The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1847-09-30

room tor further extracts from this portion
of the book, but much more interesting
portion is his ANALYSIS Uf MAN, and 1t the
phenomena Of dying and entering upon
an0eher crisfcncr. We quote here and
there sentence irom dissertation Of ma
ny pSges on these suLjecls:-
''Dcath is in degree terrifying TO all,
and to many il seems al oil things the
most to be dreaded and slammed. This |
perceive Is ~ consequence nf wrongly APP
pretending the process of dying. md oi
not knowing the inctiablc beauties that
surround the living MN when il escapes
from the outer form. As SOM us tho hu
man organization Is perfected in its torn,
size, aud general Developments, and rs soon
as the period his arrived wien tic spirit
exercises It's tult control over tho b,'is, the
process III Transformation c.snmcnccs. The
Wd. Is n"t d.. ing inr a lew hmrs only, hai
i"r u.,y wears, during which time Tue isc-
nl,ies and powers ii the inner being grnd-
naliy release their pr"pr'c,"rship over the
."rm, and the s,ail continues its aspirations
toward the higher spheres. A. manI'"d
approaches to old age, tho body gradual.
bec"nes incapable Of pertrmng the office
required BY the spirit. One faculty al
ter another withdraws from the nr,tcral
iurm, and their energy, brilliancy mud sus-
ccptbility seem I" decline. The body H.
nall,, is aimos, disconnected from the spir-
il, aud then the body is a dwcilcr IN the
rudiucn,nl sphere, md the spirit is an
inhabitant IL the inner life, or spiritual
world. AID when the ,n,mcni Of dissolu-
,ion occurs, the sensation or clahing medi-
um al tho bdy is ATTRACTED aud absorbed
h, the spirit, Of rhich il then becomes the
material form. Al this instant the bod.
m ,,ii,s,s faint and ai.m,st innperccpiible
movements, ms il j, were grasping tur the
Tic which had He'd"
.Snch nrc The visible appearances con.
ncctcd with the process al death. Bh these
the intcrior il tar ~ re beautiful than il Is
possible 10 describe. When the body con.
irac, It's muscles aud apparently ma"iiests
The mos, ag"nizing rflart~, i, Is m niica-
ti"n ui " unspcakallc in the interior be-
ing, aud 81 ccsiacy unknown 10 nll
hut itself. When tho counicnance j.
contor,cd, pain is MT experienced; bu,
such is mn expression Of incfiabe delight.
Aud when the bod gives forth its last pos
session smile is impressed on the c.,,nte-
nance which Of itself is IN index ot the
brightness. nnl Respondent beauty TINT
pcrvnde the spirits home. In the las, mo-
sncnis I'll outer life the spiritual perceptions
nre greatly expanded aud Illuminated, aud
the spirit is thus rendered conac,cn, To be-
hold the immense rt'ssc-sians III lis second
haLi,a,ion. Death, or the transition so
termed, is Of all Liings The most 10 bc desi-
rcd, and lis pro~pec, is The first thing 10 he
cherished aud appreciated
/ ('chc clairv,n ant passes on 10 dcociih e
~ha, he calls 1.-The Second Sphere" ia,o
which the spirit passes after DEATH
lperccivcihn whenever m
infant dies on any of,hc car,hs, the germ
ar undcvclopcd body Of its spiri, bccmnes
deposited in this sphere, and is fully uninl.
ded in its intellect. 81 il is with all nnin-
turned spirits who escape tho body on my
earth; for each is here educ tied in the
truths and beauties If tho whnle existence.
The intelligent and highly gifted are here
more advanced, aud occupy p sitian more
elevated and refined. discover three dis.
iinct societies or associations ot Hcn mud
females, each occup.in. n position deter
mined BY their degree Of cultivation, >, M
pathy for one annthcr, mud power of ap-
proaching each others sphere of knowl.
edge aud attainment. Aud what is well
10 relate, is, TIN, each society Is encompass.
Cd Ly a peculiar sphere. or atmosphere,
wkich is an crhalation from the specific
quality IF their interior or spiritual char
acfer. Every spiri. has n peculiar sphere.
of !. own, and rls" a general one, in which
il can with pleasure exist. And spirits
know and associatc with each other accord.
ing Ia the quality If the sphere, which is
cxhalcd from their interiors. They nss.r.
MO enly ms they are capable of approach
ing each other with pleasure"
"Thc inhabitants do not converse vocal
Is, but immerse their thoughts into one mn.
other by radia,ing them upon the caun,en-
nnce. And ] perceive that .hmght enters
the spirit by process Of breathing, or IN.
tier il is introduced BY influx according To
tho desires e those convcrsing. They
perceive thought, by aud through tho eyes.
Men on earth Associate with one another
by the guidance Of Their gross and rnsli.
mental senses, as these are prAiiclivc Of
inclinali,n or desire; instead Of this, men
associatc in this higher sphere By knowl-
edge Of each others inherent degree of pu-
rity.
"Moreovcr, perceive that the former
experience IL every person, both male md
female; is treasured up in the memory, and
10 here brought firth with the Appearance
Of newnsss, that mikes il both interesting
! and inst r,,ciive. Thoae ihinOs which nrc