to worry, for he will return to you in time.  Are you satisfied?” A lady in the audience was visibly affected, and acknowledged that the medium had answered her question correctly.  The medium read another verse in the Bible, after which he gave the second test in a manner similar to the way in which he had given the first one.  After this he read another verse, and so continued until all the questions in the sack were answered.  The manager now lowered the sack, and emptying the envelopes into a small basket distributed them unopened to their writers.

The effect of this exhibition was fully as great as was that of the former one, and the medium continued to be the wonder of the town.

. . . . .

On the next evening I again attended the meeting.  On this occasion questions were written and sealed as on the former occasions.  This time the medium was dressed as a “Mahatma,” wearing a large turban.  As soon as the questions were written, the manager collected them in a small wicker basket, and emptied them on a table on the stage.  He only talked for a moment, describing what the medium would do.  During all this time the medium was seated near the front of the stage.  The medium now tapped a little bell he held in his hand, as if summoning the spirits, and began giving the tests in the most marvelous manner.  He seemed somewhat nervous, and finally arose and walked across the stage, stopped a moment and then continued his walk.  Meanwhile he kept giving the tests.  Occasionally he would walk about nervously, and sometimes he would seat himself in the chair for a time; but he kept right on giving test after test, with perfect accuracy, while the sealed envelopes remained in full view on the table.  During this time, and in fact during the time the audience was writing the questions, neither the medium nor the manager had ever left the sight of the spectators for even an instant.

After all the tests were given, the medium, very much exhausted, fell on a couch on the stage; while the manager scooped the envelopes back into the basket, and then distributed them to their writers in an unopened condition.

I will now explain how this “occultist” gave these various billet tests.

We will first refer to the tests given the first evening.  A boy from the audience gathered up the sealed envelopes in a hat, and brought them to the stage, sitting with them in his lap; while he delivered one at a time to the manager, who held it aloft, during which time the blindfolded medium in the rear gave the test.