, 1874-12-21
THOSE Hands.
Feeble Attempts at Mnterial-
izing in Chicago.
Another Indian Girl.

A "frse aoanco" was hold Baturilay oycning
d. LILO roontB OF clatrvoyaut Oh tt.e top story
Or tho building No. GIG West Lake street. 4
couple OF doZen people. male and fo1nale, went
there expecting to have tic ou,tro "aujrit
world passed tn grant reytow before ttcm
Among tluBo who attoudnd wan TRtnyxg se-
porter. who has special faitI, III the maxim OF tho
in11cfl-ab,1Hco Thomas-to pco boforo believing
Ills observations convinced him That tho hoad
of ead Thomas was lavel. Tho two rooms In
tho attic wcro pretty well crowded mud protty
lot, "a g ssove waB doing tn very bent 10 1oaas
tho audience. a very good.looking lndy, WHO
appeared to DO brimful Of good humo1 nil tho
limo. announced tint n young lady,-Bho lad
Bcon abont 10 annivorsarics,- waa
grcat medium. would Rlow tho yiBitorH Bome
stATEn1AL1zAr1os Brrntr1sM." -:
4 largo cabinet, resembling u wardrobe, atood in
ono end OF tho largor room. IL waa about foet
high. md broad. Inside waa scat antl st,-
lsla.l's for ehaintng down human being 10
that ncitlcr hand nor fuot could lo moved. An
aperture, situated about 6 fnot from tho floor of
tho cabinet, with sliding door, gaye opportuni-
Y Tor tito person i1lcarcerntod to breathe In d
little lot cir, and to mako such manifosta-
lions " aa tho spiritn might doign to grant.
j., Everything having bccn placed III readiness,
tho young woman, who looked worry ely and vorY
fragile, was nuccd In tho scat, aud cAa.ncd, hand
and foot. with gonlino fottors, which woro duly
1,ocKED ON ASHLE AND wn1Hr,
30 that escape FROM t4c,a, without a1sillod asost-
nnce, appeared to bo impossible. Tho naua-
clca woro thoroughly examined by scvoral per-
aonu present, aud found iaw!oss, to a!l appear
anco. Tho door waB then locked. and tho uppor
opening closed. Tho older lady thon ANNOUNCED
taat tho youthful medium uonl. make a show
Of hands and fucca ut tho aportnrc. IAia patis-
lied everybody. Tho lamps woro turned down
to very dark eiogrco, aud thinga began to look
'LEr us uAvE 11yww," ...
cried female voice, and tho audience joined in
the woll-known melody, "Ncarur, Ny God, To
Thcol" When that had enlod, tho sliding door
flow back, and hand, wl,ito, Us II It Ind boon
Dipped IN flour. waH obsorvablo amid tue gloom.
Another hand speedily appeared, and dlgita iu
rapid confusion succeeded oacl other, but II was
perfectly apparent that thoro wrro only two
.alds, aud tnouo nightly roBonh1od tho pretty
llttlo lists OF tho young woman wlo Ind bool,
locked up.
"LET NE suAKB THAT HAND"
! cried an old gentleman, and his wish was graft
I fed. "By George 'tis ps warm as human u
| shouted tho old boy .in ocstany. "Who's
oamo timo loaping backward several fost, bo.
cause the hand had ompt!ed a tumblerful Of
water npcu, his head. by Jere. this boate
witctoraitI" said ho. 'Im hale a spirituelist
now" Tho n'atresu Of the room said: "'Yor
arc III a grcat way for becoming medium" Al
this moment iooblo voice was heard from tht
interior Of tho cabinet, duplicating as followa:
''T1Na ANOTHER I1rTLE TONG
| for poor little lnlian grill"
The company, In response, struck up "Dy tht
Beautiful River"
Then thoro appeared at tho window banjo
| Thlch vas artisticaiiy ''picko1" by two corpRe
like hando. This produced d groat acnsation.
young wonan prescut caught hold OF tht
lndian girl" quickly demanded 1t back ngain
| A few moro AirH woro sung, TO all of which tht
| unknown kopt timo.
| ''lf that DO o little Indian" eaid IN old akop
| tic, ''Tly didn't s11o Blow
1SpIAS-coLonEn HANDS?
| Hers nro MS wAfto an lump Of chalk"
The nlistrosa replied Oh, people arc all Of O
color In Tho splrit-lnnd."
"Thaei! bo d blessing for tic naygorB then,
| aaid m 1riHhman III tho throng.
"Los's 800 tho tacos," somebody cried out.
"Turn down tue lamps little more" sug
| gasted OIL anaorous.looking gentleman, who va,
| oyi4outly iu company with bis awcotheart. Tht
| lights wcro lowered accordingly, md then
| A gHApOWY FACE
! appeared In tho dark square Of tho window, onl,
| for n moment, however. Tho hands wcnt t
! work quito vigorously again. mud Bhowed them
| Holvcs bare up to the elbows.
most singular part Of the matter was that til
mistress neyer once left the door. She kept OF
intr1ldors by saying, Don't touch tho cabinet 0
you'll spoil communication"
/ 14QXL 4QllQRQu
| a sEnIEs OF RArp1Aus,
all from tho insido, and 4 slight groan announced
tAat tho imprisoned fomalo desired liberation
Tho door WIS flung opon, lights wero brought
and there. Oh tho scat, looking quite palo an
exhausted, sat tho medium" bound hand MI
foot rs sho Ind been in thu iirst piacp. Tho 70
ceptaclo Was oxanliued for sosno mode OF ingres
! or cgreas, but nothing ot tho kind could b.
found.
This throw tf0 company into
ATArE or uRAvE DouDT.
| Nobody appeared to know what to think, an
| the old skeptc confessed that ho felt Huivor e
down his backbone.
| Several young lailios exclaimed "Ol,, dear
Let's get hoa,o out Of this" which they did i'm
| naodiatoly.
"Tli bet tliss lsonso is hauntod, said Scotch
| man, WHO came thero to boliovo in nothing. AL
WHO departed prepared to booye in apYthiug.
THO WOMAN OF the llouso offered no oxplana
| tion, and appeared to enjoy the mysterious tcrro
| which laa been croatod. 4 few OF tho NOR
! stubborn anoeied at the whole arrangement, h,l
it in aato to ASSUME that everybody won't awa
perfectly Nmahis to expla;n how the girl ~
ouse md t!lan lied 1lorsolf up Or, II slo did 10
| got looso. Whoso heads wore thoBof mint fac
/ 1ycB TINT?