The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-12-19
sPIRET-OR WHAT?
a Genuine Sensation Created.
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Efud"Hd Nud.l C0nstHufteh.
A genuine and profound aensation has
been created, among certain of our peo-
pie, by Mrs. Eldridge, who is spirit
ual medium, and who has been giving
tests for some ten days in this city.
There is no doubt that Mrs. Eldridge is
an exception to the general rule of spirit
ualists, clairvoyants and mediums that
go through the country. Those persons
usually fail to stand intelligent tests, and
sink under the application of acute scan
sion, or even impartial clearheaded ut.
tention. Mrs Eldridge is different. If
she is mere juggler, she is vastly more
adroit than any that we have yet had.
Ii she is medium she is much more
powerful than any we lave ever had.
she Is quiet, unassuming, earnest-look-
Ing little lady, of fine manners and ad-
dress. Her husband was colonel in the
confederate army, and is gentleman of
culture and refinement. They have not i
sought to make themselves notorious, but
have quietly accepted all tests that have
been offered, and have not sought the
newspapers. What tie write nov is sim
ply in discussion Of a very wonderful
manifestation, and shall be inclined as
the facts dictate. One thing may be
taken as assured. We shall present be-
low no tests but those that we know to
be the literal truth. We have in no case
taken fact from q man who is even in
clined to spiritualism in any of its shapes.
Our information has come from the most
orthodox Of persons-from scholars,
church members, lawyers, etc. There is
no reader of the Constitution who could
doubt for an instant the word of any
man whose statements are appended.
We of course use fictitious names, and
have made this statement to simply sat-
isfy your readers that the tests given be-
low are facts. They may be explained
they cannot be controverted. The facts
are tvne-each man must fit thec, TO his
own theory. Nothing is more certain
than that any man who visits this me.
dunn will be confronted with q pheno-
mena that he cannot explain. In COM
pany with gentleman of fine scholar.
ship and vigorous skepticism, we called
to soc Mrs. Eldridge last night. We
found that she was unable to see us, hav-
ing become exhausted from her frequent
sit.ings during the day. We found the
room full of gentlemen, however, who
had been with the wonderful medium,
and who had various experiences. There
was no spirtualist in the room, and only
one person who had come to believe that
there @:s anything supernatural in the
matter. The most of thcse with whom
we talked are thorough skeptics-cool,
impartial reasone.s, who, feeling assured
that there could be no supernatural dem.
onstrations, were convincing tests by
which they could either battle the power
and put their finger upon the agency.
SOME WONDERFUL TESTS.
A gentleman, of high position and
steady beliefs, went to see her few days
ago. Upon his entering the room there
were taps at the table, and Mrs Eldridge
told him spirit wished to talk to him.
She put the slate upon the table, and the
name of an old school-mate appeared as
she withdrew it. He then wrote on a
piece of paper: "Where did you die 2"
and folded it up in his hand--no human
eye but his own saw it. Holding it in
his hanG he asked for an answer. The
slate went under. and at once the answer
was written, "Jonesboro, Tenn.," which
was correct. He then wrote: "Where is
Jim?" did it as before, and asked for an
answer. HE is over here, died in Co.
rinth, Miss" came at once Jim was
negro boy of whom no one could know
but the two school-mates upon whom he
had waited. The medium then told the
gentleman that his wife desired to write
him note in her own handwriting.
She produced a double slate He put Il
piece of white paper between the slate
and acrewed them together. The me-
dunn then put it under the table. With
drawing it almost instantly, he opened
it. On the paper, feminine hand, was
written: God bless yen, dear husband.
am with you all the time" He Tec0g-
nized the handwriting, which was very
peculiar, at once. Turning the card over
he found on the reverse side this-"Be-
lieve !" This was written in a bold, law
yer-like hand, and was signed With the
name of one cf Georgia's most eminent
.jurists, with whom the gentleman had
been intimate. He had not thought of
him for years, and was literally astound-
ed at the apparition of his name on the
card, which was put in for another spirit.
ANOTHER INSTANCE QUITE AS CURIOUS.
Another gentleman, who had just
reached the city, went TO sre Mrs. Ed
ridge. He entered the room and sat at
the table: A rarping began at once.
On the slate appeared the name evil
liam Henry" The gentleman was as
founded, as this was the name of his lit
tie boy that had died IA years ago. He
wrote, keeping the question secret, and
held firmly in his hand, "Where did you
die?" On the slate the answer came,
'In your arms. dear father--my feet hurt
mei'' The explanation as given by the
father was that the child had suffered
from lame foot. 1t was literally i'm
possible that any one in the room Bit the
father could have known Of this. The
name of his uncle then appeared on the
slate. "Where are you buried ?" he
asked. The answer came promptly, "In
the woods, near Albany, Georgia." Cor
rect. Then, again, "Who was present at
your flneral7', A. once :ic answer was
written, JohnP. Duncan-doa'. you re-
member his singing3" In neither case
was the question known to the medium,
OF to any one save the gentleman who
asked them. He then addressed mes
sage to an old friendly servant, who had
sailed ten years ago in the "Golconda"
for Liberia. No one saw the question,
but the anBwer came back, Gam happy
tell them not to come to Liberia"
| AND STILL ANOTHER CASE.
Another gentleman went in to try his
! hand The ;ss;fis 1ff hiiis dead uncle came
| 10 the slate. 81 want to advise yon
about q NATTER The medium said,
"You have something important on your
mind, about which your friend will adj
Wise You" The gentleman denied this.
The medium insisted; told the gentle
man TO think over various affairs that
had occupied him lately, without speak
ing, adding that the spirit would tap