The morning news., 1889-05-09

81 am SO years old, - he said, ''but it has
only been during the past thirteen years
that have been possessed of any of my me-
diumship gifts. During the winter of lS75-'76
was sick most of the time. | had severe
headaches aud chills, but the doctors seemed
to be unable to locate my disease with any
definiteness,
Toward the end of February l became
worse, aud still the mystery of my case
continued. l was compelled to take to my
bed and remained therefor several weeks.
ION March %, 1876, l was so sick that
everybody expected that l was going to die
and die did, in a certain sense and to
outward appearances. | fell into trance,
or coma, and during that time | seemed to
gocut Of myself into another world that
ahounded in spirits. many of whom recog-
nized.
81 cannot describe what saw, for it was
so beautiful, SO intensely beautiful, as to
defy description. Just as | was beginning
to get accustomed to my surroundings
felt violent pain, and q moment later |
opened my eyes and found myse t on earth
once more.
TIE VISION vANIsHES.
LAS soon a ] opened my eyes, however,
| felt entlrely we'll and seemed to be
endowed with an entirely new life.
jumped from the bed, called for my clothes,
ate hearty meal and felt hundred times
better thaa before began to get sick.
Then weighed 1913 pounds, and now |
weigh nver $50, so you see how my physical
condition has improved"
Mr.. Tallman said that before bis illness
he bore strong resemblance to his mother.
Now he is almost a fac Sinlile of his father.
The formation Of his head has been changed
to q wonderful degree, a fact which his
halter verihes
He has repeatedly gone into the trance
state, and while therein he has been tested
by competent authorities. While in this
condition he has spoken six different
languages. although when he is in his nor
nal condition he is only able to talk in
English.
His wonderful faculties and his tendency
to go into trance state aegan to show
themselves. he stated, shortly after the
memorable day in March At Fl st he
wanted to fight against them, believing
that he was possessed of some evil spirit.
but the effort was such a painful one that
he made up his mind to yield to the pecu-
liar f11ecces that bring themselves to bear
against his normal nature.
EVIDENCES OF HIS POWER.
Mr.. Tallmau has done all Of the things
claimed to be performed by the Creates
trance meiiums. Among other tes.sis that
OF slate writing, which he has produced
without any pencil whatever.
He showed your CORE pondent slate on
which were written words and sentences of
every description, which mad been pro-
duced through bis agency.
Near one corner of the slate were a num-
ber OF strange chsracterS, which Mr. Tall
man said hS mad been Informed by linguist
were Hebrew.
Another of Mr. Tallman's gifts is clair
voyancy. 1t is only fe@ weeks since be
drew the precise plan OF a lot of land in
Nova Scotia which is owned by friend of
his And yet Mr. Tallinan only saw the
place throug 'his minds eye"
The late Prof Kraus of Harvard and Mr..
Tallman became very intimate friends, all
on account of lengthy conversation which
the two men held in German while Mr..
Iallnal was In a semi-trauce state One
day as the two men were sitting together
Mr. Tallman said;
A PREDICTION OF DEATH.
"You will not be offended or frightened
if | tell you something about your own
fateg
"Whnt is it! asked the professor.
Within wear from to-day you will be
dead, 7" said Mr. Tallman.
Prof. Kraus was a strong and healthy
man at that tine, and he therefore did not
feel in the slightest degree apprehensive
But toward the close of the year his health
began to fail, and fail so rapidly that he
was confined to his bed. Mr.. Tallman
called to see him, and talked with him for
a long time.
Finally Mr.. Tallman asked.
"Do you think you are going to dlen
"Yes," replied the professor, land am
perfectly willing and ready"
You will die before ) o'clock tomorrow
afternoon" said Mr. Tallmau
At $50 O'Clock the next day the professor
breathed his last.
In conclusion, Mr.. Tallman said IF |
were offered 100000 row, | would not
part with my gift. Since | have possessed
it have been as happy as any man in the
world. 1t has enlarged my ideas, and it
has helped me in my business 1t is price
less treasure to me-"
WITH reference to the oft repeated statement
that the late Lord Bsacousfield had no enaciaI