The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-05-11
JENNIE FERRIS.
sMs spis,t PEOPLE Nsghsiy sssncss-
fWhaths Done. "

She Was Come-Great GaofnGs-en Among
- srsslt respIe- Nssnsiy sssnc.s-
Mrs. Jennie Ferris, whocver she may
be, has como to town like old Dan Tucker,
and is holding nightly seances atone Of our
principal hotels. These seances, at which
Mrs. Ferris spiritualistic powers are ex-
hibited, are receiving the countenance OF
many prominent citizens, and one Of our
most influential ministers graced the cir
Gle on Tuesday uisht. Last night the
s'maniisstAsion we're again made mani.
fest, and all the believers were beyond ex-
preston grauAsd BY the powers Of the re-
marksble Ferris. ~
Mrs. Ferris is . magnetic medium and
has intimate relations with spirit named
Richard, who IL whole team in the land
Of shades. He - in business in the third
sphers. and has become 80 independent
that IN his time IL NOT required In his store.
He can therefore devote considerable at
teution TO the Affairs Of earth. In order
70 do 80 in the most acceptable manner he
has had the good sense 10 select Mrs. Fer
ris as his medium. Besides Richard, Bell
and Rose, female spirits, are familiars Of
the Ferris. These girls, after entering the
spirit land, were very busy for while get
ting the hang Of things but having done so
in satisfactory manner, have joinsd Rich
ard In an attempt to confer blessings upon
mankind. In furtherance of this noble
object, they aid Richard in playing gui-
tars, tambou rines, drums, violins, etc, in
the dark; and, in order that the salvation
of the world may be assured beyond doubt,
they occasionally slip solid rings OF iron
on persons clasping hands. Only very
skeptical persons can claim that these as
tonishing spiritual feats will have litsle'in-
huence in ameliorating the evils Of the
world or in bringing speedily the dawn of
the millennium. Every time Dick strikes
upon the tambourine, tear is dried; eve
ry time Bell jingles the bells the poor are
blessed with bread; every time Rose goes
for the guitnr home is made happy.
Now, these are blessings which no philan-
thropist should throw over his shoulder,
and we must congratulate Mrs. Ferris on
being the medium of such benevolent dem
liens of the other world. The Madame
has been in Mobile, and has admirers in
that city who have given her the following
peculiar testimonial Of appreciation"
II will rspsy : perusal:
Jfrs. Jsnmie 1s,vis: Pernit us, in be-
halfof oorsslvo sad such OF our citizens
% have Had the gSSd fortune TO witness
your recent seances il this City, to return
to you and the Spirits controlling you,
our most sincere acknowledgements Of
high regard and, furthermore, TO inform
the Public in behalf Of yourself and the
Spirit Band, that we have witnessed,
through your Nediumship and their cour-
tesies the most satisfactory testimonials OF
Life Beyond.
Through you, as magnetic medium,
your controlling Spirits have sent us mes
sages written by their own hands have
spoken to US with their own lips, touched
US with their own hands, and shown US
their own forms They have thrown solid
rings Of iron, wood and leather on our
arms while we held firmly to your hands;
and while thus held or tied yourself, and
while the hands Of oil the company were
firmly clasped with each other, your con-
trolling Spirits have handled us familiarity,
transported our various articles Of APP
parel or tied US, rs their seeming humors
suggested. Under these conditions they
have played, as with deafening din, in
mid air, guitars, tamborines, drums, vio-
Inns, trumpets, music boxes and Ginning
bells by the score. t.
In addition, your descriptions of our kin
dred spirits, IS we'll a. of personal charac-
ter were, SO far as we know or could judge,
easy, apt and accurate. All this and much
more OF . strange, suggestive and uncom-
pretended character, we have witnessed
and hereby attest.
Be pleased, worthy and esteemed friend,
to sccept for yourself and Spirit Band
Bell, Rosa, Richard and others, this humble
tribute Of grateful regard from your hon.
ored and prohted friends,
Y. A. CARR, NJ. D., ]. N. HoLMSEL,
oooLE,M.D, R.BoMroRD OVEN,
JHo. BOWEN, JNo.J .6eHEPHH1D,
y. 8. BEERS, MRS. j. H. POPE
A. M. QUIoLEY, T. GIVEN,
And others.
1890