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«nd the tamborine was banged and shaken in a fearful manner. The first act ended in a terrible crash. The gas was relit, and there sat the medium, as securely bound as “ Prometheus to the cold rocks of Mount Caucasus/’ the floor strewn with the instruments, c. The most astonishing freak of the “ spirits” was performed by little Rosa, the u spirit of a just child made per-feot” It was the placing of a six-inch iron ring upon the arms of several skeptics in the audience, and in this manner: The candidate for conviction held the hands of the medium firmly; the ring lay npon the tabic; the medium went into a spasmodic trance; the lights were extinguished; the mttsie played; the guitar again floated around the room, occasionally striking the candidate on the back of the head, flhd then amid a general jingle^ crash, smash, e., the ring suddenly encircled his arm. We tried it, endeavored to solve the mystery but failed, so did others more profound and distinguished. The medium spoke iU several tongues. Spiritualism is a strange thing and what we saw that nieht added to its myteries. We
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New Albany Daily Commercial
New Albany, Indiana, US
Mon, Jan 15, 1866
Page 3
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