The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-04-15


us that every seven years a new
body is created by the food taken ir
and assimilated during that time, Re
markable, isn't it-that l can re
member incidents and things done il
my first body, or before l was sever
years old?"
1--WE are indeed fearfully and won
derfully made" l replied. What
you say is literally true. The waste
going on in the body is repaired tC
a certain extent, but that it is not
equal to the waste or expended ener
| gy is proven by the trophy of bones
and muscles, producing what We cal
senile debility or old age and finaI
death. If some learned chemist
! could produce a substance that
would perfectly supply the waste go
ing on every instant, thus keeping
the scale of health in absolute bal
ance, as il were-there is no reason
why a man should not live forever,
provided he met with no accident of
sufficient gravity to cause death"
Il don't believe even if such an
elixir was ever discovered that I
would care to make use of it," he
said after some moments of silence.
Life is sweet" l replied, land
selfpreseryation is the first law of
nature"
Eyes" he answered thoughtfulIy,
cit is of our temporal or material be-
ing, but not of the spiritual. Is it
not reasonable to assume that a
spirit embodied in the flesh has a
natural desire to return to its origi-
nal condition, even though the body
may protest against it?"
81 don't know. l never thought of
it in that way before" l said.
"a spirit in this life is not cogni-
zant of any act or condition previous
to its incarnation in the flesh, but
after it is liberated through death of
the body-it not only appreciates it's
new surroundings, but always retains
knowledge of its doings and pere-
grinations while on earth-just as a
man of seventy remembers pranks
done in the body of twenty-one."
You not only astonish, but you
amaze mel" | exclaimed, in wonder
ment at his tone and manner.
do not be alarmed" he said
smiIingly. 81 am perfectly rational,
and / hope to prove to your satisfac-
ton the truth of what l have just
said"
He arose, walked over to a cabi.
net containing many rare curios, un.
locked a drawer and returned with
a small package in his hand. l watch.
ed him as he slowly unrolled it, ex,
hibiting to view a small dagger
about seven inches long, made OF
some composition resembling gold or
brass, but entirely free from virdi.
girls, and with a peculiar greasy feel
The blade was, perhaps, an inch
broad and decorated with an open
scroll design. The handle was at
the end-it was exquisitely balanced
and weighed about eight ounces. 1t
was undoubtedly hand made, as the
open design showed plain traces of
the tools that had fashioned it's out
line in several places. | recogniz-
ed it at once as a rare and extremely
valuable antique-an ornament worn
In the hair of women who lived
thousands of years before Christ l
also knew it to be a weapon of the
deadliest kind
"An archaic hair-pin," l exclaimed.
Where did you get it?"
"At the excavation of NinevGh
was present when it was uncovered" :"
"Poisoned?" / asked interestedly.
He nodded soberly. II very sell
dom show it for that reason" he
replied. "The workman who took it
out of the urn accidentally scratched
himself with it and died in horrible
agony an hour afterwards. No pow
er on earth could have saved him.
How fortunate it is for our TWEEN
tieth century civilization" | said at
last, that the art of making these
diabolical weapon-ornaments has been
lost for thousands of years. What q
relentless character that race OF peo-
pie must have possessedi What de-
Trayed and Internal ingenuity must
have been exercised to embody In
metal a poison undiminished In po-
teney during all these thousands of
years. For my part ! am glad the
making of such revolving articles is
lost art"
"And yet" said John quietly" I
could duplicate it,"
"You could what" / shouted, in
astonishment.
Il could duplicate It. mani l could
make another just like It,"
TO say that was speechless with
amazement expressed 1t mil6iy.
Finally. after / had somewhat reeoY-
cred, said: why, chemists OF all