The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-12
Nine. PalladinO, the Noted Euro
pean Spiritualistic Medium.
To Submit Her Work to Ameri-
can Scientists.
| COMMITTEE OF Is.
Including Prof. Robert Kennedy
Duncan of II. u.
Will Pass Upon the Genuineness
OF Her Manifestations.

New York, Nov. 12.-The names of
some of the scientists who will partici-
pate i'll the seances of Nine. Eusapia
Paliad1no, the noted spiritualistic medi-
um who has reached here from Europe
have been made known.
The scientists will test the genuine
ness of Madame Palladino's manifesta-
tions.
There will be Is members of the COM
mlttee including Prof. William James.
DR.. Jastrow of Wisconsin university;
DR.. G. Stanley Hall of Clark universi-
ty; Prof Hugo Munsterberg of Harvard
university, DR.. Norton Prince DR.
Charles A. Dana of this city, and Prof
Robert Kennedy Duncan of the Univer-
sity of Kansas.
Eusapia Palladino, the Neapolitan
medium, has baff1ed scientists from all
over Europe by her spiritualistic sean
ces. When the ship on which she came
over arrived officers and passengers
said that the illiterate woman had given
three seances on board that were of
amazing character. She is brought to
this country by Hereward Darlington
of this city, member of several soci-
eties of psychical research.
Some of Her Work.
Surrounded by scientists, doctors.
opera singers and ships officers, Palla-
dino caused white hands to appear and
f1utter before their eyes. White faces
peered out of the folds of curtains, a
heavy table rose two feet in the air
without d hand near it and uncanny
voices were heard whispering messages
said to be from the dead. Every pre-
caution was taken to provide against
fraud and the officers and physicians
of the Princess Irene say that it was
impossible for any human confederate
to have aided the medium.
The first demonstration Of the Nea-
politan's mediumistic powers given
aboard ship was in the cabin of DR..
Valentine Duranti, the royal Italian
commissioner. There were present in
the cabin besides the captain of the
| ship. DR.. H. Jeldin, the ships doctor;
DR.. E. Oterf, a widely known Italian
practitioner; Mrs. Robert Underwood
Johnson of Memphis, Tenn; Giuesepri
Bomfglio, ballet master for the Metro
politan Opera house. and Mrs. Bonn
] figlio. None had ever met Palladino be-
4 fore and she was brought into their
presence without the preliminary of an
! Introduction. isi
| Went Into a Trance.
| When the short, broad shouldered lit
| tie woman sat down to the table about
which the passengers and officers wero
grouped, Mr.. Darlington made her
show that her hands were empty and
that nothing was concealed in the folds
of her dress. Then, after she had lapsed
into a trance, she began her demon
stration. First DR.. Oteri was asked IL
| he would like to receive a message
tions were asked and responded to by
raps. The knocks were heard in all
| parts of the cabin.
The medium spoke for the spirit of
the physicians father, duplicating the
voice of the dead, Oteri said. Then she
| spoke for the doctors mother, and the
physician was so affected that he wepr.
The doors and windows of the cabin
! We're shut and dim lights were burning.
| Following the communion with the
| spirits a cold wind was felt in the
cabin, though it could not have come
| from an aperture. Then a white hand
appeared on the curtains. A murmur
! of horror ran around the cabin, which
was followed by startled cries when a
| face glowed out of the darkness above
| the medium. Then the white hand
| futtered about the room and came and
| fell on the shoulder of DIR. Oteri Blows
were felt by all those present. Palladino
can neither read nor write Italian and
] she speaks no English. She knows
| nothing of metaphysics.