Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-03-06
FAKE MEDIUMS.
EoW The WHY CLAIRVOYANTS ROPE IN
THE 6ULLIBLE ABOUT WHEELING.
Ter N5.hols and Their Madness The Town
Desa With Them During the Past Few
Nc1lls-The Pasi Present and
Future Un0ltsd.

been beset with numerous false medi-
ums travelling under the guise Of clair
vovauts. seventh daughters Of seventh
sons, born with a mysterious veil, and
able TO unravel the past, present and
fu,ure with startling rapidly, and at so
much a ravel. During the past few
months there have been several Of these
female unrayelers in town, and there
are two, IL not three, located in Wheel
ing al the present time. They are little
else than fake" mediums, and how in
teiigen. people can repOSe confidence
in them 10 the extent Of being In the
sinner circle" is beyond the comprehen-
sion OF an who stop TO consider
rho situation. With what power
could they be gifted whereby
they could accurately disclose the past,
lest they be mediums between the sub
iects they are operating upon and the
Maker of the Universe. And that such
material power be repoSed in these So
called agents of tho earth" is ridicu-
lOus % imagine, still more so II you
all the appearance OF having walked in
from the last town on the railroad
tracks The business is largely carried
ou through trickery. The So-called
clairvoyautS are only human and are
uosSessed Of no more occult power
than barn door. There are
lots OF these people down on
Bowerv in New York who gather In the
unSophisticated Ga common with the
MANY other alluring catch-penny de-
vices in the same square. These things
"catch on" even in New York, but they
thrive better in smaller places.
These artists discriminate very
shrewdly as 10 "Sittings,' and VIII
rarely give one to any one who looks
particular bright, preferring TO work
anon the credulity Of the "Iighter-
mind" ones. Quite a number have been
refused here in the city, the clairyoy-
ants believing 10 would be policy 10
lose a few dollars rather than De ex-
p0sed. But occasionally bright mind
gets alured within her presence, and II
would surprise readers 20 know Of the
number, class aud character OF the
patrons who frequent these places.
Persons who are remarkably ln-
telugent, argumentative, and pre-
sumablv ANALYTICAL in all
they see and hear become strangely
and unaccOuntably enamOred OF THE
fai.h," and for the time being all other
thoughts became secondary. Certain
matters have so preyed upon their mind
through life that they have reached a
point where they are easily susceptible
10 the mystic charms. -Four particular
ly prominent persons I'm this city have
been inveiglad into 1.-The circle during
the past month. But as as a rule theSe
clairvoyantS are supposed TO operate
upon those well-knOwn as the simple
minded components Of the town.
The moduS operandi of the clairvoy-
ant, or rather OF uoStOf them that have
been about here, is as follows: Upon
entering the room you are requested 10
state upon what particular topic you de-
sire sitting" She then requests you
90 sit down at a small table especially
provided for the purpose, and write
down such q series OF questions as the
subject desires. She then requests you
10 20 into another room, and tells you
10 be sure and take the piece OF paper
upon which you have written the cues
tious along with you. She then goes
into a trance" The trance consists OF
first removing the silk cover from the
table upon which you have written,
which reveals sheet of black transfer
paper. Under this is sheet OF white
paper, upon which are the duplicate
questions you have written. After
they have been read and
considered. you are called
back into the room, where she Is sup
posed to continue In the trance. The
fortune telling consists OF answering
the questions, some Of which she OF
course answers fairly near 20 the mark,
Others being some four or five miles oil.
She Dretouts 10 have recourse TO a sort
of Fgvutian taliSmanic book in answer
Ing s.me OF the questions, which are
probably OF q reversible nature TO suit
an kinds and conditions OF patrons.
The Clairyoyant who has been located
recently, near the centre OF town,
charged 81 for ladies and s. for gen
tlemen. While she pretended to IN
ravel the past, present and future, she
directed her attention more especially
10 the future. she charged - to tell
the past, knowing full well that per
sons could then easily tell whether or
not she was hitting il right, and she did
not care 10 have the price low enough
70 be induciye.
While the schedule rates for "sittings'
were 81 aud 3. il did not stop here
They run up as high as $50 and $40.
But with the high priced ''Sittings' she
gives the subject upon leaving charms
or as she calls then, Egyptian Tails
mans which, she says, will overcome
enemies, remove family troubles, restore
lost affections, make marriage with the
one Won love. remove evil influences,
had habits. cure witchery, fits and all
long standing and mysterious diseases.
These charms consist of little else
than witch hazel seeds, and when they
Get ont OF these they send around 70
some feed store and get some other
binds ~ seeds that will raise havoc Just
as well. The ClairvOyant that was
located near the central part OF
town. made a speciality Of belts formed
~ suk or other material, and
containing a certain number OF seeds
which She said II worn would bring
pealtb. prosperity and riches. The
beits run in price all the way from $ to
SSo For older persons she had belts
,.irb sufficient number or SeeIS en-
closed in the belt 70 represent the age
of the person. The belts cost at the
rate of 81 90 a seed. and II be happens
- be 20 years OF age, it makes quite
tidv sum for this taliSmanic charm
one young girl living over the creek
hecame so infatuated with the belt