Kepler and the Wonderful Boy Heinecke.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2934, 26 June 1888, Page 3

Kepler and the Wonderful Boy Heinecke.

In the Medium and Daybreak of 21st January, 1887, it is related by the

well-known investigator A.T.T.P. that lie had a communication from the astronomer, Kepler, The control confessed with remorse that on one occasion he had taken possession of the organism of an infant from which the spint had that moment departed. He inhabited the form of the child for more than four years, and during that

time the most astounding mental phenomena was exhibited by the child. he could argue with wfflrffliglisli fluently and quote Latin, and carry on conversation about mathematics and history. The name of the child was Christian Heinrich Heinecke. Being anxious to know whether this marvellous child had attracted attention during his short life, I spent some time lately in the Public Library consulting biographical dictionaries, and at last in that copious work Biographie Universelle, I found the following account of Christian Henri Heineclte. He is designated as one of the most surprising phenomena that has ever appeared among men. All the journals of the time spoke of him, and particular notice was taken of him in the Memoires de Trevona, • January, 1731. An account of his life was also written by Schonietl, his Jp teacher, and Martini published a ™ special dissertation on the case in 1730, He was born at JUubeck in _U72I. He could speak almost as soon /Is he was born; and atone time knew Jtlie events recorded in the Pentateuch; at three, the history of the Bible; at four he new the testament; at 2|years lie talked of questions in history and geography; he learned Latin and French with great ease, His food was .milk alone, and an attempt was made to wean him, but he fell sick soon after. He saw his end approaching with all the firmness of a man, and the confidence of a faithful christian. He died at Lu'oeck in his sth year. This J boy had a brother, C. H. Heinecke, a well-known statesmsu of the period, who was born in 170G, and died in 1792.