Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-12-18

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hands upon the surface. While six of our
number strove to hold it down with main
force, it was violentif aErenehed from our
grasp. and thrown soaie SIX or eight feet. up
on the bed The medium was lifted Violently
from the floor, at various distances, while we
held him By the hand. He was lifted bodily
from the floor and made to stand upnn the
centre of the table; and again. stretched upon
his back thereon. Being seated in his chair,
very near the table, his chair was elevated
several inches from the floor, white we had our
hand on its back. II was hoped about the
room ike frog; and when it was al proper
angular distance from the table (the Medium
yet seated) it was suddenly transferred. bear
ing the medium with It, upon the table. He
was sitting as compoSedly as if nothing had
happened. 1t was drawn ups high from the
table that the mediums head bumped against
the wall. 1t was then thrown upon the floor,
and the medium was hurled upon the bed at
the same time.
a leg of the table, which was slightly loose
when we began the session, was suddenly
wrenehed off and hurled upon the bed as USE
less. Now came on heavier table, one of
mahogany, weighing ninety pounds. We
stood AT the side of the medium successfully,
took hold of this table with him, and felt il
begin to move about until it had obtained a
fair equilibrium. It's farther legs were then
lifted, and the table itself was gently turned
topsy turvy, rising some distance above US
and then settled down upon our head, resting
thereon as lightly as feather pillow. Three
of US found it difficult and awkward lob to
perform this feat at all, that is, to place it up
on the heads Of two others stationed at its OPP
poslte side, without pressing their Uranium
pretty sensibly. This table was also tossed
about, pitched sover, raised to the wall, cast
upon the bed, &c., with as inuch apparent
ease as was the other
Occasionally, a pillow would be thrown
from the bed at some one of the company,
while all stood in circle with Joined hands.
Every one IA the room was touched BY an
unknown hand. An unknown face was some
times brought in contact with the hand of
some of US. Others were pinched. By re-
quest they began to touch US more forcibly.-
We now, two by two, shifted our POSITIONS in
the circle, so that one could hold each hand
OF the medium, and thereby experience more
sensible demonstrations. One of the number
was designated to take lis turn, BY the throw
of pillow at his head. While waiting for a
touch, it was remarked that kind of tanning
in the face was Enthusiastically applied by an
unknown power. 1t was cool current of
air. Directly upon this, something like
heavy arm or leg, as Of some entity floating
over US, quite heavily grazed our heads brush
ing The hair aside; in other words, throwing
1t all in heap; and while one OF the party
was striving to explain how it was. and to
describe its manner, he was slapped upon the
forehead so smaTtiy that every one in the loom
heard the spank. 1t would have been consid-
cred sound one in q nursery. The fingers
of this hand were distinctly felt. Their tips
dom III /.
The blow was quick, and somewhat slanted
towards the left side of the person frs sruck.
The second blow was almost immediate, and
applied to person at the first ones left. He
was also struck upon the forehead One I'm
ger projected over the eyebrow, and was felt
on the upper part of the eyelid. 1t was q small
hand, with delicate but very nimbe fingers
The sensation, or the smart, was felt for if
teen or twenty minutes after the slap. Others
were slapped. One received pretty round
blow on the back Of his neck Another had
il ON his cheek, and SO on.
We now again surrounded the table,
half sheet of paper with pencil upon it. was
held under the table By one hand of the medi.
um, the other hand being on its surface with
the rest of ours. Several sentences were writ.
in this way by that pencil. The paper was
shaken quite severely, as if seized by a New
ioundland dog. The pencil was also made 10
rap upon the under side of the table. These
experiments were repeated several times with
success.
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parlor TO witness an experiment or two on
the piano, we entered the room, and the nedi-
UNI, while standing upon the flour, PLAYED
several tunes, the piano rising and falling a
re" inches, and keeping excellent time with
lne music by Its lie 5. Tunes were then play
ed with the 1Eolian attachment, the medium
yet standing upon the floor at arms length
from the piano, and not touching the medal Of
the instrument. Again, while his finoers
were running merrily over the keyes, the nj
ano became suddenly mute; rot sound wae
heard. BY request its music was resumed as
before. FINALLY each of the party was bid
''Good night''-hsn name being wrapped upon
the piano case according to the number of its
syllables-and we left the house about QUAR-.
ter past ten.
All THIS was done promptly, to the entire
satisfaction of every one present. Not single
request was refused; no hestancy was evinc.
ed; not an error was committed 1t was at a
private residence; no fee of admission and
IN presence of ten persons, exclusive of the
gentleman of the house and Of the medium
Eight OF thase were skeptical, but were fully
convinced before they left. 1t was executed
inside OF three hours. We leave comments
for our readers to make as they please. We
s'ate SOBER facts. w.