Spiritualism and Fortune Telling Tragedy
THE following, taken from the Washington Times, is one of many similar warnings contained in the history of modern Spiritualism and kindred manifestations:— Spiritualism and fortune telling have been the cause of a terrible tragedy in Zurich [Switzerland]. Under the influence of the former a wealthy couple fell into such a state of nervousness that they fancied they were followed by spirits who walked about all night. Matters reached such a climax at last that their daughter, a girl of eighteen, disappeared one night during a seance. In order to discover her whereabouts the parents consulted the various fortune tellers of the town, whose suggestions, needless to say, led to no results. Finally, the body of the unfortunate girl was found floating in the lake. In her pocket was found a letter saying that she had committed suicide because she could no longer stand the strain. The mother has since been pronounced insane by medical experts.