The Washington times., 1922-10-24

1Qioas they are. Cohen 1oas also
ssEnovn as "the Rev." Charles NetU
s,G9t, ordained n,ediit4n.
AZ - By PROFESSOR" sCHoTZ.
y ~ Los ANGELES, Oct. 24.-Now
Tor the burning pot" some Of the
great mediums" use and some-
times call it the "boiling pot" At
all events, it Is one and the same
thing, Q ruse.
49, The boiling pot" is the contrap-
zion ou. of which your great
grandfather's ghost appears
maybe.
!. ? Strong and powerful chemicals.
poured into boiling water in a
weird looking pot or kettle such
ans the witches of long ago were
supposed to have used, produce the
xtghost" pictures. ....
o. =" "Ghosts" Need Dark.
T rs A shaded room is necessary to
/ this procedure The ghosts" would
not appear in the good old sunlight
Or even under. the glow OF the In!
.eapdescents- / o.,
often a photograph of the one
whose ghost" you seek Is printed
on cheese cloth or OIL thin oiled
paper by the medium" This
/ transparent surface is concealed
near the boiling pot"
.N Then as the seer" chants, his
lddirge calling on the spirits, the
.-ohemical. reaches the point where
Il mixes at the desired temperature
,rWith the boiling water and your
= vsreat, ,grandfathers' ghost" looks
J you in. the eye. ...........-
sfaipts away. but the medium" has
merely done his stuff" and is
efeady to produce next the victims
l'sunt. e., .-..
The crystal eye is next.
snf II has cast its power over many
fsa patient of these temples"
90 The crystal eye'' will always
De- found high. up on the wall.
sprayed by the glow OF
q powerful, colored light overlook.
ing the mystic table Of truth"
And the statue Of Buddha.
=, It. Is often merely printed on
~ card and is q weird, piercing
Aye, one that holds you hard and
,sgrips you fast--like a SPELL"
sw =: ~, Is An Evil Eye.
rsrf;, have seen tear.shaken women
sxnd yirls look aghast. at the "crys
tai eye," shuddering in horror OF
cats but unable to turn their gaze
,.1T' The ..crystal eye" is an evil eye
ifand the Ordained mediums" dis
aplay.. It for no. other purpose than
rg4o frighten and subdue the "saps.
, rBut q normal person. one not a
,fs-lk
IsEaze long into, the "crystal eye
anual person would no doubt find far
nmore difficulty in, gazing into the
eye Of bill collector.
.--- One OF the crudest forms OF de-
r-6eption practiced- by "The Rev.
Newman was presenting lucky
or spirit, stones" to some Of the
patients. mpstly women who had
asked TOR a lucky charm.
Luck for Seer. a..t,-
Once aeiran out of5"spirit stones
80 he vent In search of a new sup
\ ply. re. found them on Pebble
Beach. Delmonte,. Cal.
Anyone who has been there
knows Pebble Beach Is covered with
spla u. !. highly polished stones.
Newman filled. sacks with then
and catnei back to his temple"
Here: they were given additional
polish, Then he saved the wrap
pers from d certain brand Of cigar
ettes.. and wrapped each Of the
stones in a. piece of tin. foil. They
were then placed in the mystic
table ready for. some troubled
"souP' TO ask for one Of them.
At the request Of a patient th,
"seer" would produce one Of these
stones. Another trance was Heces
which went as follows:
20. troubled soul! Take this
lucky piece. II will ever guide you
on tour troubled way. When evi
spirits appear, cling to this and
they will not molest you. Let II
ever, be near you and by no means
give; Il. TO anyone else, or, beyond
all, lose II, for then the evil spirits
will have full power over YOU and
you will never rest until you have
recovered this lucky piece"
The "sapsr who request the
"spirit stones" drink In each word
OF this speech and eagerly clutch
the worthless stones tightly in their
nerve.tensed hands. i.
THE REV" CHARLES NEW.
MAN has plenty of competition in
the Illicit ordained medium" bust
ness. .. &C.,
In Los Angeles the temples"
are in such number as, to he al
most unbelievable and their "busi-
ness" is enormous.
Some Of. the temples" are almost
institutional and "saps" must make
appointments three months in ad.
vance. " f'"' -. -.
~ Have, Soy Systems.
But--biG or little--they are doing
vast evil to the girlhood, woman
hood, motherhood and fathefhood OF
city, State and nation.
!. Love problems are productive OF
the most 'saps" among the women
and girls.
Most, OF the .'love pastors" main,
i = ~ MI 20 axgaNCx