New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-04-10
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t.,,N BROTHER. a. Annst have a me-" i'''
-. c,.,,,e Sound. or Rappings just. i''fea
-. y n Dewey. Rochester, nea' PauP..'.
- and sid to be the Authorized hai''n'
-, tina, may mean. Mr. Dewey IS re-
.,oc,c3 pubisher aid aiirns the verify ana ID, So
,.,v Of the RapPioss As PERSONAL! observe y
b,o, We COPY from th,s pamphlet the lo'o"
.,.,.,,e,, from observation by Rev. e. nan
3 Ro.tester which seems worth boxing i''-'
u. Hammond bad been orce TO the mousse
. -o,ir.,ta,ions are mainly made h'"u ''o,''
,v,,oo,5,nary. beyond the mere '"c' Oh '.'
i"s -, a,d went away rs skeptcaI as ne
came but returned aiter"af' "'''
result ---u..., .,. min with or.
Durng ~ ..ctieg .yeris nnsnowu 20 the .rily end
IAN q1ssos 100 m sounds tod me my a2s pIsc-se
o. ds ", snpearauce such - 70 Indicate a ~,
thogsh W, The names - TX Of my cor ~ eo-
sssd ,e'a..yes were EIvef me- 90 it,s roe ~
ne spirt who row makes MS MS a,n5.set which
usT five sounds directed me 20 lhs upna S - " l A.,
NAM ,,,iu he name Of Charles appeared "n.vu n
IoYs~4 70 an infant child whom we cOhsIkhe1 ~ .D
IN SGoa 40 time h. had been the spiritisrd and aso
10 fegsiu - ms eIesi sssr's death, which vas nfAy
eighteen years W. "a ,,, return home Many other test
,,,,s sere correctly unswerrd ana yer NV go
gneeuons a hes. souuss seemed lneNphcaule. vas
inclined % lp.,v mini Promised TO satisfy By other de-
ao,.,,sfops when came again. palenuy a"aeo inc
opportunity s,. ,yss selected from halfdozen gen
49, "a directed by these SOUNDS o teis ~ aon'I
url.u , II, eompsry with the three sisters ana lhtiI
hpafu'LIt 4, ,sss about O'Clock IN the evening a
$780, cand was placed on large u1" anH y"
Ourselves around H. occupied on, s, & 100 ~ ,be
,noter and Youngest daughter lhs uR"[ VIZ 80 ",
.sers he Ell leaving The opposite sac Oh lne laoi ac'
On .sking positions me SOUNDS VIZ uasu, gu
mined 10 mul ipy ard become more violent uut c
49,, ,te room Ierbied with her Denominations Ihey
y~s,e unlke any had heard before Suddenly, ~ We
were all resting the table elt me so' heAt % u'
49, a1o,ard pressed upon IL heavily, but soon pass
ed ont OF the reach Of MS ALL full sK irel rom M anu nl
100 fur from the nearest person 10 saw dlslncty ~
,a ,of ,hread could have connected Il with any Of
T. cor, nsy without NV notice, for had come 10 ueiect
imposition II 1t could be found 10 ms p9N,o9h we WgIs
st,sied when the question asked, VIII me tprl
move HE table bach where It before and bsck i
came as though carried on the heGd Of SOM one
b.lsnre benr ecs IN favor % SIDE and then the
other gutt regained It's hrs posu0n IN Tue mean 'nc
he semonsrsuons grew ,oos, sr and .eIera oiber
CONNIE need and sung n" 'tprlts Gong auu ,
pieces OF sacred mise, during when accurate he "as
marked ihe table, causing II 10 VoIsti tt
hand resembling shadow, presented isrei peioi IT, y
face Eel, myers taking hold Of lock oi mar on me rem
side OF my head, causing an lnclpsuoh u st'eiN
then a cold deaih-like hand was drawn d-sgteuV Osei
nv face three gentle raps my left knee my night hmm
fOrcbly pulled against strong resistance unueI he
a violent shaking az though two hands we're eppn.eo
- io,d.,s r,vsalf and chair uphned and moved back
f,S nches and several saps as win hhhu ph the Nu'
Of INV head which were repeated each one OF the com
nsny more rspid than cou During these mani
fesstions piece a paseboafd neeTy ioo' sQiav Na
swung win such velocity before IA 40 10 uto" suou.
current Of air faces paper cuau hcueu !" Vh'
of the windows was rolled up and unoed twice; aOunRt
Immediately behind shaken Violently two SINAI
drawers IN bureau ayed back snd forth wi inconcclY
nbe rapidiy; a sound resembling man sa~iEg boards,
and planning them, heard under the table, common
spinnnc wheel seemed 20 be M motion making a very
natural buzz Of the spindle; reel arcua''1 oAcu hS'
wound upon H. while the sound OF arockhg crane lhul-
Gated maternal for The infants suoeis Ihese were
among mauy other drmOnstra ions which witnessed thht
evening amid which fet perfect elipossesson ana IN
no instance the slightest embarrassment except moment
arv chill when The cold hand applied to my lace sum
Ia IN a senssiop have realized when touching dead
BODY That any Of the company could nave pe'lofmea
these things under the In which we were SIT
mated would require greater stretch Of creduiy ON my
p.rt than Il won To believe IL was the work OF sprlS-
Ii could not by any possibility have been done by lheil
nor even attempted without de'ecuOn Ann may uuu
that near close Of the demonstrations al ihs V mere
was a vibration OF the floor ss though several tuns III
weight had been upred and suddenly iaeh again upon
H. This caused thing IN The room 10 shake most Vo-
snnv Cr several minutes when the force Withdrawn
have tested The inellg cBce OF these sprs IN cN
ery way my ingenuity could invent. Ga one occasion l
wrote a slip OF paper privately, placed II IN my
wallet went there and the sounds thfougs the aphhD'
spelled that word correctly as had written H. Iha "ou
was 'Slbyl ,-
ION the 10Th Of February inst the two youngest sisters
made my family a visit Here the sounds were hesfd-
questions involving subjects wholly unknown 10 mem were
Answered-a large heavy dining table was moved toNers
umee-And expressing hanks AT The iabe 10 ht HNei
Of ell good six eight sounds responded 10 every
sentence uttered by making loud ana dshc' SOUNDS 10
various parts Of the room ,,,,,,.
Yours, Truly, {. hAMMOND.
URnchestar Feb p 1862