It was placed on a card and
put in position on a shelf in the British Museum in March, 1845.
In March, 1850 after having been gummed to a label for five
years, it was noticed to have an apparent growth on its mouth and
was taken out and placed in water, when it soon showed signs of
life and ate cabbage leaves offered to it. It has been said, we
think with credible evidence, that cereal seeds found in the
tombs with mummies have grown when planted, and Harley quotes an
instance of a gentleman who took some berries, possibly the
remnants of Pharaoh's daughter's last meal, coming as they did
from her mummified stomach after lying dormant in an Egyptian
tomb many centuries, and planted them in his garden, where they
soon grew, and he shortly had a bush as flourishing as any of
those emanating from fresh seeds.
Human hibernation is an extremely rare anomaly. Only the fakirs
of India seem to have developed this power, and even the gifted
ones there are seldom seen. Many theories have been advanced to
explain this ability of the fakirs, and many persons have
discredited all the stories relative to their powers; on the
other hand, all who have witnessed their exhibitions are
convinced of their genuineness.
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