CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1904-08-25
6be IRON CROWN

asked the prime minister of the court
physician.
His melancholy is distressing. He
must be watched constantly to prevent
self destruction"
aCau nothing be done for himy.
HIN I've been thinking. All de-
pends upon the success Of some expert
ments now being made in Paris in sim
liar cases. They are trying magnetism,
electricity and hypnotism for such
cases 1t is reported that several pa
tents have been relieved by the expert
ments- can apply the same remedy
to the king If you desire it"
do 50 at once"
A fortnight later DIR. Bachrach re-
ported to the prime minister that the
kings reason was quite restored In
deed. so improved was he that the
watch set over him to prevent his TAX
ing his life had been discontinued
Would 1, be safe for him to appear
in publicI' asked the minister. 1T is
rumorei that he Is dead, and Prince
Carl is scheming to place himself on
the throne"
III his majesty were to be unduiy
excited at present fear he would suf-
fer a 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.
man who would rule or ruin Prince
Fritz. the kings brother. a 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 be would himself succeed the ex-
isting monarch. Fortunately. on the
kings accession Carl had been forced
to sign an agreement not % claim the
throne during the sovereign's lifetime.
One morning DIR. Bachrach asked for
an immediate audience with the prime
minister and when admitted announc-
ed that the king had relapsed and
before he could be prevented had kill
ed himself. The minister turned pale
I'VE are all lostr' he exclaimed.
Carl will seize the government and
bauish or execute every one who has
opposed him. Heaven knows how he
The minister gave strict orders TO
keep the kings death a secret as long
as possible and ordered troops upon
whom he could rely from remote re
gtons. where they were stationed. 10
the capital. But they could not be
transported in less than ten days A
week after the kings death Prince
Carl got wind OF 1t. At the head OF
some troops sta toned near by and who
/ were favorable TO him. accompanied
also by a mob OF his adherents, he
ma rched to the palace and demanded TO
see the king The prime minister. to
delay matters, stepped out on 10 4
balcony and declared that the kings
condition was such that IL he appeared
Il would De at the risk of his life, The
mob howled and still demanded that
he be brought forth. some shouting.
The king is dead-long live King
Carlr' But Cart who believed the
game was all in his hands, would not
risk breaking his agreement he de
manded proof OF the kings death
DIR. Bachrach had caused 20 be made
an iron crown. which he magnettxed
and had little difficulty In persuading
the king 10 wear. II soon began to
appear that In the kings case the re-
suits OF the experiments in Paris were
being Confirmed. He grew 80 much
better that the crown was removed
and DR. Bachrach 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 magnetised iron
circlst placed on the head OF q woman
suffering from melancholy gave re-
lief Two weeks later the circlet. which
had meanwhile bsen kept free from
contact. had been placed on the head
Of a man suffering from hysteria. He
was hypnotixed and Immediately con-
ducted himself after the manner OF the
woman who had prsvtously worn the
elruase
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