The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-01

u = APOLEON was hemrned In by
nj the allied armies of England.
" Russia and the German states.
In desperation, he sent q mes
sage to General Rapp. who was
defending Dantxig. bidding him aban-
don the city and march to his enperor's
relief.
The emperor chose, as a bearer of this
ali-important message. his bravest and
most ardently devoted aide. Col. Victor
Fougas. The colonel set forth In mid
November Of 1913. Through four Of the
allied armies he worked his way, riskins
his life at every step. Then, just as no
was nearing Dantzig. he was captured
by the Germans who besieged the place.
They searched him. found Napoleon's
message. and after a tedious court.
martial. condemned the captive to be
on the verdict was a defiant shout Of:
Long live the EMPEROR"
With the. besieging army was Or:
Johann Meiser. the foremost German
Fousas while the latter was awaiting
trial. A warm friendship sprang up
| between the two. when Fougas was
sentenced, Meiser pleaded in vain for
the gallant young soldiers life.
At dawn on the bitter cold winter day
/
say farewell to his friend. At the prison
| he was told that Fougas had been placed
in an open cell at the top of tower
the preceding night and had just been
found on his cell floor frozen to death.
glance his medical insight showed him
that Fougas was still alive, but that
the. spark OF life tickered 80 family
that none but a doctor could discern u.
| IL he did not speedily revive t'ougas,
| the feeble spark OF life would die out. II
| ne did revive him. the court-martial sem
tence would be nut into effect: Fougas
would be executed as spy. There was vas
Al length Meiser hit on a queer solu-
| ton to the puzzle. lie decided to Keep
t'ougas in a state OF suspended ANNA,
surest way to do this. he considered,
was to turn the colonel into n mummy.
The human body Is four-ffths water.
BY. dry heat and by a vacuum process
| weight from $50 TO forty-five pounds. lie
worked with the utmost care to prevent
his patient from dying during this ODD
process. And he succeeded.
| But at the wars end Meisers nerves
failed. He dared not risk making known
the fact he had harbored his country'i
condemned foe. 80 he kept the mummy
in his laboratory. bequeathed 1t 5lo.M
the case. which he laid by among his Sc
cret papers.
In iS24 Meiser died. His heirs founc
and read the statement. BY this tim.
| Napoleon. too, was dead. France (and
indeed. all Europe). was at peace. rh'
emperor's old soldiers had settled dowr
to lives OF placid industry.
Because OF Meiser's high repute tn
statement was credited. Several grea
surgeons, following his written instruc
tons, set to work to turn the mumm,
back into a man. Iney subjected 1t u
hot vapor baths. etc, until at last tn
system had soaked up enough moisture
to compensate for what had been lost
In time Col. victor tNougas lay beror'
them in all his former aspect OF youtl
and strength. A heart specialist nov
took charge. And presently the colonel
revived heart began to beat. AS tn
surgeons stood back, gains IN the mir
acle they had wrought uougas' eye
opened wide. He glared dazedly abou
him. then ieaped TO his feet with ring
ing shout OF:
"Long live the Emperor"
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