Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-10-18
0ntriyaliBg the SpiritualiStS,

The London correspondent of the Dub
I'm Daily Express says DR.. Lynn, the
son of an English clergyman, following
the bent of a rowing disposition, with
which Englishmen, in common with Irish
men and Scotchmen, are sometimes
cEarCeable), at an early age left his coun
try, literally for his country's good, and
has returned, after eight years absence
skilled in every department of "the occult
art Whatever the Hindoo iugglers or
the japanese wonder-workers could i'm
part he has acquired, and his Iissom fnc>
ers can accomplish. More important still
whatever the most highly gifted Of the
spiritualists and their familliars can per-
form shrouded in darkness, he can repeat.
without confederate or mechanical con
triynnce, in the open day. DR. Lynn.
during brief visit to London with view
to make preparations for a winters cam
paign Che is, | understand, to visit Dublin
before setting down here), gave three
private SeaRceS, at two of which | was
present. Avoiding the toy>tricks of pro-
fessors of magic who come from various
points of the compass and astonish child
rem of every growth his programme is
stored with Eastern novelties. and his per
formances is the perfection of sleieht of
hand The closest observer Is bafled nv
his astounding dexterity, and the case and
erraaa ith ,vhrcb h, ,,,,.l = f- IL. e.. :
accomplished are as admirable as the dex-
terity is marvellous | will mention but
one or two items A graphic writer upon
Japan some time since made the world
acquainted with the most graceful and
beautiful, and at the same time wonderful.
Of all the feats performed by the iucglers
Of that country. They were the top and
butterfly trick. \ top is set spinning in
the air; on its decent it is caught on the
point Of sword, where it whirls merilv
then it is brought a'ong the keen edge to
the handle; when it renews its flight to
be again caught; and ultimately it is sent
like miniature Blondin. across a silkcn
thread which is invisible to the audience !;
sometimes it descends the slack some
times ascends the hill, but is always sure
of foot, and waltzes its way over the mar
row path, from the boxes of theatre to
the back Of the stage, as readily as across
drawing room. The butterflies are cut
ont of many colored paper, and fly about
as if endowed with life In obedience to
the wave Of a fan, they fly high or 1y
low; now they flutter over a ladv's boquet
now they light upon the spray of wreath.
now they gyrate, moth-like, round gas
Jet This feat alone Is sufficient to take
the town by storm But what will he said
Of the greatest Of the 'spiritualists' tricks.
viz, the writing on the arm? Let me
briefly state my own experience of it.
was requested by DR.. Lynn TO write the
name Of any person, of any country, who
had died since the world began. did 50
in a remote part of the room, before leav-
inc which ! tightly folded the paper on
which the name was written until it re-
sembled a doctors pill, and placed it on a
table, where it remained in presence of
and close To, all present except DR.. Lynn
That he did not touch it, and that he had
no means Of ascertaining what the name
was beyond the meacra hint to be derived
from a reply to his question of how many
words and letteys it consisted, ! can posi-
lively youch Within two minutes the
name was traced upon his arm. in letters
each of which, if may say, so was an
enlarged fac simiiie Of my own Eve
other names were written by different
persons, and one was selected at random
out Of the five, and with precisely simi-
lar result On the previous evening
thirteen Indies were present, as we'll az a
number Of professional men--lights OF
law, literature, and medical science; a
name was written by each lady, TO the
unspeakable amazement of all present
the writing on the arm corresponded with
the writing on the crumpled paper in the
I Iady's hand This was Fosters great
spiritual trick and it is to the credit o
Dr. Lynn that he utterly discIaims and
laughs at the idea Of spiritual agency IL
its performance.