Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-06-11
SWEDENBoRG'S SKULL.
70 THE EDITOR o. THE british TRAVELLER

TtfoH1aFe,
Sir; In tue wish OF screening the poo ,ex, o.
9iseer' whoeve' lie may be- from iit infamous hre Of
toned sku'! from is c1 feel NY duty state the FOL
lowing circumstance:
caeu on me edi tue end of the year 1917 invited ne to
his iodErgs ana show Ell me sku which said was the
skull oi SwcdenbOrg. He inlurnt me- that a few DAYS
before thai tnie, he had funeral OF ON. of Ills
cnunrymen INTO The Sauii under The dish
Chape IN Irces square, iaClif ,.liw ay, and thai ,
remained there srorI tine, villa other, looking "a the
inscriptions un various cUliirs That on reading lie
of the uonourable Emanuel Swedenloro ,,rd o,
sewing that the coffin lad loJse, be was sezrd win
idea OF making iarg UNI OF money, bv ,ns,no he
skull, and selling of sweden,ores follow,rs,ho
lac hd heard Amounted 10 many thousands in this country
and amongst whom una ,ed there Oould ne ,,,,b
conue lion iur Tie possession OF valuable Il relic III,
watched bis opportunity, htie the lii OF the took
out tue skUi, wrapped il us pocket and
carried II on, OF tue chapel unnoiiced.
Uniformed Captain GranhoIm his great disappoint-
ment that tde Members Jerusalem Church r..
roOaied tue possession of any religious relic and more
particularly par OF de-d body, which, they believe wiI
never more come .O use, the Sou remaining, DEATH
complete and active Spiritual body, not 10 be.
again ieie,e'i Win rial nest, biood and bones
captain Eanhuln lied lew months ARDS in Lon
having left ilis country.
very curious circumstance occasioued the coffin lid IN
be loose About the year $780, SW csh Phiiosuricr,
men III L"hdl who was great aim OF Sweden iOrg
"s"th.eh' winnings Ut" haG no relish for his heO,n zeal,
J" came acquainted with members OF the New
ohurcn' "" warmly opposed ." renborgs tenei-at the
soui a"es hha' leave OF tie material body deaiu aud
enters On is new scene Ut superior iliy in u spiritual
hody more suited To obey ts cuetgies. Tie learned
s~r"e enLeaNon'ed To persuade c, tat all great Phus-
oin s had 10y virtue OF heH profound wisdom power
1oules ana ne asserted s tai convictions that Sweden
borg, whom he considered one Ut be frsI philosophers
had taken away has body ou ofhe coffin.
In order 10 convince tbe error leave was
obt'uLcd 20 have the coffin Opened when so tie utter
presented 10 vis". The was merely laid on without
he'ng rtListenct ana thu, was afforded the facility OF
afterwards. j. L. HAWKINS.
lar,efis BIZ Percusior-nr Scoresby has ins,,,y,ed
series oil experiments 10 determine magnetism by percus
SION with more preei-ioni and some O his result, deserve
attention. "h,n D"f o. s9 stt.t SIX inches aud half
ongand quaIef OF an ie diameter held vertically and
re-iing upon Heesone, a blows win = ham
mcr,' tHcqUrtu the power OF lifting ~ grains p FLOWS
did not augment lie force Wien the Uai rested
y upon puriour poker (prcsi,l, deprived Of magnet
,ni ~ blow gave II the power OF jfng SO grains and
30 bo"s' VITA larger banihef augmented the Hfmg
power To IjJ grns The pOsef RENDERED, ma gne
c Farther hanmering rather diminished than increas-
eel the power On nserng tue bar single blow yearly
DESTROY eo the mugnesDi 1--WE blow, changed te poiss
destroyed the polarity. The magnetism hy prrcIs
sion was augmented when the iengu of toe bars
EEesfeod an Magnetic Noa'a
DE- DE sanc,, has iHteiy published experiments on
needles, at least OF rendering tIen h.ensbIc 10 lie
action Of iron and ober magneis. Mr. Ellis clmc,i
fir the late Governor Ellis Conceiyng II imGort,nt 10
aJish the fact ha cold heat, injured OF de-
e magnetic needle up IN liui, Dip % in sulpure of
carbon, acedit on its pyo, under tine az air
he freezing of meTcary, readily obtained. When in his
state the needle readily affected ~ iron ora tnnpi.
by the influence of the earth upOnit observed fire
placed near the pump, ani tie whole warmed
aud when ~ about 81 alr tie needle again exnin
ed appeared % be just IN the before 20
obedience to iron aud magnet and The number Of
lntiUu, very nearly tn same, though little great
he degree of exhaustion remained uniform through
out the experiment iGaa'ieriy Joacaaf II Seirnce.
We do not thiuk necessary specify the weight OF
the hammer used, ne n Ld regular effect upon MA
Ursm excited, aud ibe blows having been s,ruck b,
The hand must have varied much IN intensity
good many years ago, B3stonihn equipped vessel
for trading voyage 10 the Aorh West C0tst-having pro.
cured wothnicn ard tools NJ different descriptions with
e Intention Of making Temporary etu5nle1thc added
hs tareu hog head Of Sew Eugis id run. On the
passage h touched nc Botany Bay get "a supply water
the Inhabitants OF that place, on discovering that he bod
board, anxfpus posses eI of
taa they banered fJr IL the blankets which bad rr
riaed tho by government ur sdttnturcr then pufsuco