The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-12-19
SPIRLT-OR WHAT?
A Genuine Sensation Created.
.4tlatta (Ga.) Constellation.

A Genuine Sensation Created.
Atla,sta (Ga.) Constitution.
A genuine and profound sensation 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
60 through the country. Those persons
usually fail to stand intelligent tests, and
sink under the application of acute scan-
sion, or even impartial clearheaded at
tention. Mrs. Eldridge is different. If
she is mere juggler, she is vastly more
adroit than any that we have yet had.
If she is a medium she is much more
powerful than any we have ever had.
She is quiet, unassuming, earnest-look-
! ing little lady, of fine manners and ad-
lIdress. Her husband was colonel in the
confederate army, and is gentleman of
culture and refinement. They have not
sought to make themselves notorious, but
have quietly accepted!all tests that have
been offered, and Zhave not sought the
newspapers. What we write now 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
1 be the literal truth. We have in no case
taken fact from 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 true-each man must fit them to his
own theory. Nothing is more certain
than that, any man who visits this me-
dium will be confronted with pheno-
mena that he cannot explain. In COM
pany with gentleman of fine scholar.
ship and vigorous skepticism, we called
to see Mrs. .Eldridge last night. We
found that she was unable to see us, hay
ing become exhausted from her frequent
sittings 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 spiritualist in the room, and only
one person who had come to believe that
there was anything supernatural in the
matter. The most of those with whom
We talked are thorough skeptics-cool,
impartial reasoners, 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 q spirit wished to talk to him.
She put the slate upon the table, and the
name of an oldschool-mate appeared as
] she withdrew it. He then wrote on a
| piece of paper: "Where did you die ?"
and folded it up in his hand--no human
eye but his own saw it. Holding it in
his hand 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 2" did it as before, and asked for an
answer. "Hc is over here, died in Co.
rinth, Miss" came at once. Jim was a
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 a note in her own handwriting.
She produced double slate. He put a
piece of white paper between the slate
and screwed them together. The me-
dium then put it under the table. With
drawing it almost instantly, he opened
it. On the paper, feminine hand, was
written: "God bless you, dear husband
am with you all the time" He recog-
nized the handwriting, which was very
peculiar, at once. Turning the card over
he found on the reverse side this-"Be'
lievew This was written in bold, law
! yer-like hand, and was signed with the
name of one of Georgia's most eminent
i 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
i Another gentleman, who had JUS
reached the city, went to see Mrs. Ed
ridge. He entered the room and sat a
the table. A rapping 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 II years ago. b,
wrote, keeping the question secret, anc
held firmly in his hand, "Where did yol
die" On the slate the answer came
"In your arms, dear father-my feet hurt
mew 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 but th'
father could have known of this. Tht
name of his uncle then appeared on th'
slate. "Where are you buried2" HI
asked. The answer came promptly, "1I
the woods, near Albany, Georgia" Cor
rect. Then, again, "Who was present a
your funeral7" At once the answer wa
written, "JohnP Duncan-don't you re
member his singing?" In neither cas-
was the question known to the medium
or to any one save the gentleman witt
asked them. He then addressed mes
sage to an old friendly servant, who hat
sailed ten years ago in the "Golconda'
for Liberia. No one saw the question
;. but the answer came back, Gam happ.
tell them not to come to Liberia"
AND STILL ANOTHER CASE.
Another gentleman went in to try hi
hand. The name of his dead uncle cam
to the slate. 81 want to advise yol
8 about matter" The medium said
UYon hoya unm of hi no i'm portont nm yoii