This ceremony over, the stranger is allowed to visit every person present at their residences, where he is received with great hospitality.

When, however, in answer to the Introducer’s question, any one says, “I do object to be introduced to that person,” he is required to state his reasons, which the “Introducer” writes down, and which the objector is required to read and sign.

The “Introducer” then proceeds to the strangers’ room, and says to the proposed guest, “We find it will not be agreeable to terminate the presentation to-night, so we reserve it for another day,” which is fixed accordingly.

On the following day, the most effective means are taken to test the validity of the objections, and it has been found that the few cases of objection that have been raised have been almost invariably based on error, or on exaggerated trifles, which would scarcely bear a moment’s examination.

As a record of every one’s career is faithfully kept, we have ready means of making ourselves acquainted with every one’s antecedents and, consequently, of testing the validity of the “objections.”

The objections being removed, the stranger is received with a hearty welcome.  When conducted into the assembly-room, the person who made the objections having been pointed out to him, he is addressed as follows:—­“In all this great assembly, this is the only person who urged anything against you, and we find that all he imagined arose from misconception [or as the case may be].  This we have taken every pains to rectify, and we leave to you to do what may be pleasing to yourself, in order to convince him still more completely of his error; and you have our best wishes that unity, harmony, and peace may exist between you.”  This done, the newly-received guest is seated between the principal personages, and is treated with, if possible, more kindness and consideration than if no objection had been made.  In each class we follow the same custom, which we find works admirably well.  It is peculiarly adapted to our system.

THE ATTRACTING-MACHINE.

I have spoken above of our sympathetic attracting-machine, and I may mention here that by means of certain acids acted on by the sun’s rays, a person can be compelled to move even from a great distance towards a given point in the way willed by the operator.  It is, however, necessary to discover, first; the particular acids that have most affinity with the person to be attracted.  To ascertain these with certainty, there is a little instrument with many separate cells, all communicating by means of its tube with one little ball, and each containing a different acid.

Unless some attraction, or power in sympathy with the acids, is applied to the ball, the acids remain quiescent, each in its separate compartment.  To discover what acids have most attractive force with a given person, the ball is placed against his breast, whereupon the portions of those acids which have affinity with him rush forth from their respective cells up each tube into the ball, where they immediately commingle, forming one compound liquid of unequal component parts.  The scientific man charged with the operation then notes the exact quantities of each of the component acids, and all pertinent particulars.