Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-06-16
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What Was Accomplished Under an
Indian FAkir'e Instructions
BY F. A. Mitchell
Copyright by American Press Assoc
citation, 1911.
BY F. A. Mitchell

Os-e-s
There are many singular processes
known In the east that are not under
stood in the west. In India we hear
of people being buried and long
while afterward resurrected. 0rdina-
rily persons shake their heads at such
stories, but there has been so much
testimony as to these strange doings
that the feeling has gained ground
that there is something in them. There
Is certainty nothing new In them.
What these Indians know has been
handed down to them through centu-
ries.
During the reign of terror In France
a young girl, Marie de Maurier, the
daughter Of nobleman, was con-
demned to death with others of her
class whom the revolutionists desired
to eliminate. She was expecting to be
taken to the guillotine and executed
when the door Of her cell was opened
and a man of swarthy features, with a
fez on his head, entered. He lighted
taper he held In his hand, and a
strange odor soon pervaded the cell.
The girl sat on a pile of straw In
corner. but the man stood with his
face near window, holding at the
same time vial under his nose. Mile.
de Maurier sank down apparently
dead. The man took her in his arms
and carried her out to the prison
dead house. where she was put into a
coffin. The coffin was then placed In q
cart and driven away in charge Of the
swnrthy man, who before leaving drop
ped several gold pieces into the palm
of the jailer.
The body of Mile. de Maurier was
carried to the laboratory of distin'
guished French savant, Professor Chan
tan, who received 1t from the swarthy
man. Both entered the laboratory
with 1t. and the professor locked the
doors. That was the last seen Of Marie
de Maurier for hundred years.
In 1893 Paul Chantan, the great
great-grandson OF Professor Chantan
a young scientist Of promise, went tc
the family vault In the cemetery OF
Pere Lachaise and, taking down from
an upper shelf casket, had 1t re
moved to his laboratory. There he
lifted from the coffin the body Of 6
young girl. Having laid It on table
he took from his pocket manuscript
and began to read:
Record of the case of Mile. Marie d.
Maurier. who was to have been guillo
tined on the 9th of March, 1913. Her jailei
was brlbed to permit Hyder Cassim, al
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condition and she. being considered dead
was taken to the laboratory OF Professor
Antoine Chantan. where the Indian In
the presence OF Chantan prepared her to
lie dormant for an indefinite period. One
hundred years after the application oil
this process let the oldest born iineal de-
scrndant of Professor Chantan take the
body from the family vault In Pere La
chaise and determine II II can be- resusci'
tated under the following instructions. to
wit
Then followed minute instructions
which young Chantan read carefully
apnln and again Finally. when he
had thoroughly famillarlzed himself
with them he began to apply them.
rwo hours after the commencement
OF the process Mile. de- Maurier show
ed II fnint tnge of redness In the
cheeks. aud IN thirty minutes more
the operator noticed pink tinge under
the finger nails. Placing mirror un-
der the nostrIls. he detected a slight
moisture on the glass. Listening for
the heartbeat, he discovered that II
throbbed very slowly. All these symp'
toms gradually gained ground until
three hours and fifty minutes after the
young scientist had begun the resus-
citation. when the subject opened her
eyes.
"Is It timer she moaned.
Don't excite yourself" said Chan
tan. You are In critical condition,
but If you can avoid giving way TO any
strong emotion you will come out all
right"
but why do care, since ! am to be
executed?"
"That matter IL past and gone. You
have been unconscious for long
while. The revolution Is accomplished.
The republic Is established on per.
manent basis, and there is no longer
need for executions"
THANK heavenp'
The professor had prepared a lounge
and. taking the girl In his arms, lifted
her from the table on to II, covering
her with an afghan. He noticed that
tho body was quite warm.
"Have the emigres returnedT asked
the girl as soon as she was made com.
Portable.
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