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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1957-10-17, Page 7Sculptures Were Dead Men's Heads Some ten 'miles north of Kiel- sow, in Poland, on the banks :of the river Vistula, was a cense- eery of infinite beauty known as the Garden of Leszno. It was owned and adminis- tered by the elderly Leszno bro- thers, whose fame as sculptors was widely known,. This cemetery had flower - bedecked ' terraces and wide, sweeping lawns stretched down to the river's banks. Visitors came from miles away just to see the lovely„ place of rest. Only the wealthy could afford such spiritual grandeur -and the ornate cedar and bronze coffins in which they were lowered to eternal rest, The. last word in funerals was further enhanced by, a polished stone effigy of the head of the dead person which was placed on 'a marble Plinth. on the cen- tre of the grave. The magnificence of these life- like carvings earbed for the brothers a fame and prosperity which they enjoyed for many years -until one fateful morn - frig in 1837. In that year the Polish Gov- ernment instituted a decree al- lowing the exhumation of bod- ies for official examination - and brought to light one of the most sensational and gruesome discoveries of the day. Sent by the Home Office, two officials called upon the brothers Leszno with an order of exhu- mation for the body of Ludwie Rapin, To the dismay of his relatives the wealthy old Rapin had cele- brated his seventy-fifth birthday by marrying the lovely young widow of his former bailiff. Less than three months later, the old man died painfully and mysteriously, The twice -bereav- ed widow was the sole benefi- ciary of his considerable for- tune. The • incensed relatives feared the worst and applied for exhumation. The brothers Leszno protested against such desecration Of their garden of rest. "God," they de- clared, "would be outraged by this violation of a reposing soul." It was all to no avail. The law demanded an exhumation. Digging started, Two hours later, the officials were frowning perplexedly into the deep, empty cavity of earth, No coffin. No body. An exhausted digger, hurried off to find the brothers Leszno. They were missing. Their suspicions aroused, the Officials dug tentatively into a neighbouring grave. No coffin er body.. . The peace 'of the cemetery was soon shattered by an army Of diggers. But not a single body or bone was found. They did, however, find one soffn in an outhouse. It was the splendid cedar and bronze coffin in which .a succession of griev- ing families had seen the body Of their loved One lowered to rest; a coffin which hundreds ha dbnever urchased owned. p Eventually the bodies, or what remained of them, were found. They were dredged by the dozen from the sluggishly flowing river Vistula. Each had been heavily weighted by the feet; each had been decapitated. The heads? How else could the brothers Leszno have created such amazing likenesses? They simply covered the heads with a layer of plaster and glaze and set them on the plinths. The brothers were arrested in en inn near Lodz. At their trial neither could give a logical ex- planation as to why they re- moved the bodies to a watery grave. Both were found guilty and, ironically, they too were beheaded. PERFECT FIT -- This shoe is a perfect fit for this two-year-old youngster -all of him. The shoe was a featured display at the Paris (France) Leather Exhibit. BIDING HIS TIME - Yankee right fielder 'Hank Bauer is watch- ing as Red Sox slugger Ted Williams fourth inning home run tails into the stands at Yankee Stadium. Caught in The Jaws Of Death Mr. Paul Putous Is .a p:cfes- sional crocodile hunter who has penetrated the remote swamps of Africa in search of his prey. He kills the reptiles fol their belly -skins, which make valu- able leather that will last for a hundred years. But it is a dan- gerous vocation. The crocodile kills more human beings than any other wild animal in Africa. The "croe" prefers its meat put- rid and usually drowns and then stores its victims until the flesh is rotten. Mr. Potous has had many flair -raising experiences of his own, but in this article he tells the incredible story of a native bay who was captured by a crocodile. -The Editor. e e e Trekking from place to place in search of n e w hunting grounds for crocodiles, I some- times come across natives who have been rescued or have escaped from the jaws of a crocodile. I have met many Africans with amputated arms or legs who have escaped a foul death from crocodiles. But there is no more horrible and terrifying ex- perience than the following true event. One late afternoon, a native set out with two companions in a canoe to visit a village farther up the river. As usual, the canoe was old, leaky, and extremely unstable. Rarely do the natives overturn the dreadful dugouts ter they have a wonderful sense of balance, learned in earliest childhood. But in this case, while kneeling down to bail out the water with his hands, one of the three capsized' the canoe. Many of the native dugouts sink immediately, on being over- turned, for they are usually fashioned from trees heavier than water. This one happened to be made of a lighter timber and floated to the surface. The natives were all strong swimmers .and, laughing and jolting at their mishap, they began to propel the canoe to- ward the bank, where it would ' be easier to bail out before con- tinuing their journey. As it hap- pened, there was a party of 1latives from the same village on the river bank and these joined in the hilarity, laughing uproar- iously . at the accident. The thrLre had almost reached the bank when oneof them screamed that he had been taken by a crocodile, and, in spite of clinging desperately to t h e water-logged canoe, his grip was broken and he was dragged be- low the surface. The other two natives lost no time in abandoning' the canoe and swimming for the bank, where they were hurriedly drag- ged ashore by their fellows There was no sign fo their friend, and they returned to the village with the sad news. The native -taken by the croco- dile quickly lost consciousness in the water but. he regained his senses to find himself lying in an evil and foul-smelling cavern in the river bank. It was above the waterline and had MERRY MENAGERIE tJ s rrnfvirear, "Boy! Nothing like a nice open toaster on v. chilly night!' been formed by the partial col- lapse of the bank during flood time. From the river there was a narrow tunnel leading out of, the water, up which the croco- dile had dragged the uncon- scious native. Sheer terror kept him from moving a muscle, for less than a foot from his face was the crocodile's tail. The reptile lay. lengthwise along the tunnel entrance, its head toward the river, guarding its victim from any marauder, The boy was able to see all this, for although the entrance sloped down and into the water, there was a small hole in the roof of the cavern through which the last ray of daylight was filtering. The place was foul and stinking, and rotting and putrid remains of some animals lay beneath him. He could feel the surge and movements of t h e maggots against his side. Suddenly the crocodile moved and the native thought for s second time that his last mom- ent had come. Butthe reptile crawled away from hime and down the tunnel to disappear into the water. The native was not slow in taking advantage of the amazing chance offered him by fate, The crocodile's teeth had badly lacerated his right thigh and the wounds were bleeding, but no bones were broken. Frantically and hysterically he clawed with his hands and nails at the small opening in the earth above him, each moment fearing the return of the crocodile which would again attack him before he could make his escape. Event- ually, panting and exhausted, he was able to enlarge the hole sufficiently to crawl through and into the open air, among the sweet-smelling reeds and grasses which grew above the fetid larder of the reptile. The sun had set by the time he made his .escape. He ran away into the bush with no sense of direction, only the de- sire to get as far away from the river as possible. At 1 a s t, through exhaustion, he col- lapsed unconscious. When once more he regained his senses the moon was up, and he soon found his way back to the.village. From a distance he called for help from his family and friends, who by now were sleeping in their huts. But his troubles were by no means over. Hearing his call, the simple, superstitious villagers thought it was the voice of his ghost re- turning to haunt them, for he was dead, as so many could bear witness, dragged down into the water and drowned. • The natives believed his spirit had come back to entice them from the safety of their huts, whereupon ft would carry them off to the river as further vic- tims. As no one would help him, the native tattered and 'crawled into the village. In his weakness he - staggefed and fell, tripping over objects on the ground. The mud, which had covered him from head to foot while he lay in the crocodile's lair, had now dried a dirty grey over his black skin. In the moonlight he looked white and ghostly.., All this made them believe that he was the evil spirit of their friend and they barricaded' their huts against him. 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