The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-08-20
MAN IN TRANCE
PAID MARS VISIT
Psychological Experts Vivid
Description of Trip
Through Space.
ROUND TRIP IN 40 MINUTES
Tells Entertainingly of the Martians
and What He Saw on the
Planet.

SYRACUSE, y Y, Aug. D.-Sackvill8
G. Leyson, ~ this city. Is believed 10
be the first person IN the world who has
.profrssed that he visited another planet.
either in body CT spirit. While In a
trance in the presence OF fifty members
Of the First Progressive Cooperative
Psychological Association OF Syracuse,
Of which he is president and founder,
his spirit. he declares. travelled al .000. 90
miles and back in forty minutes and
visited Mars. He IS now prep-ing TO
take spiritual trip to the moon.
While his trip to Mars was in progress
Mr.. I.eyson lay asleep on a couch in the
center Of the audience. which carefully
watched his body and made notes OF
what he said while in the trance He
talked as rapidly. as he could in tho
forty minutes, telling what he saw. and
held his followers sDellbOund with
amaZemeut.
Spirit Penetrates Air Strata
Il put mysef into a somnambulistio
state and started on d long Journey. Ia
passing through our atmosphere each
different condition had IT'S effect on my
body, as noted by the audience. I went
through number OF strata Of air Once
l became purple IN the face, showing
great pressure. At such times ] seem
ed 10 be excited. just as though l was
passing through some frightful eXpe
rience.
Having reached the outer extremity
Of our atmosphere. ! seemed TO pass
through a dense bulk. as OF water ana
AZ such times I gasped FOR breath
became cold and shiyered until the whole
room shook. After penetrating this /
reached ether then my body began 10
hloat and I again breathed with great
difficulty almost as II ! was smOthered.
i came in contract with large bodies
OF fire. as It appeared, which l look 10
be meteOrs. and my body became hot
and the peTspiratiOn poured down ny
face. Then L began TO get cold again and
sEiVeTed once more These balls or FIRE
seemed 10 leave a stream of flame be-
hind them. Now I felt myself drawn
pidlv from the earth s influence, and
the earth looked IKE "a large glODe COW
cred with clouds and water. / seemed To
be very high and an impulse drew me on
and 7 passed A number OF what ! would
call stars, but was not close enough I'd
them 10 describe Them.
Mars Seems a Molten Mass.
Suddenly the blood seemed 10 rush
10 my brain and felt myself getting az
light & 3 air. ] seemed 10 float IN a car
Gle and I had the feeling as II I was
falling and tried 20 grab something 20
hold on TO. Some Of my friends jumped
20 catch me. thinking ] was going 20
fail. Next l was on top Of a mountain
and could look around and sac Tie
strange world upon which had landed.
When 7 was approaching Mars Il look
ed ike a big globe Of fire, and II seemed
as If ! vas about 10 plunge into a
molten mass. 1t was surrounded BY
b.oOd-rsd clouds mixed with others or
greenIsh hue.
Looking down from the mountain top
IN the valley ] saw a number Of persons.
These / approached and found THAT they
we're so large that I only came up 70
their knees. They wore no clothing. ne
ing all covered over with hair. They had
great big ears and noses Ike q lion and
only one eye which was In the middle
other their voices sounded like thunder.
In general shape they were much like
the men on earth A peculiar thing /
noticed WAS their lungs expansion was
crosswis- instead Of leugthwise, Ike
ours. Their chest did not move up and
down when breathing. but their sides
move In and out like "a bellows.
The air surrounding Mars is much
like ours and its functions are the
same. Spread over the surface of the
ground, which was rocky. was a spring.
and heavy mOsSlike velvet about foot
thick. The trees all looked like rubber.
and ! saw none which TeSemblcd ours.
In another part OF the planet was a
white substance. which I thought was
snow, but I found IL was not cold and
was soft and easy 10 walk on.
Men Walk In Walls Like Flies.