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APPENDIX.
It was in the year 1839 that I had returned to Lahore, after
having visited the European continent and my native country.
I enjoyed the pleasure, on my return, of being the companion
of General Yentura, who was also hastening to India to resume
his duties. On our voyage, we had many conversations, among
which, the events which had happened during my absence
from Lahore underwent discussion. On that occasion, the Gen.
eral related to me an occurrence which, at first, I could scarcely
believe, thinking it a pure invention or a mere joke; but I soon
became persuaded that he was in earnest. I give it here with
the remark only, that, after having arrived at Lahore, I heard
it confirmed by other persons, in whose statements I could also
place confidence.
Runjeet Sing—thus runs the narrative—was told that a saat,
or faqueer, living in the mountains, was able to keep himself
in a state resembling death, and would allow himself to be even
buried, without injuring or endangering his life, provided they
would remove or release him from the grave after espiration
of a fised time, he being in the possession of the means of re-
suscitatinghimself again. The Maharajah thought it impossible.
Toconvincehimself of thetruth of the assertion, he ordered
the faqueer to be brought to his court, and caused him to undergo
the experiment, assuring him that no precaution would be omit-
ted to discover whether it was a deception. In consequence, tho
faqueer, in the presence of the court, placed himself in a com-
plete state of asphyxia, having all the appearance of death.
In that state, he was wrapped in the linen on which he was
sitting, theesal of Eunjeet Sing was stamped thereon, and it
It was in the year 1839 that I had returned to Lahore, after
having visited the European continent and my native country.
I enjoyed the pleasure, on my return, of being the companion
of General Yentura, who was also hastening to India to resume
his duties. On our voyage, we had many conversations, among
which, the events which had happened during my absence
from Lahore underwent discussion. On that occasion, the Gen.
eral related to me an occurrence which, at first, I could scarcely
believe, thinking it a pure invention or a mere joke; but I soon
became persuaded that he was in earnest. I give it here with
the remark only, that, after having arrived at Lahore, I heard
it confirmed by other persons, in whose statements I could also
place confidence.
Runjeet Sing—thus runs the narrative—was told that a saat,
or faqueer, living in the mountains, was able to keep himself
in a state resembling death, and would allow himself to be even
buried, without injuring or endangering his life, provided they
would remove or release him from the grave after espiration
of a fised time, he being in the possession of the means of re-
suscitatinghimself again. The Maharajah thought it impossible.
Toconvincehimself of thetruth of the assertion, he ordered
the faqueer to be brought to his court, and caused him to undergo
the experiment, assuring him that no precaution would be omit-
ted to discover whether it was a deception. In consequence, tho
faqueer, in the presence of the court, placed himself in a com-
plete state of asphyxia, having all the appearance of death.
In that state, he was wrapped in the linen on which he was
sitting, theesal of Eunjeet Sing was stamped thereon, and it