The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-18
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Surrounded with all the requisites for a
happy and contented existence which wealth
and social distinction conld afford. Il petted
member q tho Polish nobility has ended her
youthful career in manner which has caused
a sympathetic tide OF popular Indignation to
enGuif that particular class OF scientists
known as spirltuaists and hypnotsts.
TlS latest victim Of this lanatical doctrine
is no less d person than the much talked of
Countess Milewska of Warsaw, Poland. who
until a few years ago one OF the most
popular social leaders OF the Polish court.
Sha MAS enormously wealthy and by Tue power
OF this wealth and her ACKNOWLEDGED beauty
and the fact that she WAS the WIDOW OF Count
Rudolph MrleTska, the =Sest faued iittle
woman became one OF the best known social
stars in all Poland.
The home cf Countess MiewskA was at all
times a center nj music literature and art.
1t was there that tine select gatherings were
held and for an aspiring GENUS nct 10 have
the eutree to this house. was sdfnclent guar
antee Tor his non success. The dainty little
countess set the pace sOcialiy for oiaers TO
follow. but despite this fact, she did not
arouse the element OF jealousy which general
ly cnyelops social leaders OF note and dis
tircton.
uptii three years ago Countess Milewska
was tho center OF gay crowd. Then III aomo
unknown manner str became deeply interest
ed In spiritualsm. At first this was taken up
in faddsh sort OF WAY, put as a large ma
\
teretted In the seluees arranged for their edl-
fcation the countess was Obliged to continue
her eAI efiences-as she termed her :lreips5
series OF ventures in search OF tangible iaci-
a,one-
Suddenly the countess withdrew from Nc
social circle and became an enthusiastic fol-
lower OF sprlluaism. AS she had plenty OF
money and was generous In eXpending IL. 1T
was not lorg before numerous spirtualisis
gathered atsanc her and chose her as 'aair
Lender.
IL aceo dance with her. new faith. she re
fused all medicine and when she necniAe III.
AMI traly when she WAS attacked with
chroni. disease she determined 20 cure tsr-
self 10y abstinence from al! food and arink
PhyGic.aus who were formerly her dsa est
friends and who could easily have prolonged
her III. for many years We're refused ADMIT
tancc 10 he house.
wandering. she expired. She and her dis
ciples cll med to the last that she was no.
co'Sr t. lLI friends after dark.
When We come to regard tho inside his cry
OF this remarkable case. one can not help
hut feel ,ipga OF sympathy for the delniod
woman who allowed herself to becom, mo
v't,;li @, n gang. OF sh' rpers who not only
He'd on the fat OF the and during the periol
wh"n Tho countess led ths alleged baud OF
spirtualists but now that she Is dead they
ar. lighting over the ultimate disposition of
the enormous wealth. left by the countess.
It is due to this fact that the real cause OF
the countess death has been made public, The
fact that she had cultivated the acquaintance
OF an organized band of sharpers VINO preyed
upon her susceptible temperament under the
Kuise OF spiritualisrn was not known to the
large circle OF friends with whom she had
been on such friendly terms OF social inter
course. II WAS thought when she announced
her retirement from society. that 1t was but
q freakish within. which would quickly vanish
when the coming season OF social festivities
became a feature of the every day whirl.
Z. To,her friends. however. the countess mere
1y announced that she intended to conduct q
series OF experiments In sprituaism and hyp-
notifin- She started her Investigations by
suIroun9ng herself with number or alleged
WI ara uad ~ 'nna.