The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-22
Professor Leon Possesses
a Strange Power.
The White Mahatma Who
Clearly Reads the Future.
Answers Seemingly Impossible
Questions Put by a Reporter.

A reporter of The News called upon
Professor Leander Leon. known as the
white Mahatma, yesterday, for the purpose
of interviewing him and investigating
his methods.
Ringing the bell of Professor Icons
house, lOS Broad street, the reporter was
ushered into beautifully decorated par
lor. where he found n number OF refined
looking Providence people waiting ike
himself, 10 see the professor
In a few moments the parlor door
opened and in walked typical Brazilian
with hashing eyes and every mark OF
superior vigor and sagacity.
The reporter was invited to step into
another apartment which he did, the pro-
fessor following
What do you call your professionY'
was the first question asked by the re-
porter
II do not pretend To give 1t a name
replied the professor lit is power beyond
human description OF comprehension. ."
''Do you call yourself clairyoyantf"
asked the reporter.
"No," emphatically responded the
white Mahatma, "clairyoyancy is but
farce and humbug.
"If you do not wish TO give the science
or art which you practice name, what
do you doS' asked the reporter.
"Well, l do so many things that IL
would be impossible for me to enumerate
them in reply To your question People
come TO me with their troubles, and
through the aid N the wonderful and
mysterious power with which am en-
dowed am able to answer questions be-
yond ordinary human comprehension and
set matters right.
II am able to advise people i'm business
matters, love or family affairs. People
who have once interviewed me and who
have had future events accurately out
lined come 20 me from all parts of the
world.
Il do not make practice Of describing
| past events Tomorrow and the future
| and events TO be are the important factors
| in every life.
II have been able to advise people in
| business affairs SO that they have been
| able TO make fortunes take the place Of
complications and uncertainty; saved
many prospective unfortunate marriages,
| and brought peace into many families.
MY work is largely that of public
benefactor. Unless my services are salts
| factory / ask no fee. Thousands of en-
dorsements from people whom l have
1 helped in these scrap books prove my
| claims.
| IF you are willing. / should like TO
show sample test of my powers in an
swering seemingly impossible questions. ="
| The reporter signified his Willingness
and desire TO put the professor through a
test for the benefit of the readers of The
| News.
| Stepping to marble shelf Professor
| Leon picked up number OF small slips
| of blank paper.
| He asked the reporter to take seat AT
| table and said, 81 am now going "a
answer you any possible questions you
put To me. | want you To write on one
| of these slips your name residence, age
| and occupation, on another, the principal
food at your last meal on another the
amount of money which you have in youl
pocket. Then write any questions which
you wish answered.
The professor left the room while The
| News reporter wrote out the questions.
After writing on the slips and folding
them so that their contents could not pos
sibly be seen, he rang bell To summon
the professor.
IL may he mentioned that The New
reporter was an absolute stranger To Pro
| fcSSOfelycOn, VINO Ulu nOI kDOW MS
address or anything about him.
The professor came in with an air o.
certainty and pos.tiveness. He asked TN
reporter TO give him his attention.
There was a feeling of the occult tina
went through the reporter as the professo
grasped his left hand.
| After few moments silence the profes
sor said: "Some people make mistakes
III you will examine this slip, takinl
one from the table and handing il 60 tn
reporter without unfolding 1t, you vii
| find that there is nothing written on it.
Sure enough the professor had caugh
the reporter In "a trick. The reporter hat
| thought 10 confuse MN Dy tolulnB
blank slip.
Repeating the operation of grasping tn
reporter's left hand he picked ont the sli
upon which the amount OF money in th
reporters pocket was recorded and hande
il to him without unfolding II, and said
"Some people do not always have a
much money in their clothes as the
appear to by outward appearance. Yol
have only Sll.00.'
Right again, he had picked out th
correct slip and discerncd It's content
without seeing It,
: Without any other instrumentality tina
his mysterious power the professor col
rcctly answered every question put Co hll
, by the reporter
The exhibition was wonderful reveli
| tiOn Of seeming occult power bcyon
! | human comprehension or reason.
There was no apparent chance f
| trickcry or subtcrtugC. The rcpOrtt
! carefully examined all means Of access I
7 | the room and took pains % write as sina
{ | as possible and then undCr cover
Some of tine questions put 60 the pr
, ! fcssor were of "a purely personal and soci
7 | nature each separate In sense and rel
r ton 20 the others, yet cvCry one W.
answered correctly Professor Leon
| still young man, yet his vigoroj
q | mental powers. keen observation an
assiduous practice of his art aided I
seemingly supernatural gifts, hn'
enabled him to acquire prodigious ski
I'm discerning characters, and futul
events that will happen 20 those chara
terS
. The professor takes the high Rrour
r professionally that confidence Is the fir
A and prime essential 90 success, and assuu
: the reporter that all who consult him "a
depend upon his considering the rovel
Y tions manifested to pnd through him W
be held ~ sacredly private.
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