The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-12
A NEW SPIRIT MEDIUM.
The Strange Performances Journal Reporter
Hears About, but Fails to See.

Hears About, but Fails to See.
For some time, from various sources Jour,
nal reporter had been hearing of wonderful
spirit medium; young married woman greatly
gifted in this occult art The spirituaistc SYPHILIS
he had hitherto encountered were not lowered
with any great amount Of feminine beauty, and
their glib Conversational flow bumped and
chugged Against many grammatical stumps and
powders. In the present instance there was
agreeable deviation from the rule The reporter
found the medium to be handsome person, an
easy and agreeable talker with most la6yike
manners. Her hair is black, her complexion a
tine olive, and her dark eyes have strange d epths
in them suggesting range of vision extending
beyond this earthquake shaken sphere.
Il am materializing medium" said the lady.
but have never come before the public and
my seances are given only to few friends and
the persons they may introduce first became
conscious OF the possession Of some strange gift,
did not then know what it was about ten years
ago. My mother had then recently died. was
aroused at night and sat up in bed to see my
mother before me. 4 have come for - said
she, giving the name of one of the children.
although the child had been in perfect health, il
sickened and died. Such visions do not brighten
me now. 1 think my spirit leaves my body at
times and wanders over the earth, going great
distances A few weeks ago had dressed to go
out and had my leather satchel in my hand.
L suddenly became very drowsy. could hardly
move hand or foot aud dropping upon the bed
fell asleep. When l awoke, think my sleep
must have been short, thought over the dream
had had. l dreamed was in Brooklyn, N Y,
walking along Schermerhorn street saw all
the buildings on either SIDE all the vehicles all
the people upon the sidewalks. met lady friend
who spoke to me, and the moment she spoke. ]
awoke A few days afterward | received let.
ter from that friend who told noe she was walk,
ing on Schermerhorn street in the afternoon and
was much surprised to see me, describing my
dress and the satchel carried in my hand She
had ruahed forward to speak to me, the letter
went on to say, but as she did so disappeared
l have dreamed or rather had a vision, that
was in Venice and had been taken in gondo.a
among the palaces of that famous city. feel
that l shall go in bodily form to Venice some
day, and that when [ do | shall find there what
| saw in my vision. know was there in dis
embodied spirit. AS to my materializations, ]
can know little about them myself, as / am in
trance state at the time am now developing
as have been for Two years, and this power
whatever it is, grows stronger all the time.'
The reporter was invited to call in the even
ing. He did So and was introduced to a gentle
man who has made spiritualism study for many
years. This gentleman is now engaged in do
veloping this lady, whom he pronounced to be
the most wonderful Undertaking. medium he
has ever known. He at once began a DISGUST
ton about various phases of spirit manifesto
ton It proved to be the same poysyllabic
hocus- pocus that has been feature Of spiritual
ism since the days of the mystifyine Fox sisters,
and before, down to the present time. Finally.
the reporter was shown the room in which the
materializations take place, the corner in which
n hIna UUh0 hn n0d hos han
state, is placed, and continuance attached to
the one jet of gas in the room which enables the
fame to be turned down next to the point of ex-
tlngulsbment or turned up to a full blaze. The
reporter was shown the very corner of the ROOM
eight or ten feet from the cabinet where these
materalzed spirit forms appear, though some
times such forms appear in the cabinet with the
medium.
''She has large spirit band" said the de-
veloper, mo less than thirty eight in number.
Mr.. Noble who passed away in johnson county,
is her control Little Snowdrop and Little
Brighteyes the latter beautiful Indian spirit
belong to her spirit band. In these Tnaterializa-
tions some of the appearances can stand great
deal more light than others, and by means of
this contrivance at the side of the door turn
the fame up very strong. Others are weak and
can bear only dim light. That there is no
fraud practiced is shown by the fact that the
lady goes into the cabinet dressed in black and
the materiallzed spirits are in white. or nearly
always 20. Occasionally, they allow those in
tue ClrcIe I'd Ieel OF Lnolr garments sometimes
the material of their garments is very fine, and
at other times coarser. The cloth has a strange
feeling, and the material of which 1t Is made is
said to be taken from different ones of the
planetary bodies Mr.. Noble, her spirit-control,
guards her very carefully. One evening she
came out OF the cabinet bearing in her arms
beautiful spirit babe. She put it upon the floor
and signifed for those in the circle to touch it.
It was there some time, aud when she got back
into the cabinet we learned from Mr.. Noble that
she had very narrow escape that in little
while more her spirit would not have been able
to return, and she would have passed away. OF
course we must be very careful that no such ac-
cident occurs. and Mr. Noble tells us he shall
watch very closely 1t has been noticed that
some Of the materialized faces look like the me.
dunn herself The explanation OF this is they
are not strong enough in themselves and so par
take of the characteristics of tho medium
When they grow stronger they become more in
divdualized"
This dissertation was not wholly embarrassing,
but the reporter would have greatly preferred
demonstration of the lady's power. To the
credit of all parties concerned, however 1t Is fair
to state that no mention was made Of ''ungavor-
able conditions" The promised performance
did not come off, Whether this was through
dread Of the wonderful penetration and keen,
cold -blooded investigating genius with which re.
porters are credited, or for some other reason,
was not discovered. 1t simply did not come of.
A Man Dies of Hog Cholera.
MUNoIE, Ind. Sept 11-George Wilson, we'll