Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-04-12
MISCELLANEOUS.


Since the Cd of December, the day on
which Louis Napoleon declared himself
to be the State and clapped an extinguish.
er on the liberty of the Press, and on all
other liberty worth having or enjoying.
the Paris journals being no longer able To
discuss politics, and having aothing LETT
no resources but the teuilleton, and other
romantic literature. have gone a little INTO
miracle and clairvovapce. Here Is
specimen Of their ingenuity in that line.
which bears so strong resemblance TO
the Rochester knockings, and to the Spi-
ritual Manifestations which grew out OF
them. that we almost suspect the French
case 10 have been gotten up IN imitation
of them:
A young girl named Eliza Durand. resi-
ding near Saint Cloud, about fifteen miles
from Paris, and enjoying good health, fell
into a letharec sleep, which lasted hiiy-
six hours, IA pretty long nap.) A short
time after she awoke, she was attacked
with catalepsy, from katalambano. Whist
in this state, characterized by rgdny of
muscle, and fixed, staring look from the
ewes, she became not only clairvoyanie,
but good deal more. She had the fac
ulty Of second sight, which nobody bu, the
Scotch, we thought, had right to set up
prptension to. She could hear double.
too, as well as see, hearing not only what
was said near her, bu. what was SAID at a
: distance, and entirely out of ear-shct. pro
vided the speaker was visible. Aud this
is not all by any means. She could see
the inside of substances impenetrabie 'o
all other vision, as well as the outside. and
is perhaps the only person living who car
4 see further into milestone than he thai
n makes the eve of it. OF sundry samples
: of vegetables, and metals, and minerals
presented 10 her. she had distinct pre-
4 cepton Of the inner parts OF them ant
II pointed out latent and unexplored virtue
: belonging to them ina manner rcsemblin!
the ideas of the alciemisis OF the nlddl
h ages, which have been perhaps. too has'il..
r regarded as being visonary-frop lcgefe
mart peut-efre hnites dc risionaoes.
.e Eliza sees persons differently, too, iror
what others do. She sees them doubl,
AU dgtu peTsou dIi'taio =" Nv - >'
-. both old and young. aud if they have los
anv Of their limbs. the limbs so lost are
her present and visible. In a cemeter,
}. the tombs are all open to her eyes, and si'
IL sees the occupants. not as they are onl.
j but as they were in life also. On those OF
e, casious, she is attacked with spasms an
:. nervous crises, as she is when she al
Il proaches spots where there is water {
a. where there are metals. no matter how IA
thew NAV be below the surface OF tt
a, earth This goes heyord Bleionlsm J.
Is She is singularly affected by the light
a the sun, and creation in general appears
II II her in IA different aspect from that und'
cr which it appears to other people. belr
"a much more glorious, and is an object
nd perpetual admiration to her; and thoue
re- re- iIIiterate. she finds language and images
to EXPRESS her enthusiasm.
Of The account says that the girls heal
II is giving way under this constant exclt
IS IS r.ent, and that she is 10 be taken to Par
IA that she may have the benefit OF the be
~ medical treatment, and that her extraord
ny nary case may be submitted to sclennt
~ scrutiny GLOBE.