The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-06-17
ANYBODY CAN BE A SEER.
Medium Tells How to Go Into Il
Trance and Asserts Many Have
Pyschic Powers.
What is a clairvoyant, anyway?

What is a clairvoyant, anyway?
According to a spiritualist medium
in West Madison street, a clairvoyant
may be clairvoyant, or a spiritualist
may be clairvoyant. Frequently,
however" asserted the medium, por-
tentously, "a clairvoyant is--just a
clairvoyant. The remarks of the west
side medium were inspired by States
Attorney Hoynes investigation of the
alleged "clairvoyant trust" and were
uttered in defence of the sipirtualist,
with whom, he insisted, too many per-
sons were inclined to associate the or
dinary run of clairvoyants. "You see,
anybody may be a clairvoyant," he ex-
planned when visited by reporter,
says the Chicago Daily News.
You May be a ClairY0yant.
"You may be one, I may be one
anybody is clairvoyant who is able
to look ahead little. 1t is usually
called common sense, however. Now,
the spiritualist operates differently. l
don't use. the tablet trick. l don't
claim to raise a spirit who will walk
in and shake hands with you.
81 simply go into trance-at will
and communicate with the spirit
world. the life beyond death. Through
me the spirits speak and my client
receives his or her information.
metimes-though not often it is in
correct. We are not infallible. Usually
it is correct, the cIjent is satisfied,
pays his fee and goes. If he does not
believe what he learns he is at liber-
ty-as in all stores-to go elsewhere" ="
How to Go Into a TNance.
"HoW do you go Into a trance?"
watch me! Now, l pass my hands
across my eyes-thus- several times.
It comes at will. Watch my eyes!
All, you see? There-now, it is &C.,.
But it was an effort to fight it bat::.
l almost went into a trance in a
moment. Doubtless you noticed the
look in my eyes? Yes, that is the way
it is done"
"What sort of questions do you an
swer%
Most anything. l have found stolen
goods for sorrowing owners in sever
al instances. Once a watch disappear
ed. The woman came to me. 1 went
into an unconscious state. Behold,
saw the boy who had it--he lived in
the neighborhood-we found him-we
recovered the watch!"
The seer admits that he cannot
communicate with Alexander the
Great or George Washington. The
reason for this is that they are not
Friends of his.
"a medium operAtas chiefly through
his spirit friends" ne explained. "a
friend will, OF course, help him most.
Now, l get best results through my
mother"
The MEDIUM la' back in his chair
/ aad smiled ren. 'riscent1y.
cit is a gift" he murmured; ga won
derful gift. 1t cannot be acquired. 1
have had it ever since l was boy,
although it developed most in my lat
er years. Of course, you must under
stand that in my unconscious state, I
do not myself know what 1 am utter
ing-but they tell me l. speak many
languages, including the Latin, and
that 1 can celebrate high mass, ina
gine that, now, if you can. 1 have
never learned any of those things!"
Knows None Now Involved.
"Do you know any o. the clairvoy-
ants mentioned IN the present lnVesu-
gation?"
"No. Once I saw Prot. Ross. 1t was
in a court room, after his arrest.
went down to hear the trial. l remem-
Der he was stout man.
please understand, use no tricks
in my profession. My retiring room is
free from magical apparatus. l go
into trance in front of my clients.
My fees are small-and l do not prom
ise to make money for my customers
if they will turn their savings over to
me-"
Additional evidence tending to es
tablish the fact that members of the
clairvoyant trust and the "wire tap
pers" we're allied in their operations,