Hannibal journal and western union. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1851-1852, 1851-10-02

organization is against the rapid acQuirement of
knowledge through the instruction of others, but
nevertheless all the claims of Magnetism you
have ever heard of are perfectly just, as well as
many which have not yet been advanced on
your earth. 1t is this wonderful power which
has shown me the-circumstances above stated
as to the situation of my wife and family, as
well as many other things have not named to
you, and which will still enable me-to know all
as il occurs in the land from whence | came
The King, whom you have Just seen, is won
derfuliy devoted to this divine science ard 7tiSS
greater portion of his time is employed in the
investigation of its mysteries. He has an Inn
meaze h.iliiaz. called t4c Pkrenulogisa-Nar-.
netic College, with many Professors and many
subjects, and the science in all its different
branches is there. undergoing continual Improve
ment. But now as the night is well advanced,
we will go up into Jhe observatory, and from
thene you will see the heavens under differ
ent aspect from any you have evor yet beheld.
Saying this, he led me to- broad flight of wind
ing steps which seemed almost interminable, but
finally conducted us 10 an area upon the roof of
the palace. Here | was instantly struck with
.theoremarkablc appearance Of the heavens di-
rectly in the zenith ,aan orb many times larger
than o,lr moon, bJN bearing some resemblance
to II when at the FULL fixed my gaze. Unutter-'
able sensatonsoof astonshment, awe and horror
oseized uponTe, for 'hithe.to had giveA no Gre
dence whatever to the stories mypcompanion had
beenstelling me-afl had Witnessed had been
able to reconcile TO my notions of what might
probably exist upon the face Of dhe earth; ;'bGt
these were now suddenly overthrownoby an ap-
Ipearance (which my reason at once convinced me
must be unearthly. With' this conviction, and
the overwhelming consciousness that l, living
human being, was thus seXiled from my native
planet, an intense sickness and falntness seized
upon me and should have fallentto the roof, had
mot my companion, observing the powerful eff
feet of The revelation upon me, supported me in
lfs arms.o Seeing That | was not likely TO re-
yive Immediately, he bore me from the roof, and
with Some assistance he summoned, conveyed
me to- my room, when by the aid Of asrestora-
tive | was soon revived. He then with many
kind expressions, began to soothe my fears and
mitigate the horror experienced He told me
that although | wasso many thousand miles from
the earth, which hung suspended i'll the illimlta-
BILE arch of Heaven, and resembled' only vast
Moon in the distance, il was still not impossible
but that | might again reach its surface, is il
at all more improbable thatyou couldbe conveyed
from this to the earth, than from that planet to
the Moon? Fam convinced from the many dis
coveTies1 have made in science since l became
"a resident here that the means of transit from
.llle one DOuN 10 lnc Quiet arg dlloSCtlCl ldC-
cable. There is,a certain attraction and repul-
sion existing between the two orbs, some Of the
= effects of which YOU are aware have been long
observed upon the earth. That this attractive
power is possessed by the Moon. in powerful
degree, is evidenced by the fateo our balloons
This attractive power only exists during CERTAIN
times, %vhen Il number of the heavenly bodies
, more especially the Sum- Earth, and Moon .oc-
= cupy a certain relation to each other; and OF
the contrary at other times, when this relation
> is reversed, The attraction is toward the Earth
4 or this have Convinced myself in the follow.
A ing manner: After carefully noting the posi-
:, ,tion of the Heavenly bodies, lfaee experiment
5 ed, with balloons, and have always found that'a
t certain times, provided the ascent was well Ell
Y fected and the balloon attained an unusua
height by means Of the gas, 1t was, after batl4ne
e about for longer oisoshorter time, finally sub
c iected to Some other force, by which it'waswitl
e vast rapidity carried upward in the direction o
y the Earth. nor have Fever been able to ascer
IS tain thai any of these balloons thus acted upol
=, 9have,ever bcen'agan found upon any portion-o o
l. the Moons surface All thai seems necessar,
g Ito effect this end, is TO experiment when tn
&c Heavenly bodies are in this peculiar relation
= each other: aIdsto give the balloon higher ele
10 yatiOn than is COMMON, by means Of the gas
& which seems necessary to oyercenie'tO some eX
{ ;tenty the principle OF material attraction, b
n (which everything is drawn: towards a large
t. body as is dfen the case IN matters Of PhioSC
II phv. | am better. satisfied about the eXistenc
m Of these singular fatis, ethan able to seN
d.. plain, their calises. These believe, howeye
rs mainly to depend upon that great principle (
ID electricity or magnetism which fills 5he. Fart
e, and in trath, all space, with so'uiany'
re It probably operates upon'the atmosphere AN
Of produces currents which set. toward the OF
Ie body .or the other as the heavenly iHtuenc
ly may at the TING predoininate.'' 3. 80
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