New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-27

O. You are o spiritual medium. tbea-prote.. n ia,
A. That depends entirely upon what you ny ss,r.
itusl medium.
q. Well, what you mean, A. sm not called upon 3.
describe the term
q. Oh. yea. you certainly arc called upon call upon
you A. am not very good at description aud shah not
bs able 70 give you any description.
q. Madam. differ with you IN regard TO your capacity
10 describe thought your descriptive faculty yery
excellent. A. n you viii toll mo what you ~
spiritual medium then will answer your question 10 tho
very beat Of my ability. I don't understand you
O. Don't you understand what tho term means In com.
mon phrlseo,ogyf A. understand good many
ngs ~ the word spir,tua! medium"
q. Well, 10 any OF ia meanings do you profess Obs
one' A. Yes Sir t.r.-
q And you was called upon In that capacity 10 aid
husband detecting tho dseases OF patients thas
applied to hint A. WA called upon At times 70 mako
clsrvoyant examinations OF the patients OF my husband
q When did you say you married 10 DIR. Piimert
A. On the 10Th day of March OF 1874.
@ That Just before the termination OF iesst
A. Yes. Sir.
q And this practice Of aiding you had pursued bc-
fore became bis wfot A. Yea. Sir not OF aijIns
him. but OF examining pstieats clairyoyanhy.
q That was done for compensation, A. Yes, 5ir.
Did you have any stated part Of tbs proceeds Of tho
buslnesst A. No, Sir.
@ Paid by the jobi A. was paid foe whatever did
@ Well paid for the particular service you rendered.
A. n made a ciarvOyant examination OF patient
was paid much for that examination the patient TN
dcrsiood this and paid me.
@. Undoubtedly madam. A. Handed the pay 10 me- p,t
as part OF The business but "a q clairvoyant
@ When you made these examinations were you IN
what Is termed state OF rsncef A. cannot tell You
Sir.
@. How, A. cannot tell you.
Q. You cannot tell mes A. don't know.
@. Did you have a perfect sefcooscousness al lis
tmei A. No, Sir 1 did not.
O. Then you supposed yourself to be in con ftoo n,
trance. did you mott A. had entire confidence in
the persons who told me that Il was in a trance
O. have doubt OF that. madlmt A. That "a an INA
knowledge have OF II.
O. 50 when you made tbese examination, you went
into state OF personal uncOnsciosne,sf A. IsanDsa
@ Well. you know you not conscious o. your con-
dtion and the revelations you made the time WA you
A. not conscious OF saying anything or doing any.
thing
q. Have you heard the term "trance medium" used
everi A. Yes, Sir. great many times
O. f. that the description OF the condition or faculty
which you possessed A. don't think it s not in tn,
COMMON acceptation OF the word.
@. Well. wherein did you suppose the difference
ist, Mrs Palmer. a. could not Kplain the difference.
| only know that there is a difference.
O. Andyours was higher state spiritual condition.
A. cannot tell
@ We'll. did yOu conceive II TO be So don't suppose
you could tell A. had thought the subject at all
until you have asked me to think OH it.
O. Well. when in that condition you could detect the
condition Of the physical sysem Of patient A. don't
know, Sir could not
O. Well, the spirit, the force, the power which you
supposed operated within you. enabled you TO commune
cate to Dr. Palmer, or whoever else treating tue
patient the condition Of the PATENT A. was told when
would awaken that such was tho fact
O. Well you had doubt about it you believed in tbs
possession of that spiritual power agency did you
mott A. Yes Sir believed u it, but belief and now-
edge are two different things.
O. Certainly; aware OF that, madam. Did you
upon other occasions act medium OF that character
besides for your present husband Mr.. Pamcri A. Wel
what do you mean siri will answer your question II
can understand what you want.
O. What want to know, madam Is whether upon oih'r
occasions you acted medium spiritual medium
Yes Sir; great many times
O. And for various purposes and objects, or was II Gu
trely confined to the practice OF medicne' A. 1t wa
not confined to the practice Of medicine