The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-12-29

dreams OF the greatest thinkers OF all
ages are not in vain; true happiness is
aftainable here. but only through the
thorough understanding and control OF
the highest forces"
HER CANINE ATTENDANT.
Elias beauty strikes one at the first
glance She is healthy, normal, well
developed girl. fond Of out Of door life
and of exercise. Her out door exercise
consists chiefly in walking, accompanies
by the enormous mastiff, juno, whose
deep baying whenever the bell rings
may well make the rash INTRUDER pause
Guarded thus by the dog, Ella daily
takes long walks in the vicinity of her
home. a modern Una and the lion. she
is not given to athletics in the modern
sense of the term, and in these days OF
the wheeling craze she may De noted as
one who esehewS the bicycle and Will rol
tide on any account. She is an accom-
plished musician anc paints quite cred
itaoly: and these. with books and the
work TO which she is devoted, spread
ing the true knowledge Of happiness,
make up a tranquil and well ordered
round Of life.
The reporter for the Sunday Chicago
Tribune. who writes this, wishes it 70 be
understood that in this story she is per-
sonally responsible Cor the tests men
toned herein which she herself observed
and furthermore that more is with held
than appears here simply because there
are certain points which are solely Of
intimate personal value. The reporter,
after being informed Of the wonderful
powers Of Ella, went in search OF her.
At first only Rayon was found, Ella be-
ing out Of town on visit to friend In
response to an urgent request Rayon
sert for her, and "A hours later the re-
porter returned and met Ella. The
tests given are Of three kinds, and they
were not all given at once, as the inves-
LEGATIONS extended over three days. On
the occasion of the second one DR.. H.
Travers Cole was present and assisted
in taking notes OF the scientific terms
Ella uses when in ''psycoma" in describ-
ing the condition Of the internal organs
and the state Of the nervous system,
terms with which Only physicians and
surgeons are familiar, and which Ella
the ''temple sleep"
THE MAGNETIC SYSTEM"
Fart-and a most facinating part-of
this internal exploration by Ella is Of
such a nature that its truth or fallacy
cannot De demonstrated 20 the outer
senses, as il consists Of a description of
the magnetic system, and since science
has not yet found the magnetic system
with the scalpel or cut it up on the dis
secting table with a knife, science does
not recognize it. 1t is just as well to
state here that the key to all the work
of Ella and Rayon is magnetism, bear
ing not the remotest relation to hypno-
tism, neither is it Gairvoyance or the
subjective mind. The reporter had
never seen her magnetic system, nor
aura, nor personally observed the ac-
ton of ner brain cells, but as Ella did
all this for her and gave full descrip-
ton of them these things will be set
forth with such reservation as any one
would naturally make on some point
that might cause some sensitiveness IL
spread before the public. These things
must naturally depend on the amount of
faith or inner illumination one has. and
since the orthodox religion of today is
based entirely on faith in matters ofin-
finite and eternal importance, perhaps
modicum of faith should not be denied
one in things which appeal TO every
sense Of the inner consciousness. AS for
the objective and physical tests, they are
vouched for without reserve. They con-
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steal condition, throughout every organ
OF thebody, without mistake anywhere
including chronic condition OF the
right arm, due to effect Of pen paraly-
sis, and the temporary effects of cold.
The rest of the tests consisted ir. des-
cribing a number of objects in the re-
porter's pocketbook and describing indie
tail the appearance of several persons
who walked along the opposite side OF
the street.
NO APPEARANCE OF MYSTERY.
1t should be remembered that at all
times there was not the slightest APP
pearance of mystery, no attempt to de-
lu1e the senses or hypnotic the oDser-
yer into the belief that something was
seer that was not seen. The test was
given in the middle OF the afternoon OF
a bright winter day. the curtains were
up, and there was no wearing OF robes.
burning incense, or other attempts at a
semi-Oriental display.
"Are you ready?" asked Rayon.
YES" replied Ella, smiling.
she lay on a couch composedly ard
crossed one little foot over the other.
She looked as t1aoughsne had lain down
to take an afternoon nap. She lay on
her back, her hair falling its waves
about her on the pillow; the unusual d.
lation of her eyes which had been no.
ticed several times before, increased.
The pupils grew abnormal IN size and
brilliancy, and as she looked upward her
assumed that rapt express
sion fimiliar In the pictures of the Mad
onna, such look az Jeanne dare might
have had when she heard the voices.
This expression OF her face is one OF the
ssrangest parts Of the performance. II
causes every one VINO comes in contact
with her TO feel that there is something
from other people about her
L is look which comes at times while
in conversation. and while speaking she
will suddenly fix on you gaze which
seems TO penetrate through both mind
and bodw Both Rayon and Ella dis
tinctly disciaim hypnotic power, but
there Is no doubt that IL this gaze OF
Elias were continued for more than
short time il would have an unusual e.
feet on almost any one VINO would fall /
under its influence.
BEGINNING OF THE TEST.
Rayon seated himself in front OF hes :.
and took her right hand in MS. The I
eyes of the teacher and the pupil nat !
and az that instance a seeming evidence E