Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-01-28
A Claivoyant Reveals Her Methods,

A woman "clairvoyant" who a few
months ago achieved considerable noto-
riety by figuring in u local trial Tor the
recovery of several thousand dollars
alleged to have been secured from a
wealthy woman temporarily deranged,
Is said to have gone back to Boston,
whence she came several years ago.
During the course of the court pro-
ceedirgs referred to. which appear to
have brought about the recent removal
to the Hub, the "clairvoyant," In
burst OF confidence, gave to a reporter
many points concerning "clairvoy-
ance," as she practiced 1t. that may
prove interesting to the public.
at Is the easiest thing In the world to
fool q woman" she said. Women do
not reason. They are much more sus-
picious than men. but when once their
make them believe the moon Is made OF
green cheese.
"The whole problem is In gaining the
visitors confidence. II can make her
believe in me she Is gone. Usually 1t
is not very difficult job to do that.
Probably one-half OF the women who
call to consult me are actuated by no
other motive than idle curiosity. Such
women never come back a second time.
. so know that can get only one fee
from them, anyway. / exact payment
in advance, and after that it doesn't
L
tell them.
"But occasionally woman comes in
who has money and means business.
If please her she will come again an6
again, making my pocket book heav-
Ter each time. That is the woman am
after of course, and my first work Is
to impress her with my honesty. L do
not know her name, her residence or
her history. II / did 1t would be clear
sailing right from the start.
81 ask for the usual fee and go into
n trance Very shortly I awake with
a start. Il am very sorry.' ! remark
but the electrical and magnetic con-
ditions today are very bad. The at
mosphere seems TO be surcharged with
electricity, and IL greatly interferes
with my work. However. l viii try
again In few minutes After n short
interval OF conversation | again go into
a trance. This also proves ineffective,
and ] hand the callers money back,
saying that l am very sorry that she
came at such an inopportune time, and
assuring her that the conditions do not
interfere with my sittings oftener than
once or twice year. Win she call
again tomorrow She usually Is i'm
pressed with my sincerity and promises
to come back.
when she leaves, n negro servant
whom ! have warned by an electric
buzzer. follows her wherever she may
go. When ne returns he has the wo-
mans residence number. From this II
Is an easy matter to identify her, and
few Inquiries in the nelghborhood-
at the nearest grocery perhaps-are
sufficient to give me all the Information
l need. Very often MS soon as | find
out who my visitor is l know some
thing about her which win give me a
clew to what she wants to know.
when she calls again go into a
trance, and this time the, conditions.
are all right. l surprise her inexpres-
sibly by describing the appearance of
her own residence. giving the street
and number. and finally spell out her
own name. Nine times out OF ten this
is all that is required The caller is
convinced that I have learned her
name and residence by occult r,;,er,
and therefore Is ready TO believe any
thing else I may tell her. 1t IL easy
when you know how."--Chicago Times
Herald.