FIRE-WALKING
MATTER OF TECHNIQUE
LONDON UNIVERSITY TESTS
■ ••.-. LONDON, April 9. The ancient "mystery" of fire-walk-ing was blown out by tests in Surrey supervised by the London University Council of Psychical Investigation. Aimed Hussain, an Indian fire-walker, after intoning a long prayer, walked bare-foot along a trench filled with glowing wood and charcoal heated to 750 degrees Centigrade. Hussain's feet were mildly blistered. Three young London men followecr ana tney were burned slightly more severely.
Mri Harry Price,, secretary of the council, made a statement that the only secret of • flre-walking Is technique, y ■ • \ •' '; ■' : :
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 85, 12 April 1937, Page 9
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93FIRE-WALKING Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 85, 12 April 1937, Page 9
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