Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-08-26

7 .he imaginary SecluSlon oil that region
twill vanish before the ascending sun o
fertilization Steam boats and rail roads
" i'll soon annihiate all the obstacles in the
way Of ingress and egress to and from
that country and secure a passage for It's
Fproducts 10 the great Ocean. And though
the lower region may become densely peo-
pied and abound in wealth, yetin the mean
time the middle region will be filling up
and its resources developed, and large
and Aourishing State will occupy the space
fof tina, beautiful country.
o. The following from the N. Y. Tri-
tbsne of Aug. 10Th, is the latest upon the
subject Of Spiritual Rapping. 1t is from
the editor:hil,self: .ba. y .e-s f-,s r. .:.ss
"The Mysterious Rappings." s.s.
Mrs.. Fox. ano her three daughters left
our city yesterday on their return to Roch:
ester, after a stay Of some weeks, during
which they have frequently subjected the
mysterious infuei CO by which they seem
to be accompanied TO every reasonable
lest, andio the keen SCRUTINY of tho hun
dreds who have chosen to visit them Or
whom they have been Invited TO visit.
The rooms which they occupied at the ho-
Etelhaye been repeatedly searched nndscru-
tfnized; they, have been taken without an
hours notice into houses they. had never
before entered; they have been all uncon,
seiously y placed en- a glass surface con,
cealed under the carpet, ins order to inter-
rupt electric vibrations; they have been,
disrobed by a Committee Of Ladies up.
pointed without notice, and, insisting thai,
neither Of them should leave the room un-
Elilihe investigation had been made, &c,
yet we believe no one TO this moment pre-
tends that he has detected either Of them.
in producing or causing the ''Rappings,"
nor do we think ary of their contemners
has invented plausible theory to account
for the production OF, these sounds, nor the
singular intelligence which (certainly at
times) has seemedto be manifested thro'
them.u~2A sat -s5ss.l - = trEld "a sY4a
Some ten or twelve days since, they
gave up their rooms at the hotel. and de-
voted The remainder of their sojourn here
to visiting several families, TO, which they
had been invited by, persons intere sted iq
the snbject, and subjecting the singular in
|fuence to closer and calmer examina-
lion than could be girenaol it nt-aahotel,
and before casual companies of strangers,
drawn together by vague curiosity, = more
irationnl interest," or predeterainedsand in-~
svincible hostility. Our own dwelling was
among those theyzthus visited, not merely
submitting to, but courtings the fulieste and
skeenest'ineuiry with regard to1ihe alleged
''manifestations''sfr from thesspiritworld by
which they swere attended, 5 Wesdeyoted'
what timeswe could from our duties out of
three daysito: this subject, andgit would be-
the basest cewardice not to say that we are
Hccnyinead beyond doubt ofztheir perfect
integrity and good faiihs in the premises.
Whatever may be the origin or cause Of
the "Rappings,'' the ladies' in whose pres
ence they occur do not make them. We
tested this thoroughly and to our entire
satisfaction es3 ssw gaiE 5.ad es*5 .1#a1
+ Their aconduct and beariug is as unlike
that tefdeceivers as possible; and We think
no one acquainted with them could believe
them at allcapable Of engaging in so dar-!
ing, impious and shameful q juggIe as this
would be if they caused the sounds. And
1t is not possible that such q juggle should
have been so long perpetrateG in public,
yet escapsedstections "a juggler performs
zone feat quickly p and hprries on 70 anoth-
Ger; he does not devote weeks after weeks
to doing the. same thing over and over de-
Eliberately, in full, view, Of hundreds who
set beside Or confronting him in broad day
llight. not to enjoy but, TO detect his trick.
la deceiyers naturally avoids conversation
on the subject, Of his eknnvery, but these
ladies' converse freely and fully, with re-
gard to! the origin Of these t1sR apPings'' in
their dwellings, years ago, the. various sem
sations they caused, the neighborhood ex'
/ fcitement created, the progress Of the devel.
Eopements-wlia they, have seen, heard
and experienced from .6rst to last. Il all
were false, they could not fail to have in.
volyed themselves ere this in labarynth
of blasting contradictions, as each ,sepa.
rately gives accounts of the most astound
ing occurrences at this or that time. Per.
sons foolish; enough SO to commit them
selves, without reserve or caution, coule
{ not have deferred q thorough self-expo
! sure for single week s5cf sl7s.ss 90
OF course, a variety of opinions of SC
strange matter would naturally be formed
by the various persons who have visile'
them, and we presume those who hav'
: merely run in to their room for an hou
J or so, and listened, among huddle o
. strangers, to a medley Of questions--no
!. at all admitting Of very profitable answer
el-put to certain invisible intelligences
and answered by "Rappings," or singula
a noises ON the taole, foor,l &C., as the. al
o tphabet was called over or otherwise, woul
Il naturally 60 away perhaps puzzled, probs