Punch,  22 (1852), 175.

Necromancy in America

Anon

Genre:

News-Commentary, Drollery

Subjects:

Spiritualism, Charlatanry


    Announces that 'communication with the other world' is 'an established fact' in America and presents a newspaper report of two mediums who produced libellous 'sundry communications' from the spirit of a gentleman who patronised them. Concludes that the 'miscalled Rappers' are 'clearly not worth a rap'.



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