Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-05-20
LITERARY NOTIcI..

Walet se,u ga,y n. ~, D,,,,J ,,,e,s.,s, y
In the Ninth Letter of this ,nte,es,,np volume
the nuthor ,re,,;,, If tho sinrnl., .fr,,s i.,oo
iny ma, san,d aod all,i,,, ,,r,i,,la,I 80 Ill.
! vocal movers of IN, Statute Of Aemnnn ,en,a,bs-
It's curians To obgcrye how tho study of n,,nr,
gradually d,spel, the eonsecrstetl delusons ofp,es
and reduces Ia the level of ordinary faets WIN, ,nc
had Invested with all the characters of the super
NATURAL The remark is equally true and forcible
IN relation TO the influence which scientific and NH
losophcal Investigations have exercised in exnel.
ling "per,orbed spirits Gom grave wards aud WV
ell ruins. and in converting the n,ascian's whilome
notent wand INTO an ,mpotent and b,rn,,ess ,,v;,
sir Day,d Brewster. wo,k treats If ali tn, yn,;ons
branches Of illusions and decenijons which have
been, from time ,mmen,orial, the wonder and as.
constituent of the ynl,,r AMI ,uncrs,itons--in
which two classes arc embraced persons Of pro.
found crnlillen and st,onr native intellect AS well
as the IGNORANT AMI nnIc,r,ea On, an,hor in.
elulcs in thetcrm Natural N,oie. nil a thu means
H., a., .,,,..,,, ;,. .,.,.,,,.,
N''''' W ''''
lne'f oo'aoli'Y ,-aeiiseo from knowledge OF Inc
! phcnomena Of Nature froin the influence of mar.
cac drugs u4Dn iii. yicliua rlu.ttn. from,
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'Ne'''>'' "'''0''''''7'
ase'ianles an oP''es --'usifhted ny " variety OF
! figures and minute explanations, aud by many
| well authenticated instances Of snoc,r,l illoaiona
/ ,a,,s ;.,.
-. '''N
~ N' - "'"''' III y "'os' Pol'u'' "''o '"'oNNe
style. fought to be read 10y every adult who un-
fortunately possessesasapers,itiou tcmpernmcntof
mimi and i .h.,,lh.# ,'r,,aa ,,., Aaa.,.o, Ill
! 49,, = WV ''''"9' " "a
>"'''' ~ '9o' ~ NY "'e aoie 10 comprehend IT'S
meaning. Ii might have utenJency to eradicate
the supe,stions fears of tbo G,rner ca ,nn,,s;, -
Il ,
'''''' 7'''s ~ ''''e F." "' "''
'"'s0'' :" H''h'~"n'e u'I latter would reap from
II lessons, the bensf, OF which they would not fiil
tn eyno,encc in AFT after If,
N''' = ", ''s' ~ '''s u N''''e' ~ u 81"
guar properly Oh The me nervous i"orc Which con
s''u'e' '' fenha Of TIC eye ana winch extends to
the Dram al Bang P47'Po'eSeem by pressure Mr..
o'e"''e' say"
|" i state of malsiostIon, the phesphores'
,f'r,,. go, 'll '''' :" Wv" "'' ',''"V
,cu,nor,ry derunyctnsnt ,ccomn,n,ed ~ nh bsoJ.
ache the pressure of The blood vessels unon the
fetnn SLOWS itsci, III h'aI darkness, by FAINT
- - ~ ''''''''s 's'o' III. 'y' '"'y"s ~ u'c
if,,ht increases in in,sn.,,v Income ,n,l
then getior and sometimes rises to ,td, all these
colours beng heqnenty seen at once, or the mass
" ,b"' '''"'s' u" mo o"Ih"e9s' ueh we con
or ,e,foc, be.l,I ,i,c ,,nnn;n,,,,'n - ,'
VIII IN looking into burnln, fire. or upon nm iI.
regularly shaded suffice, II 10 cosy 10 conceive
~" V'' III 'Ns'S % e9o,'su sa' ""''" ho'' o''"'e
,hos. ro,,,n,,,c o'J ,,5,,,,l ylanaa 80 or,,
haunt the couch of tie Invalid, even when the
mlhd retains l's energy, ana Is Conscious OF the IL
.''''' ~ VIZ" E" ''9o''s. !" o'''' ''''e'
the on,ic nerve or ,,non Tho rctinn ,nd unl., ,ne
excitation offcver or dorium when the physical
cause winch produces spectral forms IS at It's he'Shi
70 '''N " ''e '''''
| ofi l,e se,.qs IN %
Mfr Brewster !, nm Ash gives the bi.,orv
nftvelve d,s,;,c, snee,,oI nns;a,s s., -, = loI,
ofhis oct,,,;,,orcc NJ ,,r,o, ,,,fl;,..,c. vho g.,
Ff,r ror, h,,n, s,na,s,,,o,s L,o,v ,h, H., o,o,
roo, , de,,ngc,non, Of no, ncrvo,e ,ya,e,, md
,,o,oc,ro ,o,arod thu -, ,,,;lsoal;eou,, .,J ,,i,b
-, Car A ,o,son of lass ,oll;,,o,,o q, &c r.o,
., ,io,,;,. or ono.oc,o. ,;n,,,h.no h,i;ovo, ho,
sbo h.ld d;,ec, communion .i,h tho inhabitants
sc o,,o,l,or ,,o,,1 ooJ ~ ,u n.a,aLi,;,, ,,on,t
h..vo ,,,d,all,, ,,os,.a ,.,,,, nod oI;ly sork
into , .,,ayo ,ho ,.,,n, or .,,no,s,;,,o,s ,o,,or
w. we,. once reasonable cog,;voo, n , c,so of
d.l,eon s;m;l,, T., thu, ,cco,dea by Cir David
D.. ..,,;al Iii d., 80 .,.', an. NO..
g,,,s From ;,,oy,l,r bob;,s nfl;v;ne tho ,ersoo
:. .h,,, ,,o all,ao Lo.,n,o ovoo.A;o,,,,, ,a.v,,s