The Rutland weekly globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-28
Special Correspondence OF the Troy Daily
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THE HERMITs LETTER,

Bishops Exposures Of spiritualism-Th Cesh
nola Collection-Death in the City How
the Poor are Buried-The Morgue-The Ben
nett Family, etc.
New YoRK, July 81, 1876.
ono oil The curious entertainments of
the summer is the Bishop method of ex-
posing spiritual manifestations. Bishop is
this to account, and has had good
patronage. On the occasion which I at
tended, DR.. Armilage, the Baptist preacher
was present, and made some introductory
remarke, saying that he had seen very
strange things done by the spiritualists, and
was not prepared to deny some Of their
claims. lie did not believe that they all
tried TO deceive the public. After this
statement the performers appeared on the
stage. The younger Bishop then placed
his hands behind his back and allowed bic
wrists to be bound firmly together in a very
careful manner They were then tied to
post, against which a stool was placed.
A strong band was then tied around his
neck and fastened 90 ring in the same
post The next step was to bind his feet
together by cord which oncircled the an
kles, and the end Of it was flung out to tho
audience, so that any one who held IL nigh.
know whether the feet were moved.
SOME TRICKS.
il ever man seemed in a tight place, n
was this Bishop, and any observer wouli
have SAID that it was i'm possible for him 10
move. His partner then held sheet le.
fore him until he called out "fight," whtn
the sheet dropped and The performer stood
free and upright. The explanation was
given in few words, which informed rs
that Bishop had unusually long hand anl
long wrists, and was remarkably bttoS
This phyecal conformation aided bA lQpg
practice, was his whole secret SHcl
| other tricks followed, one Of which o. %
follows: A chair was placed by g. MAJ
formers stool, and upon this lay two ~ B.
Of wood, foot long. The hands Dc lie
performer were bound behind him, and h
His knees lay a hammer and nail. Althoufl
almost every one would have said that le
could not move his wrists, yet he etretohd
both hands far enough to seize the han.
ner and drive the nail through both pitoe.
THE BUCKET PERFORMANCE.
Another was IN this wise: While sitting
on lhG stool, with his hands still bound b..
hind him, al empty bucket was placed Cd
his knees, bottom up. With great eae
and rapidly he thrust out ono hand, nod
ded his head slightly as he turned the buck
ct over his head, wearing ii as helmet
| He demonstrated concusively to most Of
| the audience that all the performauces,o
the sO-called spiritualsts may be mere leg
erdemain. Bishop is only 20 years old,
| hut has been long enough engaged il this
work to reach a surprising peri, ction. Il
is sad that London Sd0dRt, (Mr. Crookes
| f. Il. 5. > who at one time believed ia sp'f-
ltualism, was convinced by such fll.stra-
| tons Us these that the whole thing was a
fraud. There are c.hers, however. who
| will not Weld even 10 this testimony, and
| | co., refer to one man who has had such
strange Interviews with the dead that he
defes al skeptical demonstration. shall
DOT argue upon these matters, but merely
add that the Bishops are dong well no PUB
lie exhibition,
ANOTHER EXHIBITION.
II IS announced that Gen. CesnOla, our
| consul ct Cyprus, Is bringing to this city
| another collection similar to that which
now graces tie Fourteenth street museum.
The general must be virtuoso, for none
other would be delyinC among these anti
Quties. Such things bGYe little hold upon
| the general community, and therefore, are
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