Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1866-02-21

0utrivallng the Spiritualists

The London correspondent Of Dab.
lin Daily Express says:
CDR. Lynn, the son of an English
clergyman, following the bent of
rowing disposition with which Eng
lishmen, in common with Irishmen ard
ScOtchmeu, are sometimes chargeablc,)
at an early age left his country, lite
rally for his country's good, and has
returned, after eight years absence,
skilled in every department of the ''oc-
cult art" Whatever the Hindo0 Jug
gler or the japanese wonder-workers
could impart he has acquired, and his
lissOm fingers can accomplish. More
important still, whatever the most
highly-gifted of the spiritualists and
their tamiliars can perform shrouded in
darkness, he can repeat, without con
trivance, in the open day. DR. Lynn,
during a brief visit to London, with
view to make operations fora winters
campaign Che is, | underst; nd, to visit
Dublin before settling down here,)
gave three private secanos, at two OF
which | was present. Avoiding the
tOy-tricks Of professors Of magic who
come from various points of the com
pass 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 bafled by his as
founding dexterity, and the ease and
grace with which the most difficult
feat is accomplished are az admirable
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 all the
feats performed By the jugglers of that
country. They were the top and but
terhy trick A top is set spinning in
the air on its descent it is caught on
the point of sword, where it whirls
merrily; then it is brought along the
keen edge to the handle; then it re-
news its fight to be again caught and
ultimately it is sent, like a miniature
Blondin, across u silken thread which
is invisible to the audience sometimes
it descends the slack, sometimes as
cends the hill, but it is always sure of
foot, and waltzes its way over the mar
row path, from the boxes of a theatre
to the back of the stage, as readily as
across a drawing-room. The butter
flies are cut out Of many colored pa
per, and fly about as if endowed with
life. In obedience to the wave of the
fan, they fly high, or they fly low;
now they futter over a lady's boquet,
now they light upon the spray of
wreath, now they gyrate, moth-like,
round gas,iet This feat alone is suf.
ficient to take the town by storm. But
what will be said Of the greatest Of
'spiritualsts' tricks, viz: the writing
on the arm Let me briefly state my
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. | did so in a
remote part of the room, before leaving
which | tightly folded the paper in
which the name was written until it
resembled a doctors pill, and placed
III OI IelUiCj NhSIC IL III lilC
presence OF, and close to, all present,
except DR.. Lynn. That he did not
touch it, and that be had no means of
ascertaining what the name was be-
yond the meagre hint to be derived
from reply to his question Of how
many words and letters it consisted, |
can positively vouch, Within two
minutes the name was traced upon
his arm, and letters each of which if l
may say so, was an enlarged tac sinlt-
Ic of nv own Five other names were
written by different persons, and one
was selected at random out of the five
and with precisely similar result.
On the previous evening thirteen la
dies were present, as well as number
of professional men-lights of law.