The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-02-12
Mysterious Notes.-The other Side.

bnld il to he goo1 ,biloso,bv ,o cxhops,
nil known and nHturel rnuses co. ,l,, nroduc.
,ipn of any .nhrnnncnon bovcror Now and
startling il may seem. beCorc we at,ribuie il 10
snpcrnnturnl powers. In accordance with this
oia,y il may bc ,vortbv nv limo AMI ,our snnco
TO make few Inquiries ne TO The legitimacy of
the claim sci nm by the friends of lie new Inc
-ery.
As Your Willi,nsLurph corresrnntcnt eovs
There can he no doubt rs 10 The octnnlitv Of
these ~ rnrninusn hpt with rrpe,,l ia tho man
ucr of their prcduction there is prrnt divcrstv
of opinion.
/ believe TINT h. Inns furnished Gina 70 tho
trntb. when he rclntes The story Of his friend
who possessed the mower of elcctrifvnp his bnir
by an act of the viii So lar MS have bccn
bio 10 inycstirntr tLc ,cottcr. His nnwer what.
ever it may br npncorcd 10 be totally nnd.r tho
control of the vounp ladies tbrouph whom il
was manifested. ronninp whom ,bcv dcsi,oJ !,
and kceniuo silcnce when rconired II is n no.
markaLic fact that all the persons tLrou,b
whom these communications are made known
to wondering world. are 20 ID mcsmeric sinh
ects, and generally clairvovnnts. This circum
stance affords sufficient ground for a suspicion
that the power TO produce these sounds i, con
nected with certain electrical condition of The
human system and this suspicinn is STRENGTH
cned bv the fact that the "prl, have been Of
Gered ffv dollars. if the spirit would ran while
sbcv were connlctelv insulated from tho n ar
Int without avail. rs il has never been known
80 to do.
If this tbcor,. lie ,ruc l. ;e n rrmorlu MI. r 49,
ulty. and its rosscssor IL as much r,lrinsity o>
Gen. Tom Thumb. or the Kentucky Ginnt: and
,he su bicct demands the srnrcLin,, investign
zion of scientific mon | hav. had many M.
nnrtuniti,s of Investigation and certninlv my
or saw any manifestations of suucrinr intellect.
hut very many that would be beneath the ca.
rarity and requirements of n pirl Twelve vcnrs
old II is 81 lined that this unseen novcr c,n
move chairs and tables. and NAV on musical
Instruments 60 hut il il worthy Of obsrrvn.
ton that these wonderful feats are always done
in the dark. Its most intimate friends lovc
never vet been allowed 10 see such ncrformance,
in broad daylipLt
The Yelled Prot,hct of KLorossnn was ma,
moro chary Of his charms than is this minister
Of darkness fearful Of the sun The believers
in hi. yys,cry are shown sun,lrv cl,lk md non
ill marks upon the doors. walls floors. and bare
boards. and are told that they came there with
out human agency. and the Inference is drawn
that. for some wise pnrposcs unknown TO NOR
tai UNDERSTANDINGS. the spili, has thus written
down ito lessons IF wisdom. | have always
notice this siuruluri,v That when the writing
was ON the basc.boarl il was inside down. iust
as it would bc if written Ly living flesh and
bio 4 i'm n sicopinr po.turc.
The Spirit claims TO know nj all fines and
ssasons what ncrs,n. are thiuki inc WIRING or
doinr. what their names are: how II. nv chill
drcn they have: what number arc dead. and how.
old they wee whether they arc single or mar.
licd and whcther their parents are dead or H.
live with Il varictv of oti err matters too numcr
Gus and tedious TO mention. | do not hesitate
tc declare that nine times ont of ten. The an.
swcrs t. questions of that character are false
md so far as nv own eXpcrencc cocs. ninety.
fact is brought forward. the devotecs Of the new
faith saw. that the character of the inuuirer wa.
such that by the affinity he drew the bad spirits
around him, who Of course answered him ia Sc.
lv. This is self righteous kind of arcu
rncnt, TO which an honest man can make no re.
plv. and the favored ones are allowed 10 "lav
the nattcring junction TO their sous that they n
lone arc worthy 10 commune with spirits Of
light.
Those ut distance can scarcely conceive the
utter righteousness of tho general proceedings
of this unseen ROVER. Visitors are compelled
TO stand in n circle. to sit ronnd table. TO 90
out, to come in, to Join hands, to put out the
light, and do many other things equally impor.
tant, wiihou! ans alleged or conceivable motive.
In vour review of the work lately published
IN Auburn, YOU speak Of the case of G. W. wh1
was directed to apply to 4 certain man for sit
uation, and obtained it, This NAV be true. but
II II iu EOt lfctl LOT tllC personal SONitltOI OF
n certain benevolent Quaker in tbi, city. he
probably would not have obtained the app int
ment lie staid in said place a short time. and
was discharged last Spring, and notwithstan.
DIM the spirit CONTINUALLY told him he would
he re appointed in few DAYS he has to this
time been destitute If a permanent situation.
The spirii promised this same individual the
agency Of a new EXPRESS line lust starred in
our city but the nlace is filed. and he is ont Of
...li
"suiri, promised the said G. W. iGcoroe WI.
letD that it would write linn a message. and on
II subsequent day he found n card ma kcd nll
over the back with red chalk. and Written ON
The face with the same material II WAS tn tho
effect that he must putimplicit confidence in tn,
revelations; and was >irned b, his lu,ler. If i,
known by him thai lust previou, 10 hi, find no
lis card. the girls had been in his hebron,
and ii lady who went in with thcm tells mo ,hnt
she heard the drawer opencd or shut whilo ono
of the rirls was standing by il. Comment is mn
necessary.
wa, oacc promised tangible dem ,nstratior
from thu, inri,ihlc agency. and in the ov,nino
was sitting by the youn9 ladies. when The li,,ht,
were all nut out and all onr hands placed To-
rcthcr on the table. After Il short time some.
Thing ok hold of my hat and moved nv head
1 could see nothing. iut concluded hire wcr,
teeth connected with it, as heard the rustlin,
e clothes. the faint respiration near NV face
and the long-lrawn breath when the head WA
1,kcn away. Again: have bccn in n dnrl
closet. when the IS niritss woulJ touch m,
shoulder. pull IN, coat. and perform other trick
If the same character and il would always max
The attack from tho :lnce where onc of TN
Young ladies' was standing.
have had a @ ,nyersnrion with some,lin,
uprnnrsng 10 be the Disseminated shirt OF m
brother. when in fact all nv brother, are lyino