Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-06-15
Psychometry.
MAouoN. Knox Co. Illinois.

Mr.. EDIroR:-As this place is some
what distinguished for the develop
ment Of strange phenomena. perhaps
your readers will not take it as all in
trusion if relate few, that have
lately fallen under my observation
Although these phenomena, have
been of various kinds, including Spir
itualism in its various modes of mani
fesiation; yet, will confne my pres
ent remarks to Psychometry-a sub
ject scarcely less wonderful, and GER
tainly. more easily demonstrated, than
spirit rappings, or table-turning. By
Psychometry is meant, as | understand |
it, the science which enables certain
impossible persons to delineate the
characters of others, by merely hold
lng line of their autograph in the
hand or pressing it upon the forehead.
They also claim to he able to detect
counterfeit money, in the same man.
ner.
There is a young lady residing here,
who believe, possesses this remarka-
bic power. The cause of this belief
is partly given in the following facts:
She has never failed to detect coun-
terfelt money, though frequently tested
in various ways, / have known her TO
delneale several characters, by i'm
pressions re eived in the way above
specified, and always to my almost en-
are satisfaction. As a specimen l
send you delineation written by her,
while holding in her hand the receipt
which received from you few weeks
ago. positively affirm, that do not
believe that she had any other clue to
your character than the impression re-
ceived from your autograph on the bit
of paper she held, folded mp as before
mentioned, (she never looked at the
writmg.) Toprevent her receiving
any assistance from my mind, l pur-
posely kept myself interested, during
the whole time she was writing, in an
entirely different subject.
w. HEBRON.
We must decline publishing the
very flattering deliniation of character
of our humble self that accompanied
the above. To test the matter further,
we sent an autograph again, together
with the autograph OF Messrs, Hit,
Rowland and Edwards. The second
delineation is entirely different affair
flom the first. except in one particular
The spirits insist upon it, that we are
"fond of good music and exhibit con-
siderable taste in that line" How
that would tickle John Ingle! though
we can beat him singing, the mos
musical day he ever saw. The delin.
{ cations of the others, are but little
5 more correct. For instance, the spir.
its make Mr.. Hit, every benevolent
and sympathetic"-Mr. Rowland o.
Z "good mechanical ingenuity-can con
: struct and..plan we'll" Why. no body
: ever saw him whiting, even a shin.
! gle, or il they did, he wasn't making
any thing out of it but "shavens. -
0 OF Mr. Edwards they say che is at
r tached to money making. and has con
: siderable skill in that line" Shades
of Gerard Edwards skilled in money
. makingl That would make Bro. Ed
!. dy laugh, until he would almost cry
e On the whole, we must consider tn,
affair, one grand humbug, and we ar,
!, sorry to find our young friend ST
wrapt up in it. Were il not, that w
can publish articles more amusing ant
more profitable, we would publish tn
=. FIVE deliniations, without the names
and give any person a years subscrip
:. ton, who would apply the right name
= to them, after know what four mel
. were deliniated.
However, as people love to be hum
:, plugged, we will say that the perso
: who possesses this remarkable power
: of feeling heads by spiritualism, hun
: dreds Of miles off, is Miss Calista A
Selby, Maquon, Knox. county, Illinois
, and any flour readers can test he
skill by enclosing the name of one O
y more persons, and so cents for eac'
:, delireation asked for.