New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-16
Az HOUR WITH DIR. SL1DE.
TESTING HIS PECULIAR POWERS

sAGEs WRITTEN N Az WORCESTERSHIRE WAY
-RAPPINGs, TABLE-LIFTING AND OTHER PER
FORMANCEs.
Two newspaper men, Mr.. A. and Mr. b., de-
teruined day not long to investigate Henry
SHADE. the "slatc-wrtng Medium" Sade Il by all odds
the best known IN the world in the world IN the pub
lic-medium line OF business He has been round the
globe and given his peculiar exhibitions In all
countries He arrested in London for practis
ing couiuring without a license. but was discharged
after tral In Lclpsic he investigated by three
University professors aud book was written about
him. IN Vienna the Government prohibited his seanccs
In ST. Petersburg Of the professors Of the Academy
Of Science put him through OF tests lie wears
q handsome watch and chain and a set Of costly Cha
mond studs and cuff buttons which his admirers in that
city presented him when he left II. His present
home In Ncw-York. but he travels about great deal
A. had seen sladc before, and inclined TO
think hat his sftcrs were deuded by hypnotic in
Hrcncc what DR. Hammond now calls by his newly
invented term Of syggogncsm into the belief that they
saw what they did not see. b. a novice, and went
with the idea that the performance clever seght
OF hand trick They provided Themselves with com
mon hinged double slate. marked that 1t could be
identified beyond the possibility OF doubt
Dr. S.ade was found 2 o'clock in the af
tcrnoon In large. light well-iurn-hed second
floor ro, The visitors asked to take seats at
bare walnut tnhle Of rather light construction which
with Us extended leaves measured nbout four cti by
five II wns examined and sounded to that II con-
tanned no apparatus
4 -nt next to saGe and h. opposite him. which LETT
the fourth side % he table vacant The three joined
hands sladc who seemed to be a bundle u nerves.
"a i,hc,l and icfked and said the current was very
-iroi. soon there were raps the table, apparently
produced by blows on the under surface. Then the
rap- came on -ildc'- chair and on the frame
of the window near ly ard returned To the table. VIII
he spirit. rap Nsc th-t asked the medium tapping
v'th Dis rail ou the table. The sound was exactly rc'
produced d" Now rap Ike th-" knocking the table with
h- kuu,ilr- Tli- sound. too. VIA clo-cy initiated
Sow rll, under THIS rcuiernau's hands. aid \. poin
ina. 10 I. = htud- The request instantly complied
with The visitors were sitting fu enough back from
ID. table 20 c under y and Of them made SURE that
SHADES feet dd not move. "Wlh you write T.
asked ihr u,Llm. TAI-e raps Indicated an
affirmative reply. Answer on the slate please sinde
i,-, took from pile % school states IN The
window rccc.. slate % rr,'ty large -izc gave to the
urW-pap.r mon that they u-ht make SIRE there was
nothing written ou H. put h,i ~ slate pencil IL. and
h,Id with hand parity under the table. So that lis
hand and %, portion CO.. the sir II rra-pcd remained To
-l Oa the licd past Of thc safe ~as instantly
written N,-"
l,,c l,u washed the slate with -pong" placed an
cr on top OF o. which tr-t cNanincdhy the wilt
OFF, lt 'r OBJ, ~ pcn,i. between The two and hoidnc
u,ia together a,'a BIZ thnub and t"rrhne"r' placed
il.,in go o. ar', u,lr tir -h"uldrr " circle" "a-
made. ou %, tabs. vtA h- other hand and TIE hands ~
Oh, t,o-,t- Y,fy -oou The sound Of writing wa dis
tu'tt beard "t"''u TIE Us" states j. h'"'' " I"'''
and DIS putting i- down t. thc states. could Dis
f.i.-...h tie htt,r- with l'ug tails. Ike J
n,d A. ur ci.,-iue ~ th' - and the
do,tirr ~ the - The writing continued
fof ..,ri i've minutes Three rap- the sate- ndi-
cn,. thn' % va, finished \. Laid hold of the states tn
SANITY g. guard against any s,isht hand performance
.i ,.,., nam rl.. under Late Wa written qri,e
'.' "'''' Do" ' ~, ,..,
gal. "" - upper -i'''' WIN in''"-' 10 '''-'"''
' -. 80. 800. ,,.., 49,,
wv i'l h'- '' ~ j. ''" ''' 90. .,
v. 90 - atd ~. y u Wa not Tor thr pr'ind il
,, ,,.,.. ,ro, ne cngrrh.. and
, a., - nj.
ffnu tr clergy - th- Ia" u"t = maze
r., . 10 yon and through Ion T.
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iI. , .,,.n. ,...ne 80 I'M truth r..u..d. 10 thr
t......ll.,t All, tr,.l, IA. .p!ilt u James
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,,.tt d.. -.,,. ,,.. yy,,t n, IN, u,,,f,r ~
capital hit'i-. and "H- badly h""rrd ia the spelling
W ,.n d.. ,,d h,,,,,b, vim l,n
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All , .'', .'' -.' .n'l re, w,r, rather
+ IT,, ,..r 3D. , ,,..l.r and r,i,..,l Yf, fi. am.
.i, mont ~ g. ., lt ~ elbow and forearm upon
i.,n and rut u,- band. ou to-, 81 ne u,!iI Ia"
a, 81, t..,,. O. Iuu,f~ Thus th, ul,,!l'iu iil
=" "liA i.r ,'." ,, ,'i', IN rr p, "a
nIn, aud ~4t -t-t'd that thc uc-'i"u should De an
-vrt,lou OBJ, c.r-,, ih '. ~l.'s Mrunr va" instantly
nr,l,plr Tho ,f.- wcr, taken and opened 10y A. tpon
,, f Tho ttu,r -irfA,.S WI, written coarse. sprawl
u,, l,ni ~. ,.,inot write tlr him now
A. -,l,'- -I --,-iiou r. wrote n question on SLAVE
atl,t Co., i,.,,l fri,pl The medium took tic slate
WITH fn, A.. l, ,lua % ich the question Wa written
and ruitiur 'hc ht of p,n' on th" upper -f sec hcd u
III ti'u-t thc table leaf. An answer =" pa" question
f.I 'lta tu' INITIALS q" - iIlrn'' M's uhi"'t'''p
~ii't'n. I." meat 'NWiH",l va" WI" '',,nl"i-'
to u..~rar tho tNi-t'roc 81" fore" not d""' am "i
OBJ, l"i-'nIl r"u'H'i "iih amy "I we -N'i' H'l''l
,piuirt-- tI- -I~- top ana 'ti~- 'i-' ii 't'!
auof $50 ,h,S "a- placed on tl' iah'' ANA 10, h''
i.,u Joined hands around IT, itir land. nthS ABOUT =
fo, r"ut Tile r," turu'l 10 ih, I-.g' ana t,c l,ii
a- requested. never turning more man hhi AROUND nov"
ever. although a-k"d Z" Io 50" H''I ell ~ SON, liz -,
ua, 30, Whol' t'tlt OBJ ir "l"l -'' i.'' '''''u 10
uin," 90 ALL n "A- placed al Hh,I'h' p".nt- on ne ne
t''" Q" nov ,hi VIZ .l''"' W '"' "''"' wiz '' III
hun'u 'N AhI" ill- ,t. .,,i NH , .,,o,
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