Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-30
MYSTERY ANo MAGIC OF pools..
Occult Power OF Mystic and Aseetiss
of India Puzzle the Moas S'<ePticai.


iazzfe the most sheptieol. Their curse
la dreaded by European ana native
alike, and Instances 81 m.stortuna be-
falling those who have incurred theic
ahser are common.
IiS rigid pehahee ss1fac Of the sc men
have obtained complete mastery eyoi
matter, Their bodily affections take
various forms; with some il Is Austen
tioii from food or speech, with others
wing ON spiked bed or hiding oua
ann abort till II beeem fixed II that
position and the nails grow thfaugA
the hahd- the4f POWER o. waking en-
fuit through the fire has been test
fed to by many reliable witnesses. ana
ut these exhibitions not only the fngis
bat some ot the aniaohcrs nave sud
denly ben chafled 10 walk through
lte 50 hcfee that Il srotehea .th9s
standlne near.
t'&sts 81 aaetaea going into trance
lying buried IN the earth for moatha,
then taken up and restse4tated, haFe
beer described by many reliable PEG
lie The Colnmissie htr OF EateliiS m
1870 siiW man suspended III a deep
grace by chains. / he c',En was screw
ed down IN the sight 81 many people,
ioafds were thta iald above 1t, ana SIX
inches belo" tEe ground level earth
was spread IN Whieh corn was seWh
and IL due time sbfahS up and was
reaPed Four MN, Two places There
pS the commissioner ana TWO by the
Na"ah, kept constant Watch: then at
the end If SIX months the man was
taken up, ana after being warmed ana
rubbed revived. The iogi explained
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revive him in less than that time, as
his soul had been absent from the BODY
during his trance. a story Is e9ia Tor
woman VINO, having q spite against
one OF these aseetles, mace a hoie III
Inc ehunam with Whlch the grave was
piastered ere ne descended anu let III
the ants, SO that when ms dlseliiieS
came 10 org INN UP theN iouhd ouiy d
skeleton
Al lhdlah eltielal VINO haa won the
! eanildehee OF the natives ana pehetfat-
ed iuilher into their llNeS tlah othef
Europeans told me that ne hae twice.
Witnessed miracles performed bS these
priests. tAe WAS case Oh raising the
deaG- The corpse VAS brought ny h'sht
10 yogi ol great SahctltS, VIZ lltst
sprlhkled II Wlth water ana ASHES, sieh
threw himself upon the bier, ana. Ut
| terin& many prayers, Wrestisd win lhe
unseen powers fer the man HE tli
presently there came breath ana Il
flicker of HE 10 The lhaEihate form /.
gradually 1t raised itS,ll, anu hhali5
, took UP its bed and ~alkee
The other case concerned Il yeaAS
Enslishman who WAS oeePiy III ieNe
with glri, out ms mother WAS s1iohs
~ opposed To tile lhatch- I'el IRE ma
rying he WISHED 10 ascertain MS
hancee was really sincere III iiei ~.
feetioli Having heafu OIL tlle occur
powers OF a certain YOGI ne Weit u ms
hut one evening, accompanied ps my
friend. Inc Old ft'h receive" 'si'i'
kfhdty ana pddt eeetii " ~ tee va w
efoutlu' ior ''lV nov ",.7 10. -,
eat Tue heCFNSt'i ~ ~ ~"
up MS puSl''Vi III - M.
rum. Nv -, -, COW
S'7i '''Ni' -, : I'll "a ,bo,
eeH'' ~ '''., VT h,.ioc intnr-
- ''i'ii " It'll no vino Is TN. wa.
-, 49,. i...t, The old man
-, ,,,,a.,,ins, #,,antrams on1 pres-
-. r., - tel, az sandolwood from
,,.tsieb ~ e,n,tss pose that hung heavy
md FiD1JGlikR the arr, Lntn Sulut IL
u. 5fiftad away. and Ia. there appeared
,ba niet,,re oc an cid. silverhaired lady
snenenaed as in a frame. MY mother"
oveiaifned the Young man in surprise,
and a.; he spoke the vision faded away.
The yegi rose and relit the lamp. Are
Won quite satisfied my SON." he asked.
quite, replied the EnSlishman press
ing a piece of gold into his hand, but
lie waved it away, saving, Il want no
money; go your way in peace ana
make an Offering 10 the poor. lew
days later the girl wrote Ia the young
man breaking off the engagement
Another uneanny story OF yogi
power was told me by a friend, since
dead. for whose truthiulness can
vouch. a couple living IN calcutta
had pretty little falr-halred girl VINO
one day. when walking out with her
ayah. attracted the attention OF a yogi,
naked and ash-smeared, wine sat be-
meath y peepul tree. He called the
woman to him and begged for lock of
the ehild's hair. She refused to give
it without the parents consent and
hurried home. ON arrival she told what
iiaa occurred, anu .ile ia.'ei' WHO ii'u
CONSIDERABLE kHoNieuSe III HettiNe NAS' D