New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-01-29

and ALWAYS with a careful regard Tor rules "nsou
nothing short Of intei geHce could recognizSi 1uas
after time the medium acquired the Po"e. ~
raguetise herself ,ust as clalrvoy ants do soHe'
tir-es and thus secure the Rappings when aolei
that In this case her conversation "ouiI DC
tween herselfin the inferior and herseH ID 'ue
partially superior conditions that ""e'ue- 80
or In the presence Of others she was
iudepeudent 20 q good degree, Oh the N"' % ~
ers. and that I'D al cases me responses -.
tbroueh her as q medium were precise'y VIA.
could be obtained from her lips Il size Were ',lloN
into what has been recognised as the ClaU' y! any
condition. had carefully observed the lac. tua.
oil Mediums were impossible, ana ucoaIi-
convinced that Gl Of them were GARY y aus,
knew that the Rappings were made tnroI 80
intelligence. because knew tnst the
elvyevs gpelei correctly or Incorrectly J-s- "'
the mediums did, and that are Ltc ~tttt"'
c0f,rd net srtN 0t1H tle spirits c0nlf H9, @. ''-
Jrce7 10 cf'rmrtu. I learned from this also ina.
while the medium Lao the power % possess Lel'
self Of our thoughts, re could not impress ~.
with our knowledge OF ortlography, Oec-usS Us
would require the assistance of ner o1tN ard SCI.
ses. we could give herideas, bat no. letters WIN
which 10 SPELL words had known oil. MEDIUMS
beinc uosrne tied and then cOuversius, Witn5--
recourse % the slow method OF FEls' VIZ"
thew called disembodied spirits ana ih'11- -
that their condition was nearly the same as "usI
the raps were produced. had heard Splits
nrorlise 70 wake people ~ g given hour OF tAe
tisht and Of their doing il, as promised. inIel'
~e5 tist these peoule were clairvOyan, IN thelr
natural sleep that they took cognizance OF tilue'
inst as any sleeping person Will OF soma eFcu'si
and aWoke themselves lsupposedtne happu6s
vo-e uroduced by mind acting upon matter
through some electrical medium, ami oy some
r~ccess which l could not understand any better
than / can now understand how my miha oper-
ates to move my pen.
Wei, Mr. Greeley, was ready to stt down Ty
this theory-or by theory WniCn i. . uaVe o..Iy
belfdescribed. was conversing with the SPIRITS
NIGHT after NIGHT. now arguing questions 70 theH'
ard driving them to contradict themselves no"
sending them of errends 10 carry messages now
getting true and now false answers to questions'
and carefully studying the circumstances uhder
which they were obtained-and now, ana Ihaiy'
es | thought, cyphering 70 myself a to!eraOle
answer to the inquiry so often made as TO no"
much dependence can be placed in these spiritual
responses. Thus / stood almost fully satisfied
that | should soon be able to explain how =" the
thing was done, and how Al. Davis was enabled
10 write those boobs-when Mr. Burrs lectures
were announced. Now, thought !, will come more
light. ,.,
panation was in the swapping OF his brother
great toe that the Rappings were only a hum
bug that the mediums were all dishonest
unprincipled imposters that the toejoint, and
not mind, was at the bottom OF she responses
w hat q NcOi q Tor q SCIENTIFIC man " PLCsSHS w
an intelligent audience
1t will not be worth while for Mr.. Burr to bring
this theory to Providence. There are at least one
hundred mediums in the city, and he annot argue
nor bribe one Of them to admit that the noises are
produced with the great toe. Their toe-joints do
not rap on the floor, on the table, the door, the
window, or even in anotherroom, whenreqqested.
1t will take him some time 10 prove that the toe
Joint can move a table a broom a book, or almost
any other article usually found in house, while
resting some ten or fifteen feet from its object.
He must bring us a better theory than this, 1t be
comes TO Providence; for more than one thousand
people here knoac that this cannot be true. was
myself present at the first rapping heard in this
city, and have listened to it, under variety Of
circumstances, two or three nights in week for
the last three months. may be deceived as to
the cause which produces it, but ka0lo 1t is not
the result of trick. Without claiming more
sense than my fellows, beg leave to insist for
the present that have not followed that jack o.
lanthorn and am not to be enlightened with toe
illogical theory Yours truly CIV.