The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-02
PRINCE HAS VERY
NARROW ESCAPE
Balloon Began to Fall
and Dragged Along
the H0uset0ps.
BODYLESS HEAD
OPENED ITS EYES
Extraordinary Incident at Execu-
tion-Man Says He Can Turn
Lead Into Gold-Paris
Scientists Discuss Ban
isl1ment Of Fear From
Human Mind.

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PARIS, July 1.-The Lebaudy balloon
made a successful ascent OF more than
three hours this week, making 9. speed Of
forty-two kilomcters an hour in tie direc-
ton Of the wind and eighteen kilometers
against. Despite the variations Of sun
light and shade, only $50 k logrammes Of
sand were expended. The evolutions were
perfect, the airship easily answering the
helm. The balloon Is about to make a
voyage to the Swiss frontier.
A sensational balloon accident occurred
recently at Brussels, when an aerostat
containing the Prince de Ligne and Conn e
d. Ouitremont, which had scarcely been
released, began to fall dragging along
the housetops until 1t struck on. a roof.
Some workmen on Il housetop nearby Sc
cured the car and released the acronauts.
Extraordinary. Incident.
An extraordinary incident occurred at
the execution OF murderer, Langu lie,
at Orleans, Wednesday. The condemned
man. who exhibited wonderful fortitude.
placed himself unaided beneath the gull
lotine and second later his head fell
into the basket.
Dr.. Dcaurieu. head Of the Orleans Hos
sprang forward. Deaurieu. Selling the
head. asked Lansuile, DO you hear me?'
According to the doctor. the eyes opened
and stared at the speaker. The doctor
again called to Languille. The eyes again
rcopencd. A third time the doctor spoke.
but the eyelids only auivered.
The experiment lasted thirty seconds.
Skeptical Partisan papers remark that
Langullle's testimony is not acceptable, as
he had completely lost his head!
Turns Lead Into Gold.
According to Mr.. Andre Ibels, brother
of the author of la Montansier'' - an
formed by DIR. a. Joberr, modern al
Echemist, who has discovered a method OF
converting lead into silver or gold and
silver Into gold.
4 NJ. Ibels publishes an article in La
Presse, affirming that Jobert. on several
occasions, successfully performed the
transmutation before. witnesses. and that
scientific committee.
He desires the Academy Of Sciences to
Investigate his discovery.
Danish Sensation of Fear.
. DR.. Bertillon, prominent Partisan
mental specialist, this week read a COM
muncation before the Society. of Hypno-
tism and Psychology on Experiments
Performed With View to Danish the
Sensation Of Fear From the Human
Mind. :" He declares that a physician,
after. putting patient In a hypnotic state,
can cause certain mental operations to
cease. The treatment gives extraordinary
results, making 1t possible to check vari-
OILS vicious impulses, besides dispeling
fear.
DR.. Lagrange, 1ot Bordeaux. has deliver.
ed communication to the Academy OF
Medicine. describing an unusual opera
ton to a patient whose left eyelids were
completely burned, through the explosion
Of an alcohol lamp The doctor was sue.
cessfu In replacing both the upper and
lower eyelids. To effect this he grated
skin from the patients left arm, which
was stitched to the eye, and maintained
In that position by a plaster OF Paris
mold. The operation was accomplished in
ten days.
Left Probe in Patient.
DR.. Joseph Fort. distir guished surgeon
was tried this week for causing the deatt
Of one of his patients through negligence
by leaving q brocken probe In the body
after an operation The judgment Inflct:
cd. a. fine OF 50f., for the surgeons omis.
sion to inform the patient or the latter'i
physician of the accident, which occurred
during an operation. the result Of which
was that the patient died after eighteen
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