The Arkansas banner., 1850-05-14
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 Long k Brrthes { Asa street, base new a His- toy of the Soaeds Rappings just issaea by D. M Dewey. RScbesss--a nesg paaipAief q g pages, aud said lo be the anfhorized eJsfion.' whsiever that nag DeAa- h. Dew<y n respected rus- Iisees, end sfifns es vsrity aNd mystery sf the rsPPiaga as persoaIlg obssfsed bg hsm. We copy Ifom ihis paaykisl the feilsw1nw sfasemenf frea ObseGvatsoa kF les. (. Hamssoad eG Reches- ter; which seems Nah iookiag into. Mf- HAm- nohd had been oaees t51 Aonse whrpe these sRsai- tesihliODs are isaRyaadss b<Asd boshinx e1trsssd- nay. heyeRd inc are faet ol tiae Tspgangs' susa Bsnt axAy as skspstal e he came. but fesasaed aalefwsfd win the Inswtng resRii:
 e During the iRievss had prepared my mind with SsEtsin qaesfas. tesehiaE events nAAeo~n . to ihs family, and fesnnle dale. The soands told me my age pfecieiy, thoagh ny appeafanee is spch te Isdtc ate stefeafs oi esghtoT yests. The names oi SIX ei M bearsst aeceased sssaliEes wsre given me. st-a imputed, Wal fhs spirit who ncw makes thee soaHds. give me is Rame,' Five sounds diTeeied ne teshe sspAabeg, winch ! repeated until the ssss0g xfies' sppeafed &islch ans eFed tu aa sssfahf aAsi W4oSH eesEsi Tnea Co Ihe gsase ih MsrcA. Is4a. Tony inquiries, il gave irse sss~er to ottls tiBe it had been "a fiAs srifit-lshd aud also tae psgsCd since y eldest tef's des,b. which sss sesily eighteen year; the latter tact aot being recoliected taco, foasd true by dates on my Etsrn hsne. Mauy other test questions were eosecsiy snswered; and yr,, Dos- Withsissdibg the esgih offhese sounds seeDed in- explicabie, wss itciiasdts Inpufe tb<m 10 mes nerism or elairvoyAnee- However as the sprIIf psenised 10 sstisf. me ty other demonstrations, when l came again. patsatly awaited the opper- iuniiy.
 0a the third risa, wss selected from hall dozen gentlemen, aud directed by these sosRAs 10 retire IO another spsrsaest. m eomFaAy wsih the three sisters Saa their sgsA mother. IL Wss about o'clock In the erenang. A lighted candle wss placed on . large tabts, lna seated ourselves around tt. 1 occupied sw side of the tsSie, ihe mother and youngest dssgsef the right slsd two oi the sisters the isi, eavss the opposite siae cf The iAbis vacant. Gu taking sgr positions the sounds heatd. and e0niInset multiply ard grow more violent. uht,i every part oiihe trembsed with iiseir oemonslrailoas- Thy were uniike any had heard before. Sasdenly, We were ait resting oU the sble, 1 felt the slde Rxt io me move upward
 pressed upon II heavily, s0t if passed out oi lhe reseh oi as al, fGl sx feet from me, aud al ieasl tour from the neassspersoa to H. saw dis- ilnctly Us position; not ,sesd could have eoaee- ted Il ~lth any oi the com sny wahout my notiee, for had 10 detect iaposiiiou, fl Il could be found. la thss position w. acre sitaAied. when the question was asked. : ssli the spHit move tle table back where U was beeFes'-sBd back q came as though # were carried q ihe head of some one who had net suIied his poA,ion 10 . perfect equI- polse the balance beiag sSRetlmes "a iaysr ot oae
 
 position. In the 0eaniiGR The 'desHoaEtr1iioos' grew louder and louder. The family commenced aud sung the spirigs song and several other pie- oi saeIed masic, during Shich accurate Ime Was marked on the ta6se, csasAg q tc yIbTate. iraRs- pareht hand, resembling .ha0w. presented iiseii before my face; felt fages tsklRg hold of iock of hsH the IeGt side of sy bead, causing sa Ia- cllnatIoa of several IRehes theR eotd. death-like hand vas drawn deslgRedy over my lace, three gentle rsps my ssit knes ny right linb iaFcioly pulled, against strong resisAnee, under the tabe, violent s1&kIng. as iboagb SC hands were applied 10 my shoulders; mysed nd char apiiftes sssd moved back te v inches aAa several siaPs, wItil hand, the s.de c. Iny he'd. winch repeated "n each O"e 0i Inc eeta2Aay asse TaPsa ihAa c0atd count
 F Daring these manifestations piece ofpssseboard nearly foot square, was swOg wfh saeh teioci'y before as io throw a stron. current of ar m faces; paper curtain suschecHc on> ofthe windows wss rolled up aDd unrOlea iVsce; Ioange isnBeds- aisiy behiad me was shaken violently; tEo small drawers in a bureau played hek and forth wiih ia- conceivs bic rapldiy; sound esembling man saw. ing boards, anG blaming ibem vas heard under inc table; common spsuniag- ssaee seemed 10 be IE mstIon, making very nAluni buIL O. the splDdie a reel zriIcuiaied each kno; wound upon Il, ~hIle The sound of rocking erade indicated maiefasi care for the infants siambers These were among many other demonstrations Aaieh vi BesseS thsl eFen.ng. amid which felt rriec self possession, aBd ID no instance The siigaisi embarrassment, ex cept monehtsry chill whenthe cold hand vas sp- pl,ed 70 my face, similar 10 sseasAltoa have Fe- alized when touching dead ks'y. Tbai any of the company eoaid have periorSn.i these things, under the eircums;anees in which V. were situated, would require a greater stretch of cedniity on my rafi thas II would 10 believe II Ns the ~ork ol spirits It could Eot. by any pesssilss. have been doae by them, not even attempted. WSaaai detection Ind may adj that near the pf The aemons'rstIoas at ,his visit. there vihvafioa of ,he floor .. ihoash several ions in wtigh ghthAd been nrhEed and sndiealy fallen again apsn II. This caused every thing n the To shake ms, violently for several minutes, when the fosee withsrawh.
 have asc i-si-i the snieitSesee Q: these spirits a every way my ihgesnay could inyenf. Ga oNe occasion wrote word on AsiIp al paper privately placed II "a ns wallet, went t-fe, and he sounds, through The alphabet, spelled hat word correctly ss had written Y. Ina. w,rd wss -sIeyi'
 'oa the 20ih ot FebaAry its,. he i~o youngest sisters made my family visit Here the soas,:s were heaId-qgesiibns Isvoking subjects wholly unknown "a them were tnsvef~d--a large h~evF dining table moved sexeAi ,im-s-aBd on rx. pressing thanks al Inc table I, the GiVer oi gil go some SIX eight sounds iesTHnded tc every sent enee uttered. by making h,si sAd disfiact Soaads tn various parts of The room. Yosfs tray.
 C. HAMMoNp.
 Rochester Feb 92 1850