Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-12-16
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A Very Strange Record and nraterializing
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The scientific philosophy Of spirit
ualistic naturalization is advancing
in New York with giant strides. A
new medium is in the field, and she is q
very Richmond in the art. The pale,
shadowy, impalpable beings summoned
up from the vastly deep or down from
the blue dome above, as the case may
be, which are seen at most of the ma
terializing cabinets have no charms
for her. She, like the stout and sturdy
woman that she is, goes in for the
whole thing or nothing. Instead of
the shrinking spirits that will scarcely
allow mortal to touch their clay-cold
hands, she produces spirits that hug
and kiss and kick up their toes and
dance the can-can, and talk and eat
and sit on a fellows lap, and whose
flesh has the warmth Of vigorous
human life and the magnetic sympathy
Of an ardent nature. The wonderful
medium has not been long in the busi-
ness, having graduated from the Onset
Bay spiritualistic camp meeting only
last summer. 81 thought" she re-
marked to reporter present at the
search, "that naturalization wanted
boom onward. 1t has not been pro-
'ressing as it should. / saidto my self,
IF spirits can be materialized at all,
Why should they not be made strong
ND firm so that they could walk
round, talk and give satisfaction to
their earth friends? We wanted
stronger spirits, who could do anything
they had done in earth life, and these
are brought out at my cabinet, the only
cabinet in the world where spirits of
superior development congregate."
This remarkable woman is short and
stout in person, brown eyes sparkle in
pleasant face and her hair is so dark
that when she puts on blonde wig no
person would recognize her or take her
for the medium. The lady is said to
be good wife and mother, but with
the assistance of a mediumistic young
man she finds opportunity to give
seances three or four times week in q
fat on Eighth avenue. In professional
life she is known as Mrs. Moore. The
first popularity of Mrs. Moore's medi-
umship which the visitor notices
is how she gets into trance befor,
she enters the cabinet at all. In that
condition she goes around the circle
muttering gibberish and acting with
supreme Stiffness. Then she enters the
cabinet and soon after spirit called
Egypta comes out and shakes hands
and talks to her. Her extraordinary
resemblance to the medium is explained
| by the statement that she is the me-
| diam's sister, This satisfies the ardent
believers. Egypta makes quite free
with the sisters hands and will squeeze
fellows hand in the heartiest kind Of
way. 1t is only when some scepitcal
man begins to pinch her limbs too
hard to find out II they are real flesh
that she puts in any protest, and then
she will only say in the mildest voice,
don't be so familiar, please" But if
| Egypta takes fancy to sitter she
| will deposit her very substantial self
in his lap and put his head in chancery
| with her arm, and breathe into his ear
soft nothings. Then Egypta kisses all
| the male sitters and weaves lace for
the females and takes her departure,
to be followed by Lucille Western, that
poor overworked spirit who Is called
| out at almost every undertaking cabi-
| net in the country. Miss Western
looked very cheerful and vigorous and
declared that this was the only cabinet
at which she could fully develop her.
self. She said she felt as good as ever
The reporter doubted that she was all
solid flesh and intimated that she had
a wooden foot, whereupon she kicked
Tim on the shins, and, holding up hei
foot as high as she could raise it, wrig
gled her toes in the doubter's face tC
show that she was all right in her un
derpinning. She declared she wou(
soon be able to command strength
enough to appear on the streets ant
enjoy herself among her friends as o.
old. The reporter invited her to din,
with him at Delmonico's and she prom
ised to do so in short time. She ther
brought an apple around the circle anC
invited all to take a bite. A wickes
man, filled with curiosity, put out hi!
hand to feel the texture Other garmon
and-accidentally, he said-caught hel
| by the bare knee, at which she liftet
her foot and gently touched him unde
the chin in a playful fashion. TheI
appeared a very lively spirit. She cam
out to a lady in the circle. She brough
with her some clothing which sh
wanted to show. She explained TIL"
ladies' after they had passed to the spil
life retained their love Of dress. 5
brought the garment around the circ
and the newspaper man blushed deepl
as he inspected it. The spirit the
selected a lady present and began t
dance around the room, which 500
developed into sort of can.can o
the part of the spirit. An old man i
the circle became very enthusiastic al
cheered the spirit on in her high kic.,
ing. He said it was a glorious man
!, festation OF the truth and power c
naturalization. An amiable femal
spirit came TO the reporter and taiin
his hand led him TO the entrance of I'll
cabinet, where she talked to him {
love and other things for some tim
The young man who managed I'll
seance turned down the light very 10
and asked the circle to give son
singing. Somebody struck up "Joh
Browns Body" and as all the otbe
Joined in and swelled the chorus, u
spirit gently drew the reporter insi.
the curtains of the cabinet. Thus CT
off from view she lifted the veil tlli
had covered her face and with bare lii
kissed him rapturously. 1t was
unique and novel experience. III
lights were very low, the circle outsit