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Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 55, 27 October 1892, Page 2

Mediums are just now considerably excited over a mishap which has befallen one of fheir order that threatens to bring discredit upon their calling as well as diminish their profits At a recent spiritualistic seance, sajs the Daily Telegraph, a medium produced ' the ghost of seyeral notabilities of the past, among them Voltaire, who dis- j coursed on modern art and literature in fluent if not altogether grammatical tinglisn, marked here and there with the displacement of an "h"; a habit he must have picked up since his decease. ' As he seemed familiar with the works of artists who lived Ions; after he ceased to reside above ground, it was evident that the ghost possossed an acquaintance with the contents of the art reviews, j One of the audience said he had rather an important question to ask, but he did not carp to put it, unless he was sure of mi answer. Voltaire replied he would ( state with pleasure anything he knew The questioner then asked, iv French. '•' Will you please tell me how many i two and two make ?" No answer was Kirenj Voltaire, it appeared, did not ; understand French. The soance broke , up in contusion. An eminent physician says if the pub- i lie would drink less tea and more Coffee i \,hcrc would be a great many !e*s suffer- < 3i-s from that troublesome complaint - 1 iudigestiou. Crease's Al Coffee is the ] best. Sold only iv 1 and Jftb tins.