The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-03-05
of Sciences in Paris, Who
Flashlight Photographs of
EDen Motion Pictures of
En1anations Going In and
of the Spirit Mediums
(Contin3ed from Preceding Paoe)

had an excellent reputation. attempt such
a trick?"
Marthe Beraud's psychicai powers excited
so much interest among Professor Ricketts,
colleagues that she was induced to devote
her life entirely to psychical experiments
She became virtually a medium. but she Is
of Independent means and accepted no
money for her services.
Eva Carriere is a Frenchwoman Of good
social position. who has been the means OF
producing many apparitions that have
convinced Prof Richet and others of the
reality OF psychic materializations. She
lives with Madame Bison, Fronch woman
physician who gives much time to psy.
chical research.
In her Partisan surroundings the medium
has exhibited many extraordinary proIec-
has projected more than six distinct per.
sonalities. She has also produced many.
fragments of personalities. At one tine
she has produced two heads at once. at
another time enormous hands, at other
times distorted fragments Of bodies.
These remarkable phenomena have been
photographed by Baron Won Schrenck
Nothing. the Munich physician who is
noted as q student Of psychical research.
His observations and pictures Of this medi.
UNI form the basis OF his monumental work,
Phenomena of Naturalization" Profess
sor Richet and Baron Won Schenck Nots-
ing are In close agreement In their studies
~ TkA0 knth
cesssll practising physicians, and their
reports are especially valued on this &C.
count.
In order to ascertain the nature Of the
projections Eva Carriere was sewn up IN
tights, except her head. which was covered
with yelling It was naturally supposed
that solid personality could not pass
through this covering, but It appeared to
do so again and again, as the photographs
show.
At other times she was put into the
trance condition when entirely stripped,
to check the possibility whether her cloth
ing had been previously used in some kind
of trickery. Still the apparitions showed
themselves.
Her mouth. stomach and other organs
were infinitely examined by physicians be-
fore certain seances in order to make sure
that materials for fraud were not con
cealed within her. This had little or NO
effect in checking the phenomena.
The following careful transcript OF notes
taken at one of the seance sittings with
the medium known as Eva" 10 a very good
sample Of dozens OF similar experiments
Elsewhere on this page Is shown the dia-
gram of the room where this seance was
held, and gives the location OF the cabinet,
the chair where the medium sat and the
various positions where the Photographic
cameras we're set up.
Careful examination was first made OF
the mediums cabinet and all other parts
Of the room. The medium was then
stripped naked by Nine. Bison and Pro-
fessor Baron Won Schrenck Nothing.
The medium then pulled on wooden tights
which fitted her like a glove from her toes
to her neck. This covered her tightly in
front and was laced up the back. The
mediums head was then enveloped In
strong fishnet veil, which was sewn on the
top of the wooden tights at the back Of the
neck Her hair, mouth and nose were
then examined and Eva" was led to the
cabinet and placed on the chair, which had
been carefully searched. After Nine. Bis.
son had placed the medium IN hypnotl1ed
condition. the seence began as follows:
1921 p. M.-Extinction Of the white
light Eva's hands are wei. in front OF the
curtain and remain uninterruptedly visible
during the whole sitting, even when she
stands up.
1925 p. M.-Long drawn expirations and
mediumistic efforts.
1875 p. Mime. Bison holds her
hands, while the means and muscular ef
forts increase.
"S:37 p Mime. Bison releases her
hands, which, however, remain visible
Whimpering and cries OF pain, trembling
voice, and great excitement. Hands and
feet are cold. She takes off the tights and
sits on the chair, only clad In the tunic.
$40 p M.-The whimpering and groan.
ing become more vehement and continue
as In the case Of a person undergoing .
lengthy and painful operation.
"S:H p. M.-Gasping and accelerated
respiration, with open mouth.
$3.50 p. M.--The pains seem to diminish
and Eva appears to rest
1881 P. M.-Renewsl OF strong medium
istic pains. Celia me prend au cou.'
s:5S p. Mon the right. beside the me-
diums head, the author sees white mass.