THE EAU CLAIRE LEADER

Eau Claire, Wisconsin, U.S.A.

2 December 1947

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Elixir of Life

Proves Failure.

Hastings, England—Aleister Crowley, magician and mystic, claimed that when he was 40 he had distilled and drunk the true elixir of life supposed to prolong life forever. Tonight, at 72, he died.