The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-02-16

i Thooe Of our readers Wb0 have not haC
an oppor uni,y 10 waeess this wonder
fui exhibition, may be Interested 10 tbs
following brief sketch Of tue incident.
and manifestations Of wha, 10 called toe
Ozark Sesnce."
| 1, IS given on the open stage, Witn
! alterations ofligot and darkness. Pro.
lessor Fay aud one Of the Davenport Bro
theirs are seated Que IN either side Of,
aud four or Eve feet from, u table. upou
which are piled several musiral iostru-
m-nts, including guitar, vIOiin AMI tam
BORNE TIE lights nre turned down a
T. y minutes; a RI. ket ike h- m~nlpu-
Iation of ropes ~nsu~s, 'he lights are
restored and Professor Fay AID Nj.
Davenport APPEAR securely tied uo"o IL
eneir cu,Irs, and also % the table legs
Tue Comm tee ~ inspection, selec ed b.
the audience. ex mine the ropes aud
pronounc- them to be securely tied IN
what Is know rs he sailor knot. 1he
hauds of each are found tied behind
AMI tDeuce down TO the FOUND OF The
CHAIR. Aud TO make things sure, The
knots are seaied vi b wax A piece of
paper Is placed under ~nch fUOi ana one
OF the cumWitt~e marks round tie boot
with n pencIi, aud places piece 'fc
OF each foo. SO that II would ne aos''-
iutely impossible for Ell her of the per-
FORMERS 10 move during The subsequent
darkness and replace ms fret exartiy
where hey bad beeu, and without knOck
ing OF the coins. Several musical m
Ian.
aud t,mburIn-, are placed On the tabl-,
each having been rubbed with III rsphor'
US, IN order that Tvs movements and
course may be observed anu traced by
the spectators. The duors entering upon
the sage are closed and sealed, aud ih-
committee ARE so stationed that IL must
be impossible tor any one 10 approach
from the audience without discovery.
The lights are shen extIuguish-d, aud al
sounds ali together, fall mo the utmost
commotion, aud by means OF the phoS-
pnuruS. are seen IL rise IN the air and
move to vnrlous quarters OF the sage,
where they are found when light Is re
stur. To the hall la The meantime, as
the committee assert, no D has moved
on the 'nge, md the Performers ar-
found securely tied dosn To tbelr chairs
exactly in the same situation, the c"lus
remaining on their fee, aud their feei
precisely on he line I, bat had Or. n mara
ed round them. IL is, of course, clear
to the spectators thar the men with their |
hands ned 4 d no, touch the Instrum- Its,
AID least of all Go.e them to distant
quarters of The stage, that being phys
zeal InpossiUi.Ity; aud he conmttee OF
Iuves ika,inn pledge their bOuor tba'
they did not move from their several
) 'ations during the manifestation, and
That no person sIrred upOu the stage |
during that time.
Again The hall is darkened similar
houses are heard, and at the moment
" ueu H. ut Is restored. Professor Fay 5
coat is seen d, ing from has back, aligh''
log hfteen or twenty fee, ot among the
,ud,ruce Tue Professor appearing III
his SHIRT sleeves With his hands tied
firmly rs before Que of the committee
axes off his own coat and lays II upon
he IauIe ; the lights are e1tlnguished
Tor few minutes tue usual racket tn
Professor Fay appears with the otner
nau coat on. aud bound AS before
How a person win MS hands tied behIud
him, aud otherwise bound immOSaoi.,
-au take off Ut put on his coat, Is the
,-rpiening mystery.
Daraue>s again tor minute or so, The
-ommIttee sIuuGIug AT II distauce, when
great rutIlIUg OF ropes Is beard, as
nuuyu the parties were being united
rht is restored. and Professor Fay ana
Da,-npurl rise and walk away from their
hairs, wholly nnbuund. Tue question
:, how aud by whom nre they united
they we're not CLOSE enough 10 aid each
,th-r. and no other psrsun was ~Ithir
wrn'y feet IF them. After this, Pro-
essur Fay, Mr.. Davenport aud The gen
iemrn OF the commiitee, formed a circle
oand the table, hoidIng each oth-rs
lands " i b Il hrm grasp, and having ihr
-v-rai musical Instruments pied up on
he liable. Darkness ensues the ID-
I rumeut> are played on, rise 10 the air
bove their heads, and are distributed
mung the several Individuals Of the car
lie, who have been holding each Others
.nds all the tine. Who moved the
and tf-cted the di-tribu'ion!I
TIE foregoing are the chief incidents
nd manifrs atioDs of The Dark oeance,
I'D it must BE- admitted that they are
TO human reason IL
uouli be added that all these experI
rents ami demonstrations t,ke place
nder the close observation of con
,i,tr- OF we'll known cit.zens chosen ry Z