Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-03-18
|ACentury's
Lapse
What Was Accomplished Under an
Indian Fakir's Instructions
BY r. A. Mitchell
Copyright by American Press Asso-
citation. 1911.

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. Ordina.
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
young girl. Marie de Maurier. the
daughter of nobleman, was CON
demned 70 death with others of her
class whom the revolutionists desired
to eliminate. She was expecting TO be
taken TO the guillotlne and executed
when the door of her cell was opened
and man of swarthy features, with n
fez on his head. entered. He lighted n
taper he held In his hand. and n
strange odor soon pervaded the cell
The girl sat on a pile OF straw In a
corner, but the man stood with his
face near n 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 n
coffin. The coffin was then placed In
cart and driven away in charge of the
swarthy 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 dlstin-
guished French savant. Professor Chan.
tan. who received It from the swarthy
man. Roth entered the laboratory
with It. and the professor locked the
doors. That was the last seen OF Marie
de Maurier for n hundred years.
In 1898 Paul Chantan, the great.
great-grandson of Professor Chantan.
young scientist OF promise. went 10
the family vault in the cemetery Of
Pere Lachaise and. taking down from
III uHIGI GUtlL u NiNhtle ntlu IL ~
moved to his laboratory. There he
lifted from the coffin the body of n
young girl Having laid II on n table
he took from his pocket manuscript
and began TO read:
Record OF the case OF Mile Marie de
Maurier. who was TO have been guillo-
tined on the 9TH OF March. 1873. Her TALLER
was bribed to permit Hyder Cassim. an
Indian fakir to place her in comatose
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 20
lie dormant for an indefinite period. One
hundred years after the application OF
this process let the oldest born lineal de-
scendant of Professor Chantan take the
body from the family vault in Pere La
chaise and determine II It can be resusci-
tated under the following instructions. 10
wit
Then followed minute instructions,
which young Chantan read carefully
again and again. Finally. when he
had thoroughly familarized himself
with them. he began to apply them.
Two hours after the commencement
Of the process Mile. de Maurier show
ed n faint tinge of redness in the
cheeks. and In thirty minutes more
the operator noticed pink tinge under
the finger nails Placing a mirror I'm.
der the nostrils. he detected 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 1t timer she moaned.
Don't excite yourself" said Chan.
tan. You are in critical condition,
but II 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 is 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 heaven"
The professor had prepared lounge
and. taking the girl in his arms. lifted
her from the table on TO II. covering
her with an afghan. He noticed that
the body was quite warm.
Have the emigres returned;" asked
the girl as soon as she was made com
Portable.
Long ago"
II wonder II my uncle and my
cousins are here"
To this the young man made no re
ply. Presently he asked her II she had
any consciousness whatever before re-
covering her faculties.
81 fancy II could not have been long
before opened my eyes The first
thing knew was you standing over
me saying what you said" blush
overspread his features.
"What did | say"
He was Obliged 10 urge her. but she
a