Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-07-18
MODERN MIRACLES.
Hi.a. Prctcndcrs Marvellous Pow
crs ia London, ard their Tests.

ers liza London, and their Tests.
pists in Lpndon-Col. Oicot', the theosoph,
loving Bishop, the thought reader, and
SUR, CumhcrIuni, the muscle reader, writes
Mohcurc u. Conway in the San Francisco
Cbrohiclc. Mr. Bishop at Westminster
Palace huic and Mr.. Cumberland at Char
ing Cross ho'cl, are glarinG at each other,
and have made those neighboring centres of
busy life very lively on successive days OF
II is week. Mr. Bishop was severely pun
ished in bis encounter with LlbouchC re, and
il MS lhpught had tuitilCd 'his announced
intention Of going out tn the Indian thcoso
phisis, whi are Mt skeplical about
miracles as are the Londouers. lie
hnd originally claimed only to read
peoples thoughts hy their muscular sug-
ucstlops o The same, bur afterwards began
To tax OF his possession OF mysterious
power which he could not comprehend, 10y
which he could read the number of "a bank
note without muscular guidance. lie evad-
ed the only test which would have excluded
the possibility Of collision, and that ended
his II ,uc In the public interest, Mr.. Cum
bertrand starts where Bishop did, and more
cmph ltlcllly he declares that it is all hum
hug to say that II mao Can tell another's
aps'lhct Vu""S"'9, vi oNoii MS CunoiI'o
tu'uHn's' eAccp, 81 Iar as nc
Is Sulueu ny lh1t olheT' CONSCIOUSLY
OF uhcohsc'ously' IL nas oech Pietty
"eli aglccu ahlol7 lnSo'ucVcu peoplc tua'
n'"u vi my auu ca,clu'y -ua'ueu pciceP-
l''h can Fa'heT 'Io'h t"c .uo' :" JUS 'hoN1-
menls ut susceptible suffice intim4tions Of
an object of such sui,irct's fixed attention.
Wllllam "iue, prothtr oI oSclr' sei's me
Una. HU '"i $1,000 ." ~ ~ III VI ''o "a
perimehts ut thls kihu' ahh nave seen
daughter Oh lle la'c Professor he Morgan
amuse company III lne same way
but pto'eis'phHis arc SUBJECT ,o severe
temptations IL ~ lp' iue NAV VIC pc,P'c
WISH W pc uece''eu' o"C 10 tluo V"al they
eau uoI NC eAc''cu W "ny sclc"luE eAPcr-
'lleuC IL 'uo 9f"io way "7 ny eupP'''i Of"
pcrui'uia' cNcu'' inc sO'c','Iuc nicn vi
hn9'ahu IL iNe i"' s'ille Ii'he peCn uitNIug
eHorS 10 RAISE monty lor MARINE olol'g
lca, STATIONS anu nave oo'a'ne,' =, noouV
i1oo, ihe o.hei uaY "oncl"l 'otl
asheu sup'I' JUS ", ne" Oh s"',oi
statio,' an 200 III '"tn"9 iou' NUS io-
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coiIecI 'enioii uiu'e peoP'c W MI,Ices a mn
acIe tllan ne can 10 witness hatu curiosity
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