those persons whom he attacks into vampires like himself. Such is the vampire of the legends of these countries, and such, it may be added, he is in all essential particulars the same to-day. For among the poorer and more ignorant peasantry of Silesia, Poland, Hungary, and especially Crete, the vampire belief is by no means eradicated. It still exists. A traveler in the latter country informed the writer he witnessed a few years ago the ceremony of exorcising a vampire. It was the same method in use a hundred and fifty years ago. The body was dug up, the heart removed and burned on the seashore. Among the old charms this was the only one considered effective. Driving a stake through the vampire’s heart, whipping his grave with a hazel switch wielded by a virgin not less than twenty-five years old, putting pieces of silver in his month, tying up his jaws tightly, were all of no avail—the vampire continued to return until his body was exhumed and incinerated.     From a large collection of vampire stories these are a few of the best. The story of the Arnold Paul vampire gained a wide celebrity in Europe about 1725. Arnold Paul was a peasant who lived on the borders of Hungary. Near Madnerga he fell from a wagon and was crushed to death. He was duly buried and forgotten. Thirty years later four persons had died, each with a small incision in his throat, the edges of which were purplish. Another person, a young girl, declared that in the night she had awakened with a terrible feeling of suffocation. In the dim light she recognized Arnold Paul, and cried, “Avaunt vampire, in Jesus’ name,” and the vampire immediately vanished.

Paul’s grave was opened and his body was found to present strong signs of life. There were traces of blood about his lips and blood on his hands. The ambassador of Louis XL was present at the disinterment and stated that the full life blood was in the cheeks of the supposed corpse. Paul’s body was burned, his ashes scattered to the four winds, and from that time the vampire vexed Madnerga no more.     Another vampire story is taken from a book containing many, which was published under the protection of the Bishop of Olmutz in 1706. A herdsman named Blow, who lived near Kadam, in Bohemia, was suspected of being a vampire while in life. After his death and burial several persons were killed and the flocks about the place were sadly decimated. Blow’s grave was opened. He sat up, confessed he was a vampire, and defied the villagers to prevent him from glutting his fearful appetite. A stake was put into his coffin by direction of a physician, whereupon the vampire thanked them ironically. That night he arose and killed three persons, beside twenty head of cattle. His body was carried out of the village and burned, his blood gushing forth the while, and his lips uttering fearful cries. Another somewhat fearful case in Graditz is attested by two officials of the tribunal of Belgrade, and the king’s officers, who were present as ocular witnesses at the operation of destroying the vampire.     Mr. Pashley relates that a man of note was buried in St. George’s church in Kalkrati in the Island of Crete. In the popular belief he was in life a vampire. An arch was built over his grave to hold him down. One night a shepherd lay