Whenfourhandswerevisiblethereweretwospooksatworkwithbotharmsilluminated……Youcanreadilyunderstandtheforcesthatfloatedthemusicboxandtableabovetheheadsofthesitters，andanexplanationisuseless。
Whenthefirstfemalespiritappeareditwas，inreality，ayoungwoman，dressedinagorgeouswhitecostumewithoutpaint，hencethelightwasturnedupinsteadofdown，inorderthatshebevisible。
RhinestonesandSumatragemsbeingcheap，shewasplentifullysuppliedwith“diamonds，“althoughmanyofthosewhoarethequeensorspiritguidesor“controls“ofwealthyspiritualisticfanaticswearrealdiamonds，thegiftoftheirwealthycharge，or“king“astheyusuallycallhim。
Whenshestartedforthecabinetsheusedherhandstokeepherrobefromunderherfeet，andasshewentstoopedlowerandlower，until，asshedisappearedinthecabinet，shewentonherhandsandknees。Thisiswhatcausedtheappearanceof“dematerialization。“
WhenMr。Smith’sson，Eddie，camefromthecabinet，hewasrepresentedbyaboyofabouteightyearsofage，thesonofoneofthefemale“spooks“upstairs。Hereceivestwodollarsanightforhisservices，thesameasthelargerspooks。Hewaspowdereduntilhewasverywhite，ablondwigputoverhisownhair，anddressedasmostboysareattheageMr。Smith’ssondied。Mr。Smithrecognizedhimbyhissize，hislightcomplexion，andflaxenhair，andthefactthathecalledhim“papa“andgavehiscorrectname。