Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-02-20
NUMBER 9.

before it, We coul discover no other
part of form. This we have witnessed
many times ourselves. and several have
discovered distinctly the features Of per-
sons whom they knew and who had been
dead for years
On one occasion when several persons
were present the guitar was taken from
the hands Of those who held il (they Ia.
king hold Of hands, and put in tune and
commenced playing while il passed q.
round the room above their heads. Il
was also taken from one person and pass.
ed TO others in the room In this way for
nearly two hours i, continued to play and
keep time with the singing; and the guitar
was taken by this unseen power 10 differ
ent parts of the room while playing.
One evening. while several ladies
we're present, some of them requested
that the spirits would take their hair down.
Accordingly il was done. One Of them
had her hair taken down and done up in
twist and one of them had hers braided
in four strands. We cannot pretend to
give all the cases Of these singular dem.
onstrations which have been witnessed by
ourselves and others; it would fill largo
volume.'
We close here with two simple remarks:
/ II our comments at times savored Of levi.
ty or stubborn incredibly, they have been
wide Of our purpose. We have not
meant to imply that any statement in this
book is necessarily false or incredible.
but only that they are Of such nature as
to require a very large amount Of unim.
: peachable evidence to sustain them. Our
other remark is that we trust no one who
readily receives these revelations as sol.
emn verities will hereafter think il -
! thing incredible that God should raise tho
dead,-nor doubt that lie did raise Laza.
rus and Jesus as recorded in the Gospels.
More About tslnt "kmOCki0U."
We copy the following extrac, from tho
scientific American" Of the 9th instant
the article is in reply to a com.
munica,ion in that paper, from one $. X.
Falkner,' Of Genesee CO., N. T., who
thinks that Prof Loomis' accounting for
the spiritual knocking on scientific Prin-
ciplcs-produccd by water rambling over
mill dams-is an absurdity; that sit would
be hard for the sounds Of q waterfall 10
accompany certain individuals wherever
they went (and with few exceptions only
heard in their presence). to lay q hand
sensibly upon a visitors forehead in such
manner as to disarrange the hair, to lift
up a table and move i! around, or hold il
: down in opposition to two men endeavor-
ing to move it; to answer great numbers
Of questions correctly" etc.. ETC., and that
''however comprehensive the present state
Of science, it is not perfect and therefore
may not embrace all things" The editor
says:
ave have heard people assert that they
have seen such and such fairies. and TO
Y CRAFTY our eyes with a sight Of such things,
/ we have often gone and seen-nOthing.
! We bring every thing to the test Of conn
mon sense. Can a spirit move q table?
: Can spirit knock at the door? Ifit could,
it would surely be observable to the phys
G ical organ Of vision, thing that is imPos-
v sible. We would be more apt to believe
in those spirits, and those kinds of mira
cles, if they were sensible spirits. and
u performed sensible acts. but they do no
/, such things. They prefer more nonsense
= cal acts than McAlisier, the magician.
n and we will stake any amount that he will
), beat them all hollow ih performing won-
. derful feats. as spiritual-lke as theirs
The miracles Of Christ had . heavenly
l- object in them-they were acts of benev-
v olence, but surely those spirits that wish
!, to gain notorety by knocking on the floor.
= moving tables, and brushing q wonder
= struck observers forehead, must be fool
e ish. trifiing spirits indeed. Our experience
- in that line is somewhat extensive, and
4 with our present convictions, we would be.
lieye ourselves mad, as soon as believe
tn at those noises in Western New York
are the effect of spiritual agencies. The
1t tricks will yet come out, and il will be
It found that those noises have been caused
by human agencies and those not very
respectable. Many Of our readers will
. remember the Witched Girl that was
exhibited Throughout our cities and villa
:. pes, in 1884 we think. She was . fat
:. greater wonder than the present Western
!. Ghost. Many people have brought for.
% ward scripture to prove the truth Of super.
8. natural agencies doing physical acts. We
: demur to all such use Of the Scripture. %
d far as it relates to foolish objects. When
n the Bible relates miracle. il is q sublime
ir one. Ii is either the death Of host, Of
D. the act Of beneyolence. the raising Of the
d dead. or the restoration Of sight to tn
,e blind. There is no nonsense in that Book
e, No whirling of tables, no riding on broom
NJ sticks there; and this rule we may consid
a. er a good test 70 judge Of the nature Of I
u, miracle. We have thus csndidFy statet
I'd our opinions respecting the noises il
ID Western New York, being induced TO d
as so, for a number Of reasons, those princi
ID pally suggested by receiving q number q
I'd Communications on the subject. Tim
r. win prove whether we are correct or not
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