New Britain herald., 1927-01-12
RAJAH RAB0ID IN
 BLINDFOLD DRIVE
Mystic Attracts Thousands by
 His Exhibition Today

At noon today in front of the Strand theater, in the presence of thousands of people. Rajah Raboid, the celebrated mystic. was securely blindfolded with cotton batting and adhesive tape. This having been done with sufficient thoroughness to satisfy the most skeptical of on- lockers, the Rajah started his much discussed blindfold drive. being giv- en under the auspices of the New Britain Herald.
 Using the Chrysler "70" Road ster which he personally selected, he started up Main street toward Church street. Before starting on the drive, however, he left his auto for few minutes and walked across he street to Meshken's fur store, and in his blindfolded condition identified with utmost ease the vari- ous kinds of furs, and in some cases the prices of the coats.
 Leaving Meshken's store he pro- ceeded to make his drive.
 At a fairly good rate of speed he wended his way through traffic, avoiding every obstruction. As he drove he removed his hands from the wheel and passed his hands through the air seemingly ealing on some mysterious spirit to guide him on his drive. Around the Center. stopping at all signals with the skill of the average driver who Is not handicapped by sightless condi- ton, he continued his exhibition of the mystic.
 Alighting from his auto, and fol- lowed by a crowd which walked, ran and drove in his wake. he visited Davidson 6 .Leventhal's store and again demonstrated his right to the title of the Mystic" by identifying quickly and rapidly articles selected at random from the various depart ments. 7 From Davidson & Leven- thaPs he went to Spring & Buckley's on Church street and continued his exhibition, where his untanny abil- ity seemed to be aided by the radio impulse of radio in action. From there he drove, still blindfolded, to the Globe Clothing Co.,, and again registered a perfect performance to the growing admiration of the hun dreds who succeeded in crowding into the store. Leaving the Globe Clothing company's place he visited the New Gift Shop at 5S West Main street and with the large variety of gifts to select from he delighted the crowd by his vivid description of the various pieces of glassware he seb lected and correctly identified through his hlindfold.
 From the Gift Shop he walked to his car and whirled away on the continuation of his blindfold drive. The crowd cheered this marvellous exhibition while he alighted and went into the store of the John A. Andrews Furniture Co. After short and enlightening demonstra- ton he proceeded to drive back to the theater where the blindfold was removed and passed around for ln- spection. The Rajah then called for a volunteer from the outdoor audi ence, a chubby faced youth who &C., companed the Rajah to Meshken's store. At this last stop, the RaJah agve a complete reading of the boys past and future with the aid of phrenology, the science of the, con- tour of the head.
 The program having been brought to a successful close, the Rajah an- nounced a free reading of the char 2 cter to all boys accompanied by their respective parents at Davidson K Leventhal's from to this after noon and from to on Friday afternoon. These readings will be given only at the Strand theater anu Davidson & LeventhaPs.