Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1851-03-05
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ssy- There is nothing so efcctual IN
ngtt;nr down false "mystercs," as stub
horn facts. Thus, many times during the
history Of our race, "the end of the world
II rivcn time, has been confidently pre-
5;ctcd; reason nor revelation could con-
yinra the dcvotces Of the error the lapse
If the time named, and that alone, could
syplode the dclusion. Most of our readers
can remember when the ruin of the coun-
try" was certain to take place at nearly
every election, if both parties did not sue
ceed, yet but one party cou'd prevail, and
our country goes on proSpcring, still
Again, every few years, Slavery makes
some new demand upon Liberty, and
rAreatens -tliretul--neverto-
Ie rcmcJiod Dissolution-if the North
docs not obey the crack Of her imperious
Il not her imperial whip. Yet the North
h., frequently dared to disobey (as in the
admission of California; and the Union
survives.
But, perhaps, the greatest yet most pro-
fine humbug of the day, is the " Knock
:nss" whereby the spirits of the dead are
summoned from the world beyond the
-ravc. to astonish simpletons and fill the
ne,kets of colluding kuaves Men of some
scientific attainmcnts and religious protes-
sion, have been deluled by such prcten-
SONS. and shown most conciuSively, that,
with the talents of an angel, man may
be fool" \ complete proof Of the falsity
of the whole system, has recently been
Afforded. At the time the steamship At
lantic, Capt. West, was concluded to have
been lost, some citizens of Milwaukee
called upon "Professor" T. j. Loomis, who
communicated with the ghost of Capt.
West, and, after the most approved forms,
obtained all the information of the dlsas-
ter, as follows:
Were all or board, lost? Yes. Did
the Atlantic leave Liverpool on the 18th
Of December? Yes How many days
from the time she left Liverpool until she
was wrecked? q? Raped s. Was she lost
on the 9TH of January Yes. Was 1t In
the night No. Was it between sunrise
and sunset? Yes. Did she come in col
lsion with an iceberg? Yes. Will you
rap out the number of days the storm
lastedy Raped out l. Was she wrecked
on the fourth day of the storm! No. On
the third? No. On the second! Yes.
Here it appears the spirit was found,
ana Inc G.SISltT NSlS
new era in science" exclaimed the guilt
tie wise, whereby we can know all things
relating to man, hitherto known only to
his Creator" Now, had the Atlantic never
been heard of, this story (made to compare
with all then known of the vessel, would
have obtained very general credence; but
fortunately, just about the time the tele-
graphic wires were sending Fast the par
ficulqrs of the loss Of the Atlantic, with all
It's crew, the same wires were sending
West the truth that the vessel was safe in
port. and not one of its inmates lost =
Hereafter, let the Knockers" be num-
bcrcd among the the things that were, and
be, by the newspaper world, no longer
couutenanced amonge even respectable hum
bugs.
Since writing the above, we found the
annexed item from the Buffalo Advertiser
"The Rochester knocking girls, or
spiritual rappers, have arrived in town,
and propose to humbug our citizens with
their very clever tricks. We understand
that they succeeded last evening, in CIV
ing a gentleman satisfactory information
in relation to deceased brother-with
only this drawback, unfortunately he never
had brother"
sa- Some errors of the Press" are