Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-10-18
HERE'S A SPIRIT TEST
Washington spiritualists Excited
Over Q New Wrinkle.
PICTURES PHOTOGRAPHED IN HEAVEN
And tss Angelic Aategra phs of Dspartsd
kiaxs Transcribed on the Pagess 81
Bound Asa sealed Hook
Wonder or Fake, which?

Washington, October 1Z.-For some
| time there has been unusual stir In
the ranks of Washington Spirituaiists,
and it crops out that this Is largely
tue TO experiments that have been
made by persons who may lay
claim 10 being scientific investigat-
ors, who would scorn 10 mingie with
the common herd of mediums who
charge quarter for public and a
dollar for private seances- A report
OF some of these inyestiga tons. eircu-
lated at quiet meetings, mas had the
effect OF convincing many of yet half
| doubling and TO arouse the interest OF
| Others, some OF them from among the
highest officials OF Government circles.
The old stories Of such men as Lin
coin, Conkling aud others being regu-
| larry consulted, are revived, and there
is quite a boom In so-called scientific
spiritualistic circles for those who do
not degrade their mediumship or re-
search by engaging in IL for profit.
| Among recent converts rs Judge 3.
Newton Pettis, OF Meadyille, Pa, who
has n law Office here, and spends much
of his time in Washington. Another
L
for some years, n prominent and sue
cessful lawyer, is Glenn w. Cooper.
MIR. Cooper is not only convert but
IL strong medium.
A circle composed OF such men az
these. and led, possibly, by DR.. Theo-
| dore Haiislnann, prominent physi-
tian OF the aristocratic quarter of the
Iity, has recently made some remark
able experiments in slate-writing. The
result OF one just concluded is told by
DR.. Hansmann with special satisfac~
| ton.
I'm the absence of Mr.. Keller, the
Medium with whom / usually expert.
ment from Washington said the Doe
tor. Il resolved nos long since TO try
la new test in spiritualistic writing.
l took d small blank book aud wrote
IN it dictation to the memory OF
Queen Louisa, OF Prussia, mother OF
the late Emperor William. Here Ii
Is in my own handwriting. 1t is, as
you see,sin German scrips, dated july
d, 1891. Several witnesses were call
ed in and looked at this book with the
minutest care on the 9th OF July. In
their presence it was carefully wrapped
sealed and addressed to DR.. ID. j. Stan
bury. Onset, Mass A faw days ago it
was returned, and the witnesses were
invited to attend the opening OF the
package at my office last Sunday.
accordingly at $3.50 p. IN. 1t was
opened in the presence of Messrs. NJ.
c. Edison, A. j. Benton, D. l.. Burnett,
Judge s. Newton Pettis, w. I'll. Burr
- Mr. i'~f e-s,a were
present when the volume had been
sealed preparatory to sending off, and
had scrutinized it closely to see that
outside OF the title page there wass
not a line OF any sort written in the
book.
Each of the six gentlemen above
named was called on to make close
inspection, and their unanimous yer.
dict was that the package had not
been tampered with. 1t had come back
to me precisely in the condition it was
when forwarded to DR.. Stanbury. The
same external wrapper used for send
ing 1T away was used for it's return
shown by the addresses and postmark
inclosed package bore the five wax
seals, with the imprint OF my own
seal ring, very peculiar one. The
paper was also gummed very carefully
The inlcosed package bore the five wax
of opening it without cutting or tear
ing.
After this had been noted by us all
/ proceeded to cut open the package at
both ends land it was no easy task
to get the little book free. What il
. there should be nothing in it after all.
The only intimation received from the
medium ut Onset was that the packag,
had been kept lying on his table, and
that once he had fallen into a trance
but he could not say whether any
messages had been recorded or not.
$50 we opened 1t with feelings o
some anxiety. The first page had this
} message: Those whose portraits ap
pear herein are thy friends. We send
thee greeting Next came a good
. likeness Of the Emperor William, o.
Germany. Here it is. and 1t is as natur
nj as eny picture 1 ever saw. On turn
ing another leaf there was written
'Unser Frits.' and on the following
page was his picture. The dedication
you VIII remember, was to Queen
Louisa. mother and grandmother o
two empcrors.
Observe that the drawings and
names are in gilt and indellible- Look
at the rest Of the portraits. Here are
Rudolph OF Austria; the Empress Jsss
phine, Won Humboldt. Goethe. Henry
VIlI., General Rosecrans. General JOS
eph E. Johnson. Swedenborg. Marie
Antoinette. Otto (my deceased som
George Combe, Anton Mesmer and
others. including few unknown
| faces
The names OF all those above en-.
umerated appear along with the draw.
ings, and IL must be admitted tha:
most of them look marvelously li.v
autographs. No shadow of doubt rests
on DR. Dausmann's mind that the spir-
it's OF the departed affixed their owr
signaturest He talks of them M
though they were his ordinary com
paniops. and Goethe and Heine. though
inviSibie TO his eve. seem around and
abort him constantly. as do long-de
parted friends whom he associated
with In the Fatherland over hall Q
century ago.
Ended Hi. Life es Anxiety
Mason CITY. Ia. Oct Ill A. Beck.
81. furniture dealer ~ Charles 'fty.