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It is just Cocoa, pure Cocoa, ground from the choicest Cocoa beans. : Nurses and Doctors recommend its use in sickness or in health, m Do You use Cowan's | fdkirs who pretend to produce psychic 1 F. 1k H . + To allay itching and Erritation of the scalp, prevent dry, thin snd falling bajr, remove crusts, scales and dandrufl, and promote the growth and of the hair, the following _ émeclal treatment is most effective, agreeabls economical, On retiring, comd the hale round, then at tha side #8 NOT ALL MERE AND FRAUD. TRICKERY | A Student of This Phenomena, Say f There Must be Some Other Expla-| nation For Much That Happess, Kingston, Dee. 18.--(To, the Editor) An article appeared. in the Whig Dec. 2nd, teken from the New . York Pimes, under . the caption, "Exposes Spirit Mediums." One, Joseph H. Rinn, a newspaper man, and an ama- teur conjurer, tells how certain tricks are performed, especially by Kusapia Palladino, whom he investigated, 1 presume, on her recent | visit to Am- erica, There on is no doubt that there are phenomena, who bave no mediumistic powers whatever, but Mr. Rinn seems © think, and he would have his: au- itors infer, that FEusapia's 'and Mrs. Piper's phenomena were all tricks,- and that everybody who had ever investigated them: haa been fool- "1 and that there dre no' genuine spirit phenomena produced by me diums, He said: "Paychical. research vestigators were well meaning but not able to consider evidence." That is a gratuitous statement, and proves nothing except the conceit of the man who made it. Just think of the cheek of the man who would charge that Sir William Crooks] Alfred Russell Wallace, Sir Oliver Lodge, Lambroso, Judge Edmons, and numerous other eminent men of science, law and tlatesmanship, are not able to con- sider evidence, Why, the man is not anly cheeky but he is "'bafty," and his evidence should be ruled out of court. Now, "Mr. Fditor, 1 have been a student of psychic phenomena for fifteen years or more, and have done considerable investigating and . experi | menting, and while | do not claim| to Jeiow all about the problem 1 know the time has long since passed when it ean be all wiped off the slate | by the charge of trickery and fraud. | here must be some other explana- tion for mich that happens in the presence of such people as Eushapin Palladino, the Italian .medium. It is] rpported that Mr. Rinn showed; how | Huome of the tricks were done'? Eusapia. ' Hereward Carrington, who !! hak in- vestigated this woman both in Kur ope and America, and wntten a book | on her of some 300 pages, | which 1 have read, says: Eusgpia can produce genuine phenomena; [she | also tricks; those who deny this | have not seen both." '"'Eusagia tricks chiefly because of her vanity, Rather than acknowledge that she cannot produce phenomena on any particular occasion she will resort to any subterfuge. Her Amérjcan investiga- tors are ,the only 'ones who have juguped to the conclusion that all her phenomena -are fradulent on the strength of two or three poor seances which they attended," Group after group 'of deeptieal Kuropean investi gators have investigated her and sach became convinced, of the gen- uineness of the phenomena, Nearly every group of investigators of Fusapia's mediumship has discovered A certain amount of fraud, but it was only during the late American seances, when the medium apparently lost her power, that much fraud was discovered. Nevertheless, in- teresting and impressive phenomens eccurred during Fusapia's visit to] America. Two or three examples of | phenomena that took place at the tre] erican seances will suffice to show that | Mr. Rinn, Prof. Munsterburg, Messrs. Jastrow, Miller, Kellog, Davis, ac} have not given satisfuctory explana-| tion of these geances, neither can they | do wo. ! First, "levitation." 'On the occa- sion, the amall table was slowly lifted | out of the eabioet, in d light suflici- ently good to sce thai the medivm was rot touching it. The table to' a height of nearly four feet from the floor, rapped five times against the | wooden partition, forming the wall on that side of the room, turned upside down and fell to the floor. It was three or four feet from Husapia at the time. While this was in progress both ol her hands were separately accounted for and both her feet held in wy hands under the table.""--{ Carrington. Second, playing on musical jinstru- ments. 'One of the most remarkable manifestations was the playing of the | mandolin, The instrument sounded in the caninet first of all-distinet twang- ings of the strings being heard in response to pickings of Fusapia's fingers on the hand of one of her con- trollers. The mandolin then floated out of the cabinet, onto the seance table, where in full view of all, noth- ing touching it, it contigued" to play for nearly a minute. Fusapia was at the time in a deep trance, ahd was found to be cataleptic a few moments later. Her hands were gripping the hands of her controllers so tightly that cach finger had to be opened in turn--by the aid of passes and sugges tion." 1 Third, "materization." "Hands and faces were seen. Some would appea: to be fleecy, gaseous, evanescent; some, on.the contrary, would seem to be perfectly solid and human, and, wera it not for the faet*that Eusapia's hands wers held securely, and.irequently seen lying upon the table af the same time, ong ould swear that they were her own hands . and arm¥ performing the touchings. As it was, she ap- peared to develop a 'third arm," which issued from her shoulder, and seemed to recede into "On another in- | rose i rR." ) occasion) the controller ight had received a touch on , and, looking round, saw a distinct form standing behind him. As he looked, the form slowly, disin- tegrated and vani isappearing like a wisp of smoke into the cabinet. This process 'dematerialization' took several 4 wylipd: { Palladino oi NIGHT, om connie TT gontrollérs on this occasion were well- known business men- extremely scep- tical. They had to admit, however, that there was no doubt as to the re- ality of this phenomenon." --(Carring- ton.) Now, one example of a seance in It- aly, held in September, 1902, will be given, held by Morselli, Boz- zano and Dr, Venzano, and a number of noted gentlemen and ladies. - Hun- dreds of similar seances with similar tesults have been held in Furope with this medium and attested to by many of the leading scientists. The sitting was in the house of the Avellino family. The cabinet wag of the. usual. simple. kind=two. black che, tains stretched across one corhery. © the .room. Before the seance, Mie. was carefully searched by two ladies present, and nothing un- Profs. {usual discovered upon her person. Fusapia was then bound to a small camp bed by means of. ropes. Her wrists were fastened to the iron bars at the side; next, her waist was fast- ened likewise, and, lastly, her feet and ankles. All felt that the tying was perfectly secure. Places were and the table even about of its own accord. Then the curtains of the cabinet were gently parted, and the head and shoulders of a young woman emerged. She bowed several times, and ended by blowing a kiss to the company. The face of a man, and strong appearance between the curtaigpe. was. enveloped in white drapery, the rosy tint of its skin could be tinetly" seen, and a black heard was vicible also. Tt remained visible about a minute, then disappeared behind the cabinet curtair At this jm ' began ealling out plaictively that the ropes were Morse found her se ie unfastened etill tied by the resumed in the circle, began to move resumed with large head It but the mediom hurting her 'rof goingr into the ca curely t her wrists, leaving her waist and ankles; and seat, Neveral then eabinet, in turn; soo plaintive cries were heard again from the cab- inet; and Prof. Morselli, entering at Fusapia's request, found that the me dium had been tied nfresh, enrely than at the ance. : tied Ag at st. his issued from but forms more fe beginning of the untied and several from: the cabinet one, that of a young woman earrying a--child, which repeatedly Finally, it became to untie the medium. Her breathing was diffi- cult, her pulse rapid and strong. She appeared Lo be tired and. suffering. Tt is of mterest to note in this connee- tion that the form carrying the child was. recognized to be the host's grand. mother, One of striking was f he was again more forms issued kissed her. necessary < the most remarkable peculiarities of the that the forms remained visible r. some considerable time in bright gaslight----light sufficiently gpd, as Prof. Morselli ascertained, to read a newspaper by. Commenting on these seances, Dr. Venzano comes 'to the conclusion hat the spiritistic hypothesis is the only one capable of explaining the facts in a reasonable way. He says: "In the greater number "of the materialized forms perceived by us either by sight, contact, or hearing, we were able to recognize pgints of resemblance. to deceased persons. Generally our relatives, unknown to the medium and known only to those present who were concerned in the phenomena." Your correspondent can and seance well believe is the force that keeps the nerves well poised and controls firm, strong muscles. 5 Men and women who do the world's work can avoid Brain-fag and guard their health by feed- FIT shoulders, then made ita dis- | this Fos ¥ Do AND TUESDAY, MATINEE AND 'he above comment to be true, for he has seen' similar phenomena himself, at sepnces with a Mrs, Moss as me- diam, in New York, in which more than one form appeared which both he and his wife recognized as being that of deceased relatives, \ 'conversation was held rmaterialiced form," deceasod father-in-law, at a seance among absolute strangers, in which the language used showed an intimate ac juaintacce with him by the "form," an acquaintance which the medium or {any ong present, except his leould not possibly have had. | ipbengmena need other with a resembling his wile, Such explanation Shans that of stoiokery and fraud: Hp {cause certain phenomena, like "'levita, ition," and "slate writing," can {clumsily perfornted as a |argument rexist, "Every genuine thing in the world {has by its usefulness made a market for the counterfeit, and scoundrels {have never been wanting to supply {this market, and we would expect itre ranks of spiritualism to be 'in- {Tested by such frauds. They dre tie {stragglers and suttlers that follow {the brave and victorious army i pick the pockets of the wdlinded and jtie slain; they are tg gharks and [the gulls that: pursue thd \ghip to {fexd on the crumbs and 'carcasses | ti rown Yinto the. sea. Very few are | deceived by them. They protest their honesty too frequently, and their ist vech is loaded too full of serious phraseology and sanctimonious seem- ng. Theie alleged spirits stalk and croak in ialsettd tones like the ghost in Hamlet, I'heir apparitions are tio thinly draped and too fraid ef the light. here ar of fraud about their that iy expe can detect before a said." Spiritualists bat they the 'be trick, is no that the genuine do. not much is a- an per in dozen na fe rmaroes t gator rs nt oa kn aw, expose enced nre are eredulous - lot, and are ever the frauds. { four correspondent I vitation"" under what could hecons i ered good test conditions, but hi {hia got "independent slate writings Mpeler he considered lutely fraud proof and they no more rivomble the clumsy methods of Mr. inn, of the New York Herald article th.n ni 1 on watch has never seen conditions ahso resembles day, 8 messages received, written between (th> slates while held in his 'hands, bear internal evidence soiree from which they purport iecme, 5.P.P. | 1.8.~In another communication, Mr. Kditor, I may give your readers some lof the theories advanced by scientists land others to account of these phen- omena Other than by the theory of tricks and frauds, such as. hallucina- tion, hypnotism, telepathy, psychic foree, ete. 'ihe facts are well known. 7, 7. Hudson suys: 'He who de nics the facts is not entitled to be ealled a skeptic, he is simply ignoi- ant." How to expicdin them puzzles many .~--3.P.P. own of the to LIVE STOCK MARKETS. The Paid at Various Centres. Montreal, Dec. 18.--About 900 head of butchers' cattle, 250 calves, 675 sheep and lambs, and 1,000 hogs were offered for sale at the Point St. Charles stockyards this forenoon. The offerings of live stock at this market during the week were 1,600 cattle, 400 calves, 1,200 sheep and lambs, and 2,170 hogs. There were only two loads of really good cattle on the market, the hest load was sold, to go to Quebec at £6.35 per 100 Ibs.; the other load was retailed at about Gc. per Ib.; pretty good animals sold at 4je. to 5c. per Ib., and the common stock at 3e.to dodo. A very large bull was sold at Ge. per 1b. Calves sold at from 3e. to Tc. per Ib. Sheep sold at 4c. to tic, and lambs at 6. to 6le. per Ib. Good lots of hogs sold at 6%c. to Te. per Ib. Prices the Buffalo Live Stock. East Buffalo, N.Y., Dec. 18--Cattle i 4,900 head; slow and 135e¢. to 25¢. lower; prime steers, ¥1.75 to $5; shipping, $6.50 to #i.25% butchers, $5 $6.55, heifers, $3.75 fo $6.25; $2 to $3.25; bulls, BVH to stockers and feoders, 50 to $5.25. stock heifers, ¥3.25 to £3.50; fresh cows and epringers, slow, and £2 to $4 lower; 520 to $65. Veals, rescipts 1,000 head; slow and steady; 35.50 to 3. - "Hogs receipts, 25,000 head; sow, {and 10e. to Me. lower; heavy, $6.10 to $6.15, mised, $6 to $6.25; yoerks, $6.85 to $6.05; , $5.70 to $5.75; 850 to stags, $450 NIGHT. {bringing 10} « 133; lambs, $6 to $6.35; hogs, CCE oN THE SPANISH MAIDS IN "THE COW AND THE MOON," AT THE GRAND, CHRISTMAS, MATINEE . AND -- active; sheep, steady; lambs, 10c. low. to $5; daines, $5.75 to $6. Sheep and lambs, receipts, er; lambs, 33.50 to $6.50; 60; yearlings, $4.50 to $ #75 to ¥; ews, 3.2 sheep, mixed, £1.50 to ¥3.65, Foronto Cattle Market. 5 Toronto, Dec. At the Union Stock Yards, this morning, trade con- tinued active, although the Chr istmas demand is almost over. Export tle ate selling well, choice, cattle ¥6.60. . Butcher cattle are slightly stronger in all classes. Extra choice stockers are in strong demand aswel asthe 20,000; a few, $6.- ; wethers, to $3.50; 18, cat- v common wind Tiedt stufi. There is not much common and medium stock on the market, this morning. Sheep and lambs are firm, Receipts were 1,013 cattle, 38 calves, 3,117 hogs, 1,174 sheep, Latest quotations: Cattle, export to $6.60; do., medium, $5.90 to do, - bulls, $4.75 te 35.75 butcher cattle, choice, $6 to $6.00: do. good, $5.75 to $6; do., medium, 2 to $5.60; do., common, $4.75 to Butchers' choive, 85 to" 85 do., medium, $4.50 to SLY; do., com- 3 $4.25; do., good bulls, ; do., rough bulls, $2.75 heavy, $4.75 X33 $6.25; cows, ; do., medium, $3.50 to ; do., light, 83 to. $3.50: canners 5 to $2.50; mitkers, choice, each. to $90; do., common and medium. each, 330 to $50x springers, $45 to calves, $4 38; sheep, ewes, to $3.75; do., bdcks and culls, fed and watered, $6.40; do., f.0.b., $6.10. ¥60 to 0 3 ---- FLOGGED ITALIAN BOYS Because They Attended Methodist Mission (asses. Toronto, 20.--¥Let e given of the teachers logging pupil 1' the Koman tholic separate schools, and of children that have been flogged, it will be the duty of the school board 10 look iuto lor our teacheis are not expected or Dec. the names guilty ol Ca- the and Separate the cases, or sectarian Uf course, any admit that pu- to be punished by deny Lhe state of our teachers have flogged pupils because they have gone to the ' Methodist mission, that the children are taught in our schools that Protestantism stands for infidelity, atheism and immorality." This was the statement of DD. A, Carey, chairman of the management commiltve of the separate school board, with reference to the matter at issue between him and the mission workers, Mr. Carey declared that he did not * desire a pewspaper contro- Versy over the matter nor any news- paper notoriety. He {thinks that there i» no need for a committee of investigation. The fair thing, in his estimation, would be 'for Rev. Mr. Dean and his associates fo give the names he asks for, and if they can substantiate the charges against the Roman Catholic teachers to do so. "I didi not make any charges, it was they who made them, and | deny the state ments they made," said he. Miss Muriel A. Martin, in a unhesitatingly reaflirms her state ment in reference to little Italian boys and girls being whipped because they attend classes in the Methodist mission. She stands by her state ment that "they are really flogged, and that is mo exaggeration." instructed to flog pupils for other reason, reasonable map will pils have sometimes wiipping. But 1 ments made that any any or letter ys PINCHOT JOLTS TAFT. President - Can't nomination, He Tells Insurgents. Boston, Dec. 19.--That the develop- ments of recent monthe have made im~ possinle the renomination of Mr. Taft and that the country is turning rapidly to La Follette as the néxt republican presidential nominee, were among the declarations made by Gif- ford Pinchot, former chief &f the Uni ted States Forest Service, before a gathering of progressive republicans in Tremont Temple. "Uriless the republican party shall meet the demand of the times by throwing itself 'squarely into the prod gressive movements, its time of yse- fulness is past," said the speaker. "Modern conditions demand modern treatment. The republican party needs fo be cleansed of its open sores." The gathering was so large that an overflow meeting was necessary, The Berlin vavy department has issued an official denial of a story of the discoviry of British plot to blow up the harbor in Wilhelmaha , Vidi. 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