Washington telegraph., 1850-10-30

dation of many arguments against the
souls immortal existence. 1t is when
the spirit entirely leaves the body-only
retaining propretorship over it, through
the medium of the universal umbilical
thread or electric wire-as it might be
called-that the soul is enabled to aban-
don its earthly tenement and interests,
for many hours and days, and afterwards
| return to the earth, laden with bright and
happy memories.
| As soon as the soul whose departing
| hour | thus watched, was wholly disen-
gagged from the tenacious physical body
[ directed my attention to the move
ments and emotions of the former; and
| saw her begin to breathe the most in
terror or spiritual portions Of the sur
rounding terrestrial atmosphere. The
reader will finds ali explanation of what
is ment by the "interior portions Of the
terrestriai atmosphere" by referring to
the consideration Of "air as 4 medium, !"
10 be found in the pathological depart
ment of this volume.) At first it seem-
ed Will, dilIic-lty she could t.eaihe the
new medium; but in few seconds, size
inhaled and exhaled the spiritual ele-
ments of nature, with the greatest POS
sible ease and delight. And now saw
that she was in the possession of eXter-
nal and physical proportions, which were
indenticll, III every possible Partlcnlar-
improved and beautifed-wilh those FRO
portions that characterized her early Or
ganizaiiops. That is 10 say, she possess
ed heart, stomach, liver, lungs, &c,
&c, just a her natural body cid previous
TO quot herr but ITS death This is Won
derful ans! consolirg truth But saw
that the Improvements which were
wrought upon, and IN her spiritual Or
gan1ation, were not SO particularly and
thorough as to destroy or transcend her
personally; nor did they materially alter
her natural appearance or earthly charac-
terisiics. So much like her former self
was she that bad her friends beheid her
Gas | did) they certainly would have ex-
clalned-as we often do upon their re-
turn 10 long absent friend, who leaves
us in illness and returns in health-"why
now well you look. how improved you
are" Such were the nature-most
beautifying in their eXtent-of the im-
plovemenls thus wrought upon her.
| saw her continue to confirm, and ac-
custom herself 10 the new elemeuts and
eievatlng sensations which belong TO the
nuer life. | did not particularly notice
the workings and emotions of her newly
aWak keued and fast unfolding spirit, SA.
cept that was careful TO remarh philoao-
pIIic tranquility throughout the entire
process, end her participation with
the different members of the family, in
their unrest faiEed bewailing Of her de-
parture ttoi- the earth, to unfold in Love
and Vision throughout eternal spheres
She understood, at a glance, that they
could Cu!y gaze upon the cole s22 lie
less form which she had just deserted;
and she readily comprehended the fact.
that it was owing TO want OF true
knowledge ca t..er parts, that ;hey thns
vehemen,ly regarded her merely physical
death.
The excessive weeping and iamenta
ton of friends aud relatives over the ex-
terral form Of one departed are mainly
caused Uv the censurous and superficial
mode in which the majority CT mankind
view the phenomenon OF death. For
with few exceptions, the race is so con-
ditioned and educated on the earIh-uot
Yet having progressed to where 'What-
soever is hid shall be revealed t'-realIz-
ing only through the medium OF the natu-
raj senses the nearnees OF the beloved
, watching and comprehending only the
external signs and processes of physical
dssolutior- --suprosing this contortion to
indicate auguish-i say, the race IS so
situated and educated, that deGtA Of the
body ito the majority of earth's inhabl-
| tants; is equivalent to an annihllation OF
the personality G. the individual. But
would comfort the superficial observer,
and | can assure the inquirer AFTER truth,
| that when an Individual dies naturally.
the spirit experiences 40 pain; nor, should
| the material body I've dissolved with dis
ease, or crushed by the fearful availancc,
is the individuality of the spirit detormed:
or on the least degree ooscured. Could
your natural gaze be turned from The
lifeless body, which can no longer gaze,
to tue young look of love, aud could
your spiritual eye be opened, you would
behold, standing in your very midst, the
same, but more beautiful and living.
Hence there Is great cause to reJolce al
the birth of the spirit from this world
into the sphere of Life-yea, 1t Is Tar
more reasonable and appropriate to weep
at the majority of marriages which occur
1 III this world, than TO lament when man
immortal spirit escapes from Its earthly
form, to live and unfold in higher and
better country You may clothe yourself
with the habiliment of woe wbep YOU
consiyn at the altar heart 10 llvln9
grave; or chain the soul to breathe all
uucongenial atmosphere; but robe your
self with garments of light to honor :heli
spirits birth into higher lie.