The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-08-15
THE BULLETIN.
Publication ONCE. Bu11etin BuildiDg.
Washington Avenue.
HOMES LIMITATIONS.

DIR. HOMES LATEST NORTHUMBERLAND
AIR SUSPENSIONS.
Lord Lindsay sendstbe following extra
ordinary story to the Spirituaiisf. ION the
evening of the 18th Of July, was show
ing some experiments in my laboratory to
Lord Adare, Mr.. Bergheim, Mr.. Home
and my brother-in-law. 1t occurred TO
me " try II Home was able TO see mag
net In the dark. This IL an experiment
which believe was made by eicken bach,
and although, like myself he was never
able to distinguish the light, yet he found
number OF persons who did see II
under test conditions. l asked Mr..
Home, and he expressed himself
willing to try the experiment. I then
took into one Of my rooms, which was to-
tally dark, large permanent magnet, and
having removed the armsturc, 1 placed II
on the floor near the wall, at u considera-
Bile distance from the door. Mr.. Home
was then brought into the room, and re-
manned standing near tho door for some
moments. He then said be saw some sort
OF light on the floor In the corner of the
room, and Immediately said TO me, "Give
me your hand, and ! win show you exact
ly where L see it. He then led me
straight across the room, and without the
least hesitation stopped down and placed
my hand on the magnet. I have been
trying for more than two years 10 get
a satisfactory result 10 this expert
ment, but hitherto with only doubtful sue
cess. The instrument used was large
compound magnet, capable of sustaining a
weight Of twenty pounds. may mention
that on another occasion was sitting with
Mr.. Home and Lord Adare, and a Cousin
Of his. During the sitting Mr.. Home
went into trance, and In that state was
carried out Of the window in the room naxt
TO where we were, and was brought in at
our window. The distance between the
windows was about seven feet ak inches,
and there was not the slightest foothold
between thcm, nor was there
more than twelve-inch projee-
ton to each window, which served
as u ledge to put flowers on.
We heard the window 10 the next room
lifted up, and almost Immediately after
we saw Home floating in the air outside
our window. The moon was shining full
into the room; my back was 10 ihe light,
and saw the shadow on the wall of the
window sill, and Homes fee, about six n-
ches above it, He remained in this posi-
sNh sci n 40" oSSohubt sbAh tIhAooG tu6
window and glided into the room feet
foremost and sat down Lord Adare then
went into the next room TO look al the
window from which he had
been carried il was raised about
eighteen inches, and he expressed bis won
der how Mr.. Home had been taken through
so narrow an aperture. Home said, (still
in tranes) Il will show you;" and then,
with his back TO the window, he leaned
back, and was shot out Of the aperture head
first with the body rigid, and then re-
turned quite quietly. The window Ia
about seventy feet from the ground. !
very much doubt whether any skiilful
tight-rope dencer would like to attempt q
feat Of this description, where the only
means Of crossing would DO by pcrilous
leap, or being borne across in such man.
ner as ] have described, placing the ques.
ton of the light side.