Middletown transcript., 1922-08-19
MET 20 GHOSTS;
NOW AN EXPERT
Washington Man Upsets Popular
Belief by Saying Hands
Not CIammy.
ONE GHOST BROUGHT APPLES
Liked All His Spooky Visitors Except
One-Treat Them Kindly, Is His
Advice-One Ghost Wore
Patched Garments.

Waslington.- .-AntigUnish and its
ethereal visitor, which apparently has
gone on II strike since the arrival of
scientists and curiosity seekers, is
backed into ihsigniiicance when COM
pared to the bodyless visitors who
sometimes pidk out Washington as Il
ghostly rendezvous.
AT least so says William Ii. Bryson,
1902 NJ street, y. W., amateur ghost
chaser of the District, who allows that
since he first started study Ing the
habits and mannerisms of spooks, five,
years ago, he has been visited by 20
assorted ghosts, all of whom turned
out with one exception to be first rate
chaps.
Bryson whp until recently was en-
plONed in the government service in i
sem-Scientiiic capacity, had come out
with the hlan1 1let statement that ghosts
do have bodily characteristics and.
contrary to popular belief, the hand
clasp of Il Spook Is warm and not cold
and clammy.
While the hunter after the habitat
of the dwellpr in the world beyond
has made no effort to photograph his
nocturnal visitors, he says he has held
nrotracted conversations with many of
his friends hnd relatives who have
passed on.
One Ghost Carried Apples.
1t might he said that BrySon goes
| further In his research in the fact that
hp fhDt pf thn trhA..te u.I.
paid him visit about three months
ago wore silk gloves, or what appeared
to he silk ard felt like that material
and was carrying a few red apples.
Asked if ht had held any protracted
conversation with his ghostly friend
BrySon admitted he had and went so
far as to say he ate shady apple.
The fruit had no flavor, he said. but
| Bryson declares that core was left
and can produce it If occasion de
mands.
On one OCCASION Bryson said. his
brother visited him and complained
| bitterly about conditions on the
Florida seacOast where self-respect-
ing ghost Of the past decade could
|
| the beach Ilymphs or the conditions
| regarding the influx of foreign spirits
| from Scotland the ghost did not say,
| but he nevertheless said he would
seek some other cline during the win
ter of 1923.
| The wandering ones also are sub
| iect to down-and-out periods in
| aslpIA,Hlonh
friend who was rather opulent here
came wandering into his room with
| shostly garments that had been
patched in several places.
Don't Like Cold Reception.
In this connection the saying that
'you can't take it with YOU may he
erroneous, Us the spook gave every
evidence according to the spectator,
of being in need Of a few shades of
| greenhacks to buy new set of gar
ments.
Some of the shades that return and
haunt the scenes of their life are not
inclined to be kindly disposed, espe
cially if one turns the covers over the
head and keeps mum unit! the ghost
| l'H's heul at lIe 'olu reception anu
blows off to some more hospitablc
place.
Another ghost that BrySon knew H.
the flesh, according to the medium. ap
| prared to him on one occasion and bit
terly beratpd him for having lost !
few dollars of his while ON earth il
ii business deal. IN the future yor
will see me often" the Spooll is saiC
to have announced in the language o
the beyond. and to prove 1t he cam,
For six nights running.
Asked if he ever became nervous IA
the nocturnal visitations, Brysor
hastened to remark that he did not in
vite the bohyless ones to visit him, bu
did not put up signs that 10 spool
traffic would be allowed.
He qualified his last statement b,
saying that prohhitive sign woul'
only go to rile the departed ones ant
he would no doubt have his home clut
tered mp with bevy of ghosts eacl
hight who might berate him for hi
unkindness.