Fair play., 1874-07-30
Haliucinaiion Of IA Maryland Woman.

( The latest instance nf superstition come.
from Crmteryilic. Maryland. where Mi>
Fannie i.alr.mrrc claims 10 have seen til,
Celestial City. Among her many won
slcriui prulhc>icS She stated that hcr l.i>
''vi>it IL the heavenly world would occii!
June 10. and that she would remain in
tr:incc until 10 Il. M on the 10Th. \ rs'
porter visited her hom,, on the tliy named
and found the youn. la,iy on :, h+l in /:
l,irior in Il rigid condition. with hc:i,
slightly thrown back. and eyes closed. buI
breathing quite naturally. Between !,
and II O'Clock she im.licitr,lby Il motion {"
her finger that she wished to write. alicI
Il pencil WAS placed between her fingers
and paper against the pencil. when >ht
commenced writing. She wrote but Il few
words. AMI cvri these no one. il seemed
could read. After waiting for several min
utcs the youn" lady spoke IL follows
| LET all leave her presence for ten min
utc>.' OF course. the command was iin-
nc.iatcly "l'ryr,l. and She WAS lett alone
but at The end of ten minutes the crowd
again filed the room.
She rcniailicl in tiii, condition until
about 2..jU. when She again spoke. SAYING.
Fake her body and place il erect in the
,linng-room until O'clock" This or
der WAS Immediately ohcycd. and >h. r.
manned standn" until the time named a:
those around her in the meantime cil-
gagged in singing and prayer. When |
o'clock arrivc.! al was quiet. In :,
few minutes she spoke about aS follows
Il am now in Paradise. ;lll it has been re-
veacd To Glr thai this is tn. last time that
shall go into Il trance. a. you call it,.
There arc n;lny here who do not believe
IL. 81 81, l. l., :,
they will remain until O'Clock tomorrow
morning they will all bc convinced. will
now answer any question that may hc
asked me-" Here she ceased. an,! after Il
few moments silence ,lifltreH. parties
commenced questioning her. hut She fail
cd TO give :. direct answer Il any. though.
i'm fact. she answered all. After numerous
questions had been asked her. none of
which Were important. she requested that
''hcr body be- taken and laid upon the bed
and left alone for twenty minutes" This
WAS done. and after the expiration Of
twenty minutes She WAS again surrounded
and piled with questions with about the
same suc,r'SS ;iS al first.
Last winter the belief ,pr:ln~ up :mono
some of her visitors that her flesh woul,:
not burn while she WAS in her rigid con
diii"n. and in order 10 di>proyc this Il gen
tlcmaii placed 4 live coal of tire in her
hand. which burned her severely. In one
of her frances. however. she assured them
that "n the next day she would pass into Il
>ir>m. and that her hand would be- sudden
~ healed. and stated further that she was
Ia have oniy twenty seven pains arising
from il. AZ each pain struck her ,iie
would name Il certain chapter in the Bible.
and If ANY OF those chapters are read in iur
hearing she will pass oil into Il deep sleep
before TWO lines have been read. and re-
main :" until the book is laid aside. when
she suddenly awakes. In the evening at
exactly the hour she named. She was taken
with Il >pa>in. which remained upon her
for exactly five minutes. and upon her re-
covery she asked to have the banlagr re-
moved from her hand. and when il WAS
!onO her hand wa> found tn be entirely
heal d. and new skin formed over tie
wounded place. and she has not tclt Il sin
gle pain in that hand since.
On the lSt of June. while in a trance. She
her friends that on the 18th Of
har month she would have a hard contest |
with the devil. and predicted The exact |
lour. Promptly at that hour "n the day |
iimrd she passed into an unconscious |
tate. AMI in a minute or two WAS in a ter
'hle rage. apparently crazy. and attempted
4" commit suicide. She was seized. how
yer. and tied into a chair. the work re-
luirin" the strength OF four men. After
While III" informed those near her that >hr
lad triumphed over the devil. and had CON
uered him. AMI in 4 minute or two It
urncd IN Consciousness. In five Wears
ime she is Ia take the pulpit. There are
uif. a number who believe il i> the Snirit
I God working through her. In personal
pptaranCe She does not appear diseased
he is Il brunette. neither handsome nor
anlely. and would weigh between lSo and
~ pounds. and appeared quite robust and
fronC