The Van Buren press., 1875-09-07
A MOST ASTONISHING TEST.
A Piane.Forts Lifted on an Egg without
Crushing the She'll
New York Sun

New York SUM-
Fifteen persons, several Of them re-
porters, met in Mrs. Young's parlors, in
Twenty seventh street, last evening, and
found the medium in good spirits
Across the end ofthe room stood large,
deep seven.and-a half octave piano, which
appeared, upon trial. to weigh about one
thousand pounds. The reporter could
not lift one end Of it. The gas was burn
ing at full head the whole evening, and
the windows and doors we're open.
Among the visitors were Colonel Olcott
and Madame Blavatsky, who had come
to report what they saw at the st. Peters
burg university Mr.. Paul Juignet, Mr.
David Morrlsen, Of Washington. and
other we'll known persons. The per-
fornances began with the lifti e of the
piano by the invisible powers, three times
for eyes" and once for no." in an
swcr to tho questions put by Mrs.
Ysungs, she resting her hands lightly on
top Of the music rack. She then sat
down aad played, various airs, and the
instrument lose and fell and beat the
time. She then won't to one end Of the
piano and called up Colonel Olcott and
as many Others as chose to make the cx
pertinent, and, causing each to place his
left hand underneath the case, laid one
Of her hands lightly under i, whercupon
at her demand, the end Of the heavy in
strument was lifted Oft the floor without
the slightest effort on her part. The
colonel here asked to be permitted to
make single test which should not in.
jure the medium nt all Mrs. Youngs
consenting. he produced a hens egg
from box, and requested her to hold il
in her hand against the underside Of the
piano. and then ask the spirits to raise
it. The medium said that in the course
of her mediumship such test had never
been suggested, and she could not say
that it would be successful, but she
would try. She took the egg and held
it as desired, and then rapping upon the
case with her other hand, asked the spir.
its to sec what they could do. Instantly
the piano rose as before and was held
for moment suspended in the air Tho
move. and striking experiment was com
plete success. Mrs. Youngs then desired
as many OF the heaviest persons in the
room as could sit upon the instrument
to mount it, and the invitation being &C,
cepted by seven gentlemen and ladies,
she played . march, and the instrument,
persons and all were lifted easily. Colo,
mel Olcott now brought out two English
walnuts, and asked the spirits to crack
their shells under the piano legs without
crushing the kernels, the idea being 10
show that some other power than that OF
the one woman herself, and power gov.
erncd by intelligence, was exerting itself,
The spirits were willing, but as the piano
legs rested upon rolling casters, the test
was abandoned. He then asked to be
permitted to hold an egg in his own hand
against the under side Of the piano, and
have Mrs. ioungs lay her hand beneath
and against his, SO that he might have 4
perfect demonstration ofthe fact that no
muscoiat force whatever was exerted BY
her This test WAS also agreed to and
Immediately tried. The piano rose the
same as before. The manifestations of
the evening were then brought to close
with the lifting Of the instrument with
out the mediums hands touching it q.
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