CHAMBER OF DEATH

Western Star, 29 November 1935, Page 4

CHAMBER OF DEATH

MAN WHO HOSE FROM HIS COFFIN While the ten traditional watchers intoned the dewish re.-uim'ction prayer in a hou s © ip Warsaw at midnight, a “dead man moved in his coffin. then slowly raised himself and gazed dazedly aiound, him Til© shock was so great that end of th© watchers cried out, then collapsed, killed by fright. The “dead” man was Israel Sehneidermanu, a quiet, ftfty-year-old Jew of the strictly orthodox faith. He fell fainting with a bad heart attack. Soon this stopped beating. Doct'.i oi’s examined him, issued a death certifl cate. Burials are forbidden on the .Tewi ish New Year’s Day, which begins at five o’clock in the afternoon. So- it wasf arranged that Schneidermann should bej buried early next morning before ithef festival began. At night the ten w-atehs ers guarded the coffin, and intoned thej Jewish prayer, which declares that thej dead shall be resurrected at the advent of the Jewish Messiah Suddenly the figure in the coffin began to 1 stir. Israel Sehneidermanu had risen fromt lie dead,,' He has fully recovered.

DEATH OF KING’S CHEF

SERVICE FOR 33 YEARS The King’s chef, 31. Henry Ccdardj died in London last month at the age 1 of 73. 31 Cedard accompanied th© King cm -all his travels and went to the front with him. Hie became chef to tile King, then the Prince of Wales in 1902. . ’ ; 31. ( eilanl, like most cooks who have reached the top, began hi s career early —at th© age of 13—j n the kitchen of a small restaurant in Boulogne. After 1 his apprenticeship he went with private families. lie travelled to England in 1883, and accompanied th© Duke of Connaught in India from 1886 till 1890. He lett the service of the Duke to become chef to Lord Dartmouth. i He once disclosed that the King’d favourite dishes were filleted sole and,' roast chicken. 31. Cedard wa, s regard©'!/ as on© of the finest chefs jo the world,, and his salary was £2OOO a year.

Another good memory test is In recall i flic lime when a ( iovernmeuf did anything of benefit to fh© people. J I | A writer say* he is satisfied that petty thieves and shoplifters cannot help themselves.— But they do. \ After miming llitough the list of o\er 200 candidates for Parliament, wo sonieg how fee! th mklnl th.it only 50 of them ‘ cun b© elected,