Sharp County record., 1879-09-04
SPIRITUALISTIC PHARMACY.
A Michigan Lady Medium Who Produces in
the Palm of Her Hand Medicines Suited
to All Complaints.
from the Lansing Republican,

dav. She is healing medium, and
awakens much curiosity by the very
strange manner in which her remedies
are said to be produced. Having learn.
ed the condition of her patient, the me.
dunn holds out her hand, palm upward
and in moment quantity of medicine
or fluid of some kind will collect in tbe
palm.
skepticism, even among the Spiritual.
lists, in regard to this phenomenon, and
at the conference meeting on Friday
morning motion was made to appoint
a committee of five to hold private
seance with Mrs. Proctor and test the
truth of her claims. President Coffin.
berry entertained the motion but decid
ed that the committee should be nom.
mated bv the entire audience, to be com.
posed of three SpiritualistS and twOnOn.
believers, honest skepticS, and no mem.
Der of the committed should be appoint.
ed who is connected in any mannerwib
the management or the meeting. Such
committee was appointed and after.
wards added two more to their number
They reported that they had seanN
with Mrs. Proctor. The lady'S hand
was examined and wiped thorough
dry and clean. She then went into
trance, and in a moment there appeard
in her hand between a quarter and 8
half teaspoonful of fluid, which was
amined and pronounced by some of the
committee to be oil. Others dissenpi
and as they could not agree they so re-
ported. 1t was therefore resolved
have another and more thorough test
and at the general meeting on FrdF a
afternoon another committee (Wh@
names will be found in the regular r. I
port of proceedings) was appointed S
the audience, with instructions to chOs il
their time and place for the test andr
port before the close Of the camp-m@ q,
inc. The second committee repOt r
that the medium washed and wipedh b,
hands, sat down in their presence al af
in few moments there appeared ms it
hand perspiration and substance w
sembling lard, but harder But sni an
quantity was produced, not enough bel
chemical analysis, dro
By previous arrangement, our nep' Fra
er had sitting with Mrs Proctor wat
about II o'clock, Sunday forenoon Wo
the presence of another lady. HeT rior
introduced to lady rather below said
medium height, with slight but that
rounded form, dark auburn har pass
brown eyes. and a modest and pRa "Wl
address. She explained that she dubiC
been subjected to many severe we L
since her arrival; and being someN buckt
fatigued, the results might not be return
fectlv satisfactory. Stepping day i
hand-basin she washed and wiped 2hast
hands and presented them for exam hung
ton. They were perfectly dry and lat One
She seated herself. The reporter his bo
his chair in front, and lltte' Within
left of the medium, where he the poe
command a full view Of her and ne
roundings. Her lady friend toOA,' ffg
liar position at the right hand. I'D An
Gle thus formed. the medium soGc0lpora
came apparently UNCONSCIOUS ~ VIII
time was any attempt made byt1 The
dunn to conceal her hands, e,@expects
arms were always half extena'he EDgl
such manner that her hands COZ -Tbo
come in contact with her body United
in this position a slight spasnI bounds +
! 1900, lo,, INx,+onIipm hpr lpft pffnf4 }
over her' hNtehullS aad me, I Sp o Calf,
that it was still dry, but almost Is. .4iq "a ,
" it assumed an oily appealan he VII era 6",
there was deposited in the cenlS !.
palm a white substance, haVine l.
pearance of an ointment ana suies' Fra
scented with origanum. Aoou. Il ILL., ~ mul[
ter of a teaspoonful OF TINS %rtn si1lle, Il
was taken from the hand ana Flao9uce Il
piece of paper. 1t greaSSeur rn, n = -
The hand was then wiped crJ An iron
dry cloth, still remaining ex'erl rl.c1ed at
in moment the phenomeInOn 0'gnt
peated, but not more th"i VII hold
quantity produced that ,llnan u Nav
the first time. This Substance 'ie course
appearance to the eye OF VIs One of
ointment made by drlig?sls" out Baltim
thus named by the medium Hure of iro,
4 o'clock Sunday afternoon sed for TIN
nomenon was repeated In Tween 800 .
the reporter and eight o'n' lers for bot
during general converSaIlOGi,r oo ino.
convulsed the lady for SI na led. br - I
hand was extended, and u' uinfoiI !. VIC p1
stance was seen to appear lie Or sto,a 70 pa
formed that many different Mitb n'o S,one,
appear on her hand-fiulGi, 1t ~ slIeb neLc'll L
and solid One peculiarly ana baoa. i"
the scent from this olil'lllsm po"t rbo v"' ,''N
on the hands Of Others for l" iSn us nerc,~,. mei
from the. hands of the meu~ ml"D anal ya -, y
moments, and they oec'D $ to En- bon W
scentless. -, os .Tiooh.
How these substances c;nJloli'enstei
question which Others nn"1 n,ceI P,,,so E ol int
i is legordemain it h has ies s ooEedJl EJl' iob Dg
fed the scrutiny OF at le5p 5nr. bas ,, posi-
..'o.so1 If QulIf Hdo ONLY O I