New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-09
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AN ENGLISH MEDIUMS PERFORMANCES
MS EXPERIENCES IN ENGLASD-WhfNG on ilF
MEDIUMS ARM AsD on CARDs-GHosTLY TOR
sos FITTING ABOUT.
The latest recruit to the small corps OF sue
eessful professional nedimns ID this city Ia VIM hg
,or vo,rg Fpgsbpan OF education and pleasing man
ners who has lately came from iepsie Germany, W.
zolnsr and the two other professors who investigated
Tr siade have been putting him through course OF
1t. tbe rcsulta Of which Zolner II going 20 publish
q, a sccopd volume OF his "Transcendental fh5slrA
Tcl,nton ia domioled with biz servant IN thirty
a. whore no gives soances' two OF three times "e.@'
going out the remaining evenings TO produce ms pu'
vo,ncpa At private houses spiritisp Che does
-. uso tho word spidiuaiism he says
~ ,ake strone hold Of the upper classcs IN Europe,
.,,lly an the Continent, where number of croWnto
beads have witnessed rs manifestations IN hngH""
nubic performances have almost come 70 an emu Hn'
the conviction OF o number at mediums Tor pihc'-
,cberan Tho prosecution o. these people under tAo
~, ,,i,hcraft statitc. Egnton says q virtual adn's-
~ ~, ,le nrt OF tho courts that they exercise super
po4prl movers Good mediums be ndds' are IN -feA.
srA A., England 20 20 20 the houses Of wealthy ana
a,it,rstic people and dlsf ay their performance y"
select companies Among The houses he mas ylslo' '
,his rrr,o.e he mentions that Of Lord bcaconstrn-
A reporter went one evening recently 70 F'"n'' T"
rgl,utou,s IyIcincs. Tile company, numbering t"cny
,,r.,,s WAS seated around long extension table, eN
cont half dozen for whom thcre was no room 90 hf W
l, and Who formed scnicirclc bs themselves close ny
Mr. Evntou sat 20 the table between two ladies' p'''
stranrors 10 him. The room was h1hicH ny one -"
burner General conversation wa rc''nih''ue'' "'
,,u bnnvrp elocutionist who ant OF the table fh'r
-, ar c,,c,anv with humorous snllics. Finally
s,r o,,c minutes OF nervous tyitchng. the medium
is he would try an experiment II the company WON"
ror,lon him for taking OF his coat. lie removed 'N
cont took q sheet Of noteparcr tore IL Ia Two ", 90
orc.tad one OF tho ladics TO write the name "l ".
friond on one half folding ihc paper 80 thA' h' '-
t Geo the writing This done, inc asked tH''
,be anne name he written on the other hall o'
,ho sbcet and the slip folded and given Co on
other person In tho circle Taking the first scrap ''
,,r lac act IL afre with match and after 30 was eu
,ilv consumed crnmblcd the ashes IN DOB hands INC"
railing ND his shirt sleeves Dec shovel us clt Ai" '
company that they might Doe sure th''r was "'.","-
n ava ,ro, coded to rub The ashes the urm between
tho wrist and tho elbow mp and down A"'' 'i '''"@
the ashes OF there appeared on Tie ~sin' "i.''' '
iorya ri.iu hand these WORKS" au Wish You iHA'.
"ts mas the name you wrote 20 asked the medium.
lo II 4. not. replied the Indy. Otis tho name OF roy
hnstaad.o exclaimed another lady Who sat mex. ,''.
medium knew it was going 20 Joe "Ili'' JOB ''''
peculiar tctling on nay own arm.
Tho medium went Iiothe back room 10 wash h'- h''n
aud ,,,t an his coat Returning. De- took IHcSit' %"
li,c ca-ds from She inanicl and arkcd an OLD f'''
man to sei.ci one tear oA corncr ana Keep t' F.'
torn, on Then Doc pat tho card VITA " H'i" "' '
pencil point between thn leaves "i '''N' l-' '"
linn. ,,, fhc fable ant Dc and thr ola e'nii-''Ah
pressed down upon Do WED -
80, d, .... ,--.tt,o io "a handsome hard flatfnr'
ter on u Nh. t ., f... i. 81. l. -|-.I., b., Do
IT, tht 81 , -..... H.. ~. ...r.I. r..o.-.If.l Ilr
name " l.n 49, 8-t.i "a, d. card anI found Zoo ulir
toIl, on roy flounlly tr came hinlt card
I''l','i ~ p.. mon
60 H. . az. tsr,rd ont aud thfrr BEGAN Gee r-iti
80 '-.tr diftIr-l flmiliar -lnrc f' advent n' ih'
f,c,,l-f hr0tlrs twenty y.sr- HrD 81" hN "h" HAfr
- tr .urn performance. ltii. "a lIi -.i' hiN
la, 80, a.. table. IIrv Hrrc Wiififd ai'.u ir
n ,- tb, heads OF Tire ennIunu' iin-lng. ilntiN :.
i,, All M. while nud boo F'u- nf u'.ir trc $3.50.
60 ,,-,l ID, o.cl,iu. isr noses OF nl4rnhh ti'ir-7,
. i ,',,f Ventura. l i. Ih tlt citD.. iT N'In 'I
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~ ,i .f,,uo-.afirr Iu4frnfut ~ wDtt come
, '' I,.r ,,f t.i. CON. 1alr stop vhea f.t f'i
go ,,ao , ler told Go do Co., D. wound - N 1910 N.'h
=, , l,.- ana NOW and thrii fnaHr raHfi rhru' 900
g. ti I'm and n flr rnll taking lHd .i. i"i i' ''t
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Ill., '..... fr.. tI.t.rn BEGAN 900 f. OH af'iu aF I
g., ., d. IL. .attt. up ia fIr ar. 0h ltN. i.
g." 800. ,.r. holding lit bands "nuf'f Do 900 OIL.
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