Then she sav him assume a resigned air. and
he seemed to say 10 her Everything Is at an end:
YOU can do no more with that she awoke com ple,ely
and noted the hour II was 20 minutes past ) In The
morning.
The next day We learned OF my brothe inlsw's
tsa'h The hour OF his decease eoincided exactly
With tina, Of the dream
May ! beg OF you not to give our names
LrXUrHL lhaute Saone. A 5
The author also recalls the utterly mex plice ole
ease Of Marshal Serrano, who, when dying At
a. hia home in Serrano. suddenly raised himself
In his chair and called to one OF his officers 10
hasten and ride to Prado for the King was dead.
A few moments later he died calling for his
uniform and sword. The next day il was an
nounced that at exactly the same time the
King had died alone at Prado.
Such manifestations says NJ. Flammarion.
must henceforth constitute q new branch Of
science.
Perhaps the most remarkable case OF the alb
aolutc fulhlment OF a premonitory dream IL
tnat Of NJ. Berard. a former Magistrate, now a
Deputy of France. VI. Berard had been engaged
on an important criminal case and after it's
completion had gone into the country 10 rest.
FINDING himself one evening al a distance
from his hotel he decided to spend the night AT
. little inn, "Au Rendezvous des Amis." He
had the only empty room over the stable.
Nervousness kept him awake until late. and
several times he imagined he heard a person
a. the door. Finally he fell into a heavy sleep.
fe then dreamed that he saw his host enter the
room with a knife in his hand. while behind him
stood the hostess. The host approached the
bed and plunged the knife into the heart Of the
sleeper. The two then lifted the corpse and
carried it downstairs. the man holding the
rrg Of the lantern in his teeth. NJ. Berard
s"ohe and left the inn.
Three wears later he read in a newspaper Of
IN" disappearance of VI Victor Arnaud. an ad-
rooat", last seen by a wagner near the inn
Va RENDEZVOUS de- AmiS,
Tho Magistrates OF the locality were investi-
gdtlIc md the innkeeper and his wife had
h"cH arrested. VI, B6rard. moved by curios-
nv obtained permission to he present when
II"do1osiion of the innkreper's wife was taken.
-" stated that Armand had come to the inn,
hH' had not spent the night, both available
rooms being occupied
Md he third chamber the one over the sta
bio B"rard exclaimed.
VI" woman appeared 10 be greatly surprised
"a a> III" Magistrate hurriedly rehearsed
W" d''a'~ Of the crime. she broke down COM
I"'"I' ard cried You saw il all then.
~" body Of the dead advocate was found in
u' stable cellar, and yet several years had
toS disappearance Of VI Arnaud
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