Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-11-26
Prom the New York Evening Post,
MR.. DEXTER IN THE FIELD AGAIN.


'woSDRoUs DEEDs'-nE HAS A VISION AND MAKES
"i iai A MACHINE.
Oar readers will remember that the ingenious
Mr.. Dexter, who formerly kept an oyster saloon
at the corner Of Blocker street and Broadway, at
tracted numerous visitors to his place by an exhi-
5ition Of dancing hats, which, placed on the coun-
ter or floor, ,ripped about without any visible
agency, in good time with o violin which discours-|
ed music without human touch. These strange
phenomena created quite a sensation among spir-
itualists, and, we believe, converted several skep-
tics to q fai h in superhuman agencies. Many
prominent spiritualists visited the place and ex-
pressed entire satisfaction. They were unable to
detect any trick, Notwithstanding they examined
the sub bascn ent, and why a hat, placed upon
a plain board, should dance, unless moved by q
departed spirit, vas what they could not under
stand.
On a given day. however, Dir. Dexter disabused
the minds Of his friends, and to their utter amaze
ment showed them thatthe performance was effect
ed by ingenious machinery, in the construction Of
which be had been aided by a spiritualist. The
The counter and floor we're perforated by numer'
Gus holes, and wires of almost imperceptible size
were arranged, cOnverging to a bole formerly a
welD under the basement steps, where a man
worked The machine without any danger of discov-
cry. As to the music, a man under the floor play
ed a violin directly beneath the one which was
seen by the spectators, and the sounds seemed to
proceed from the visible violin.
Mr.. Dexter next opened his exhibition in the
floating bath-house off the Battery, and added o
49, -zzl.. n z-o.Jl L.-- La
emily on the smooth wall, where it would hang as
if held by invisible power, Now" says Dexter
to his spectator, "wave your hand abou. your head
and tell il to come down." No sooner had the
spectator performed this mystic motion, and Or
dered the hat to drop, than down it fell.
Mr.. Dexter has, it seems, determined once more
to astonish mankind with his performances. He
has issued cards, announcing 'Wondrous Deeds,
No. a Carroll Place, (Bleeckcr %street,)' and the
public, at twenty-five cents each, can enter the
parlor and witness the strange performances, and
Mr.. Dexter has a bar; at whichEhis customers
can regale themselves with liquors and cigars.
In the parlor be has erected a curious sort oil
circular table, with a brace to each of the four
legs. The top of the table is a rim, perhaps four
inches wide, painted black, with the alphabet in
largeISwhite letters on the upper sside. In the
centre is a small black rod extending to the floor
where it rests on a cross-bar of brass, ,and to-. 1.-The
upper end of which is. attached a ssmall index
When 'the circle" is ready to witness the phe
nomena, Mr.. Dexter calls upon the index to be-
gin, whereupon iticommences to revolve, stopping
at certain letters and spelling out a message. I am
happy to meet you here, was one of the messs &c,
spelled on. recently. Who is.happy to meet me :
Your departed friend'was the reply;fiom which,,
would appear that the agencies which Mr.. Dexter
invokes do not adopt the approved photography.
Mr.. Dexter has also a piano which he calls up
, on to play, and Immediately one hears sound
which might be produced by touching the wires o
q piano, or the strings of a violin.
Mr.. Dexter has taken a title. He is no longe
. plain Mr.. Dexter he is professor" Dexter. Fur
thermore, tho Professor claims to have had a Wis
] ion, in which the machine was, to use his Owl
i words, presented to his Imagination" He j
; not certain whether he was awake or asleep Blu
/. as nearly as he can recollect he was about hal
asleep and half awake. He tried several ma
Z chimes, but none of them would work, until b
followed his vision and constructed the one dss
cribed.
A spiritualist visited Mr.. Dexter recently, an
in the course of conversation asked him if he wa
I not spoken of often in Judge Edmond's book. MI
Dexter replied that it was very likely, as Their
had been considerable printed about him, and tn
spiritualist was evidently impressed in no SINAI
degree with Mr., Dexter's Importance, and mani
: Tested his respect by calling him DR.. Dexter. Tn
y D-r.zo. l,J ,ok 30 Ia tba tronbla IN avnla;p Tho
he was not the DR.. Dexter who assisted Judg
Edmonds to write his first book on spiritualism
a but seemed quite willing to enjoy the greatness
Unexpectedly thrust upon him.
II is due to Mr., Dexter to add that be charge
/ no admittance to his barroom.