Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-12-28
Wonders Of the Unseen.


Last evening we called nt DIR. Buclianan's
TO see some psychomettical experiments
Having mi engagement for the early part of
the evening, we did not call soon enough to
seo ali thnt was done. Before we arrived,
IN, character of Clay, Pierpont aud Longiel-
low had been described by the psychomeier,
by holding upon his forehead the manuscript
writing OF these distinguished men. Tie
ps,clomeier was not informed whose auto
rranhs or manuscripts were handed Inn, aud
and Iiom the impressions alone wlIich hu
derived from the handwriting, I've gttve the
distinguished characteristics OF these men.
When we arrived, he was Try lngthe rtiscis
winch different medical substances held 90
his hand would have upon him. The aiu-
cles TO be held were carefully cnveloped, nid
matchmaker was lett 10 tell what they Were.
By merely holding them in his hauds, lac
could tell the effect they would respectively
have if taken into the system, for such were
the effects they had upon him. Some fine
cut tobacco was folded carefully and placed
i'm his hand; few moments aud he was TO-
bacco sick, told Whit II wus and threw It
away IN disgust. Some ipecac was then
tried. and the psyclIomeier described the va
rious uses OF the article, and the effect il
would have il taken in large or small doses
/ and finally said it was ipccac. some Jalap
was then tried with similar results. This
ps, chomctcr is a physician, aud hence his
| familiarity with different medicines enabled
| him TO tell their namcs-hut the wonder -
that he could describe their nature aud eff
| lecis without seeing or tasting them, aud by
merely holding item, tied closely, in his
hand!
Mrs. Bushnell being present, and having
no ohiecu0n to give the company AN idea oi
her powers, she passed into Il clairvOyunt
state. She was asked To describe some OF
the characters in the room. The +" decided
his" she made were thought to he admirable
and wonderful. We "giye in' as tar as our
own character is concerned. She was then
asked to speak of distant relative OF one
present. This was a brother, who died on
his way to California. She described his
personal appearance, the section Ol lhe
country in which hc died, the cause OF hls
death. Ills destinntion-Cn Cnlloruia-lis OBJ
icct in getting nloney-to pursue some pro-
irsson, aud crafty his ambition. She de-
scribed his clothes, his knife, his pistol, his
wallet, his purse, &c, &c.--all OF which the
brother present declared to be correct. As
| Dr. Buchanan was about to wake her, aud
after he had made one or two naupulations
ior this purpose, she said "hold," and asked
concerning that spiritual form that stood be-
fore her, much like DIR. Buchanan, though
older. She tLcu described the Doctors de-
ceased father accurately, and said he was
attending the Doctor and assisting him in
his inquiries. She said lac looked very much
like tie Doctor, aud possessed II similar mind.
The portrait OF his father, which hung in
another room, showed the striking resem-
! bluncc.
She then delivered beautiful lecture on
the relation we sustain to spiritual intelli-
gences---ihe point OF which was, that we are
constantly attended by the spirits of our dc,
ceased friends aud relations, who ure rount
about us especially when we think of then
-guiding us to virtue, aud dccnding III
from evil, us far rs they can influence US
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