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tering her room, she gave me such iook-it
will forever follow met was q look Of agony,
mingled with intensest loye--it was the last
nutterable pang from a heart that Was broken.
ITO be concluded In our noxt.l
WONDERFUL PSYCHOLOGICAL PHENOM.
l- ENA 49, 49,

The rappings and knockings are to be put in
the shade by the advent among the New York
ers OF Mons. Gandon and his nephew. The
Ddy BOOK says their performance has filed the
editor with wonder, and is far in advance of the
other mysterious phenomena Yecently read Of.
M. Gandon, q gentleman just arrived from
Paris, has brought with him nephew, a quick.
intelligent young man Of seventeen, whose life
and intellectual consciousness appear to be ab-
solutely identical with that of his uncle master.
The best way to give the reader an idea Of this
strange and confounding matter is to describe
in Fosters own words what he saw and heard
VI NJ Gandon and his nephew being introduced
to him, the young man took his station at some
distance, with his back towards him, while the
uncle stood looking over his shoulder, at the
desk. The young man knows no language but
French, as Foster was informed by a gentleman
of yeracity, well known to him. He then wrote
the date of his birth, and asked the young man
IN. Gandon, the uncle, not saying asword nor
making motion) to read it. He did 20, accu-
rately. He set down column of figures, and
requested the young man to give the total. He
did so, as before, without word from his un-
Gle, quicker than Foster could add them up.
He wrote the names Of several gentlemen in the
room, which the young Frenchman instantly
gave with the English pronunciation, $500.
One of Mr., F.'s little daughters, accompanied
by friend, at this moment came in, and he
wrote her name. g What is the name Of my
youngest daughter ~ he then inquired, in Eng
lish. Nina" was the immediate response.
What is her sisters name?" "Georgina."
He then wrote the name of the little Nina's fa-
vorite flower, and asked, in English, "What
flower does she love best 7" He answered, at
once, Violet" He wrote again: What is
the favorite flower of this other little lady"
"Rose. He wrote again: What have we
now written ?"
"Italian.'
"What are the words ?"
" "Amo-una-donzella."
In French? ?"
"J'aime une demoiselle."
{" In English"
81 love young lady," a
1t is to be remembered that the questions
were always put in English, and that the uncle
never raised hts eyes from what Foster had
written, and never exchanged word nor sign
with his nephew. This Foster says he krsows---
for you may be sure he watched him close
enough. He then left the young man standing
where he was, and passed into the printing Of
flee, quite out of his sight. Going to case he
picked up letter, and inquired, in English
'What type is this?'
"E," (giying the English pronunciation.)
''What is this %
(After an instant's hesitation )--"Double- co."
The letter not being in the French alpha
bet Foster supposes NJ. Gandon himself hest
tated before remembering its name. With this
exception, the answers were all given instanta-
neously. ~ e.
Several other experiments were tried, every
one of which was attended with the same per-
feet success. These people do not have to ask
the consent Of the spirits for going on with their
experiments. They are always ready, and al
ways the same result is produced. Foster does
not pretend to explain-he only writes what he
knows, and to exclaim with Horatio,
ooh, day and night, but this is wondrous strange"
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