European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 3, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                In the provinces sent him to Paris to further his Art. Historians claim Duc Ornet chose subjects that mirrored his own Handicap. The painting Here is of St. Denis of Paris converted by St. Paul but then beheaded by the romans. Many know that the Musee de Cluny at 6 place Paul pain eve contains the famous Gobelin tapestry the lady with he Unicorn but few know that the Horn of the Unicorn can also be viewed on the premises. Only incurably doubting Thomases maintain it is simply the tooth of a whale. In the same room no. 19, there is a bust of St. Mabilia one of the 11,000 virgins who following the example of St. Ursula chose death Over submitting to the unbaptized hordes of Lusty huns near Cologne. The bust contains a piece of the Saint s Skull. The so called convulsion its of St. Medard stripes photo de Reavis must have been an awesome gathering. From 1727 to 1732 the cemetery of St. Medard was the stomping grounds of More than 1,000 hysterical women who would gather to practice self flagellation. Supposedly it All began with the Early death of the Young and Rich Deacon Francois de Paris who ruined his health in the service of the poor. At first admiring friends gathered at his grave to mourn but soon swarms of unmarried Young women joined these once quiet memorial services and soon began practising Wilder forms of self inflicted bodily pain to overcome their grief. Soon there were two schools of practice at the grave the saute uses who leaped enthralled upon the grave and the Maul uses who for hours imitated the noise of cats. In addition there were those driven to flagellation and More severe forms of masochism. It Tobias Schmidt tested the first Guillotine on a couple of sheep in the courtyard left of his Paris Home. This residence on the Cour do Commerce below housed the presses that printed morals journal Friend of the people Bottom Entrance to the Cour do Commerce from Boulevard St. Germain. Stripes photo de Reavis got to the Point that they would hire Strong Young men to beat them. As some of the Young men apparently finding this Job much to their own pleasure began crucifying the women and worse police stepped in and put a Stop to it All. In 1853, a statue of marshal Michel Ney was placed on the Corner of Boulevard Montparnasse and Boulevard St. Michel that Marks the spot where Napoleon s bravest of the Brave was executed when it was unveiled Rodin called it the most Beautiful in  the sculptor Francois rude depicted Ney in his favorite pose sword drawn leading his troop into the fray. Later the statue was moved to the other Side of the Street to make Way for subway construction and there it now stands in front of the famous Bistro Clos Erie Des Lilas. After the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo Ney continued on Page 8 april 3,1986 stripes Magazine