Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1865-10-20
sPIRITUALIsM VS., JVGGLERY.


The raYis correspondent of the Dublin Duily Err
press says:
'Dr. Lynn, the son of an English clergyman,
following the bent of a rowing disposition, &C an,
early age, left his county and has returned after
eight years absence, skilled in every department OF
the occult art. Whatever the lIindno iugglers or
the Japanese wunder-worRers could impart be has
acquired and his fissome 6ngers can accomplish
More important still, whatever the most highly
gifted of the spirituasts and their faniliars can
perform shronded in darkness, he can repeat witb-
out confederate or mechanical coptriyance,. in tho
open day,
"Dr. Lynn, during brief visit to London, with
view to make preparations for winters campaign
he Is understand, TO visit Dublin before settling
down here,) gave three private gedaees at two of
which was present. Avoiding the toy-tricks Of
professors OF magic who come from various points
of the compass and astonish children of every
growth, his programme is stored with eastern
novelties, and his performance is the perfection Of
slight of hand The closest observer Is baffled by
his astounding dexterity, and the ease aud grace
with which the most difficult feat is accomplished
are as admirable as the dexterity is marvellous.
81 will mention but one of two items, A graphic
writer upon Japan some time since made the world
acquainted with the most graceful and bcauti fbi
and at the same time most wonderful, o Of all the
feats performed by the ugglers of that country
They were the top and butterfly tricks. A top "a
set spinning in the air; on its descent ii Is caught
on tile point OF a sword, where It wirls merrily,
then 1t is brought along the keen edge TO the
hanile then it renews its flight to be agpiA caugbtj
and ultimately il is sent, like miniature, Bondin,
across silken thread which IS Invisible to the
dence sometimes ascends the hill but Is always
sure of foot, and waltzes Its way over the narrow
path, from the boxes Of theatre 10 the back Of
the stage, az readily as across drawing room.---
The butterflies are cnt out Of many colored paper,
ence to the wave of a fan they fly high or fly low;
now they hutter over lady's boquetj now they
light upon the spray Of wreath, now gyrate,
moth-like, round gas jets. This feat alone is suf-
cent to take the town by storm
"But what will be said of the greatest Of tho
ispiriualists tricks viz: the writing OF 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 has died since the
world began.s did so in remote part of tha
room, before leaving which l tightly folded tho
paper on which the name was written, until it
rcsembled doctors pill and placed it on the table,
where 1t 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 ascertaiag what the
name was beyond the meager hint to be derived
from areply to his questions ofhow many words and
letters 1t comprised, can positively vouch. Within
two minutes the name was traced upon his arm
and in letters each of which, If may say so, was
an enlarged fac smile of my own, Five other
names were written by different persons, and one
was selected at random out of The ave, aud with
prescisely simila result. On the previous evening
thirteen ladies were present, well number of
professional men-lights Of law, literature and
medical science; name was written by each lady,
and thirteen to the unspeakabe aniazement of all
present. the writing on the arm coresponded with
the writing on the crumbled paper in the lady ys
hand. This was Fosters great spiritual trick and
. IA tnfn Iyp that ba nttarIx lie
claims and laughs at the idea of spiritual agency in
its performance" I'D. l..... ,ie ~ lssd