Magic and Real Detectives

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Whenfourhandswerevisiblethereweretwospooksatworkwithbotharmsilluminated……Youcanreadilyunderstandtheforcesthatfloatedthemusicboxandtableabovetheheadsofthesitters,andanexplanationisuseless。

Whenthefirstfemalespiritappeareditwas,inreality,ayoungwoman,dressedinagorgeouswhitecostumewithoutpaint,hencethelightwasturnedupinsteadofdown,inorderthatshebevisible。

RhinestonesandSumatragemsbeingcheap,shewasplentifullysuppliedwith“diamonds,“althoughmanyofthosewhoarethequeensorspiritguidesor“controls“ofwealthyspiritualisticfanaticswearrealdiamonds,thegiftoftheirwealthycharge,or“king“astheyusuallycallhim。

Whenshestartedforthecabinetsheusedherhandstokeepherrobefromunderherfeet,andasshewentstoopedlowerandlower,until,asshedisappearedinthecabinet,shewentonherhandsandknees。Thisiswhatcausedtheappearanceof“dematerialization。“

WhenMr。Smith’sson,Eddie,camefromthecabinet,hewasrepresentedbyaboyofabouteightyearsofage,thesonofoneofthefemale“spooks“upstairs。Hereceivestwodollarsanightforhisservices,thesameasthelargerspooks。Hewaspowdereduntilhewasverywhite,ablondwigputoverhisownhair,anddressedasmostboysareattheageMr。Smith’ssondied。Mr。Smithrecognizedhimbyhissize,hislightcomplexion,andflaxenhair,andthefactthathecalledhim“papa“andgavehiscorrectname。

Hisfatherwas“madeup“fromthedescriptiongivenbythemedium,andacknowledgedbyMr。Smithascorrect。Ofcourseheknewhisownname,foritwasgivenhimbytheslate-writer……

Wenowcometoapartofthephenomenathatallspiritualistswhohavewitnesseditwillswearby。Whatisreferredtoisthematerializinganddematerializingofthespiritfromthefloorandbeforeyoureyes。Inthisyouseefirstasmalllight,whichgrowslargerandlarger,untiltherestandsbeforeyouafullyformedfemaleormalespirit,aswasdescribedinMr。Smith’sexperience。

Inordertoaccomplishwhathewitnessed,thesamespookwhohadbeforebeenrecognizedbyagentlemanas“hisqueen,“preparedherselfinthefollowingway:Divestingherselfofallclothingshedonnedsimplyalongchemisethatreachedhershoetops。Shedrewonapairofwhitestockings,andoverthemapairofwhiteslippers。Intoherhairandearssheputrhinestonediamonds,andaroundherneckanecklaceofthesamebeautifulbutvaluelessstones。Oneachearlobeandaroundherneckwereputsmallspotsoftheluminouspowdertorepresentthediamondswhileitwasdark。

Herfacewaspowderedandhereyebrowsandeyelashesdarkened,whileadarklinewasdrawnundereacheye。Shenowtookablackmaskthatcoveredherhead,andher“robe“inherhands,andwentdowntothecabinet。Arrivingthere,sheputtheblackmaskoverherhead,topreventtheluminousdiamondsbeingseenuntilthepropertime。Shecarriedherrobeinablackbag。Crawlingfrombetweenthecurtainsandunderthetable,sheexposedonthefloorasmallpartofherrobe。Thissheshookandmovedabout,allowingittoescapefromthebaguntilitwasallout。Shewasnowfromunderthetableandonherknees,anditwastimetheheadshowontheform,so,gettingclosetotherobe,shethrewoffan

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