The Open court . een a medium; but I am a performer of occultmysteries, and for years I have been personally acquainted withmany of the best mediums in the land. In most cases they havebeen willing to trade their secrets for mine. This has enabled meto produce nearly all of their effects, but afterward I always explainto my guests that my performance is simply art. I shall nowdescribe some of the materializing that I have seen, and some thatI myself produce, together with other phenomena. I shall furtheron explain the methods used. Cabinets are nearly always used for materializing. Subduedligh
The Open court . een a medium; but I am a performer of occultmysteries, and for years I have been personally acquainted withmany of the best mediums in the land. In most cases they havebeen willing to trade their secrets for mine. This has enabled meto produce nearly all of their effects, but afterward I always explainto my guests that my performance is simply art. I shall nowdescribe some of the materializing that I have seen, and some thatI myself produce, together with other phenomena. I shall furtheron explain the methods used. Cabinets are nearly always used for materializing. Subduedlight or darkness is always required. Sometimes the medium issearched and given perfect freedom. Sometimes her hands andfeet are held or controlled. Sometimes the medium is tied andsometimes other means are employed. 262 THE OPEN COURT. In my case I use a cabinet, and the effect is always in propor-tion to the thoroughness with which the guests or a committeeexamine everything. So I let them erect the cabinet for CABINET, PERFORMER, AND AlilJAXCES. A glance at the photograph will show the solid floor, with thesolid upright attached by braces, and with curtains on a reader may also see the hands tied and sewed to the big solid SPIRITUALISTIC MATERIALIZATION AND OTHER PHENOMENA. 263 Steel bolt, and the knots are both sewed and sealed with sealing-wax. The end ring of the big bolt is first removed with a wrench
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