The curtain, or rather curtains, were of black muslin, and arranged as follows:  There was a plain black curtain, which was stretched across the corner, falling to the floor.  Its height, when in position, was 53 inches; it was made thus: 

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The cord which held the curtain was 1, 2, and the flaps which are represented as standing above it (a, b, c, etc.), fell down over a’, b’, c’, etc., and could be made to cover the shoulders of one sitting with his back against the curtain.  A black curtain was also pinned against the wall, in the space curtained off, partly covering it.  Another curtain was added to the one pictured, as will be described later.

The Medium then asked Col.  Kase to say a few words as to the necessity of observing the conditions, need of harmony, etc.  And then the Medium himself spoke a few words of similar import.  He then drew the curtain (shown on the preceding page) along the cord (1, 2) and fastened it; placed three wooden chairs in front of the curtain, as indicated in the cut, and saying he needed to form a battery, asked Miss Agnes Irwin to sit in chair (d), and Mr. Yost in chair (c), the Medium himself sitting in chair (e).  A black curtain was then passed by Mrs. Keeler over Mr. Keeler, Miss Irwin and Mr. Yost, being fastened at g, between e and d, between d and c, and beyond a:  thus entirely covering the three sitting in front of the stretched curtain up to their necks; and when the flaps before mentioned were pulled down over their shoulders, nothing could be seen but the head of each.

Before this last curtain was fastened over them, the Medium placed both his hands upon the forearm and wrist of Miss Irwin, the sleeve being pulled up for the purpose, and Miss Irwin grasped with her right hand the left wrist of Mr. Yost; his right hand being in sight to the right of the curtain.

After some piano-music, the Medium said he felt no power from this ‘battery,’ and asked Mrs. E.D.  Gillespie to take Miss Irwin’s place.  Hands and curtain were arranged as before.

The lights were turned down until the room was quite dim.  Those present sang.

During the singing, the Medium turned to speak to Mr. Yost, and his body, which had before faced rather away from the two other persons of the ‘battery’ (which position would have brought his right arm out in front of the stretched curtain)—­his body was now turned the other way, so that, had he released his grasp upon Mrs. Gillespie’s arm, his own right arm could have had free play in the curtained space behind him.  His left knee also no longer stood out under the curtain in front, but showed a change of position.

At this time Mrs. Gillespie declared she felt a touch, and soon after so did Mr. Yost.  The Medium’s body was distinctly inclined toward Mr. Yost at the time.  Mrs. Gillespie said she felt taps, but declared that, to the best of her knowledge, she still felt the Medium’s two hands upon her arm.