The Spiritualist newspaper > No.254, July 6th 1877

HOW TO TRY REMARKABLE EXPERIMENTS
AT HOME.
INQUIRERS into the phenomena of Spiritualism shcmld
I begin by forming1 circles, in their own homes,: with no
Spiritualist or stranger to the family:present.: e
The assertions, of a few newspapers, conjurers, and men
of science that the alleged phenomena are jugglery^ are
proved to be untrue by the fact that manifestations are
readily obtainable by private families, with no stranger
present, and- without deception by any member of the
family. At the present time there are only about half-a-
dozen professional mediums for the physical phenomena
in all Great.Britain, consequently,:if these were all trick¬
sters (which they are not), they are soiew in number as to
be unable to bear out the imposture theory as the founda¬
tion of* the'great, movement of modern Spiritualism.
Readers should protect themselves against any impostors,
who knowing to-the contrary, may hereafter tell them that
the phenomena are not real, by., trying simple home
experimentssWMch. cost nothing, thus learning how egte-
giously; throve are duped who trust in worthless authorises.
Conjurers and their scientific partners, cannot produce
their, results in a house from which they are, excluded; but
private'; families commonly get the real- thing 'With1 no
strangers : present^ .consequently those; who say that the
phenomena are imposture, do not tell the truth..
; One or more persons possessing medial powers- without
knowing iit, are-,to hedfoundi in nearly every;household,
and about-one new eircle- in three, formed according tdthe
following instructions,:obtains the phenomena
1. Let arrangements be made that there shall be no in¬
terruption for one hour during the> sitting of- the: circle.', ■
. 2. Let the circle consist of fomvifive; or sixi individuals,
abouL theisame number of each .'sex.- Sit in subdued,light)
but sufficiontvto allow, everything to ,be seen.oloafly;rQund.
an uncovered wooden table,, with all the palms bf the hands