, 1874-12-25
Trfeks that Do Not Epcn Risc to tho Dignity
Of C1eyer prcstiligitation.
4 Successful Seance Without the Aid OF
"Spirits."
"Dcrk- Circle" Tonfooleries Performed
in Broad Gashght.


Hl,o wr1}ar NJ thfR in nrnnttnnnn with mr. M.
rraseod ;,sairc tnt same fair md honoat inycati-
s.t,on a1onld he hndip counoct;on with .ho ro.oa
,as.,or -, oo.col1ad sn,rft,,oI;an, r,odo ,rronno
mcnta ia visit the most prominpnt ncdi,,n,s of
,ho oitv 1nava hoa M f,a}on,tv ,phatovor l., ob.
to;n,nr intory1owe bolh with tl,a ,nodtum an1 tho
,n,rIts thomao1vca m tho nronnt nnv,ncnt ~ t,,o
oi;nuIotcd nmount. without nv rnrao + fcar
,,,nn,d 1,ova f,rod roor1v s,nco tho sn,r,,a oro
nvJo,t,v datorn,I,,od n ta,,o tho hout ~ caro ~
troao thro,o,, whom thov MT and fnvo verv fow
crumhs ~ con,fort for nv man WIN has NJ cas
Il, ,,,s ,,oo,ot '
p .r .,,r. ,r,r,, ,,..s1,,,,
,o,. - -. 1n Man"aa,a;a "aah raa;aanno ~ s,~t,
l ~ent 10 Df' MansholoH 1os'aenco' on esAth
hvenue. and WAS usbeEed into tho room whore tho
nittinBa arc held. Pretty noon 4 man, evidently
,1va,I, ro,, ,,,rn r a,ff;,o a,r y,
"o1'u w y. nAo ~ o4.e' ~
"Then, sir, take your scat there. whi1o you
s;atoly % ytaa onpasito hlmsolf at tbs table.
s T,ss ~ ~ .s.,.. 49,, a,,os,;or,s ~ n.an. ri,
"an1eu ~ "ii.o 10y Huo'Soi" w P"Poi VI
my own, but this 1t aoatna was against tha ru!ea
muat write on hin papor, which, to my sur
nrise. and, I uoea not add, disappointment. vas
- ror,, III, thot c,,,1d ooo 4hrouor II nftor n
~ 'o'y ."n. .os* eo Nv -. 1'a ~ ~ ~
nao neon io'aea taloe tatne'' ~ eoo'1ou " l"o
that tho apirits wefo taking an untasr advantage
Of mo and saving themselves tho trouble Of
roo5,nc mn bonost scntonco on hor,ost manor by
Ao1"s; - va .e =. tss
ooupeilius Ihe W VIZ W no1s ..,sH =. s,aeuo
Which SaTe the operator aeaplo opportunity o1
discovering every word. However, aaW Ut
onco TINT II seriouBy objected the Beanco
would o,d ond ao Int tha noctnr haye hfs own
"e"'" D. 1.se' ". " =. ~ ~ - aa,
way 4Ae is'oH ~ wv 'saaaPalsnt " t'uae ea@
rosufe. You arc nos eAo"ea 70 aek slhgso
linn tnQ
on tho table. and through that papcr, for /
fronrht somo of It homo with me. can roadil,,
road what ia written atter II has heon several
times folded oyer. l asked Enyse!l, why such
thin paper IL atn dealing with angels and nok
with . hNnAhngs
folt That it wns nntatr to give Ai!n 80 great
An advantage over mo, and 80 fixed upon the
course Woula pnrauo. ! took the paper from
his hauds, aud with q very sharp-pointad pencil
wroto, question, but iustoad Of pressing tho
pencil on tho rapor, os ls usual, hold it 90
lightly, 90 very itg9tly thas thou4:u tho dontcaco
was perfectly eaiolc, that is, could 20 rcad Il 1t
Was directly before you It eouta not he TRACED on
tho other aldo o. read At az nftor the paper was
folded o!or. tnis Eafe 20 nm: 10 re10estea
mo to saie aoat on tho othor hiae o. the room,
giving aa roason that tho magnetic current
would DO diatarbod by q closer proximity, !
think / Bucreesied IN comptoteiy throwing MN
OF hls guard BY talking about fndl1leront tof3cs
hnd pretending 10 eAaihinn tna enliosi1isa' Az
any ratio. deeeption l8 easy Oh h!e part, aiace he
invariably coyeIa tho paper wlLh is arm an!i n!i
han a W3hpas Gns n ann~nE 81 H. sam so n,.o
tiou il any other wny: This afterwards saw
htsn 40 moro than oace, ana IN n9 heass pro-
houncea nun cnetlatan aao eneat'
10 iaid my paper no%h on tae sao!e saa heEhn
TO lron y ont iiat vita nis nngess pressing tnen
down. which at onco rehuoss the MrallnE ieElble,
bnt eyea then IL ls was anspoas,;n!o 70 aao taroMgh
My Pencil ma,ka %orS 100 Mghs heef eoyeTa
minutes OF man1pnlnptlon anr1hg Whach hD partly
nnfos!ea sne papos 'ao oe''ee 10 s"s ~ NY CUES
t1on4 ne 6alus
~ Fet no in1Nehee "Aa1egeE, slr. ahefe
soons 10 Wy IT, spa.t no.u, a,, asin nsiHAso' Jul
w l!il'ohsoio :. ~ ses 81 .,1 ausMes
he tneh ea,a' 10 soas AAosnos living Ho'
Ut, ~ rop1ea;:, ;,, In 49, u,..o H.,
~ ta1 T. tr W. ap ~ ns' ne'' VI fa'ne'' 5ne
vti ~ hat - ~ ,.,a ~ a,r,, data ~, t,
Mlt1 that no 1naae =. seseraa aoss On tno paper
a,t ~ m' HUrH NJ ~ m,t eox ~ m ,n,e
~ net ".n taIs G -. ,nans ~ t;nl ~ " nttio
WIZ as ~ ~ oano e
Sonr u ra''' 'o''1'' ~ ''oD' A'0A N'''A " p''
ne aa'at ,i, as .nougn @ mnsg ,v aovon, so'en. ,o
,aora =, ',er sr ~
M[Iea1 ~ soha A nabsass an.ne
.,, ~, ,.;l,d aa a. - en",, ,riti
5 ana t"t @ et,ana ~ ~" ,;o; are w.
~" ~ H. oan@,'t a. tat aot n,,t
occidental clew lev at once. Aow I1 many pf;opel
ea III, III s, suta aova o.tots .,,n
nneA WIT 1uS1 sEvea et ,st ~ ~ H. tnn ~
~ tU" ;s u ~ "A'' $'A' '''AA' ~ '0o ''0' '''
se1, e 9vait u nr .o,d tso,o,n
1heh ho ushpGlN.e,y Nuoto pnsAma'u 1np "uts ;l
ar!es. ana % sseupu1qtY Ut p.pnocsu n.~ sa . staa 1n.
AZ !na1 tolsait a"9au .aut.. .t.o 1asos1u ~, ~
winch naa ialIeI. a'1a "aa haonY nlYn e9 Ln'
WIG hysseIn =! !1a 49, ~, ~ nGe ~ ~, NJ"
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