Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-10-30
SPIRIT FACES.
Aa Exhibition of the Higher Man.
ffesiRIlOns OF Spiritaaiism.

An Exhibition of the Higher Man
ifesiRIlOns of Spiritaaiism.
From the London Telegraph
/ am abont to attempt what ! mn
i avare is O difficult task-namely, to de-
scribe aispassiouatsly and judicially one
of those so.aalled higher manifesto.
tons" of Spiritualism about which peo-
pie are apt 10 write and speak too much,
as it appears TO ms, in the capacity OF
advocates for or against; ! shall en-,
deayor to describe what | saw here in
London a few nights ago, as impartially ly
as judge might sum up . casa from his
notes Of evidence. 1t is literally what ]
am doing / am transcribing rough notes
made at the time, and. on the spot where
the eirclm stances which | narrate oc-
Cured. impapel the British public to
say whether they think have seen some
thingsvery remarkable, sor been eyre
giously gulled.
A few days ago received an invita-
ten from Spirtualistic friend to attend
one OF the seances of lady whom l
mrst call Miss Blank, because her name
is not public property. She is not a
professional medium; she receives no
money from those who visit her house,
and has no wish TO have that residence
besieged, as Il certainly would be if |
gave the slightest clge TO her name and
address. She has no destrA, so she Gays,
even for notoriety on the score NJ the
manifestations of which she is the IN
willing agent or medium. TIE peculiar
character of these manifestations is
the production of the spirit face, or
even partial form, no longer in dark
ness, but under a streng light. Now, !
had seen tables dance and seen them
rap; had witaessed Mr.. Homes Lev.
italion, and listened 10 John King
unspirit-like voice; had even Lslt spirit
hands, as they we're called, oH6e or
twice; bot all these manifestations, eX-
cept the fitting and the rapping, had
taken place in thA dark, and / object to
darkness. love light, like an ancient
Greek. 1t was the light element, !
frankly confess, which mostly attrGctsd
me to the seance of Miss Blank. Miss
Blanks papa-for the young lady ia but
81 siktaen-lives on the outskirts OF LoH-
don, as Spiritualists always seem to do,
and is q respectable man in some small
commercial line of life Besides the
medium, who is a pretty Jewish-llke
little gill, there were thfeR oi1eF Qhil-
dren present all Of whom diseoarsea oil
spirits in a most ofhand way Mammal
aaa aunt made up the domestic portion
of our circle, and there we're besides the
editor offs StiFitnalistic journal, another
pronounced Spirlt4alist, doctor from
the country, who had had s9Wething to
do with developing the medium, aA9 bad
been converted BY Der to the doctrines
of spiritualism, aH cid gentleman from
Manchester and myseif-elegeB ID all,
irrespective Of our little hostess, The
pretty medium.
After brief confab in the front parlor
We Aeseended to the neither regions,
where the spirits we're in the habit Of
making their appearance in small
breakfastrOOm next 20 the G.tphen. The
original method Of development" Vas
simple IN the extreme. Miss Blank went
into the room alone. A curtain was
stastched across the open doorway, leav
ing an aperture OF about a foot deep at
the top: and ~ This rather Punch and
Judy.like opening poriicEs Of the spirit
face gradually showed tLeuseis sesa. FIRST
a nose, then ~ ear, etc.-to the circle
who sat on the stairs. Now, however, |
that the power vas more developed, a !
sort Of corner cupboard bad been Ened 4
up with two doors opening ip the uslel
manner from the center, aud an aper- |
ture Of some eighteen inches square 10 !
d.e Fixed portion at the top. AT this
was loli the faces would appear A
lamp on Q tElis in the other corner OF
the room vas 50 ergsFse5 as to shed
bright light on tbs OPENING Nhile; it !
left the FeEt Of the snail apartment IN I
fubdued bat still in fnI light. exam !
ined the cupboard o. cabinet carefully, |
put a chair IN, and saw little Miss Blank
carefully shut up inside like pct Of
Jam or a pound Of candles. A rope Eas
put in her lap the object Of which will !
appear anon, and We all sat round ike
a party Of groWn-up children waiting for
the mage is3iern.
We we're told " &ng, and so we did
at least the resi did, for tSs songs we're
Spiritualistie ones for the most ps-t,
which ] did not know, They we're pretty
fheerfpl little hynns. such as "Handiu
Ri.a.ea With Angels, The Beautiful
ana LcrEfeiiov's "Footsteps Of