The Washington herald., 1913-07-27
At First Used as Poultry Farm by Unsuccessful Enthusiast
1t Later Becomes Shop Where Mystic
Literature Is Printed.

Finch bought his eggs at the Center
Market.
Cold Storage EGGS No Good.
II told him over and over again." said
the bailif the other evening. that he
would never meet with success using that
kind OF eggs, but he was one Of those
fellows who thinks he knows II all, and
he never would take my advice. Every
egg he bought was of the cold storage
variety, ! know, and who ever heard
of using cold storage eggs in an incu-
bator? Why, / bet some of those eggs
he used were as much as six and nine
months old. That is why the hatchery
was failure. And I was not surprised
that a chicken appeared only about once
a week, but Finch-he thought 1t was
counfoundedly strange"
Before long Finch Was convinced
that the business was an utter failure.
and he closed his hatchery. The old
shack remained vacant for a time. but
finally was leased by two Washing
ton men-Charles w. Smiley. a printer,
and a Mr. Keefer. According to the
story in circulation in the neighbor-
hood, the two men had been in the
printing business in the city. but
closed their shop, moving all this
equipment into the old wooden struc-
ture.
Whether the printing press in the
shack was ever used, there is a mys-
tery. Some declare that they fire.
quently heard sounds similar to the
changing of a press in operation. but
others just as firmly deny that the
plant ever turned out a single stick
of copy. At any rate. there will be
found among the debris scores of tat
tered and discolored copies Of. two lit
tie pamphlets bearing the name OF
Charles W. Smiley. as printer. with
the dates. 1899 and 1900.
They are interesting booklets, and
contain many strange and interesting
passages, which lead one to the con-
clusion that Smiley was clairvoyant,
a mental healer, and man of strange
personality. Both pamphlets bear the
authors fantastic Oriental pseudo
nym, "Anagaraca Caskadananda," a
name that seems to echo the mys-
ticism of the Far East, with its ma
gicians and wonder workers.
Wrote OF Clairvoysnce.
One OF these pamphlets, dated 1900.
and bearing the address. 943 Massa-
chusetts Avenue, Washington, d. &C. Is
entitled The Principles Of Clairvoy-
ance" Persons now residing at the
address say they know nothing Of the
writer of the little treatise.
''CIairvoyance," opens the pamphlet,
"is in the narrowest sense, the power
to see the forms Of excarnate beings.
By excarnate is meant devoid Of mate
rial or fieshy bodies"
The writer then proceeds to explain
that there are two bodtes-the carnal
and the astral.
The carnal body il not the man, nor
any essential part Of him." he says. '1t
is best lfkened to a suit Of clothes which
is put on or of as circumstances require.
As the coat and shoes are no part Of the
man, so the flesh and bones are no
part Of him. We should no more morn
when one puts OF flesh and blood thar.
when he puts of coat and socks. The
only reason why people do mourn is be-
cause they have not the power Of clair
7oyance with which to see their friends
who are still present.
Besides a material or carnal body,
there is semi-material body which Is !
best called the astral body but which