The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-30

power OF casting spells" and he must have
made others believe in this power, for some
said they had proofs Of his wicked super
natural strength.
At the same time three OF his acquaint-
ances became almost blind, according to the
threat made by the able. They were wise,
and sought an explanation that would be al
least plausible. The able had sent them
placards covered with red Inscriptions. The
odur OF these placards was peculiar, and
gradually from the letters fell powder that
mingled with the dust of the atmosphere.
When the placards were burned the sight of
the three victims was restored. To another
person he predicted that he would have
visions. This person had terrible headaches
aud Nightmares. At last his servant con-
fessed that he had been Gaid by Able BOul-
land TO put opium in his masters coffee.
Documents written iE ordinary red ink
were sen: by the able to all his disciples,
with instructions 10 hang them on the walls
and wear them against the heart. Those
who explain these things say that these
documents were magnetic accumulatOrs or
hypn0tZers, BY means of which the able
could hold his disciples in his power, no
matter how great the distance.
a famous French journalist once spent an
evening with the able, and in the course
of conversation asked him how he could
make fortune. Very seriously the be
answered: Take a young black hen, and
when you catch her. she must make no
noise. For this 90 at II o'clock in the even
ing, when she is asleep take her bY the
neck. and hold her only tightly enough to
keep her quiet. Go on some broad high
way where two roads cross, there at mid
night make circle with cypress wand,
place yourself In the center and cut the hen
In two parts, as you pronounce these words
three times, Eroim. Essaim. frugativi ct
appellant. Then turn toward the east
kneel and say prayer. page So. That done
you will make the great anpeal
Then the Spirit If Evil will appear
clothed in an embroidered scarlet coat a
yellow vest and water-green culotte. The
mead. resembling the head of dog with
ass ears, will be surmounted by two horns.
and lis legs and feet will be like those of
COW. 1t will ask your wishes. You will
say what you think best, and you will be
the richest among men,"
The journalist obeyed but the only re-
suit was the loss of lis pocketbook. stolen
by highway robbers.
As soon as Able Bnulland died Monsieur
Jules Bots, fervent apostle of literary
mysticism, accused Sar Joseph Peladan aud
his follower, Stanislns de Guaita. of Having
caused the death of the priestly sorcerer by
envoutement EnvoutemeDt is a word that
comes from invutus, and should really be
written enyoultement. One of the mystics
explained the word to me in this manner
You hate some person so that you wish
his death. but do not care TO risk YOUR own
lie. on make, or have made, waxen
etisy OF your enemy. then you place on or
about this efigy n handkerchief or some
thing else taken from the object of your
hatred. From that time the waxen image
has the sensbllities and the tallty of
your enemy. Then thrust needles into the
ethgy, strike it on the head, break it in
pieces, at the same time your enemy dies in
horrible torture. And, as the law does not
believe in the black art you. a real
assassin, are free from all punishment"
OF course few cabalstic words must be
pronounced, but it seems these are easily
learned.
NJ. Jules Bots says ait is ncontestable
that Sar Peladan and Guaita practice the
black art daily, and for two years the
Able B0ulland struggled with the evil
spirits sent by his enemies from Paris 1t
is not at all impossible that he died from
the supreme enyOutement."
Nj. j. h. 1uYsmannS, the author of at
Bas." most extraordinary work. saws that
for the past year Sar Peladan has sent him
regularly each night, at the moment he goes
to sleep, blows on the head and face For
4 time NJ. Huysmanns tried TO believe that
these blows we're the result of Imagination.
but as his cat whose Imagination is not
very vivid, receives shocks at the same time
NJ HuySmanns is now fully convinced that
they are the result of magic
or the Able Boulland. NJ. Huysmanns
says he never knew a more elevated mind
or a purer heart. NJ. Huysmanns was
accused of taking the able as his model for
the Chanoine DOcre in La Bas" but he
says that, on the contrary, his friend was
the original DR.. Johannes, quite another
character.
Iu the occult world it has been said that
the Chanoine DOcre Is no other than the
Able Rocca, who has published a pamphlet
HUSTLE to the Pope. But this able is a
Savant and most honest in his convictions.
His only fault in the eyes of Catholics was
that he tried TO reconcile the church with
modern ideas and to associate Christ with
Buddha.
Because of these accusations and counter
accusations there have been challenges and
duels, and in certain world the results
may cause serious decision in enc direc-
ton or the other.
However. for people who have no faith in
the "b!ack art these events would have no
especial interest were it not that for a time
certain members OF the medical profession
have believed that sensibility can be exteri-
OriZed, that is the skin of q subject can be
rendered inSensible, and this sensibiity
can be transferred 10 the air three or foar
yards distant
In the hospital OF Dr. Luys do not think
that greater distance has been attempted.
IL the air be pinched at this distance from
tie hypnotized person, he screams the same
As If one acted directly upon him. If, ill.,
stead OF the air, wax doll or glass of
water be charged with tho sensibility of the
subject. whenever the glass is rubbed the
subject has the same sensation, or if the
dolls hair be pulled the subject suffers
as thouGh MS own hair Wsre pulled, IL the
doll be brutaIizad the subject is in agony,
and for some time it was thought that If the
doll were crushed the subject would die.
II has been proved that photographs
touched by the hypnOtized person can be
opeIated upon in the same manner, and that
medicines can also be employed al dis
! tance. OF course it follows that if medicines
| produce results at a distance, poisons can
| also be etheaciOus at n distance
Now, comes DR.. Hart of the British
| Medical journal VINO. bv his experiments,
| proves that Sar Peladan is utterly meapa bic
| OF sending blows every night To NJ Huvs-
| MAINS, aud utterly incapable Of taking the