The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-07-26
Our New York Letter.
Regular to the CARBON ADVOCATE.
New YORK. July 25. 1854

Regular to the CARBON ADVOCATE.
New YORK. July 25. 1884
The performances of Miss Lulu Hurst
the Georgia magnetic girl" have been
the reigning sensation Of the town for
some time past. L have attended one or
two OF her entertainments aud haYe seen
ab Iut all the notables of New York. from
John Kelly and Harry Hill to George
William Curtis and Henry Ward B=echtr,
occupying the rows of seats in the audi
torium. Whether Miss Hurst is, in fact,
one of the electrical girls. am unable
to tell you; but it does not take long to
couvluce one that her power is altogether
extraordinary. Her feats have been de-
scrIbed by dozens of writer's, aud need
only to say that their descriptions are
q exaggerated 1t Is p,riectly true
,hat Miss Hurst can lit chair Ou which
man IL seated, simply by placing her
opened hands on the back OF the chair
She can also prevent stout stuck. held
by several vigorous men, from being
beut to the ground. BY touching the
indie OF an umbrella. sue eau make it
pluuge forward IN particularly vicious
way. Opinions differ widely rs to the
explanation OF the young womau's power.
DIR. Spitzka seems to believe that Miss
Hurst is surcharged with electricity. DR..
Hammond, looking at the subject in his
practical aud cautious manner. aeknowl-
edges that he Is open to conviction, but
that. in his Judgment, the girl employs
merely muscular power. Others speak
OF her psychic influence" also vague
expression, which may or may not mean
something. am iucllned to believe her
powers are muscular.
Miss Hurst IS by no means a giant, as
exuberant writers have called her she
is somewhat above tue average height OF
women. firmly built, with strong body
aud rather heavy, dull face, and with
wonderfully developed hands and arms.
Her arms are indeed exceptionally large
aud muscular, aud ! noticed that tue
muscles OF the palm are very strong and
| flexible. Nov, It is fact that persons
With flexible palms are often able To
grasp obi j=cts tenaciously without moving
their fingers. Those who observe Miss
Hurst wien she is performing one OF
her feats, cannot tail to see muscular
contraction in her wrists aud hands.
Nothing could be more comical than one
of her entertainments. Wallask's il
crowded each night. When she makes
her appearance upon the stage she ID
welcomed with a shout Of approval and
sympathy Then q score Of nbitious
athletes, young and old. go upon the
Alage and try to wrestle with her. They
might as well wTestle with Goliah, She
filings them about with the utmost ease
scatters them prone and crestfallen. and
shakes the breath out Of them. One oi
them, Wednesday night. fell amid the
footlights and arose awkwardly with q
seorched trouser seat. 1t is really worth
the price Of admission TO watch q we'll
pleased ana well-dressed STRIPPING dance
around as though his life depended upoI
frequent aud aerobatic gyrations. Whsr
be Iumbles headforemOst into pile o.
chairs. the situation becomes still more
hilarious No one has been found We
that can make point against Mis-
Hurst. The most confident person doe
not care 20 be handled By her twice