The New York herald., 1874-12-28
sLADE "oUT OF HIS OWN HOUSE"

Your correspondent, sAn Inquirer,n asserts in
your issue OF Tuesday that "Slade can't get mate
rializations out OF his own house." In justice to me
ana TO the pubic will you, in accordance with
your well known spirit OF fairness, give place to
the following statement from under the hand of
Mr.. +. A. Hermance, gentleman prominently con-
nected for many years with the New York and
New Haven Railroad, and now residing in New
Havena The extract is taken from late work en-
titled "Tne Identity of Primitive Christianity and
Modern Spirituaism," by Eugene Crowell, NJ. D.,
page 49, vol. l. HENRY SLADE.
Having witnessed the manifestation of spirits
in form at DR.. Slades residence In New York, and
although thoroughly convinced OF their genuine
ness yet to give my family and others where
reside the benefit OF testing them, l. with others,
requested DR.. Slade to visit New Haven in his
capacity as medical practitioner. AS Dr. Slade
was to be my guest thought 1t favor
able opportunity to see II the materializa.
tions or spirit forms could be effected in my
own house where no arrangements for the use Of
wires, pasteboard, pictures &C.. could possibly be
made without my knowledge. Not communicating
my plans to any person, purchased q piece Of
black cambria about three feet square, the GEN.
ire of which cut an aperture over foot square,
carefully keeping 1t from the view OF any one
until the evening OF DR.. Slade's visit to my house.
The evening was mostly spent giving tests to
skepucs. Dy spirits writing on o slate with a
piece OF pencil no larger than the head Of
pin. the slate being held in most instances by the
skeptics while DR.. Sade's hands were in plain
sight on the top OF the table, the writing giving
the names OF relatives and friends OF those hold
ing the slate, though long slaoe deceased. In many
cases the slate was not held bv any one, but SIM
ply laid over the small bit Of pencil on the table,
which all present could see was its position, as
Tor all was accomplished In tul light, showing
plainly the position oil Dr. Slades hands, Ieet and
Tnoe person ma a. sne tme 80 evident was t. tnas
writing that not even q suspicion or unalrness
on his part was once ninted at by the intel
and investigating this wonderful phenomenon.
Most OF the evening having passed as above men-
ing It up before me and looking through the aper
pied, Good; let US try it." Tnls remarK mar
monized with my convictions and previous expe-
rlence, regarding DR.. Slades Willingness to allow
the fullest investigation or the conditions and sur
through his medlumship. We at once repaired 20
my parior without further notice or preparation.
room. shout the centre Of which was fastened
one emu oil my cambria cloth, the other end falling
ABOUT six inches below the upper end OF the table,
IN the centre OF the room, around which two OF my
were soon seated, all joining hands Tne light
visible in the room. We had not been seated more
tnan one minute before ball or light appeared
human nan head ana out @ Of "i that developed the well
defined features OF bright. intelligent lace, which
was clearly recognized Dy those present except
by DR.. Slade, who never saw the spirit In earth
OF New Haven, whose wife was one OF the four per.
sons witnessing the coming oI her spirit son, who
left them about two years ago beloved by ali who
knew him. Another sitting was had the same
evening" 1t winch were two others OF my family
and Mr.. Whiting, with the same result as before,
except that spirit form also appeared between
the Cambria cloth and the table. Strange to say,
during these sttings the gasllght would be
manifestations seemed to require. The Seance
closed by Dr. Slade being entranced by his Indian
guide. owasso, who promised tnat the next even
ing the spirit would be able TO present Itself more
plainly. The next evening this promise was more
than fulfilled, as the same spirit appeared twelve
times. Al one time, as he appeared 80 lifelike to
mother asked, AS we saw his hand resting on the
cloth IN the aperture, "Park, do you wish to
thruss ms arm through the opening with an ex-
preston OF Joy and delight IN the direction OF his
mother. anu with great effort to speak, which
he did not succeed IN doing his power became
exhausted and he vanished from our sight. The
persons who witnessed this were Mr.. and Mrs.
Whiting-iatner and mother OF Park Wniting-and
Two young lady acquaintances These manliesta-
tions were given in my house all unexpected to
Dr. Slade, IL being the irst time the grand test OF
naturalization has been given with HIM outside
MS own house. The house and furniture were
nine; the cord and cambrlc curtain purchased oy
me, and all the surroundings ol sucn Character
that DR.. sade, ASIDE from his wonderful medium
powers, could no more have produced or assisted
in producing those manifestations without my
knowing II than he could overturn my house by
whlstllng at 1t. have made this statement be-
cause 1 oeileve that justice to DR.. slade and the
interest which every human being has IN having
the iactS oil these phenomena LARRY tested re-
quire lt at my hands. r. A. HERMANCE.
we unhesitatngly affirm the fact OF the appear
ance Of the spirit OF our son: Park Whiting, as
MRS. L. WHITING.