Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-09-22
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physician.
His melancholy is distressing. He
must be watched constantly to prevent
self destruction"
Can nothing be done for Lim?"
HIN. I've been thinking. All de-
ponds upon the success of some expert
ments now being lnade in Paris in SIM
liar cases. They are trying magnetism,
electricity and hypnotism for such
cases. 1t is reported that several pa
tients have been relieved by the expert
ments. can apply the same remedy
to the king II you desire it,"
DO SO ut once"
A fortnight later DIR. Bachrach re-
ported to the prime minister that the
kings reason was quite h,storcd. In
decd. so improved was ne that the
watch set over him to prevent his TAX
ing his life had been discontinued.
"Would it be safe for him to appear
in public:" asked the minister. 1T is
rumOred that he is dead. and Prince
Carl is scheming to place himself on
the throne"
"tf his majesty We're to be unduly
excited ut present fear he would suf-
fer n relapse
The minister. disappointed. dismissed
the doctor and set himself to discover
some other method of convincing the
people that the king was still living
Prince Carl WAS the kings cousin. Il
man who would rule or ruin. Prince
Fritz, the kings brother. year youn-
ger than the king and very like him in
appearance. was the heir apparent. 1t
was known that the moment the king
died there would be trouble in the sue
cession, Prince Carl having declared
that he would himself succeed the eX-
listing monarch. Fortunately, on the
Kings accession Carl had been forced
to sign an agreement not to claim the
throne during the sovereign's lifetime.
One morning DIR. Bnchrach asked for
an immediate audience With the prime
minister and when admitted announc-
ed that tho king had relapsed and
before he could be prevented had kill
ed himself. The minister turned pale.
1--WE are all lost" he exclaimed.
carl will seize the government and
Danish or execute every one who has
opposed him. Heaven knows how he
will get rid of his cousin Fritz"
The minister gave strict orders to
keep the kings death secret as long
as possible and ordered troops upon
whom he could rely from remote re-
gions, where they were stationed, to
the capital. But they could not be
transported in less than ten days. A
week after the kings death Prince
Carl got wind Of it. At the head Of
some troops stationed near by and who
were favorable to him. accompanied
also by mob Of his adherents, he
marched to the palace and demanded to
see the king. The prime minister, to
delay matters, stepped out on to
balcony and declared that the kings
condition was such that if he appeared
it would be ut the risk of his life. The
mob howlcd and Still demanded that
: he be brought forth, some shouting,
"The king is dead-long live King
Carlr' But Carl, who believed the
game was all in his hands, would not
risk breaking his agreement. He de-
manded proof of the kings death.
DR.. Bachrach had caused to be made
an iron crown, which he magnetized
and had little difficulty in persuading
, the king to wear. 1t soon began to
appear that in the kings case the re-
suits of the experiments in Paris We're
being confirmed. He grew so much
better that the crown was removed,
and DR.. Bechrach took care that it
, should be kept free from contact with
any other substance. While the mob
was bowling the doctor placed the
crown on the head Of Prince Fritz.
Now, the results of the Paris expert
ments were this: A magnetized iron
circlet placed on the head of a woman
suffering from melancholy gave re-
lief. Two weeks later the circlet, which
had meanwhile been kept free from
contact, had been placed on the head
Of man suffering from hysteria. He
was hypnotiZed and Immediately con-
Quoted himself after the manner of the
: woman who had previously Worn the
circlet.
: AS soon AS the crown, which, to more
readily touch the kings fancy. had
been made in the same fashion as the
!. crown Of state had been placed on
4 Prince F'ritzs head DR.. Bachrach sent
for celebrated hypnotizer, and Fritz
was put under his influence. 1t was at
+ this juncture that Carl made demand
for proof that the king still lived. The
: : minister stood paralyzed, and the
crowd, again shouting, "The king is
dead-long live Prince Carl!' was
, making rush to storm the palace
{ when DR.. Bachrach led forth Prince
Fritz.
Fortunately the balcony was so high
that the people could not discover the
deception. They would not have been
convinced, however, had not the prince
) unconsciously acted after the manner
J of his brother while he had worn the
iron crown. He raved and shouted
and sang, and had not the attendants
caught him he would have plunged
headlong from the balcony. Prince