The native American., 1838-01-13

these spirits. With many whom see ] have nc
intercourse; others turn to me, speak TO them
and they remain for months in communication
with me-. l see them at the most different times
by day or night, alone, or in presence of others
and under all circumstances / cannot escape
them. Often they come before my bed and wake
me, and those who have been sleeping with me
dream of them, without my having mentioned
their appearance Their aspect is like thin
cloud; Ineyer saw them cast shadow. LIN sum
mer and in moon-shine, ! see them more clearly
than in the dark When shut my eyes do not
see them, but feel their presence. Whenmy ears
are stopped hear them. They seem to oper-
ate on the nerves. (No wonder.) their figure is
like what it was in life, only grey and colorless
their clothing also is the safnc they wore in life,
but colorless as a cloud. (Did she expect that a
change Of raiment was to be had in Hades!) On
the better, and more lucid spirits, perceive long
clear folded garment fastened as with a girdle
round the middle Of the figure. Their features
are like those Of life, but grey, and generally me-
lancholy and gloomy. The eyes are clear, often
like fire. I never saw the hair Of the head in
any spirit. All the female spirits appeared in the
same headdress, veil hanging down over the
forehead, and covering the hair. Their walk re-
sembles life, but the better spirits, who are more
lucid and transparent, move more lightly; the evil
spirits, who are more Opaque, more heavily, so
that sometimes their tread was perceptible, not
only to me, but others who were beside me-
Their voices differ like those of men, but the tone
resembles faint breathing. They have the pow
Ter Of lifting and moving heavy objects, and can
open and shut doors audibly. This last is often
done; and that too, by spirits who, without open
ing the door, might have passed through it or
through the wall. It seems singular that a spirit
should prefer the commonplace course of opening
a door to passing through two-inch deal board,
or a partition wall Of only foot thick. This
seems deserve reconsideration. never saw a
spirit in the act Of opening shutting door, but
always Immediately after. / cannot talk with
them as | please, nor can they answer me as /
will. Evil spirits are more ready to do SO, but |
avoid any unnecessary conversation with them.
The spirits who are my most frequent vsiters are
those who in this life were too much attached to
the world, those who did not die in the belief of
redemption through Christ, or those to whose
souls some earthly thought continued to cleave in
dying, which now letters Them to the neighbor-
hood Of this earth. They wish from me words of
comfort and assistance through prayer. They
think that the discovery of any iniquity which op-
presses their conscience will procure them rest.
They might turn for aid to better and more blessed
spirits, but their weight inclines them towards
the race of men"
Z once asked spirit whether people continu-
ed to grow after death; (as many who had died in
childhood appeared to me in a grown-up shape
and he answered, Yes, when they have been sepa-
rated from this earth before they are full-grown.
The soul gradually forms for itself larger cover
ing, till it has attained the utmost size it can reach
here" "a