New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-02-17

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pJ.In. which have ASSUMED there W. be enough
10 correct M, and shall acknowledge the correction wi
.'Tf &c has rtave :. Deer many n.% doctrines al
v,nrcd within sacrt tuic bo:h on tic subject Of Tire
noos,y and Nc smcrisIl that must necessarily
lie vfce Of critic in speakn. of the performances OF
otser. am tia: shall lie liable 20 the charge of
BIT at TIE present inc, scarcely ATTY TWO Pine
noog:nis nor MeSmcrc,ogs.s found WHO agree;
any one therefore whe treats upon both .hese subjects
cncc with the design Of producing harmonious SYSTEM
must seem that lie II wiser thln al others :.
capable ..g the chair OF The sran.-nas,er Of The
fraternity No noiest o. expression nor Tesectfunes o!
style shield him from hs impuiaom Upoer 'lcse
circumstances have derInedt BEST 10 speak strGg
on regardless Of III apparent egotsr and 10 ;.tcr my
thoughts with cnirc Independence Vf everything tut tut:
and Justice. :"
Mr. Grimes's work opens with an Introduction
which he calls synopsis of E;hsrology,' and
whoever reads that will be- likely to find his ln's-
rest SO far awakened as 10 give fair attention TO
the book
In this connection we will relate passage from
personal experience to US powerfully expressive of
the nature Of this higher agent in the intercourse OF
minds:
Some years ago the writer went, Unexpectedly,
into house where blind girl, thought al that
time to have attained an extraordinary degree OF
clairvoyance, lay in trance of somnambniism-
The writer was not invited there, nor known 20
! the perty, but accompanied q gentleman who was
The Somnambuiist was in very happy stare.
On her lips was the satisfied smile, and her features
expressed the gentle elevation incident to the stale
The writer had never seen any one IN 1t, and had
formed no image or opinion on the subject She
was agreeably impressed by the SoRnambulist, but
on listening TO the details of her observations on
distant place, thought she had really 10 vision, but
was merely led or impressed by the mind OF the
person who held her hand.
After awhile, the writer was beokcned forward,
and her hand given TO the blind girl. The latter
instantly dropped with an expression of pain, and
complained that she should have been brought In
contact with person sick, and suffering at that
moment uader violent nervous headach. This re-
ally was the case, bat no one present could have
been aware OF II.
After while, the Somnambulist seemed pen-
tent and troubled. She asked again for the hand
she had rejected, and, while holding it, attempted
to magnetic the sufferer. She seemed touched by
profound pity spoke most intelligently OF the dis
order of health and its causes, and gave advice,
which, if followed at that time, the writer has
every reason TO believe would have remedled
the ILL.,
Not only no other person present, but the person
advised also had no adequate idea then OF the ex-
tent to which health was affected, nor saw fully
till some time after the justice of what was said by
the Scmnambulist. There ls every reason to be-
iieve thatneihcr she, nor the persons who had the
care of her, knew even the name OF the person
whom she so afiectionately wished 10 help.
Several years after, the writer in visiting an
asylum for the blind saw this girl seated there
She was no longer somnambulist though, from a
nervous disease, very susceptible to magnetic in
nuences went to her among crowd OF stran-
gers and shook hands with her as several others
had DONE then asked, edo you not know me ?"
She answered "No'' "Do you not remember
ever to have met me - She tired to recolect,
but still said "No.' l then addressed few re-
marks TO her about her situation there, but che
seemed preoccupied, and, while turned TO speak
with some one else, wrote with pencil these
words which she gave me al parting: