Zorastro : a romance / by Creswick J. Thompson [pseud.].

  • Charles Thompson
Date:
1899
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Credit: Zorastro : a romance / by Creswick J. Thompson [pseud.]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    appeared, as if pressed against the inside of the glass. It gradually grew, till it attained the size of an ordinary human face. It was that of a young girl of great beauty ; every feature was distinct. After it had assumed a certain degree of clearness, it gradually disappeared, the colour faded, and the water became colourless once more. The Count replaced it in the cabinet, then taking the other jar, he tapped the top in the same manner, and again repeated the formula. No sooner had he done so than the water became blood red, and the face of a man, bearing a horrible expression, gradu- ally appeared, and then, after a few moments, like the other, slowly faded away. “ They have now existed sixty days,” said the Count, as he replaced the jars and closed the doors of the cabinet; “but I hope they will yet grow and assume form.” “ Thou hast been more successful than Trithemius or myself,” said Zorastro. “ On what do they subsist ? ” asked Karl. “ Simply on a little fresh chicken’s blood, which is placed in the jars once a week,” replied the Count.