, 1869-05-04
SPIRIT PHOTOGRAPHY"
4 Mystery DfspeIIed--Hosv the
Thing IL Done.
The Art" In Chicago.

une G! tie sensations Of the day-as,a viii mlnr
people II Is an absorbing onc-ls the hnm't,s
known As ''sp7ls photog1arhy.' .,l:v iurt.
spiritual circles have gone fairly DISTRACTED pvs
the thing, anti the determined manner in viii,
the municipal authorities Of Gotham nc
fighting the dc.usion tcEIn1ts Que Of th:.
persecution Of tho U1tclcs, OF Salem, 50 man7
years age. In the oil days every valley, nnantcln,
Grotso aau lalcie. na It's protecting geGil or spl.-
IL, but slucc this pleasant tc.nE L2s been csplol-
cd, ind these dseE5o2d wanderers hare tase1
up the!t a.osle Ii Photograph galleries, Il nr3per
EcEarh for cafeftr!sc demands that erc-y c!.y or
any ?rettasicn sa.i1'l b. III possession 1l al es
tall!s,nvn; endowed Hitl Ecit-re9ail,e.l y,ir1f
whose serictS cau BE- called into reaulsi.t)a o.
inc shortest i~,sstic notice. Chicago is now th:.x
In oeeordance With en Invitation from Nj, vii
NaM saaT. photographer q. iN!s city, tr-
porter q InE IHIstSE ie-t":'sa; afternoon n2il
nis csteai.a'uent v:Sss t.: 1ae purpose OF wis-
ne-s:n1 the 1'sst i-.,sai II spirit photography
HE shaw has III 3.st tiln- given the subject con
tu high s1atc Of perfection i3.r;ac his u.st ns-
tcHP;s ~ The rc:5:-e, re:I:.. 3 II. nutr;s.-y /,
p'ace bottle fl HG:I Guy ts!... tn SUBJECT.
b. entirely ,ientt I'll viii. ALL, .ts.vt OF ctyay
II tu tho sthteet, 1t = putrrA IL. ,,,4tn Iil ll
PtlCisei: :Et sI1ie elect.
In order that m "a huIs.,IS'' U,es y, rr.-.-4,l
and tie wool tlri+n over his rvcs. tie r~T:-- hia
se sttso1 for picture. aEl Irsn: s.e so:l.t4l
the e..os!. roo, II T.: had Lcca - ia;at. biz IL.
latter a.stnafoN lNvp:Trs III I...Jt:a. n Mastu-
.uE Ett calculated TO lL1prJy: 10: a1r'.-a...:St,
OF - EcAl clothes The ntCatirc E1Nr i-as n7r-
ls7eI III the regular WY. anu depeuaa& toaH his
=eAt. III due tlc;r cailte tue wort - al E,a AMI
tho H.: graph T-a taker. Wa!le fat Eti.er "a.
IL his shar, 1ntentIr gazing iEso The buus-e5c a.
the ta:ue:a, Nr. Sh1W:. assistant hal we:renr.t
his face ali hailds to tic complexion Of 3 barrel
Of aoar, End nhel s!epuncat !cFt the char
he soos nost;9a hs,!ts t. and notate! s::t!,iy
caEcrn tiy IN Ins'a1t, again replaced, a.I the
spirit Photograph vi. eomr!et..
l. MAs XrGat suecess. THE photograph OF thc
DARK rarsrrrRnJ, ard Just beanl HIN stan Is q
rhcsty iorn scarcely tlscrTni!e, ay'l get perfect
as ghost might wAGt TO he. III ane:ner r!e;urc
the telEsun as still tporc heiyhteneL W1ea The
c.cA the xhos;lE farGl o. the astis:13t wls plac.
!N.med!a1ely tn frput Of the eha!r, and b this
e:a Ia The photo rFlnh. one looS.S clair through
the weattehle,f form ol the ehos. At the subject
Split Is ths ren perfection OF airy m.stncss, and
Is well ea!tuiit.@ to !mpnss ths true believe, as
ar EnI4rihIs VISITOR.
Nhers deception Is intended It Is Int n-ces .a1y
Vie h'El oct Of The room lie is generally willing
t. cn. because ne well kuoxs tas: his cwn picture
cannot 10 taken without bis presence, Aad few
wnnl! suspect that that Of the ghost could sufse-
I1cElly be added ~
M1s Sl1aw, who Is handsome blonde, " It'll very
EGht cu.is. makes beautiful sp:!t, hecanse the
lighter the object tho better defined Il the i'm
Preston. = let one IL Inclined to believe In this
hunoaf, Il ID IN easy Hattcr for the Imagination
to recognize almost au1 useuess In the spirit i'm
preston, tveu to that Of m oli grandfather whom
hne has npver seen.
0f ali the hnnsuas that laye yot Deen folsre1i
upon . credulnas public, this WAS tho beet con-
cIlyel, hut, Ike its many predecessors. IL hAa
finally been crowded to the wall. ali whatever
vtstfge there yet remains Of the t'raenomenou'
Will ne doubt soon follow after.