New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-11-01
Npuv WORK. DAILY TRIBUNE, FRIDAY NOVEMBER l. 1850

than feeling, the unbalanced tide Of the clrcula-
ton will b lkely to flow to the BRAN proiucnsa
strange &c rebral excteme 1t and flushed couhte
nance Il the person be characterized By blind
and unrcasouiIfc passion. the torrent may rush to
the heart leaving tha yisaEe pale and causing
accelerated arterial action. Not only moment.
airy functional arrangement Is thus produced, but
congestion, paralysis Insanity, and death. often
occur from tins dreci power Of mind over The I'M.
ponderablc elements OF the system
But the agency OF mind, in causing electrical
dis.urhanrcs is not restricted TO the oody, but
extfods toother orgauc t0iHS ana to uhor5 M
iqad matter. To sustain this position let facts De
submitted ,...,,.,..
Ii is well klewn that those who are hiShy sts
cenfible 10 eIecfroneryous Disturbances NAY oe
Influenced, aud e.ten controlled ~ 'ne W.. ~
another person, even when there IS no alrect
phvsica! contact. These effects are sometimes
nroduced when the parties art at distance rom
each other When you chmce to occupy Tue
same apartment with persons thus suScePIoie' a
vigorous effort OF mind viii enable lou 10 com
1nand their attention without seeming 20 reStFu
them. Enter n room where 4 person oil TINS de-
scranton is in \ profound slumbei-iX your eyes
steadily on the face OF the seeper-eNert tHe VIII
powerfully. and YOU viii produce such an electTl-
cal disturbance rs viii cause him to awake w
are often suddenly reminded OF some absent
friend whose image all at once rises oeure US,
when the next moment. the Impression IS rem
y
not unrequently occurs that persons are singular
lv anticipated il what they are about To say
some other person giving utteranCe to the same
thought in the same words. Lovers, and all per
sens of ntutive and receptive natures, eSpeclaHy
when united by strong attachment readily III
vine each others thOughts, and read, III Sueht
language. the most secret impulses OF the heart
These effects are all produced by electrical dis,
turbances communicated from mind TO mind, ana
when the parties are separated the impression IS
transmitted through the Intervening electrical
medium of the earth and atmosphere. / MS pow
or is percepibe in the abilityot some men to
tame wild beasts. and to subdue their enemies
it is strikingiy displayed IN the electrical eXcite-
ment that occasionally rams through and pervadeS
q vast multitude, when some inspired genus thus
moves as by a single impulse, the heart OF thou-
sands w { have lclt its thrilling power
In the song Of t- poet, When loves bright spells
Ger The sIrngs OF his wild harp sweep;
in the responsive utterance OF kindred spirits, and
the deep mystical cadence OF friendly voices 1t
is felt when we press the warm hand, and heart
answers to heart in the rapid measure OF intense
delight w are sensible OF the mysterious pow
or when the electric hbres OF COngenal souls KIN
die and burn on the parted lips OF Genus ana
Love ami eyer--do We yield to the lnianGipie
presence-as impulses Wild, Joyous or terrible,
come eaping up from the Invisible depths Oh
Being
The pamphlet closes with an answer to various
objections that may be urged against the views
which it presents treating them with calmness
and dignity, but disposing of them in very eff
fectuul manser. Whoever wishes to know the
grounds on which the mysterious sounds in ques-
ton are referred to spiritual source, shouIdgnot
fail to make himself acquainted with the exposi-
tons and reasonings of this writer. The work
does credit to his freedom and fairness of mind,
his deep religious convictions his power of philo-
sophical investigation, and his sympathy with the
progressive spirit of the age 1t cannot but com
mand a wide circulation among those Interested
in this sphere of thought, and will serve to remove
many preiudices and to prepare the way for en-
lightened convictions.