PUZZLED SCIENTISTS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 134, 29 February 1908, Page 12

PUZZLED SCIENTISTS.

JUGGED HARE MYSTERY. '

■' A discovery mado recently in the 1 Piiris catacombs is puzzling a number ,of scientists.

- Tho whole south 91" Paris is honeycombed with catacombs, of which a! ■small portion is used as a receptacle for the bones from old Paris cemeteries. A professor from the Natural History Museum started, to carry out experiments un>lergrouni, Ho entered tho catacombs beneath the Jardjn des Plantes, accompanied by three laboratory assistants, an engineer, and sill attendant.

The professor went in the direction of the Boulevard St. Michel. After a time ho canie uppn a large pyramid-shaped mound which obstructed tho passage. Holding torchso plosb to the wound tho-party discovered thfit tho pyramid was composed entirely of cats' heads, numbering many thousands. Those 011 the top wore freshly cut.- l'ho mound had evjdontly been 'accumulating for years; . It seemed entirely inexplicable how tho heads camo to bo iri an unfrequented passage'underground. ' - While tho scientists woro puzzling their brains and trying to imagino tho existence of a secret scct of religious fanatics, tho engineer unfolded a plan of tho catacombs.' From this .document they, discovered that they wore under the premises of' a well-known cheap restaurant which makes a special feature of jugged haro at popular prices. Closo by an air-shaft passed through the collars of the restaurant in question.