Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-11

down the paper and picking up one
slate writes a communication upon 1t
from his own control. Suppose the
question was, "Shall buy the prop
erty for which 1 am negotiating 2"
The medium. learns the contents of
the message by substituting another
paper folded like the Investigators
note. He makes this exchange of
papers at the time he hands the mes.
sage back to the Investigator with the
request that the latter think intently
on the question. Reading it under the
table Is a simple matter to those prac-
ticed in the art. The medium writes
on the slate, yes, 1t will prove a
highly successful speculation" but he
does not read the message to the in
vestigator; instead he reads something
else that does not apply to the ques-
tion, as, You will never be the friends
you were in the past" "Pshaw." re-
marks the investigator, that does not
answer my question at all"
That's strange" says the medium,
"open your paper and see whether your
question is clearly asked"
While this is being done the medium
turns the slate and pretends to rub
out the answer and lays the slate on
the table again, written side down.
Everything is clear" replies the in
yestigator, who has been examining
his note.
Then let us place the two states
together and place our hands upon
them" So saying the medium places
the clean slate on the top Of the one
containing the writing. Their hands
are placed on the states and after q
short interval the medium opens the
states and announces, "No commune
off
place your message between the
States" AS the medium picks up the
states this time the slate with writing
on is placed on top of the clean one,
the medium opens them a little to ad-
NIT of the question being placed be-
tween the slatesS but in laying 1t down
is careful to have- the one containing
the writing again next to the table
with the written side UP. The writing
Is now between the two states, hands
are again placed on the states, and
finally the Investigator is told to look
again. To his utter astonlshment a
message In direct answer to his ques-
ton stands revealed.
Double Slate Trick
A single slate with a silicate pad is
used by all slate writing mediums.
On the slate is written a message, but
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cleveAly conceived that it could be ex-
amined by the most skeptical without
detection.
A double slate is used by some. Two
states are tied firmly together and the
mediums hands are tied. He enters
the cabinet and slips the knot from
his hands, pulls false slide from the
top slate and writes the answer, re-
places the slide and slips his hands
In the knots, energies from the cab
met and returns the slate. When II is
united the Investigator finds the mes
sage.
There is another double slate which
is fastened with spirit lock-" The
keyhole is sealed, but the medium pos.
sesses a small steel blade by which he
easily opens the lock.
The trick Of spirit pictures Is chiefly
remarkable because of the astounding
effect II produces on the audience.
There Is shown to the audience SEEM
ingly perfectly blank piece of light
canvas. This Is shown to the audience
SO that all may see that 1t is blank
on both sides The canvas Is placed
ON the easel and lamp Is placed sew
eraI feet behind II, thus rendering the
canvas transparent and showing that
1t Is impossible for any one to touch It
from behind without being seen,
spook Pictures Appear
The audience Is asked to sing hymns
ana while singing a spirit picture