Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-12-23

rapidly that the human eye cannot !
catch it; but camera can, to n GER
tain extent. The eve Of an ant or
bee is capable OF recording a greater
number Of ether vibrations. An aut
can see the sugar through the side Of |
stone ar. Why note You can see
the sugar through a glass jar. The
ant has Roentgen ray eyes.
Mrs. Conant gave her experience in
substance as follows
Ny lady friend and l, with view
Of satisfying our occult curiosity, re-
paired to the residence of Prof. W.
Arnold, Webster avenue, Chicago, a
spiritualistic medium who is reported
to be the most honest one of his kind
in the city He holds two meetings
each week that are open to the public.
At one Of them, with the help of
circle of other spiritualistic persons,
he materializes spirits; at the other
he gives ordinary seance in which in
dividuals sit to receive spirit CON-
munications.
My friend and l experienced some
difficulty in getting an audience with
the medium. Two days previous to
our arrival had been held his mater
ializing meeting and he was still sick
from the effects of it. His wife in
formed us that ut that meeting they
had materialized a spirit transformed
a spirit into visible body-and when
they came te dematerialize it-traus-
form it back into spirit something
went wrong. They brought the body
up into full life size all right; but on
going down and when its head was
about the height Of an ordinary dim
ner table it refused to go down any
further. After hours spent in ex-
haustive incantations the body had
been finally dematerialized; bat Me-
dunn Arnold was in utter collapse on
account Of the enervating work done
However, he consented to see us and
finally gave US a sitting.
The medium escorted Us into a room
that was shut Off entirely from the
light Of the sun. Everything in the
room was black-the carpet, table
spreads, drspery hangings, all black.
On black table was little lamp that
sent out siekly chickering's Of light
that heightened the tomb-like effect.
| examined Che doors-they were all
locked. There was absolutely moth
ing in the room but tin horn, which
l examined and found to he hollow
ard just like any other well-behay ed
dinner horn.
The mediam sat down on enc side
of the table; l sat dowa on the other
side and he took hold of and held my
right hand across the top of the table;
with my left hand l held the right
hand of my lady friend. The horn
was sitting on the floor near us
Medium Arnold said the charm or
| spirit he worked under or with was
Minnehaha. and that he did not know
as she would come at his calling to-
day. He began to gibber and agonize
in words or terms which | could not
understand. AS he proceeded / was
conscious of being tapped lightly all
tae time on my arm muscles and
head. He said these were spirit rap
pings. At last he said:
1.-The room is full Of spirits and my
Mime is here"
Suddenly the horn became animated.
1t moved about the room and talked
into our ears, prononncing the names
of our deceased friends. It was all
so uncanny that, while / did not be-
lieve, | jumped and screamed once.
At last the horn called me by name.
Amy" and spoke the name of nv
dearest deceased friend. Arnold said
that was my friends spirit speaking
to me IN the horn, and bong some
what off my guard by the weird oper-
ations going on about me disputed
his word, saying:
That is not the voice Of my friend
at all.
The medium became angry at once
He intimated ,hat / was not in SYM
pathy with him and said.
i don't want that kind OF people
around here at all. You can consider
that we have had no sitting and leave
here at once-the quicker the better. =
! begged his pardon and finally he |
consented to 20 ahead. All kinds Of |