The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-05-31

to the house, until one night, it is said,
200 visitors went through the rooms to
see what would happen.
There were no manifestations, how
ever, when the crowd was there, though
all could see the wreckage that had
been wrought in the rooms, where pie
lures and china and glassware had
flown from their anchorage and broken
on the floor
Some of the citizens finally declared
that the house, which was equipped
with electric lights and telephone, had
become electrified, causing the disturb
ance. Accordingly, two weli-known
citizens went to the house one night,
and, despite the protests Of the family,
who feared to be left in darkness, had
the electric wires disconnected
This failed TO effect any reform, how
ever. The boy, finally becoming sus
pected either of possessing unusual
powers or marvellous sleight-of- hand
abilities, was sent to the home of his
uncle, Andrew Lund, in Springdale.
As soon as he entered his uncle s
house pail of water in the kitchen
went spinning over the floor, upsetting
its contents. A spooky night followed.
All sorts Of household utensils appar-
emily went on a spree, and this proved
that the boy, Willingly or unwittingly,
was responsible for the manifestations
you had better take down that
| looking glass, said the boy TO his
uncle soon after he arrived His uncle
laughed, but soon afterward the mir
ror fell with a crash.
As in Mount Horeb, country people
came in droves to see the boy.
A neighboring boy, who came over
TO play marbles with Henry, was so
terrified by the queer antics of the
marbles that he ran home and told his
mother about it. He said that when it
became his turn to shoot he was utterly
unable TO guide the direction of the
marbles, which would fly directly from
his fingers into Henry's pocket Also,
he said, when Henry shot, the marble
would stop short when going swiftly
and fly back to the shooter
Andrew Lund declared. too, that the
boy would sit on chair with cigar
box containing marbles in his lap and
that the marbles would jump out of
the box without the boy touching them.
Finally it was decided to send the
boy to a specialist for an opinion. and
he was sent to DIR. George Kingsbury
of Madison. who observed him closely
for several days. Since his return the
boy has apparently been more normal,
or. at any rate, the family is reticent
about what may have occurred. They
dislike the notoriety and have practi-
cally closed their doors to callers.
Recalls Norwegians' Superstitions.
The manifestations never appear when
the boy is asleep. One well-kuown
clairvoyant says that when he saw the
boy he was conscious himself of three
Z spirits, two women and a man, hover
ing about the boy.
Such stories have recalled all man
ner of superstitions among the old
Norwegian settlers and brought out the
alleged fact that grandfather of one
of Mount Horeb's Oldest citizens as
serted he had seen the last survivor OF
the hill folk. before that interesting
people disappeared from Norway, sit
ting on a greensward playing on his
| fairy oboe. Memories Of "Vise
Kuut' wise Knut). the hero OF
/ Bjornson s story Of that title, are also
recalled.
The case is attracting the attention
of scientists and societies of psychic
research from far and near. but the
boy is becoming shy of visitors and
| frequently cries when they come.