The herald., 1893-01-30
THE SPIRITS WERE VERY TAME,
The Features Of a Regular
Sunday Seance.
How the Credulous Are Told Imagin-
ative Narratives.
Scenes at Gathering of Those Who Be.
lieve They Can Peep Under the
Curtain that Hides the
Unknown,

The mediumistic reporter OF the HER.
AID yesterday attended spiritualjstic
meeting in the Grand opera house build
ing.
The conditions seemed to have been
more favorable for spirits from the
"other side" than for those in the flesh.
inasmuch as the former wers not taxed
the usual admission fee of 10 cents.
A woman medium presided and spoke
at length of the powers and conditions
of mediums and visitations of spirits. A
Young woman was finally prevailed upon
to play, which she did very charmingly
after the usual excuse about having for
gotten her notes, She also accompanied
herself with song which called upon
the spirits in no uncertain tones, and no
doubt they hastened to come at once.
The woman in charge descended from
the platform and gave tests among the
audience.
"You seem to be hampered and tied
down to common place life; your am
bition is to soar aloft, to fly and be above
ordinary worldly affairs" said the me-
dunn to rather plump lady, whose
stylish hat was tipped with birds
wings, suggestive of her aerial desires.
The lady nodded her plumed head in
acknowledgment of her ambition. "You
have mediumistic powers. but you do
not know it," suggested the medium,
and the subject not being very sure
about it, smiled approvingly.
81 see a spirit lowering about you;
hand me something and | will tell you
who it is," said the medium to an evil
dent convert ON the front seat. The
man handed out pocket-knife, when
the medium said: "You have an
inquieitive turn of mind; you
always wish to examine both
sides Of every question. If you
take knife in your hand, you want TO
open it, examine it, and see what it is.
The spirit over you is that of q relative
who died suddenly with trouble in the
chest, also in the side. Do you recog-
nize such relative?"
The subject recognized such an one
among his numerous relatives who had
gone before.
A decided brunette. with a black hat
tipped with ostrich feathers dyed black,
handed the medium her glove.
"You are very mediumistic, and
should develop your powers. About
three years ago there WAS a change in
your life. Is not that so?"
The subject admitted that it was, but
did not state whether she had changed
boarding houses, made visit to Santa
Monica or merely sued for divorce.
''You also have changed your plan of
living within the past two or three
years; you are more practical in
your ideas, more methodical, and
rather prefer to look upon the bright
side OF life, but you are little too back
ward"
The lady bowed her head and blushed,
when the medium passed to another
subject.
A lady handed the medium silk
handkerchief.
"This is a non.conductor." said the
medium, handing back the handker-
chief.
Eyes, my husband has been,'' said
the lady, not understanding the science
of electric currents. She handed the
medium glove, and was told that the
spirit of young man with moustache
and goatee, and dressed neatly, was
hovering around her. She was asked if
she recognized the young man. She re-
piled that she did.
The medium then called upon an
other professional medium. man, to
give few tests. He mounted the plat
form, saying that the conditions were
not favorable for him, that he felt cold
and chilly; ne feared9that he was about
to have chill, or, said he, "Perhaps I
am going to be drowned"
hoI c,,ko IoI Lo
asked:
SIS this hall cold, or is it because I
am chilled by the spirits?"
Several ladies who were bundled up
snugly in imitation seal-skin sacks said
that it was not cold, when the medium
ceased trembling.
drown" he continued, "but / will try q
test on our president first"
1.-THE influence that has come over
you," said the president, by way Of
helping him out OF his foundering sea
of troubles, "is that of relative OF mine
who was drowned at sea and now his
spirit has control of you. The spirits
told that gentleman not to 90 to sea
until May, but he went in February,
and the vessel and all Oh board were
lost"
The gentlemen with the chill then an
nounced where he could be found by
those who wished professional sittings,
and left the platform to shake off the
influence.
The professional cards of several
mediums were read; the young lady
with dimples again played without
notes. and the audience and the spirits
disperaed.
Tr.da NarIx Naao