Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1865-10-14
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The London correspondent Of the Dub.
lin Daily Express says
DR.. Lyon, the son Of an English clergy.
man, following the bent OF q rowing dis
position with which Englishmcn, In com.
mon with Irisbmen and Scotchmen, are
sometimes chsrgesble.) st an early age
left bis country, literally or his good, and
has returned after eight years absence,
skilled In every department OF the occult
srt. Whatever the IIiudoo jugglers or
the japanese wonder.workers could impart
he has acquired end bis lissome Gpgers
can accomplish. More mp r ant still,
whatever the most highly gifted Of the
spir tunl s's hnl their fan ilars tan form
shrouded in darkness he can repeat, With
out co fed rate or me, han cal contrivance,
in The open day, nrur
DIR. Lyon, during brief visit 10 Lon.
don, with view to make preparations for
o winters campign (he Is, | understand, to
visit Dublin before settling down here,)
gave three private exhibitions, I two Of
which ] was present Avoiding the tcy
tricks Of professors OF msgic who come
from various points Of the compass and
astonish children Of every growth, bis pro-
gramme is stored with Eastern novelties.
and his performance is the perfection OF
sleight OF hand. The closest observer Is
buffled by his astounding dexterity, aud
the ease and grace with which tho moss
difficult feat is accomplished are as admira-
BILE as the dexterity 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 oil the feass per.
formed by tie juggers Of that country
They were the top and butterfly trick. A
top is sent spinning in the air; on it's de
seen, IL is csught on the point of q sword,
shere it whirls merry; then it is brought
along the keen edge TO the handle; then il
reuews its fight to be again caught; and
ultimately it is sent. q miniature Blondin,
across sikeu thread which is invisible to
the audience; sometimes II descends the
slack sometimes assends the bill, but is
always sure Of foot, and wal;zes its way
over the narrow path, from the boxes Of g
theatre TO the back Of the stage, IS readily
as accros q drawing room. The butter
| flies are cut out Of many colored paper,
and fly about as If endowed With life. Iu
obedience TO the wave Of fan they ay high
or fly low; now they futter over . ladys
bouquet. now they light upon the spray Of
wreath, now they gyrsse, mothlike,
round gasjct This feat alone Is snfi
cient TO take the town by storm.
But what will be said of the greatest Of
The spirtublst tricks viz: the writing on
the arm? Let me briefly state my expert
ence it. was requested by DR.. Lyon
died since the world began. i did so in q
remote part Of the room, before leaving
which tightly folded the paper on which
to write the name Of any person OF any
country, who has the name was written
until it resembled o dee or pill, and
| placed ]: on . tatle where it remained in
presence Of and closeto all present except
Doctor Lyon That be did not tuch il,
and that be had no means Of ascertain.
ing what the name was beyond the
meagre hint to be derived from . re.
ply to his question Of how many words
and letters il consisted, l can positively
vouch. Within two minutes the nome was
traced on bis arm, and in letters each OF
which, il / may say SO, was an enlarged
facsimile Of my own. Five otb.r names
we're written by other persons, and one was
selected at random out Of the Eve, and
with precisely similar result. On the
previous evening thirteen ladies we're pres
ent. as we'll as q number OF professional
gen. lemen-Iights Of law. literature and
medical science; meme was written BY
each lady, aud thirteen times, TO the 10,
speakable engagement Of ell present, the
writing on the arm correspouded with the
writing on the crumpled paper iu each
lady's hand. This was Fosters great
spiritual trick; and it 10 TO the credit Of Dr.
Lyon that be utterly disclaims and laughs
st the idea of spiritual agency in its perfor.
nance.