Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-04-25

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gave me her age at the time Of her death
precisely-viz: thirty two. then in
quired for the spirit Of my little daughter,
and was answered by prompt, but COM
paratively faint rap. The same test in
regard to her age was made and satisfac-
torily answered. l desired her to rap
once for every year composing her age at
the time Of her death-and seven distinct
raps were given, which was correct.
After asking many other questions Of
more interest TO myself than the public, to
all which received correct and intelli-
gent answers, the other gentlemen be-
came inquisitors and obtained correct and
satisfactory answers to all their interroga-
tions. One gentleman, DR. N. |. Howard,
formerly OF Boston, called up the spirit Of
his grand mother, and demanded as test,
that she should spell out by the alphabet
the last words she ever spoke to him.
The answer was quickly spelled as fol-
lows: Good bye, dear" The DR. said
this shook his sceptici>m to its foundation;
for no spirit IN the body, in the city of
Rochester, save his own, knew these last
words before; they were spoken when
she parted from him in perfect health, he
being at the time child. He never saw
her after this, but her last words were
engraven upon his memory. ...
Mr. Mum, after expressing his belief
that this ''invisible source of intelligence
read the secrets of their bosoins as cor
rec.ly as any one can read from an open
book, goes on to denounce those who
would dispose of the mystery BY the ad
captandum denunciation Of ii as a humbug.
Every age has witnessed some new stride
in science grand development iii
truth, whose first dawnings seemed as
contrary to the settled order Of thought in
the world at the time of their appearance,
as these revelations now appear TO u.s.
Calico was condemned 10 death Tor as
serting the movement of the earth Faust
was denounced as a devil for presenting
the rudest practical ideas Of the glorious
art of printing; the originators OF the
Northampton canal sneered a! steamboats,
on the Connecticut ESQ illustrates Mr.
Mum J and may it not be that these
simple girls Of Rochester, who offer no
explanation of the mysteries they evolve,
are the pioneers in "Spiritual Tele-
graph which in its perfected state shall
open TO us dweslers on the earth below all
the glories OF the heavens above, and per-
nit us 10 commune with the departed as
familiarly as we are now enabled to do
with our next door neichbors who live
and move and have their beings around
US?
This is the argument and this the con-
ciusion ~.,!ch We ulsfrj2nd those who
believe in the spirituality OF tie Roches-
ter mysteries, to make. How near they
come to tie standards which not only
common sense. but the most liberal and
wise philosophy set mp, our readers can
determine as we'll az we. For tie pre-
sent we are content 10 regard The Roch-
ester mysteries as mysteries. Their eX-
planalion will come by ard bye, and we
doubt not will he satisfactory TO all but
those who have been en'husiased into the
idea that they opened the door to heaven
and the grave, and brought before us
things pas, and future as >ivilly as af-
fairs now going on about us. We have
witnessed great revolution in the power
and scope of the newspaper press, even
in our day, and are prepared 10 behold
still greater strides, if possible, in years
to come; but we really cannot believe that
We shall ever have column Of Esprit
uaI Intelligence" by especial Spiritual
Telegraph TO the Daily Republican, and
recording the daily doing>, thoughts and
events in the world beyond the gravel
Yet that would be only one of the many
legitimate conclusions from the positions
of the believers in the spirituality of the
Rochester developments. 30" a