NO OTHER LOVER.
JAPANESE PRINCE WHO LEFT HIS BRAIN FOR SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION,
Following" the death of the late Prince Katsura, the Japanese papers publish photographs of Miss Okoi, described as the “pet” of the deceased statesman, who, as soon as she heard of the Prince’s death, ordered her maids to cut off her black hair, and, having set up a photograph of the Prince on an altar, offered lien treasured tresses in sacrifice. Japenese women frequently do this as a token that they will not seek another lover or husband. i The late Prince some time before his death expressed the wish that when lie died his body should be dissected ami. his brain removed, as he was of opinion that the brain of a man who worked as hard as_ lie did would he an interesting acquisition for the Imperial University. The post-mortem examination revealed the fact that the Prince died of cancer on the liver. The brain, was found to weigh I.GOO grammes) and was of exactly the same weight as that of Kant.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 3526, 30 December 1913, Page 3
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176NO OTHER LOVER. Gisborne Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 3526, 30 December 1913, Page 3
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