The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-09-02
.ACentury's
Lapse
What Was Acesoplishsd Under IN
Indian Fskis's Instraetisas
BY r. A. Mitchell
Copyright by American Press Asso-
citation. 1911. sr|

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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 md a long
while afterward resurrected. Ordina-
rily persons shake their heads at such
stories. but there hns been 30 much
Testimony as to these strange doings
that the feeling has gained ground
that there is something In them. There
II certainty nothing new In them.
What these Indians know has been
ries.
During the reign Of terror In France
q young girl, Marie de Maurier. the
daughter OF a 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 man of swarthy features. with
fez on his head. entered. He lighted a
taper he held in his hand, and a
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 a 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 WINS put into a
t,1n MI In
cart md 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 distin-
g,iished French savnnt. Professor Chan
tan. who received 1t from the swarthy
man. Both entered the laboratory
with 1t. and the professor locked the
doors. Tint was the Inst seen Of Marie
de Maurier for hundred years.
In 1893 Paul Chantan. the great
reat-granilson of Professor Chnntan,
young scientist of promise, went to
the family vault in the cemetery Of
Pere Lachaise and. taking down from
nm upper shelf a casket. had 1t re-
moved to his laboratory. There he
lifted from the CONN the body Of a
young girl. Having laid 1t on table.
he took from his pocket manuscript
and began to read: '-5
Rscord Of the case Of lflls. Marie ~
lfAurier. who WAS 70 have been gull1O-
tlned on the 9Th Of March. 1714 Her 5ailsr
~as bribed to permit Hyder cassifn. an
Indian fakir. to place her IN . conatoss
condition. and she. being considered dead.
was taken to the laboratory Of Professor
Antoine Chantan. where the Indian in
tho presence of Chantan prepared her to
lie dormant for an indefinite period. One
hundred years after the application OF
this process let the oldest born lineal do
scendant Of Professor Chantan take tho
chaise and determine II 1t can be resusci-
tated under the following instructions, to
wit
Then followed minute instructions.
which young Chantan read carefully
again and again. Finally, when he
had thoroughly familiarized himself
with them, he began to apply them.
Two hours after the commencement
Of the process Mile. de Maurier show
ed a faint tinge of, retlness In the
cheeks. and in thirty minutes more
the operator noticed pink tinge under
the finger nails. Placing a mirror un-
der the nostrils. he detected slight
moisture on the glass. Listening for
the heartbeat, he discovered that 1t
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.
els 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"
.sBut why do care. since am to be
executedr'
THAT matter is past and gone. You
hase been unconscious for long
while. The revolution is accomplished
The republic Is established on a per-
manent basis. and there is no longer
need for executions"
THANK heaven!'
The professor had prepared a lounge
and. taking the girl in his arms, lifted
her from the table on to 1t, covering
her with an afghan. He noticed that
the body was quite warm.
Have the emigrcs returnedT' asked
the girl as soon as she was made COM
Portable.
Long ago."
IT wonder If 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.
II fancy 1t could not have been long
before opened my eyes. The nrst
thing knew was you standing over
me saying what you said" A blush
overspread his features.