THE LIGHT THAT CAST NO SHADOW.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 3684, 13 April 1898, Page 2

THE LIGHT THAT CAST NO SHADOW.

Curious stories are told about tfct fower possessed by certain natives of - udia, who live up among the Him*, laya mountains. These old men, it k said, have devoted scores of yeara to tbl study of natural la^s and forces, whwt the teat of the world knows nothing - about. Lately a German Hiofa visited the " adepts," as these qos* Hindus are called, for the purpose ol finding out the secret of their remark* able performances. They treated ha rather scurvily, but interested him all the same. One day the ptofeaaot wanted to examine some ancient Su* skirt manuscripts. An adept went with him to a oave wherein the books wn ■ kept. The place was dark as the botto* of a well. " I can't see to read, here," said the visitor. " Then we shall have some light," was the reply, and immediately(the pro' fessor says) a soft, pearly light bright* enod the oave. Ho could not tell whence it oame, but he noticed that it had one strange quality— it cast not tk slightest shadow. This a story hard to believe, yet Hi truth is affirmed by a man of vast learn* " ing and high character, and you who now read it have no reason for doubt * excapt that all the lights you have sec* * have oast shadows. Belief or unbelief ' commonly runs parallel with one's owi • experience, Dr Johnson sniffod at the « account of the Lisbon earthquake, yet „£: oreditei the tale of the Cook Laae :\ ghost. V A man who has been ill for yew* and failed to find a cure, is sceptic*, when friends tell bim of a median* . which they believe will make him well. -' What else but doubt oould result fre* his experience P Take an exainpl* i— •yV* •• la tha spring of 1888," writes our oorrespondent, " I fell into a low, weak, r and languid state. I felt lowspiritea and out of sorts. At firct my stomach ■ was deranged, my appetite poor, and ? after eating I had p tin and weight it ; i the obest. I was much troubled with. t H wind, and frequently spat up a tour i fluid, also bitter bile. Later on I „ Suffered from nervousness and grout 5 depression of spirits. I kept up with »- ■ my work, but had always a seuse of discomfort. Off and on I continued in r this way for two years, nothing that I took reliering me. At last I heard of J Mother Seigel'a Byrup, and procured a ' C supply. After I had taken only a few - doses I found relief ; my food digested,, and gradually all nervousness left me. < Although I had no reason at firet to fell any confidence in this medicine, never hiving uaed it or Been it used, I < now gladly admit its value, and it* power over disease. Since my recovery, . for which I thank Mother Seigel'i Curative Syrup, I have been in the beet of health and spirit*. In the intereate of suffering humanity I deem it a duty to send you this testimony. (Signed, D. Griffiths, tailor and outfitter, 151) Hockley Hill, Birmingham, June Btb> 1893" There in a deal of difference between Mr Griffith's candid letter and the story about the light tint cast no shadow, , The latter may bo true enough, bat it oannofc be verified without more trouble than It is worth. On the other hand we have a trustworthy witness, who ' will anfiwer letter* of enquiry, and can I be found at his address. Finally, there is nothing mystic or " magioal about Mother Seigel's Curs* tive Syrup. It acts on the theory that most ailments are but symptoms, forms, ■> or phases of that universal disease-' indigestion and dyspepsia; it cure* that, and throws the light of health and happiness over hearts and h >mes where illness and pain had oist such dark and terrifying shadows. And thit is why people bdlieve all that is told of itt success by eager witnesses.

'A German chemist,' says Merok's Report (U.S.), has prepared a fluid that has the power, when injected into the tissue of a plant near its roots, of anaeathotisingthe plant. The plant doer not die, but stops growing, maintaining its fresh, green appearance, though itH vitality is apparently suspended. It is also independent of the changes in temperature, the most delicate hothouse plants continuing to bloom in the open. The composition of the fluid is shrouded in the greatest secrecy, but it is said to have a pungent odour and to be colourless. Luetgert, a Chicago sausagemaker, who was tried on a charge of having made away wit;h his wife by throwing her iv one of vats in his factory, thus disposing of all evidence of his crime, &** been found guilty, and sentenced to the States prison for life. He received the evidence wift • laugh, and was evidently well pleased at having escaped the scaffold. His motion for & na* trial was denied, but he is trying the effect of an appeal to toe Supreme Court. It is interesting to note that the capital value of the British NajJ at the present time exceed* £94,000,000. The first co«t «j the fleet which l«d to the dotfokj of ttapoleqn was but £10,QQO,QW sterling. The fleet then cogj prised between 480 and 4W i fighting vessels. y