Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 May 1887 — Smelling the Soul. [ARTICLE]

Smelling the Soul.

A German physician, Prof. Jaeger, has had the temerity to assert that he can smell the sonl. German scholars have discovered, however, that the art of smelling souls was alreadv known in antiqnity, and is mentioned in the Bible. They quote from the Talmud Sanhedrin the following curious story v “Two and a half years Bar Coziba reigned. Then he said to the rabbis: ‘lam the Messiah!’ The rabbis ob-. jected to this assumption, and said: ‘lt is written about the Messiah that He judges according to the smell; if thou canst do it we will believe thee.’ As he failed in the attempt they killed him. ” —Jewish Messmger.

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