The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-18

from spot determined On ussng fer my
display ground The rest is simple The
yogis selected their pebble I touched Il
up with my acid TIL X disappeared. Next
] assumed the trance and the duplicate Of
me marked psbble was n due course dis
covered
But ny triumph was Sho-t-ived- The
yogis were most courteous. They didn't
question the geGulneness OF my expert
nent for moment They asked why I
questioned their powers or 6sscrsdtei the
existence ami power OF agasa. when evl-
IDENTIFY understood IT'S power and app.lca-
ton perfectly. This was something Of a
poser. Was l. possible these gentlemen
were easy 10 impose upon whore i fairy
good piece OF leyer9emaia was concerned
because they themselves were possessed Of
sach unusual powers that the accomplish
nent OF strange 1eags oy marvellous put
legitimate means called FOR neither Won
der nor cavii2 Instantly determined %
satisfy myself. and. suppressing ali ex-
c-kement. asked the yogis IL they could
depend on agasa 20 separate the compoa-
ent parts OF a stone under somewhat diff
ferent circumstances TO those which had
obtained on the occasion or our frs.
meeting. Their Affirmative reply brings
ne 10 the conclusion Of this paper. AMI
forces ne 70 admit that there are many
things for a coEiurer who d-strusts even
his own eyes. ears and senses 10 learn.
Here Is the exact account OF another
vanishing pebble feat the yosis executed
exactly as / directed Ii would seem 10
establish the existence and action OF
agasa-
Mr. Sauda came TO the hotel with the
other yogis. I took him into my room
He unGressed in my presence. / loaned
him an under garment and dressing-gow1
OF my own. He was then seated IN an
easy chair. and being Informed what vas
expected Of him. merely requested thai
my servant, who remained with him.
should ST behind him so as not. in any
way, 10 distract his attention, and II VAS
arranged that the attendant, an Old En-
glish soldier. very wide awake. should re-
main perfectly quiet and no. address aim
ii any way. This man OF mine is a
trusted. confidential servant. and knows
ali OF the secrets OF a conjGrer's life. The
windows we're all bolEed and sealed them
myself on the inside. The door was locked
and bolted with q bolt / put on new my
self, and sealed on the outside
Access 10 the room by ordinary means
without my knowledge was impossible
Mr. Sauda's clothes l brought away with
me and locked away in another room.
The other yogIs. the fakir and interpreter
transported 10 the temple in carriage.
and. selecting new locale. and the eas--
ern gentlemen seated ourselves. as before.
in ! circle. l produced a pebble. in APP
psa-ance similar 10 that used in the first
trial In reality there Mas this difference.
The ii was marked with was cut into
the pebble to a depth of about Il thirty
second OF an inch. and the incislon painted
over with thick red paint. Thus marked
Il had been soaked in a composition which
thickly and freely coated the whole of its
outer surface and rendered II lmpervious
10 the action CT the acid composition by
means of which ! had dissolved the pebble
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held on my own palm this time. The yogIs
never touched It at all. The only stipu-
lation they made when / proposed this
condition was that when the seance be-
gan / should steadily will that 1.-The pebble
dispense" My viii would thus not be in
antagonism 10 theirs. II must be borne
in mind that they gave me credit for being
able to compel nature" with the use OF
agasa. as they dia. Their combined wills,
while exceeding my unit strength. might
be retarded very considerably by my OPP
position.
There lay the doc;ored pebble that they
| did not know was doctore1, that they had
seen but never touched in my own palm.
| an the moaning and intoning CONNIE need.
! To come 10 Hecuba, after an interval il
! began TO diminish. and in time disap
| peared SUI we sat stiil. Each y0gfs
| head dropped on his breast. They remained
! quite motionless. not even seeming 10
| breathe The silence heightened out, and.
| after what seemed an interminabie time.
! during which. promised, did not move.
| they revived. and one said us ko hal"
| tSauda Sahib has it,
| We all left the temple and re-entered the
| carriage. l felt nervous. uneasy as one
| does when approaching mysterious. M
| accountable fact. We reached the hotel.
| The seals on the door OF my room were in
! tact. There In the chair sat Sauda Sahio.
| his eyes closed. his hand outstretchei.
| and or the palm the pebble. 1t was abs J.
| luteiy the one l had held in my hand in
! the temple. distant from the hotel several
| miles. The dis and refrigeration were alb
| solutely perfect TO the ingraned marking,
| and the coat Of acid-defylng substance
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