The New York herald., 1870-01-25
INSPIRED PAINTING.
The Latest Kink in Clairvoyance-Mysterio
''Hanrii Anseldimerl," Unseen BLACK
Eagle" and Blindfolded Mrs. Blair
An Artistic Trinity.

A select number OF believers IN raps ana taps
spiritual mystery, moonshine and mopihg pni'Oso-
phy together with few sceptics and cynics, assem-
bIed yesterday afternoon at the ONCE OF the Unt
rerse Of Thirty second street ana Broadway
for the purpose OF witnessing something new In the
way or spiritual manifestation. Invitations mad
been exten ded to a large number OF persons ihIe-
rested OF supposed 10 be interested In the perform
ance OF disomDodied individuals OF no earthly ac-
count and much was evidently expected from the
press, which was well represented. The kind OF en-
tertainment offered can be described in few
words.
Mrs. Blair, fresh looking Yankee woman, o.
whom 10 would be improper 10 say she had not ar
rived at the years OF discretion, undertook, merely
Tor experiment sake, to draw doweis ana fruits with
one brush and several kinds OF drugs Dlindfolded
and without having, as she asserted ever received
any instruction IN the art OF drawing This was
mysterious; but the means by which Mrs. BLAIR, her
oily, shrewd looking and irrasclble husband, fat,
nord young man. two gentlemen with dropping
eyes and enormously long hair, and some spiritual
lades present said the thing done was yet more
wonderful An Italian artist named HanrIi Ansel-
dimeri, q VINO lived on the banks OF the Arno and
painted flowers 100 years ago, selected Mrs. Blair as
dt and proper person to reproduce his works for
the benefit OF American civilization. But
though artist--and Italian at that-Hanrii
was brute. lie imposed such conditions as none
but . devoted medium from Massachusetts wOnld
accept He insisted that instead OF the ordinary
tcrias for drawing In oils, she should use 1.-TWO fam
ny dyes washing blue st1k Of gamooge and blue
hid from mortal view by ugly bandages during the
hours when the lazy Hanri condescended to use her
nlmble fingers In painting leaves and MOVERS But
more maddening and difficult to he understood
whether proceeding from tho Italian or not IT Is I'M
possible to say. "big inJun' known In the happy
hunting grounds Black Eagle was TO be present in
her tongue while Hanrii possessed her fingers anu
was expected to jabDer Cnoctaw or some other taw
during every exhibition OF her skill as an involuntary
artist.
some ''ady frlendsn bound handkerchief round
Mrs. Blars eyes and Ihen after the usual shivering
qua shaking characteristic or mortal possessed by
spirit. Mrs. Blair seized brush ana began painting
on card. She did not seem TO have much difficulty
IN drawing nondescript iower III very quick time
although apparently Dlindioldcd, and Black Eaglc
English. The lady's lett arm is cut or below the
elbow, but nevertheless she held the card before
her snc also Oruamented them with buds and
leaves, but with more difficulty. II was pc
that thing was done backwards, and even the
cards, the names on which were read aloud by
BLACK Eage,n when that savage was requested TO
SHOW his knowledge or German text, had to be
turned upside down in order that the medium
mgnt have them properly In her llilnds eye. some
remark beng maze by gentleman present upon
this peculiarItyc was not interdiced-
the medium, or rather Black Eagle said:-"if you
ken oookshnary better than we ken, then you Try, "
announcement which received with the llvli-
manifestations OF delight by the ladies, the hairy
| gentlemen and the fat young man.
number Of cards having been spiritually be-
snleared, the medium got no and retired to bed
| room, as II nothing had happened but
was induced TO come out again after q
lttle While, for the further amusement OF "Black
Hawk" 'Hanril Anseldlmerli' and the religious
instruction OF two sceptcs who fingered in the
room. The writer tied the baildage on the lady's
eyes this time by request and was sorry afterwards
for doing so for the Indian was on the warpath and
lianrll s,uffing himself with macaroni, and the
medium shivcred and shook III VAIN Inc influence
not to be mad. The oily and keen MIR. Blair saw
tins at once and got mad; then gentleman argued
with him; there was sharp war OF words; several
| the medium-everyD body but one young man near
| the window, He never took his eyes of the lady
| and when he observed her, as he and others did
oeXterousiy showing up the banda2e from ner eyes
he spoke right out IN meeting" declared that the
whole thing was humbug and lett the room IN hlgf
dudgeon The reporters lett with him; but the Ions
haired men, the fat boy and all the ladies remained
/ ru console the medium