New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-09
WRITING BY UNSEEN HANDS
VISIT To mr. sLADE. THE MEDIUM.


VISIT To DIR. SLADE, THE MEDIUM.
,,vs,,n WRITTEN on sIATRs ON TIE SIDE
TURNED TOWARD THE TABL "A SPIRIT T''AT
DID NOT sPEI.s HIS OWN NAME CoFRECrLI-
A sPIRIT's HAND THAT TOOK LIBERTIES.
Slote-writing, it my be said in advance,
for the bel eli of those not familiar with wat the splf-
ualets call phenomena, is tne art or Rft OF pronuc'
ing W.T. ting between two sla or on the lower surface
OF a single slate held down upon table. Tue cniei
professor Of this art IS Or. Henry s'ade' VINO mas
rr,ct,.ed IL for 1ovr ten years aud is
widely known in Europe as well as In
tljs country. He WAS arrested In London Oout TWO
wears ago at the instance Of Professor Lancaster VINO
aimed that hr produced the manifestations bV hfi@uE
or auI and by OF pencil stuck under the nngerha
Aier his release by the LOdDOu magistrate Slade VEN
t. Russia, where he was DatrOnZ'd by the erand Due
Cpust,utne and 10 the priacIpa German Cities where
the new Ipers discussed his performances IN serious
vein AT Lepsc no was taken in charge 10y three pro-
fssors Of the University who deVoted TWO WORKS W
test sttinxs" One of them, Professor ZOher, "rVo
b. ok called "Transcendental Physics" descriptive
Of these s,ttings aud illustrated by diagram 1t mas
been translated into English. and there ~ ho"uOn
edition ami American reprint
Among G. wonderful thugs described IN this hook IS
tae production of writing In English. French Geima'
Latin Greek and Chinese the Insite OF cOSeu anu
sea ed ube slate. On one occasion two cous WE'RE
transferre from a scaled box PLACID on table u
IN the box in place Of the CONS. According 10
ZSlner the coins and pencil must have passed through
the solid walnut table top. Z0hner prOpouht'd 'ne
theory Of "tbe fo1rth dimension OF space Tic sup
rosss that there 10 dnieus OF space which IL neither
length BREADTH thickness, aud that iuvsl9e an" 'n
tegept forces outside human bodies can transfer o.
tecs INTO that dimension. and thus pass them through
each oher in defiance of all human laws OF matter tbs
expanatipn strains common TO comprehend 1t 10
such an extent the theory has found lew supporters
Dr SHADE now makes his home IN Ncw-YOrk. A
reporter OF THE TRIBUNE. IN search OF phenohena'
calico OF him the DINER day. He found rGe' hand
some wel-dressed man, with nothing peculiar about
him except kind Of unCauny look IN MS Dlue eyes,
s.atad IN a sunny bedroom on the second hOor df
hr,wn.stons house IN one Of the uptown streets
The Doctor wore abundance oil costly jew"
elrv and his surroundings showed MIN to no IN
comfor able and rather luxurious circumstances Mn
.,nu table of very light construction, ub ut TOUR eet
stoOA In the middle OF the Near one oil the
windows was pile Of ordinary school States WITHOUT
osknc his visitors ia ne, the Doctor invited him to SIT
down at the table, and taking one OF the states from 'ne
pile he put of pencil Oh IL abod as Dig as K're
Of rice and holding IL below the table ana closely
aga, It, asked spirits would write There was
scratching sound. and the slate "h poinR rem"'eu'
showed The word " Yes"
Now sad the addressing The visitor, II there
IL any friend you tO hear FRI write the name on
slate uuder he table, 81 caD't Sct IL ...
The reporter wrote rather dlSglOly AUGUSTUS
Staee aud rubbed the out Tnen he placed the
All. On top of the with bit Of pencil under IT, and
pu his hands on IT. together WIN t9ose o. ts ~ r JT
ing were going on beneath tue slate Alter Willie Tue
scrntcl iug ceased, and there came three Ihps
That's 20 shw hst they through" sa the DOG
tor (Medums always speak OF their " control 10 tn-
plural numbr though 1t may profess 10 De put one per-
The reporter turned the slate aud sure enough II
WAS written full IN a clear legibe hand with message
asserting that the pUen0mrn0n was u PROOF in'ure
lie Tue signature was A. st.e-the hnal OF
ing and only the initial OF tie first name being
written Ii SEEMED Llts queer thaa inc spirit sO"u'"
The Re- porter then tried 1.erimens with the
States DS TsS5 t Sp"T table 5S daersnt
Wring was produced on them IN eyer' case w1en Ins
doctors hnds touched them aIna sI Me T S%
two states together and placed them % o on
Keeping one hand resting the upper slate. Then
line two joued hands The writing was plainly audible
i a91 lower Surface with message without any
signature; Next 'iate was placed on 1nnS
one baud on it ana with Other touched tue hands
Wt inn Vas heard The reporter lifted his left hand
from the Doctors and It ceased ne PM
wa VIA, 0 irsoueptiy repeated Evidently Il essential
thar D ga Detic connection should Do esaohSh"h
between SHADES hands aad the slate through the body Of
"No% pnt both your feet mine" SAID slsde; "Got
your left both mine here on he table aoi hoh
slate under the table with your night hand" The
reporter oOeyed instructions reGafde'' and p IsG
the sat directed. II Was jersed ont OF his hand Nv
invisible fOrct Dthtatn th' '""io "H'
bronRbI up on the opposite side long orncil was
then ulacrd on slate the STATE held under the
tabe "a was thrown ont 80 that II descrlhrd curve
ana fell on top the table, feat impOssble 70 explain
ly any EnOwn lave OF force applied ~ prtJeaineS
- Perhaps hey will play on the acOneoh, sald tht
I,,ctHt taking up o cheap little instrument
and holding Il with one hand 80 mat the
krys Wrre under the table out OF rlRIt
willie hrs baud vislble. His other nhnd rested on
tie table aud his still prisoners beneath o."
stout boots Of his visitor. tune Was played ID I IT
stylr ard sudden fame under the table tailed 10 reveal
ANYTHING manipulating the Keys. Tue PLAYING stopped
as the KEYS Game ii view and OegAn AGAIN the
moment they were out OF sight, -
finer. was variety dIablere Of this sort, such rs
the lifting Oi the table foot above the floor when all
hands ere IT., and tumhljuR the chairs 40 ~:
Nh Efforts with hands, feet or ewes cOu
ANYTHING below the table bu its four legs aud
tine two bg wudOWs and the circumstances were hignly
unfavorablr for the production OF cOnlurrPs tricks.
SometIux began fumDng ab Iut the knees o. tne re-
nort+r and pluekinR ills trousers Resting ms left
fhe tab he put right hand under the ia1e SIN ~
cold maud paUted IL, punched " IghtlY ana grasp a
line Angers Ia quick. hnttenng way. IIen
me hand came out from beneath tue table
coat and instantly disappeared A. quick as DC r0uh
INC repnrer looked under tue tahic, bu' there was
nothing there hut the sunlight gu he cdrpf, ami the
Doctors feet Eeld beneath Dis own.
The parfOrmance row over. AItrr tIJnlnlig Tue
table aud sat flying himse that there Wac no aachinrry
hidden Ia IT, the reporter ie the place Father mustered
and ,nnOyed that ne could not find explanation 10
account for the pheuomenA In the reception room AT
elderly man. VINO has long heen the cOmpanion of hI-
travels He said the fee i've dollars. Tue report
came awav thinking that the show, though dn expensive
one WAS worth money.
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