The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-12

Dedjas lima a giant In body. was stricken
with paralysis Ills right hand refused
to obey him, his face wrinkled; his legs
gave way. Within three months he had
followed his father TO the grave
Prince Is Assassinated
Prince Dcdias Beru died a similar death.
DedJas Bcru was aged so, HIS brother.
who had been on a journey. came back
the. wrinkled skin and white hair. ne
exclaimed angrily, Who has taken our
old father out of his grave? Where is my
brother Dedjas BcruI' He refused 10
brother
Thus, during three years. scores of
Abyssinian mobiles, soldiers and judges
have collapsed in their strength. Every
Abyssinan knows their deaths were not
natural and a European doctor at Adis
Abeba has proved they did not die OF
an epidemic disease. The proofs are alb
solute. There was no recorded case OF
contaEion or Infection; no servant. petty
othcisi, private soldier or poor man has
mad ihese symptoms, Nor has any
incnt In war or government,
The Abyssinian common people talk
darkIy about the elixir OF death" but
OF its nature they know nothing. The
elixir Is a monopoly of the tamarI or
mag!cIans. Abyssinans fcgvcntly believe
in magic. and they have reason. II is
certain that generation after generation
OF tanarl have Inherited The secret OF
tho elixir without ever beiraving It's com
position. The iamarI supply small guam
titles to rich Abyssinians for llrge sums;
but they take every care that no Euro
pean gets hold OF il for analysts.
Deaths Become Many
In past Abyssiniau history u was used
lherally; out only about tho time OF
Mcnelek's demise did modern elixir deaths
become numerous. II Is said that slaves
or servants are bribcd Ia put The poison
IN their masters food or drink, \ single
dose IS enough. y hundred doses. on
81 han Il.
tcnsiiy Of the working or acccIcratc the
effects. il Is said that the tamarl have
an antid"te Which saves II given within
an hour But that means that tn cfracr
a rescue Would entail y knoNlcdEn NJ tbc
actual act of poisoning. AZ tho Svlnotons
only show themselves ON tho third day
lhns nnIy ,ne ,ne pois@nrr could apply the
antidote ~ tinc. aud that he never docs
The destruction OF the Ncrl,s Meme
lex by the elixir ot death-indeed the
VERY fact or his dcath-wns long hidden
IN order To prevcn, a poprIIar rc('oit
Many AbysSinans doubt his death even
nov. The official story OF his illness is
a fahr'cauon M"nelck. when taken III.
was comparing an Italian translation oil
an hmharic document, intended for his
envoy In Rome. He did not understand
Italian hut II" was so afraid Of treason
that he supnr.is@,d the copying Of all
While making notes on the original
AmhariC document his pen foil from his
hand. Putting his leG hand ON his right
thing ubout being poisoned with the
elixir. Thcccforth ne awaited death.
European medical advice was invited but
he refused to take II and he hid from !
Europeans the fact that he was poisonol.
Death Kept Secret.
4 dummy Negus was shown. 10 tho
people and untrue reports were issued |
daily about his condition Then when !
the fatal elixir had done Its work his |
end was kept secret. even us. later on.
the death OF tn. Prince Regent T3ssama |
was concealed for month.
Meme but the tamari can soy wha; |