Tricks not Spirits
by August Roterberg

How the mediums produce their "manifestations".

In this article from 1893 from the Chicago Tribune, August Roterberg explains some of the tricks and techniques used by fraudulent spirits.

• Mediums Have an Easy Thing
• Other Ways of Doing the Trick
• How Spirit Questions Are Answered
• People Easily Deceived
• Mediums Exchange "Tests"
• Example of Cool Effrontery
• Uses of Luminous Paint
• Conjurers Only Need Natural Means

1st edition 1893, PDF 6 pages.
word count: 3356 which is equivalent to 13 standard pages of text