The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-06-14


Under this sspslsn shc N Y. 4dboue fine ssh
inst gives us - is''sriaz highly insssssaas as-
This Young Iadies f,ss H. vse;nisx - Roehr-.~r.
who have excited 20 md2k f4%iazi<5 fsnm rhs fsrf
Of the's being accompanied ~ sei1'su4 Hnas,i(s-
three o. f1us days They hsrs u ~ i<,',s 4 /. ~
NUNS ftofeI where they have xirsa44 hsen .sfc1-
shed q she developmsnfs made 10 thsm &4l &r'uss
m-fe Or iess convinced Of heir s1pernHfut&[ c<ein
we understsnd that the ladies, Who have fetso'iy
peen crossing gul's sensation IN Trey In fhss
pece and cane 70 this efF in obedier;ts ID fhs d
reel nJufc0n 81 fkc spffiEz, who Il ses1rs eyer
ei.e very arbitrary coutrot over their moVesBtx
y c9mpany wi.h friend, We ez'ssd u5an ffem
e, the appearances of ne sp{rsz. buf amer rhofs
Delay We were AiI1fsf % fns cr<zrr1rr ef ~ -
dies The eItesI, Ma Ffsk. S afa5f ssren1r.i .i;se
yssss 90, sna ~ pleasing md ip'sll'zent epsn
The ages of ejshtesn and f11r1<en Their e7esar,&
Dalr are dark, and fe7f somner76ue &c 4 frzaeun-
rent Paencas. such - We snvs olls~xse ID 1era5ns
n'gniy sqscep1ple q mesmeric ief1sn<ss Their
manner Is quiet and refne9, and an her s,t7ors
are marked By entire pEoprisir
They wefe seated on = snfn win 4 0ln;n s1h7a
before Them. We had sc8fcefr faters z<1s5 81 10
oppose s.1e before succsssf1n traps ~as heard
some On The table and soms 90 shs f9ar. THEW
dlt-fed iu ypiencs. aud evidently oririnsfe1 fr1r
l UNREAL sonfees Sq7ns were 70 sff1ie - t6 inr
!ns h9d or lae top q tIe table and II hand vas
,,ss nm e lne aa,ss is blow ssssnSd g ht dirsesi7
seat on the sofa besde Them. sssIss , r,,ld .,os
| apparently have tcached the fzhia ii,Is3ui 81.
| perceivng i. The i4bis n question h5131r13 =
the hotel, and, safis6ed 0ursefyrs. aonisfnsd
| might have been pFodncsd Neveriheisss. t1nInrs
both ieud and frequent were made on fl1 under
/ SIDE ol The lil In answer 70 qus1tinu ffom Mss
F.. s'ehc sessned g b. ent..y maet auiliar resms
with the knockines) one Of ge auifits ai4sifr1 it
Willingness 10 epavppe with US 7'.S \. Il
Ne mentally selecied q rpiaffve whnm We had
never seen, and who had besn dead q nnniher on
! years; 70 answer to shs Questions. Z. Arc you
the affirmative. BY double fb1up IN tl,s 8o5r 40
pssen,lx under our feet. che jar being distincsly
te't- Enc next question wna- e How many years
nnce you Were iyinEf7 We were dirseted %
that the spirit ~0uld indicate the correct ane Al
the tenth number which wax ne trrs rneff,ers
was an Affirmative knock. We then 1sted fknt
the number should be indicated by knocking. no
one having seen what We had Wfilfan Im,1e1i-
ately there weis twenty zersn distinct iaosr l,Is
der our feef, which was precisely lie nHmksst
tnc sex OF the perzpEs, and age 81 fhe 1izua of
deash EeIe aiso correctly indieaisd. " than y
quesfed the place Of desih and fhe jnxihihis
kaoekez agreed 70 designate tbc letters n1sn our
writing ihe alphAbel The initial leiisg lE sia1
truly giyers after which fhe snffifss seemed IN
Inclined 70 continue the spsIin9. Il hnsNeQer in
i0rmed us that there were Eve 0f our enaraiaHE
4
ether EurN pf a different character were oeeaiiz
a.iY healas s1Me On 1.se tahiP. and some ezz 1ls
hegss net tAr from : casnss # ron.
Uur friend WIS less suafeRsfnI Ia hia cdnVHfta-
ton. 0n Of some Eve or eix qnesfions. bat sns
was eoreciiy answered. The Spirits finally re-
fused 70 hold any further pariey. hut anpofneed an
nans when they would be mora communicative.
There was one, which The ladies' asssried 10 be tiina
Of child, which kept up faint, tinid Knocking
on the table, the meaning Of which theV DECLARED
themselves unable g explain. II appears thnt male
apd female, old and young spiliis can b. readily
distinguished from the char1rf4r of' The s6tr,<s
The Individuality. 10 to speak, Of de varions
performance. .
notwithstanding ihe closest acruliny. we u'ess
dies, which could have orifinated fhs s6na1s.
they seemed AZ perfect ease, and their whole de-
postment exhibited an apparent iianknsss and sin
eefiiy which wogld dispgse ple 70 acq4t ihem af
any intent 10 deeeive Sfill ue enrnaf heln he-
leyina that they AZ IN some way eu1nizans df the
manner y which fhe soauds are produced Enough
W. think II Wpud puzzle any areetnahr 70 discover
" Iuey stated mai ihe nai7es io.Ipnsd ihsm
every wherein tie zfe4mI16fs 81 ths fniilOad
in carriages, and even on thS i|slnis a.1l 81 thc
: hail Of the holeL They have bean iln1 aeconua-
nied iof Two years past and consider the atiend.
| anee as rather ifiEs0me
As we rose 70 leave, the kneckine, whish had
} been nearly silent before. recommenced Three
tremendous thunps were gwen in the inside Of !
burean-dFawer, near which the ladies were stand
| ing. They opened the dfaWsfs to show rs there
was nothing inside which could have eceasi6ned
the sound, and, IN tFuth " ssW nothing II . 70
be remarked, however, that The knoekines were
heard n their vicinity, The distance being insBf-
Client 70 fhe suspicion Of their agency Yet,
admitting this suspicion . be true, The manner in
which they praduce the eject battles our cosnpre-
heRson. The answers 70 questions mag ee &C.
counted for on well known principles Of ineslnsfism
which would also explain the reasons Of some per
sons being more sncceszful than others in their
conversation We are not willing 10 believe that
spirits have nothing better 10 do than make fruit
less revelations BY means Of shunps and raps, yet
there are peculiaFities in the exhibition wit
messed which can only be explained BY admitting
the truth Of mesmerism. Stripped of all auper.
natural interest," j j still curious ard pushing
affair, and we should like to see scnehodg set oai
| about the task Of making il clear.
| A Clergyman Of our acquaintance inionns ua
that on Monday evening. while IN the presence d
the ladies' table on which he was writing some
qusslibns moved more than foot xithSnt the least
| apparent Cause None Of che ladies were near d
1 4 at the time nor, npen examination could be end
any wire cord attached il A friend Of his, wba
convefsing with the spirits felt the grasp Of q
hand his leg just below the knee very distinctly
bat could nothing All this sounds s:ficienly
ridiculous and amusing yet the pafiiss are men ol
high intelligence and responsibility, who are not
likely to be deinded BY their own maeinaions
The subject as we have befose SAID is eurious 3,
say the least We hope 70 have some further con,
versaton with the spirits" when we may be able
to make furthes disclosures though we fear we ara
too material to be made the subject Of their specis
attention.
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