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October 17, 1923
East St. Louis Daily Journal
East Saint Louis, Saint Clair County, Illinois
What is this article about?
In New York on Oct. 17, scientists observed Cleveland psychic Mrs. J. H. Stewart produce spirit messages using crushed flowers during a daylight seance at a Long Island garden, impressing but not convincing them with messages from William James.
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FLOWERS USED
AS MEDIUM BY
NEW PSYCHIC
(United Press)
New York, Oct. 17.—Scientists
here today were "impressed, but not
convinced" by apparent production
of objective psychic phenomena by
Mrs. J. H. Stewart, pastor of the
First Independent Church at Cleveland,
Ohio.
The tests were made in daylight
in a garden at the home of Mrs.
New Wayburn, Bayside, Long Island.
They came after several unsuccessful
attempts indoors.
Mrs. Stewart sat near a small
rustic table and used only flowers
and ferns to aid her in summoning
the spirits of another world. She
pressed the flowers between cards.
After more than an hour of unsuccessful
attempts, the medium
asked watchers, sitting a few yards
distant, to gather around her.
Several minutes elapsed. Then
the medium relaxed.
"There they are now," she said.
J. Malcolm Bird, associate editor
of Scientific American, looked through
the cards. Amid the stains left by
the crushed flowers he read:
"Truth crushed on earth shall rise
again."
Written in heliotrope colors on a
second card was a message signed
"William James—how
happy
I should have been for such an opportunity
as this."
AS MEDIUM BY
NEW PSYCHIC
(United Press)
New York, Oct. 17.—Scientists
here today were "impressed, but not
convinced" by apparent production
of objective psychic phenomena by
Mrs. J. H. Stewart, pastor of the
First Independent Church at Cleveland,
Ohio.
The tests were made in daylight
in a garden at the home of Mrs.
New Wayburn, Bayside, Long Island.
They came after several unsuccessful
attempts indoors.
Mrs. Stewart sat near a small
rustic table and used only flowers
and ferns to aid her in summoning
the spirits of another world. She
pressed the flowers between cards.
After more than an hour of unsuccessful
attempts, the medium
asked watchers, sitting a few yards
distant, to gather around her.
Several minutes elapsed. Then
the medium relaxed.
"There they are now," she said.
J. Malcolm Bird, associate editor
of Scientific American, looked through
the cards. Amid the stains left by
the crushed flowers he read:
"Truth crushed on earth shall rise
again."
Written in heliotrope colors on a
second card was a message signed
"William James—how
happy
I should have been for such an opportunity
as this."
What sub-type of article is it?
Extraordinary Event
Supernatural
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Fate Providence
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Psychic Phenomena
Flower Medium
Spirit Message
William James
Scientific Observation
What entities or persons were involved?
Mrs. J. H. Stewart
J. Malcolm Bird
William James
Mrs. New Wayburn
Where did it happen?
Garden At The Home Of Mrs. New Wayburn, Bayside, Long Island
Story Details
Key Persons
Mrs. J. H. Stewart
J. Malcolm Bird
William James
Mrs. New Wayburn
Location
Garden At The Home Of Mrs. New Wayburn, Bayside, Long Island
Event Date
Oct. 17
Story Details
Mrs. J. H. Stewart used crushed flowers between cards to produce psychic messages from spirits, including one signed by William James, observed by scientists including J. Malcolm Bird during a daylight test in a Long Island garden after indoor failures.