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Tricks not Spirits
by August Roterberg

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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


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Reviewed by Gregg Webb (confirmed purchase)
★★★★★   Date Added: Tuesday 02 December, 2025

I actually liked a different book better, that is on the same subject. An Exposure of Mediums' Tricks and Rackets by C. Samuel Campbell is a book I really liked, and this one I feel was holding back a lot.
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