The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-12-04

HT OES not the belief in YAM
pires rest for others
though not, alas, for us
on them? A year age
which of US would have received
such a possibility, in the midst
OF our scientific, sceptical, matter
of-fact nineteenth century? We even
secuted a belief that we saw JUSTIFIED
under our very eyes. Take 1t, then, that
the vampire, and the BELIEF IN ms hmi
tations and his cure, rest for the moment
on the same base. For, let me tell you
he is known everywhere that men have
been
FIGHTING An ENEMY
OF THE WHOLE WORLD.
In old Greece, In old Rome; he -four
iSh IN Germany all over. in France, in
India, even in the Chersonese, and in
China, 50 far from as in all ways, there
even IL he. and the peoples fear him at
this day. He have follow the wake OF
the berserker Icelander. the devil-begot-
ten Hun, the Slav, the Saxon, the Mag
yaR. 30 far, then, we have all we may
act upon, and let me tell you that very
much Of the beliefs are justified by what
We have seen in our own 50 unhappy ex-
perience.
The vampire live on and cannot die
81 mere passing Of the time; he flourish
uher that he can fstten on the blood OF
the living. Even more, we have seen
AMONGST US that he can even grow
younger; that his vital faculties grow
strenuous, and seem as though they re-
fresh themselves when his special pabu-
lum is plenty. But he cannot flourish
without this diet; he eat not as others.
Even friend Jonathan, who lived with
HI >
neverl He throws no shadow; he make
in the mirror no reflect, and again iona
than observe. He has the strength Of
many Of his hand-witness again iona
than when he shut the door against the
VOLTS. and when he help him from the
diligence, too.
He can transform himself 70 wolf. as
we gather from the ship arrival in Whit
by, when be tear open the dog; he can be
IS bat, as Madam Nina saw him on the
window at whitbY, and as friend John
saw him fy from this so. near house. and
- my friend Quincy saw him at the
window Of Miss Lucy. He can come In
mist which he create-that noble ships
captain proved him OF this; but. from
what we know, the distance he can make
this mist is limited, and it can only be
round himself He come on moonlight
rays a. elemental as dust-as again
Jonathan saw those sisters in the castle
Of Drscula.
BE become so small-we ourselves
saw Miss Lucy. ere she was at peace.
slip through a hairbreadth space at the
tomb door. He can, when once he find
his way. come out from anything or into
anything, no matter how close It be
bound or even fused up with fre-solder
you call II He can see in the dark-no
small power this in a world which Is
one-haf shut from the light. All, but
hear me through. He can do all these
things, yet he Is not free. Nay. he Is
even more prisoner than the slave OF
the galley than the madman in his cell.
TIE COUNTS POWER
CEASES WITH COMING OF DAY.
He cannot go where he lists; he who
il not OF nature has yet to obey some OF
natures laws-why we know not He
nay not enter anywhere at the first,
~ v there be some one OF the house
~ Who bid him TO come. though after
he can come as he please. Hts
ceases. as Goes that Of all evil
:. nEs. at the coming Of the day. Only
at certain times can he have limited free
dom II he be not at the place whittier
ne Is bound he can only change himself
al noon or at exact sunrise or sunset.
These things We are told. and in this
record Of our we have proof by infer
ence. Thus. whereas ne can do as he will
within his limit, when he have his earth