The Full Georgia Magnet Act and Secrets - Lulu Hurst

Lulu Hurst known variously as The Georgia Magnet, The Electric Girl, The Georgia Wonder, etc. created a veritable sensation four generations ago by a series of feats which seemed to set the law of gravitation at defiance.

So wonderful were her performances described to be, that people made long pilgrimages to see her and to marvel. Not alone were the uneducated mystified, but even those who pass for people of more than ordinary intelligence came away from her seances convinced with the idea that she was possessed of some inexplicable power, unknown to mortals of ordinary mold. Scientific men, while not sharing this belief in her occult or superhuman powers, were no less mystified.

Lulu could control gravity and neutralize force - or so it seemed. No one could budge her or lift any object she touched, unless she willed it. When Lulu held on end of a billiard cue, she could effortlessly pull or push a group of men holding the other end, no matter how hard they resisted. Objects would be drawn irresistibly to her when she held her hands over them, even those that would not be attracted to a magnet, such as a straw hat.

After retiring from the stage, Lulu Hurst wrote this autobiography. She revealed all the workings of her strange powers. Tom Jorgenson has compiled an excellant resource on Lulu Hurst "The Georgia Magnet" You will find an amazing recount of Hurst's life and the amazing act is completely explained in her own words.