Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-03-21

phenomena and recently II has
evolved Sambor a spirit medium, who
has attracted the attention of Europe
to his seances. The secretary for
Russia Of the Society for Psycholog-
ical Research is NJ. NJ Petrovo. Salo-
vovo, of st. Petersburg. The seCro-
tary has made a study of the work of
this medium, especially with reference
to the physical phenomena attending
his seanCes. Sambor is scarcely 80
years Old we'll built and muscular, In
his seanccs he goes into frances in
which the physical phenomena of
epilepsy are observed. He is capable
of speech in these frances, but it is
speech that has reference only to the
experiments which are being con
Quoted.
Salovovo in his study of the physical
phenomena attending these soanCes
does not enter into the spirit manifes-
tattons, but considers only the phys
ical showings that are unaccountably
made.
One of the famous series Of seances
gone through with by Sambor was at
the house of S. A. Bezsonon, of St.
Petersburg. The host was a disbe-
lever in the spiritual phenomena that
were promised and was prepared to
question even the physical showings,
| Several other disbelievers were pres
emit In all IA persons formed in a
circle. sitting, with hands placed
| palms down on their knees. Outside
this circle was a small oval table, hav-
ing on it pieces of glass covered with
| luminous paint, a bell and a guitar.
On the mantel over the fireplace was
music box that before the opening
of the first seanccs had been allowed
to rundown,
The medium had been searched
carefully. He came into the circle
chain, drawing up an ordinary Aus
trian chair, seating himself with his
back to the fireplace. On the mediums
left was DR., Tour, an unbeliever, and
on his right was the host. Each Of
these men took firm hold Of Sambor's
wrists, and, as far as possible held
firmly to them. Lights were put out
and the medium passed into a trance
| state.
| Suddenly luminous stars broke out
in the dark, more numerous on tho
| ,;,ht 80 C,or,I,r than ~, l,ie loft rho
medium stood up and all the strings
of the guitar on the table outside the
circle twinkled as if set Of fingers
had swept across them. A piece of
luminous glass fell off the table, and
small object-afterward discovered
! to be piece of candle--dropped from
| above to the table and rolled off on
! the floor The unwound music box on
the mantel played several airs and the
first seance ended by the medium,
still in his trance. calling for fight.
Dr. Tour had not been at all salts
fed with the experiment. The medium
! had been pcrspiring freely, and, owing
to the dampness Of his wrists and the
strong muscular contractions Of the
trance medium he had been unable to
hold the mans arms at all times So
at his request he had his wrist firmly
bound to the wrist of the medium in
the next seancc.
Sitting on the same Austrian chair
as before Sambor called for lights out
and the second seance began. He
shivered and moved uneasily for q
moment, then dropped to the floor
snoring and occasionally groaning al
if in agony. Then from this prone
position he began rising in the air un
til the arms of Tour and Bezsonof
were extended straight up. Dr. Tour
with his hand drawn up as far as pos
sible, reached out with the other hand
to find the mans body, but could not
touch it with either hand or foot. Sud
denly as he was reaching cut he fell
the solcs OF two feet on the arm that
had been bound TO Sambor's. and al
the same time Bezsonon exclaimed
that the mediums hips were resting
against his head and shoulders.
The medium then descended TO the
floor and in an instant rose again
taking the Austrian chair with him
Two or three star groups snapped anc
sparkled in the rear Of the room and
/ Bezsonoff said he felt that the Aus
trian chair was hanging on his arm By
the back The medium fell on Z
/ nearby sofa IN commissions. calling fol
light and when It was turned on Tho
hair hung to Bezsonoff's arm, though
he still held firmly TO the medium
J wrist.
In the next manifestation Tour
hand was firmly bound 10 one Of the
mediums, and heavy oak chair from
the hall was substituted for the first
one.
When the lights had been put out
/ the bell that had been put on the
table rose il the air. ringing. its out
lines visible because Of a light coating
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