New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-24
ART THAT SEEMS UNEARTHLY
yvsrrp,orrs NOVELTY IN PICTURES.
MYSTERIOUS NOV LII Nv ~ :,
rrw yopus OF "sPIRITUAL MANIFESTATIONS
p,er,-kys PAINTED ON STATES AND CARDS.

IN this city, and one which makes some sur ain""N w
believers is the production Of crayon anu "''o'
,,ct,,,es on states or on cards Enclosed pet"een STAT
- -, - "snIr,t photographs" before, but PIC
t,s na,nted nv the obliqng artists OF the other worm
for the benefit Of mortals are noNei'S 'u''u -
Catholic Church, at least. In that mI"oio
organization such pictures are not wnoiiy ara
avery Tourist can who has been 10 po"e"" -"
xr.Ikea under the arched gallery that leans gu. VI w
c,ty and across the plain and up mountain su' "
cnurch where the marvellous picture Of the virgin an"
Child painted by the spirit Of ST. Luxe Is ,ho
t~ro Tben there IA the Bambno In Rome, When '"s
same saintly artist down from heaven an,
after pious sculptor had carved II OUT Oh w. 18th
One day not long ago reporter, Whie o"A',.e 1t
physican in his Office uptown was sh""n - ho,ng
c,av.n drawing Of St. Peter upon t-the haie 49,,
,wrttan under the picture IN uld Enghsh TEX anu
ouotaton above it. The doctor asser'eu 'H'' 80 Ia
been produced while he held the slate on '"P VI ~ 49,,
v,,h no other person within ten feet OF MN. ne o.
sxbbited n welI-e xecuted watercolor sketch vi
face with remarkably fine eyes painleu On ,'',.os
snhaus,s cards. This he said was made In Ten n'''"'
when the card was shut in between dounie .'" ,on,
the slate lying In a chair at distance vi " - .,
the nearest person present Tho picture no ,,non
John the Baptist The paint was not !e' qu'
.. ,,,s rarvelIous prvcess OF picture-mahng'
,A s.nortar GOT the address of the medium, ON '"e
promise that 1t should not be printed as he' ""' -
was strongly opposed to her practising h'r my
art sitting was arranged after cOnSluerH"Ie P'
had been brought 10 bear upon the husband Nooo w.
presspt in the room where the sitting TOOK P". u' Wv
lady and the reporter hut the hnsnanu anu WV
,nsr,ances NJ the family were lin the next room WAITING
the result of the performance. The lazy sno"eN 80.
uo-ter n number OF pictures when she r"'u VI" =,
had made One fine patriarchai nea" p', 60.
~ =. ,.oe Of coarse pasteboard that seemed I" nave
,no. servsd IA n box cover Another was por'r"'' :"
Henry W. Of France, on the same material app"'"'
- oo,v n, nm old portrait Two slate pictures "e'c
,,.o .bown-one au outline drawing called "M"r!I'
Nth pan branch In a corner 81 the sia'e 'i' "'
Sunday when the picture was madel' anu Wv 49,.
mo.rs with the table, " the law aoh1 ~i tah". WINS
naucil Ga 1pe lines The inscription on La ,ir,,cs
not Hebrew but looked like Arabic. Al ,hes" f
and sketches showed decided a. ISL h,reS dule slate
I'm the table was number OF small nicA n 80 these
are usen l' nI nnt inside the slate aud the slate hrd
Sy The reporter but there was no result M nv The
va nv The reporter and by both; but stu tnerc W
no result The medium went mo Tue M her ali
sonS 70 write bis initials in pencil on the faoe ~ t nT
slate suspsT1gg an hs "ate wa. rubbed and
netired hy the medium, hnt to NO pstin Was Kent
nsi n,snu.ilr The medium latng variety OF 9tI1n
IS,ng nxneriencrs, calculated a. sihDuhle ne 49, ~
snss H. seertcisin OF the reporter An hour was
pent IN tis way hen there came SS nd rsa The
condition aud askcd tn, reporter :" go MI ,t br The
room aud tell tn. httc gr !" adn NV he thnneht il the
aoo1 zen r,ng The sates but returning be 'atd
% discover that any s there The siitc lasted
half an hour longer without result NJ. ~, ~, lie ,',r
Ing s5S was q, ' a%i taxing wte the lady said
Let's Try little longer snt us s,, hords af,,r
rard nsinr moist handkerchief Ia continue tne Pr -
In the course Of this opersti" the r. p3rt Yer h
~ ~ TIN thr frame She closei tht slh.ts WI
ser Visitor ha4 never removed he zee from ana
sng held them on his had a. also M took her Sc
on h,r her chair forward and hello one end OF te
OF sSe ''s thr With bic right Immediately e,khs
eonnd WAS heard the STATE ~ ue"nat .t'S -
nrhsps Ave minutes Then ther, wer. three shap raps
and the medium said the worK WaT nils ono ,ras a
or onened the States and upon the lower one wa
peat i,ttle portrait done In water ooi0rs " WA tne
face Of prominent Journalist p9~ assn nsi" Of the
,,rtra,t are three inches by two The eyes are 'ralh
ably Hfeike, aud bear well the test Of s"''
examining the Of the slate the reporter eoma
And ne trac. u hs Initials There wac h"~eyer spot
that iocled as II II had leen rubbed very mar ~ Wy
place where he had written then in his
erS lie Thought hr Identified sundry laws ana
marks the frame but he could ne, hss1n with In
me socaled spiritual manifestations ihtrt usuady
some suSn hseIni F,sie believe who want to believe
end people who duuht can hud an cAp'x 1u" 81 'he
Ihe CASE Of hi. picture making the h+hrNcrr WI see
In II q new and beautiful ryide'Ie ~ uo run ,r ~
c1syey and interesting piece Of tha"mafurgy IN" pr
fornaner coet the spectator o',. " yhirh viii uake
ana ;o ne nsn orsmrDt aud wbich II had chosty
origin must have cost somebody E n" a., W c,,t
paint for no Other pLrp'ss' than IL prh l'e wy In ~
band trick 81 ehabsi"s w. oIc' o7"r' inc
eyss of an observer without being d"tc'ru
RESULTS OF A SECOND EXPERIMENT
.t la,.r IN. .xt.riucut drscrbcl above was re-
,,.a,,d There we're present the Tn"di'' her hu"ahi'
lady friend the physician who bal cardth' reporter
attention To the performance. and th" reporter -inA
v,n ge slate first used II wa b"Oi VIII r"' ''Vh
nd Vas Of the sort used ir offices III, cloth preventing
hta ats "A
bbinS by the IniiuIo for the purpose Of magu"izng
\, Was .fyep fret t. the doctor who held u
nm his head with result. The medium sAu
abe saw standing In corner OF the room
man who oeaed belong 80 sone forner century very
,orv AGO and that there were flames around his feet
which presently ourtoc up his breast No one else
,aw any apparitinn. The slate then given 10 the
renort.r who held it hs head with one hand. tie
medium retrcating 10 corner 81 the pari"r ana point
ing Az oIstretohei haLd at it, She appeared I" he IN
sa,e az hi III nervous excitement, exclaining: In The
name Of God row let De doe! " see hands upor the
,o.,, "poctnr ia The 70 any BODY behind him" "S0w
they are working" "Ah. that is beautiful AZ Tor The
venorsr HIS state % mind that NJ hall trance he
Jaw the persons In the distinctly hut h brain had
uoer swaying floating feeling. and the slate SEEMED
10 weigh at least ten pounds. Take II 1'wr Slowly
said the nelium at the expiration of perhaps nve 1f
rtsa " IL Is fnisheh" The r;Nrter lowered the sat
On ia MINER surface picture Of man with Ions
hoard wearing monks cVwl ard having erosA on III
braaatyery well drawn. Ab"y" and below we're ui' -
WrrSs the letters cniously drawn IN Triple Imee VIII
shan crny cn-.sThrnugh Ere '"Tde 'ynL
Alter half hours talk the doctor and the huspahu Z"
TIA n,siiuIn withdrew. ard experiment Wa Prepare
\ vim sntinoOversd tablet hch The medium saic sh
Ssd brought under iiorressicn AMI che believe! sh
weuid have portrait NJ stephen A. Donsia" ano' q,
Thf dimensions OF the ti'et were solt ,0ut inche
b. twelve the face being ot white SAFE AID tae nac
~ -rtack heather On the back wn q larg'
hxfH y hare the leather had bran scratcnei ms tu
spporier enlarged With his nng-r nail To nAkr uai'
That vdull sorvr for hent.f sson. The bypnouc con
hilton OF bis mind continued and he seemed To ace men
taIly the face OF the satin tablet WIN wreath %
6oveps on and picture Of ar angel Ia the oeDtre III
n +le trait of