Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-04-12
INVISIBLE WORLD
is SEER'S REALM
AST0NlSHES SPECTATORS BY
MARVELLOUS DEEDS
PARTISAN PUPIL OF EAST INDIAN
TEACHERS
Has Great Fund of Mysterious Lore
and Can Do Tricks That Appear
to Be Great Feats of
OccultIsm

II ZEN steel gray eyes, a high fore
N head a nose of the Grecian type,
thin, firm lips, a 1.-THE body and
long, nervous fingers; a manner which
inpresses one from the very moment a
person enters the room with him, such
was Alfred Benzon, student, sage, pu-
pill of the great Swami Vivekananda,
deliver into things mysterious, traveller,
author and thinker.
Few mon who reside in the western
hemisphere have passed as many years
studying the things unseen and explor-
ing the psychic wildernesses as Alfred
Benzon. OF these few, none have jour-
neyed the lengths he has gone, and to-
day this unpretentious little man stands
alone, the king of all those whose lives
have been devoted to that most inter-
esting of all studies or pastimes.
Alfred Benzon is not peculiar ap-
pearlng man; far from It, In fact, he
is one of that class of men a person
would pass on the street without notic-
ing, and then turn around and gaze
after, convinced that some underlined,
unfathomable something is connected
II.
mains with any person who commune
Gates with Alfred Benzon, and also the
feeling that a persons innermost Sc
crets are as open as book to this
sharp-eyed, clear-seeing man.
Newspaper Men Witness Feats
one day last week FIVE men assembled
in the apartments occupied by Mr.. Ben
ION at 439 South Hope street. These
men were all connected with the edl-
torial staff of The Herald, and had gone
to the house at the invitation OF Mr..
Benzon. there to witness some of the
things which have astonished multi
tudes and held great audiences IN all
parts of the world entranced.
Only one of the party was acquainted
with Mr. Benzon, while none of them
knew the class of work he progressed
to do.
A few words were passed and then, at
the request of the party Mr.. Benzon
agreed to- exhibit several of his most
cherished possessions.
Among them was a robe, such robe
as has seldom been seen in this coun-
try Heavily inlaid with gold braid I'M
til 1t shines and glitters in the sunlight;
with bright, sparkling stones and rich
silver and gold braid forming an i'm
mense dragon reaching from the front
across the shoulders and ending in
great, savage head in the center of the
back. the effect is beautiful. With this
robe is pair of boots made of the same
material and such as one would expect
sultan to wear.
Wears Old World Costsume
This outfit was procured by Mr.. Ben
ION In the old world, and, according TO
information he has received in regard
to II, 1t took twenty long years to make.
other princely things were shown,
articles of wearing apparel such as
would attract attention in any court OF
the old world. and would drive a lover
of fine garments green with envy.
II do not wear this flowing costume
while doing any of my little acts" said
Mr. Benzon. Instead, l prefer to do
them without sleeves of any kind, or
simply these tight ones Of my coat.
"See-I will show you something.
Some one take q card" commanded
the sage, "a calling card, one bearing
the name of any person, I do not care
who the person Is. When person en-
ters your office and presents you with
a calling card that very act and card
tangibly connects you with that per-
son, and in the future whenever you
see that card, that is so long as your
memory holds good, a picture of the
man who presented 1t to you is called
up.
Now the only difference is that The
picture of the man appears to me, and
/ know his name without ever seeing
the card. I will now leave the room.
You take the card and place 1t In an
envelope and when I return hand 1t TO
me-"
Reads Invisible Name
Mr.. Benzon then left the room ana a
card bearing the name of Haines w.
Reed, a well known young business
man of Los Angeles, was the one
chosen by the members of the party.
This card was placed in an envelope
and Mr.. Benzon was called. He en-
tered, took the envelope when mad
been sealed, and stood Immediately in
front of the crowd.
"This card bears name which Is I'M
familiar to me-" said Mr.. Benzon I'm
fact I do not believe | ever heard II
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