He was told to take a seat at the table, and to write the names of his deceased relatives. The medium, like many others, incorrectly pronounced the term "deceased," the same as "diseased"--sounding the s like z. The old gentleman carefully adjusted his "specs" and did what was required of him. A name and relationship having been selected from those written, the investigator was desired to examine and state if they referred to one party. "Wal, I declare they do!" said he. "But I say Mister, what has them papers to do with a sperit communication?" "You will see, directly," replied the medium. Whereupon the latter spasmodically wrote a "communication," which read somewhat as follows: "MY DEAR HUSBAND:--I am very glad to be able to address you through this channel. Keep on investigating, and you will soon be convinced of the great fact of spirit-intercourse. I am happy in my spirit-home; patiently awaiting the time when you will join me here, etc. Your loving wife, BETSEY." "Good gracious! But my old woman can't be dead," said the investigator, "for I left her tu hum!" "Not dead!" exclaimed the medium. "Did I not tell you to write the names of deceazed relatives?" "Diseased!" returned the old man; "Wal, she ain't anything else, for she's had the rumatiz orfully for six months!" Saying which, he took his hat and left, concluding that it was not worth while to "keep on investigating" any longer at that time. This same medium, not long since, visited Great Britain for the purpose of practicing his profession there. In one of the cities of Scotland, some shrewd investigator divined that he was able to nearly guess from the motion of the hand what questions were written. "Are you happy?" being a question commonly asked the "spirits," one of these gentlemen varied it by asking: "Are you hungry?" The reply was, an emphatic affirmative. They tricked the trickster in other ways; one of which was to write the names of mortals instead of spirits. It made no difference, however, as to getting a "communication." To tip the table without apparent muscular exertion, this impostor placed his hands on it in such a way that the "pisiform bone" (which may be felt projecting at the lower corner of the palm, opposite the thumb) pressed against the edge. By pushing, the table tipped from him, it being prevented from sliding by little spikes in the legs of the side opposite the operator. There are other "ballot-test mediums," as they are called, who have a somewhat different method of cheating. They, too, require investigators to write the names--in full, however--of their spirit-friends; the slips of paper containing the names, to be folded and placed on a table. The medium then seizes one of the "ballots," and asks: "Is the spirit present whose name is on this?" Dropping that and taking another: "On this?"