Egyptian Fakir Heals Wounds Easily (an interesting 1925 newspaper story)
Paris, Aug. 15, 1925. A fakir, Tahra Bey, is now astonishing Paris with his amazing performances. He inflicts himself with sword wounds, which heal in the short space of twenty minutes, and from which blood flows or does not flow according to his desires. He can also bury himself alive for a lengthy period without any apparent ill results. Before arriving in Paris he had penetrated the most exclusive Italian circles. Mussolini watched him, the … Read more