Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1852-04-10
Correspondence Of the v. Y. Tribune.
More Spiritual Manifestations.
Walnut HILLs. Ohio. Feb. 60.

WALNUT HILLS, Ohio, Feb. 60, 1852
MEssRs. EDITORS IF from the comparison of
a small number of facts more truth can be elicit
ed than from many theories and specuations, is it
not important that such facts should be collected
Feeling such to be the case, submit a few, which,
although / make no claim to exemption from de-
ception or imposition, l have watched with so
much care that l feel fully authorized to present
as such.
A few weeks since | called upon neghbor,
with whom | had long been acquainted and OF
whose integrity | had never cause for shade OF
suspicion. He, with his family and two or three
friends, in all some ten or twelve with all of whom
| was also well acquainted, excepting young
man "a medium, a stranger in our neighborhood,
and who had visited the house but twice before
was about forming a circle for spiritual commu-
nications.' From my knowledge of each indi-
vidual present, except the medium, l felt secure
against any attempts at imposition from them.
We placed ourselves around a table, { a COM
mon cherry centre,) joining hands each with his
neighbor In few minutes the medium was, as
it is said, ''magnetized,'' and the rappings COM
menced. So loud and severe were they, as to be
almost deafening. They were continued, with
some short intervals, for probably an hour; answer
ing many questions and giving some communica-
tons. The answers and communications thought
shrewd guesser of good general intelligence
might have produced without foreign aid; but the
rapplngs or rather knockings, were inexpcable
During their progress, part of the time, the
young mans hands were held by his neighbors on
either side. and his whole person distinctly visible
and closely watched. for the blows seemed to be
on his side of the table and near by him.
Before and at the instant of the sound, he was
perfectly still and quiet but the instant after &
loud sound he would start, and when very louC
cry out as if hurt
After rising from the circle, it was suggested
that such reports could not have been made with
out leaving marks None were to be seen on the
top of the table; but upon turning it up on the
under side, next the young men, a space of some
six or eigh inches square was found covered witt
indentations. l took out my pocket knife e.
common three -bladed one, and found myself un
able to produce with the end of the handle either
sound or indentation equal to those preceding
afterward, however, succeeded, by using small
common tack hammer and exertng all my strength
Of the indentations left on the table, some were
half inch long, quarter inch wide, and eighth o
an inch in depth, with regular even surfac,
throughout.
The family seemed equally surprised with my
self upon the discovery of them; and said they
knew nothing of their pre-existence the table
and, IN fact, we were all satisfied that such stun
ming reports could but have left some like effects
ASdlu ~ HeiSHUOflng lduy, NFS. NJ
called upon my family, consisting of a sister, fv
children, and myself, for evening visit. On
sitting down to tea, we were somewhat surprised
to hear the rapplngs commence. Some answer
were obtained, purporting to come from my de
ceased wife, who died some FIVE months since-il
the midst of which bowl of milk sitting directl
before and by myself, and out of the reach of an,
one but myself, commenced rocking and tipping
from a half inch to ali inch every way; and s.
moved some twelve or fifteen times My sister
on the opposite end of the table, requested tn
spirit to tip the bowl over; objected, as did no
wish to loose my milk; upon which my bowl ceas
ed to move and her teacup in its saucer took W
the same motion. This ceased, and piece o
bread on Mrs. MS plate was turned up and dowr
several times. All this was done while the table
and the rest of the dishes at perfect rest
and as for trickery or imposition from any ont
present, it was absurd to speak of it.
And still again, on the evening of the same day
with the occurrence at the tea-table, we formed
circle of the same individuals there named anC
were sitting around centre-table. The light il
the room being rather low, (what there was wa
proceeding from coal fire in stove,) when
simultaneous exclamation was made by FIVE of us
who at the same instant saw brilliant spark
moving irregularly but very slowly around The
table, finally resting and disappearing on m!
hand.
We have since been repeatedly informed, al
well as at the time, by rappng communication
that this the same spirit that visited us at thu
tea-table.
Several equally singular incidents with us,
could relate, but trouble you with only one more
Mrs. Child, of whom have above spoken, wa
victim to that most cruel of diseases, cancer
She died, as l before said, some five months since
l have also been a subject to the same diseas,
for JVhi loror ay
perience and study. confirmed by opinions of sew
eral skillful physicians, has pronounced as such
located in my lip. 1t was small, and, although
painful and extremely troublesome, had neve
broken out so as to threaten immediate death
NV wife, while suffering under hers, and RAPIDLY
approaching death, urged me repeatedly to attent
to and try to remove mine; but, discouraged b,
the failure of all means to relieve her. ENTIRELY
Ineglectedit.
As she rapidly approached the close of her life
the subjects of spiritual existence, rappings mani
festations, de-, DC, as matter of course becam
topics of deep interest; and we made the agree
ment that, on such and such days and hours, af
ter her decease, should place myself in the mos
favorable circumstances, and she would do wha
she could to make me sensible of her presence e.
She died. and had promised, at the first ap
pointed time | ready; but was not fully salts
fed as to whether had been affected or not
On the second time, my left arm was partl
paralyzed, as though by rather severe electri
shock The third and fourth much the same, on
ly gaining somewhat in strength. On the fifth
while waiting longer than usual, expecting Xix
operation, found my lip, on which the cancer
Gus tumor was situated doubled up and benumb
ed instead of my arm. For the two or three hour
previous | had suffered much with my lip, ant
was at the time in much distress. The benumb
ing influence remained for perhaps fifteen minutes