Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-07
RASPUTIN --- Devil or Salt?
= By the Princess Radziwill =
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The method used by RaS1utin was 10
humiliate all the women o. the higher
circles whom he had subiugated. and
who had been silly enough TO allow
themselves 10 fall under his spell Thus
he liked 20 obIiEe them To kiss his
hands and feet. TO lick the plates out OF
which he had been eating. or 10 drink
--s- r th> glass which he had Just
drained. He made them say long pray
crs in a most fatiguing posture, COM
PEELED them sometimes TO remain for
hours prostate on the ground before
some sacred image. or to stand for a
whole day in one place without moving
as a penanCe for their sins: or again 10
20 for hours without food Once he
commanded one Of them TO walk in one
night TO the village Of Strelna. a dis
tance of about twenty-five miles from
-. PetersburE. and 70 return imme-
diately, without giving herself any rest
at all. with a twiE from certain tree
he had designated to her
In a word. Dr. CharcOt would have
found In him an invaluable assistant in
the experiments he was so fond of max
ing But he did not go further than
these eccentricities. orgies did not take
place during the prayer meetings IN
which Rasputin eNerted TO the utmost
the magnetic powers which he undoubt-
edIy possessed While he had been
preaching 10 the humble followers he
had n the beginning Of his career of
thaumaturge the theory OF free love. TO
his st. Petersburg disciples he declared
that sensuality was the one great crime
which the Almighty never forgave 10
those who had rendered themselves
guilty of it, II WAS i'm order TO subdue
the flesh and the devil that he command
cd his victims 10 mortify themselves to-
-ether with their senses. and that he
submitted them To the most revolving
practices Of SeIf-peniteuce before which
they would have recOiled with horror
had they been I'm their sound senses
There is a curious account OF an in
tcrvieV with him which was published
in the ReJsCh. the organ OF the Russian
Liberal party. Immediately after the
death OF EasUu,in by Prince LvOff. who
had had the curiosity TO speak with the
Prophet The prince is one of the
leaders Of the progressive faction of
the Dums- This i what he wrote. which
. feel certain will interest my readers
sufficiently for them TO forgive me for
rro.iu= IL in eXteusO-
have had personally twice in my life
the OCCASION TO speak wi IN Rasputin. The
first time was toward she end of the
year 1915. when I was invited 10 meet
him BY Prince l. W. GOUranOff-
When / arrived Raputin was already
there. sitting beside a large table. with
a numerous company gathered around
him, among which figured in the same
quality as myself, that OF a curious
stranger. the present chief of the mill
Jary censorship in Petrograd. General
NJ A Adabasch. who was the whole
time attentively watching the Prophet
from the distant corner whittier he had
retired RaspuJin was dressed !u his
usual characteristic costume Of "A Rus
sian peasant apd was very silent. throw
ing only now and then word or two
into the general conversation or uttering
a short sentence. after which he re-
lapsed into his former silence In his
dress and in his manners he was abso-
luteIy uncouth. and when. for instance,
he was offered an apple he cut out
hole al its top with his own very ditry
pocket knife. after which he put the
knife aside and tore the fruit in two
with his hands, eating il, peel and all,
n the most primitive manner. After
some time RaspUtin got up and went 20
the next room. where he sat down on
large divan with a few ladies who had
Joined him. toward whom his manner
left very much to be desired
LVOFFS DESCRIPTION OF RASPU-
TIN.
7 had kept examining him the whole