Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-11-07

baby to thousands in this towh-and I shall
only trespass further upon the public patience,
whilst briefly state what has been related TO
me by several professional gentlemen of the
town, as the result OF their experiments, since
the time when discontinued my visits, for u
reason which candour ob'iges me not 10 con-
ceal although l aim 10th 10 say any thing
which might wound the sensibility of AN indi-
vidual who has afforded me SUCH amusement,
and uniformly received me with the utmost at
liability and poliieness. I have never believed
il possible that all the experiments have wit
messed, were performed by the simple medium
OF touch: and though admit with our master
poet, that There al more things 'twiAt bea-
ven aud earth, than our philosophy dreams Of
Yet | could never 6iyest IN, self OF the inn
preston that the eye WAS III some way or other
concerned in these mysteries. It was deli
cate point, as before observed, TO scrutinixe
too CLOSELY into all the minutla OF perform.
ance which waS gratuitous and politely cence-
ded to "A stranger in her own house aud which,
however, it can be explained, is abunddntly
Wonderful. As could not however like some
of my friends become prOselyte TO these mi
racles, l did not think proper any Longer TO
harrass her with an impairment and hopeless
curiosity. She had begun TO assume powers OF
more extraordinary character than any
have described, and, by proving too much,
she defeated her own object, at least i'm my i'm.
perfect estimation.
have seen berseven or eight times in the
course ola very few weeks, previously to my
declining my visits but still continued to hear
OF her, from those whose faith had survived
mine, aud is as lively to the full at this moment
as ii was fifteen months ago From those he
truly faithful followers, heard that the expe-
rin,ents Ihave detailed, and many Others had
been repeated, with the boiled whites of eggs
tiAed upon the eyes; and also, that gold beat
ers skin had been used tor the same purpose.
She had also begun tn tell the hour and minute
| through the watch glass without opening the
case But the most wonderful thing OF all,
and
other mysteries, was tic newly acquired pow
er OF ascertaining objects at a distance, with
her back towards them; * by'simply stretch.
ing out the fingers in the direction of such OBJ
jects! have heard il sravely asserted, and
corroborated by herself in an interview on
Monday last, that she has thus from her par
iour window identified several persons passing
through 81. Paufs church yard, aud declared
the cnior OF their dress, &c. !!
In tile preceding protracte,l but faith cul IA r.
ratiTe, IL has been nay object to detail fac &
rather than L. ipdnlGe Ill theories. J he work
10 which have alluded, whenever il shall De
published, will abundantiy supply ali that is
deficient in this mere outline OF phenomenon
which, however it may hereafter he explained
has hitherto bafied all attempts at even :,
plausible solution.
Whatever cOntrariety ofopinionS may pre-
vail on this point amongst true believers or
scepiics, there are two conclusions, 10 one OF
winch fhey cannot withhold tlair assent.
LIST. Either Miss NJ AvOy, although blind
possesses the faculty of distin. uiShing obie Us
and colors by tie fosch, or some other means
than the eyes or,
I'd. Miss Nj Avoy, reputed 70 lie blind, and
with bandaee over her eyes, through which
no Other person can see, IN i place, also, so
darn that others can distinguish little or moth
Ing, can see better than any other person.
Leaving 10 psychologists the further iuvesti.
cation of this extraordinary case, shall, for
the present, conclude, by athxing to the prece-
dIHg statements my name al full length, which
l conceive to be indispensable in tie present
instance.
(Sgued) EGERTON SMITH,
Lieerpool, Sept. 3, 1917.