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，shethrewoffandunderthetabletheblackmask。Theshapewasnowthesizeofanadult；
　　sheadjustedtherobetoherperson，andrappedforlight。Asamatterofcourse，whenanylightwasmadetheluminousnessoftherobewasdrowned，andsheappearedinsimplyawhitecostume。Thenecklaceandeardropscouldnowbeseen，butwhenthelightwassuchastorevealthem，theluminousspotshaddisappeared，leavingthespectatortothinktheoneshenowsawweretheoneshehadseeninthedark。Theprocessofdematerializationwillnowbeapparent，andadescriptionwillonlytirethereader。Onesmallspookwasallthatwasrequired，ashecouldbemadetorepresentboyorgirlaswasdesired，byclothinghiminthegarmentsofeithersex。
　　Atthecloseoftheseance，thefullforceof“spooks“cameintotheroom。Afterdisappearing，theyshinneduptheladder，drewitafterthem，closedthepanelandthetrapintheflooraboveit，replacedthecarpetandpushedovertheplaceaheavybedsteadfromwhichtheytookthecastors。Theynowcarriedtheladderdownstairsandconcealeditinthecoalhouseastheywentthroughitontheirwayhome。Theywillgettheirpaynextday。
　　Shouldeversocloseanexaminationofthecabinetbemade，youwouldnotfindanythingwrong。Thisparticularmediumhastakeninvestigatorsintothecellarbeneaththecabinet，andtheroomaboveit，scoresoftimes，yetnothingwasdiscovered。
　　Youarenotalwaystosearchforthetrapintheceiling，noryetinthefloor。Atrapisnotpossibleintheceilingexceptaclosetisusedas“cabinet，“andtheceilingisofwood。Wherethisconditionofthingsdoesnotexist，youmustsearchelsewhere。
　　Thefloorisaverylikelyplacewhenitcannotbemadeintheceiling。Ifyoudonotfinditthere，examinethebaseormopboard。Ifitisinthemopboardyouwillfind，uponexamination，thatthereisajointinitnearthecornerofthecabinet，butyouwillfinditsolidlynailedwithaboutfournailseachsideofthejoint。ThisappearanceofextraordinarysoliditywillbeabsoluteproofthatitisNOTsolid。
　　Thenailsarenotwhattheyappear，butareonlypiecesaboutonehalfinchinlength，anddonotevengothroughtheboard。Thepieceisfastenedontheothersidewithacoupleofboltsthatholditveryfirmlyinplace。Thereisacorrespondingopeninginthemopboardinthenextroom，althoughnoattemptismadetosocarefullyconcealit，asnooneiseveradmittedtoit。Throughthistrapthe“spooks“enterthecabinetbycrawlingandwiggling。
　　Itisnotaverydesirabletrap，forthemopboardisscarcelyeverwideenoughtopermitofatrapthatthespookcouldgetthroughinahurry；besides，theymustassumetheircostumesaftertheygetintothecabinetortearthemtopieces。Youcanseehowthiswouldmakeitveryinconvenient。
　　Iftheroomiswainscotedthespookwillhaveallthesearoomnecessaryinhistrap，foritwillextendfromjustbelowthemoldingonthetopofthewainscotingtothefloorbehindthestripofquarter-round……
　　Itisnexttoanimpossibilitytodetectthesetrapsbyexamininginthecabinet。Theywereconstructedtoavoiddiscovery，andnopainssparedtomakethemsoabsolutelyperfectthatnotonechanceinamillionistaken。Theproperplacetoseekfortrapsisintheadjoiningroom，upstairs，orinthecellar。Oneisfoolishtoundertaketofindatrapbythumpingthewallsorfloor；for，ifyouhappentothumpone，themediumwhoissmartenoughtomakeuseofatrapisalsosharpenoughtomakeprovisionforitsbeingthumped，andyoursoundingmethodgoesfornaught。[1]Bearinmindthatwhenyouareexaminingthecabinet，youareseekingattheveryplacethatispreparedmosteffectuallytowithstandyourinvestigations……DonotforgettheMANAGERinyoursearch。
　　Heorsheisneversearched，orneverhasbeenuptodate，whichhasbeenthecauseofmanyafailuretofindthe“properties“ofthemediumwhentheseancewasgiveninaroomandcabinetfurnishedbyastrangerandskeptic。Donotbedeceivedintoabeliefthatallofthesittersarestrangerstothemedium。Theremaybefromonetofivepersonspresentwhopaytheirmoneythesameasyourself，andwhomayappeartobethemostskepticalofanyoneintheroom。Theywillgenerallybetherecipientsofsomeveryelegant“tests，“andweepcopiouslygreatgrief-ladentearswhentheyrecognizethebelovedfeaturesofsomerelative。
　　Itmustberememberedthatitisoccasionallypossibleforthemediumtodoawaywithtrapsaltogether，eitherbyhavingacon-
　　federateintheaudiencewhoproducesallthephenomena——themediumsittingboundmeanwhile——orbysomesuchsimpledeviceasthefollowing：Supposetheseanceroomisclosedatoneendbyapairoffolding-doors；thesedoorsarelocked，thekeykeptbyamemberoftheaudience，whilethekeyholeissealed，andstripsofgummedpaperarealsostretchedacrossthecrackbetweenthedoors，sealingthemfirmlytogether。Confederatesentertheroom，inthiscase，bymerelypushingBOTHdoorstooneside，theybeingsoconstructedthatthisispossible。AsmallspaceisnowleftaroundtheendofONEdoor，throughwhichthemedium’sconfederatecreeps!
　　Theyarethemostcarefulofinvestigators，and，whenthemedium’strapislocatedinthedoor-jamb，willpoundthewalls，andinsistonthecarpetbeingtakenup，whentheywillgetupontheirhandsandkneesandmakeamostsearchingexaminationofthefloor。Theyaretheclosestandmostcriticalofinvestigators，buttheyareverycarefultoexamineeverywhere。Becauseoneortwomenseemtobemakingsuchacriticalinvestigation，donotallowthatfacttopreventyoumakingoneonyourownresponsibility。Waituntiltheyhavefinishedandthenexaminenotonlywheretheydid，butmoreparticularlywheretheydidNOT。Theirexaminationisonlyforthepurposeofmisleadingothers。Their“tests“arereceivedinawaytocausethoseaboutthemtothinktheyadmitthemveryunwillingly，orbecausetheyweresoundeniablethattheycoulddonothingelse。
　　Agreatmanywillprobablydenythatconfederatesareeveremployed。Theyarenot，bymediumswhoarenotsmoothenoughtoproducethatwhichappearssowonderfulastomakeagoodbusinessforthem。Thewriterwouldadvisethosemediumswhogivesuchrankseancestoemployafewfloorworkerstheyareeasilyobtained，andseewhatadifferenceitwouldmakeintheamountofbusinesstheywilldo。Getgoodones，thosewhoknowhumannature，andknowwhentheyhavesaidallthatisnecessary。Mostofthemareinclinedtosaytoomuch，thuscausingtheordinarymantosuspectthattheyareconfederates。
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