New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-03-20
-. .s,ll and quiet, but TIE instant after lou,
'cuJ ~ vould start and when very loud, cry GU

. "A. ss,lI and quiet, but ire instant a.sct ION
-, he would start and when very ioad' cry ou'
,:.;ns from the circle, 4. was suggested that
= rerofts could LOT nave creH made wtttou. letv-
en.,ks Meme were ~ be seen On the top OF the
p&. mt upon tuning II az, CA t.e ulce!scr, EexI
p.r,c men, a space of sUIs SIX or oisl. inches
.ss found covered -ita iDf@ntsuons. TOOK
pccketkRi's IA common three oladed one)
- End myself unable 20 produce with the eac OF
Ss~nde elshe. SOUND or inceh'atioa equal 10 those
s.ssdips afterward. no ~evsr succeeded. BY
L:ss small common tack. hammer and exerting all
~ "a indsntations left on ne table, seine were
ssfisch loBs, quarter isch VICE and eighth OF an
- n depth. with regular even surfas 90 through
ia family seemed eqoa'ly surprised with myself
IN he discovery OF them aad said they knew
IIsAns of their persistence on the table, and IN
~ ve we're all satisfied that sucn stunning reports
ND bu, have let some like effects
Again Aneigboering lacy, Mrs NJ, called
sscs my family, consisting o. sister, hve children
sSm1self. for an evening vHis
n. ettt,pf down TO tea, We were somewhat sur.
.r1sed, 10 hear the rappings commence. Some
snewers were obtained, puTpodlrg 20 come from my
* .;cs Of which bowl Of mis- ,iIiins directly be-
xsa and by myself and out of the rescn OF any one
bst myse,f, commenced rocking and tipping, from
: isH inch to an inch every way; and 70 msved
scdne twelve or fifteen times My sister, on the OPP
800 end Of the table, requested the spirit to tip the
mvl over: objected, ~ do not wish TO loose my
MIN upon which my bowl ceased to move and her
ieaeup In ITS saucer took up the same motion. This
5000, ans piece of bread on Mrs Ms plate was
trped up and down several times. All this was
d. while tho table and the rest of the dishes were
porfect rest, and as Tor ickery or imposition from
~ ore present, 1t was absurd TO speak Of
lndstll gain, On the evsnips 1.-THE same day with
~ occurrence at the tea table we formed circle,
d he same individuals there named and were SIT
use around center table. The light IN the Soon
Aene rather low, (what there was proceeding from
6yp in n ato 0h "A
aoa was made BY five Of US; who at tho same IN
Nspt saw brilliant spark, moving irfesularly but
vsy slowly around the table, finally resting and dis
We have since been repeatedly informed, a. wen
= the time, by Tapping communication, that this
vss the same spirit that visited % at the tea-taole
Several equally singular incidents with M, could
ssjats, but trouble you with only one more.
Mr.. Child, of whom have above spoken, was
vctin to that most cruel OF diseases, cancer. She
did 40 before said, some i've months since.
have also been . subject to the same disease for
ussYly twenty years, or one which long experience
nd study. confirmed BY opinions OF several skillful
shySicians has pronounced as such, located IN my
sb II was small, and although painful and ex'
fenely troublesome, had never broken out 80 az to
shresten immediate death. My wife, while suffer.
ng under hers and rapidly approaching death, urgeo
n repeatedly to attend to and try to remove mine
but discouraged by the failure Of all means TO relieve
her, entirely neglected 1t.
A. she rapidly approached the close Of her lilo,
he subjects Of spiritual extseuce, rappings, mani-
ikQat0De, GO. &C, as n mattel 81 Couiso ooooWu
topics Of deep interest and made the agreement
Nat on such and such days and hours, after her Do
cease, should place myself in the most favorable
srcun, ces ard she would do what she could to
male me sensible OF her presence. She died. and a.
I had promised, at The first appointed time was
ready but vas not fully satisfied as TO whether
had been affected or not
On the second time, my left arm was partly para
Iyxed % though by rather severe electric SHOCK
fhs third and fourth much the same, only gaining
somewhat in strength On the nfth, while waiting
iopesr than usual, expecting like operation, found
nv lin, on which the cancerous tunor was situated,
doubled up and benumbed instead OF my arm. For
tA0tws or three hours previous had suffered much
with my Lip, and was at the time In much distress:
M bsnumbinE influence remained for perhaps az.
teen minutes and then was removed, and with 1t all
pain nor has II since returned, now four months
ence. The tumOr also gradually decreased, and in
about three weeks entirely disappeared.
Yours truly, A. l.. CHILD.