New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-07

most anv motion In movable objects, which they
may null u produce. And this 10 done generally
not by ac,irg mechanically upon the ohjec,ssupo
fces but by acting ra0gnrficnNv 80 u 9e-p On ia
interior particles aud Which, In their ultimate re-
frement, unite and consociste With the essence OF
the nerve spirit" in similar manner a. tAs
nervous huif in the body untes and conIociGtes
with the particles Of the muscles
According 10 this theory IL will easily b. per-
ceived that the sounds usht generally 10 be made
BY a concustion or vibration among the interior par
,icles Of the wood, es we have above shoE thit
they are. Il j. alio explained by the same theory
U by the SOUNDS and the movement Of physical OBJ
iects generally occur only in the presence Of certain
persons ard then generally only within their mag
Ietic atmos phere. And in the supp1stion that
these phenomena are produced through the me.
dunn of the Nervous H1d Tor "nerve spirit'1 in.
stead Of the electric fluid, we have rational s1ll
tion Of the apparently electric sensa'ons described
above as experienced by the susceptible while the
sounds are being made, and while no physics tess
that have been yet applied have dbcosed shy evi
dence Of proper electric acton. For as the ner.
vous fluid in own s. stem is the medium Of all
normal muscular contraction, 10 this same species
e impOndersble essence supplied from fDreigH
source, and made suddenly % permea,e any OF oar
muscular tissues would give rise to similar con
traction which being involuntary would necesii
riy resenbe the slight shocks of electricity. IL
beings it msy, OF courfc be supposed that iris es
fence in n active state, would be abundanty sup
Piled.
In the spiritual theory Of these phenomena thus
preGented firmly believe, but viii not particular
insist iron it until further proofs are unlnded ss
involved in the intelligence displayed by these go
called "rsppines, .nd for the purpose Of present
ing this most Interesting branch Of the subject, |
must beg the privilege nj Offering one more article.
Its easy 10 perceive. however, that this theory,
admitted in the form in which II IS here presented,
accounts FOR all the main facts in the case and We
believe that IL we had room 20 develop il little
more fuIy il would account for every incidental
fact involved therein. But those Of my readers
who may still deem il superstition unmsnly
weakness to believe that spirit can act upon mat
ter, icons equenty that God can act upon the uni.
yerse1 are uressinely solicited 10 give mare
rational solution Of these mysteries. The world
impersiively den ands of them the full and fnsl
exposure Of deluson If It be q del1sion) which
il Dolly leading astray Of Intelligent people.
But in Heavens Tame let rot science and common
serse be ary longer insul,ed by vague and half
uttered suimiscS about machinery yehtrilO-
quitm" cracking Ct toes or bones, acoustic
coIducti0n q sounds conclusions Of neighbOr.
ing waterfalls" &c. &c, the truth Or falsity Of
either Of which hypobeses could be at any time
proved by one half hours earnest and manly IL
vestigaticn. | would also respectfully suggest that
the cry Of "humbug 10 regard 70 phenomenon
which has 40 long survived al Efforts a. solution,
and which is still rapidly gaining converts TO its
claims has ceased to be any evidence Of SmartHeS
on the part oftbose who utter it. The word hum
bug" may be used by an idiot or parrot az well as
by philosopher, and it may be employed with
equal facility in denouncing truth as in deno1ncing
an error Bring forth, then, your strong rea'ons,'
and either prone this matter Heaven-daring
swindle, or else one of the most important devel'
opments which God in bis goodness has ever
vouchsafcd 10 a benighted world
HalAmibsrgh JuIy5 WILLIAM FlSHBOUGH.