OnthenexteveningIagainrepairedtothepublichalltowitnessand，ifpossible，fathomthisperformance。Thistime，however，I
foundthatanentirelydifferentmethodwasemployed。Envelopesandslipsofpaperweredistributed；andafterthequestionswerewrittenandsealedthemanagerwentabouttheroom，gatheringthemupinasmallblackbagwithadrawstringarounditstop。Ashegatheredupeachone，andwhilethewriterstillheldit，hegavetothatpersonanumberwhichwastoserveasthatparticularperson’snumberduringthetests。Atthesametimethemanagermarkedthenumberonthesubject’senvelope，whilethesubjectheldit，drawingacirclearoundthefigure，afterwhichthesubjectdroppedtheenvelopeintothesack。
Whenallwerecollected，theoperatortookthesackinthetipsofhisfingers，andholdingitaloft，walkeduptherunwaytothestagewhereacordhungfromascrew-eyefastenedintheceilingabove。Theotherendofthecordwasattachedtoapieceoffurnitureonthestage。Themanagernowattachedtheblackbagcontainingtheenvelopestotheendofthisstring，andthentakingtheotherend，drewthebaguptotheceilingnearthescrew-eye，whereitremainedinfullviewduringthetests。
Whilethemanagerwasdoingallthis，theghost-likemediumhadbeenwalkingaboutthestage，readinginalargeBible。HenowlaidtheBibleonatableandadvancedtothefrontofthestage，whilethemanagerdeliveredalectureonspiritualphilosophyandalsoonthestrangepowerofthemedium。AfterthisthemanagerannouncedthatthemediumwouldholdaBibleservice，duringwhichtimehewouldgivethetests。
ThemediumnowtookhisBible，andseatinghimselfinachairfacingtheaudience，beganbyreadingaverse。Afterthisheclosedhiseyesforatime，andthengavethefirsttest。Hebegan：“Iwillgivethesetestsintheorderinwhichthemanagergaveyouyournumbers，commencingwithnumberone。Now，Mrs。ClaraS——，Iseestandingnearyouanelderlylady，somewhatstooped；