New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-06-07
THE MODERN mARvELs.
The Spiritual Telegraph, No. 5,

The .SplTltudt Icteg'oPs NO' ~ wv
-, contains the following
s.n Rk,rrAx: Having for the last two years en-
- ever, occssion-and my opportunities have been
bseo satisfy myself the reality of the
Wy S suiritua Manifestations, and being now able,
,les.rlpg witnessed many hundred demonstrations,
ss.wer he ancient question, Ii man die snail ne
" sgsln 50 In the Affirmative propose 10 oncr you
bN s,slv sample Of the facts which occur In this
Gee trusting that they may assist to establish similar
nth In others II - 800. os,,,,shle and 70
81 ciizeEs who Is Geographic operator, went into
49, -. where a circle was formed and receiving COM
ruicstjops from spirits. The circle being iuil, ne
80 sest some distance from the table, and white
,yo,,nd the table were receiving answers 10 their
s.sons he mentally ioqUise II recently deceased
y;,A whom he had formerly learned the art OF tele-
rrsptipe present, when, unexpectedly ana 70 nls
treat surprse the elcgraphc signal for Springfield wa
s,sen by reps on the table The sounds not being un
S,r,tood BY the members of the circle, they inquired
vbat IL meant but got no answer. My friend tnen
linking that possibly the sounds which constituted the
seps might have been accidental, or that II was mere
,qpcdence mentally inquired If Il really his spirit
fkpd when the figpal was repeated several
dues Sill, not being entirely satisfied, he silently,
and unknown 10 all present, asked for further demon
ssons when TO his utter establishment the teegraphic
seBsls were made for Hartford, Nec York and Proct
Gsna!
we're ard no one being in contact with the table on
which the signals were given submit the following
euery viz: II the above fact does not prove that the
avpg shirt survives the outward bodily garment With
which Il clothed, and that where appropriate condi
ions exit II demonstrate It's personal Identity,
what ctnl More anon. RUFUS ELMER.
Springfield hdyU, le52
The following statement is extracted from the
letter of a Milwaukee correspondent:
Some time SINCE 1t was my pleasure 70 listen to and
commit II to paper word for word the following commu-
ujcsdon, purportng to be from the spirit of young
L. l;ada lo,,t t,yo aimee in California A
ri, mother who Ia still living upon the earth II was
communicated through the medium of a good clair
yoysp Who delivered it In Clear and impressive
per 90 much so that think did not lose important
hes or word
"DEAR MOTHER: Although was not permitted to
breathe nv last in your prcsence-to have you smooth
nv pillow and to receive your parting blessing when
Elt the agonies Of death, yet o. how wished TO see
you With what power my physical system put forth
he energies 10 retain the split How my mind was
Sled with dark orebodiug with the uncertainty oil the
ffme before me Every thought and wicked action
Of ny past life seemed TO rie before me, and blocked
I'D every hope OF being admitted into heaven. But the
struggle soon ceased, and for few moments was I'M
conscious Of anything. Then / awoke; and who do
you think | sawl Two Of my dear sisters. | could
not realize where WAS. tried 10 approach them. !
thought had slept, and my brain was turned, that !
could not see Alright But this delusion soon passed
awsy; nv sisters approached me- and came nearer and
nearer Gradually my former life rose like cloud be-
fore my eyes, and for short period of time, even In
Of spirits and thought they could see all had ever
done felt myself condemned. BY degrees the scene
faded away; then with beauty my sisters ap.
preached me and smiled and then saw that had
psssed the valley and shadow of death. They then
showed my body. With what pleasure ] looked
spon tbat 10 was merely clay, andthat was releaied
fomit Dear Mother, the mortal body Is as covering
ii IL not The MAN II Is like the shell OF the butterfly
how bright is when escapes its rough tenement
SO II 10 with the Split i very soon became accus-
toned to breathe the pure, ethereal air ionnd my
l,,noa ri
atmosphere - and with fuch ease could compre-
bend aud receive the impressions OF those angesprs
my sisters Aher had become perfectly conscious
tia, my spirit had left the body and all have told you
had passed they beckoned me away, and we arose an
assembled through your atmosphere TO this pure ange
abode. Now ! am permitted to descend suiicienuy
your earth 10 see you-to know your sorrows an
cares | wish 10 impress upon your mind the IoVeI-
ness the truthfulness and the purity OF the Spirit Home
One Of my sisters Ia the same circle with me- and o.
what Joy snd pleasure have in receiving lmpresson
hem the higher and mnisering TO the lower. Dear
Mother you will soon where we are, and shall
permitted TO accompany you to TINS celestial land
Yours &c JAMES 7. GREvRs
An this land the whole country seems full Of
such may be mere Cloirvoyance, or Mesmerism,
Electricity, Diabolism or Hallucination. We have
10 fixed opinion on the subject. We are reliably
informed that several persons have been made IN
sane by their interest in these Manifestations.
Two cases Tor perhaps one case repeatcd) are re-
ported. in which q woman whose husband is IN
California has taken to herself another mate, adj
used, as she says by the spirits And it is in-
eontestable that many iollies have been committed
BY persons protesting to be under guidance from,
or at least in daily communication with, the
higher spheres. Yet, OF the other hand, the great
majority--nearly all-ofthe alleged communica-
tons from behind the veil through the so called
mediums have been Of character very remote
from the dictates of folly. lunacy or demonism;
though We have two Catholic journals now before
us insisting at much length that the devil is IN 1t.
1t seems to us very plain that if this Rappiug,
etc. be either juggery devilry or halldcinatien, 1t
ought TO be thoroughly invo stgated, by candid and
competent persons, in whom the public have con-
hdencc, who, not seeking personal gain or seetari-
ar advantage, should, by patient inquiry and scrn-
tiny from place to place where Manifestations
are said 20 occur first determine That are the
facts, and next what is their purport or signih-
eance The treatment which this matter has re-
eei1ed from the Press and especially the Religious
journals, has seemed 20 Us most Inconsistent with
sardoT and with any rational expectation Of con-
nncng and converting the deluded, If such they
De- All virtually assume the mialhbility OF their
ewn ereeds or prepossessions, and thence readily
deduee that the Rapping are imposIures; IN
''''V {" l'S' ..,,,%....s ..,o and determining 'ns
hets after the inductiye method, and thence pro-
eeedng to logical Conclusions. Can they not be
induced TO Justify their sanity by pursuing the
mere excellent way
TOBACCO A PoIsoN.-Dr. MusSey and
others have shown by experiment that tobacco
contains most yrulcnt poison. 1t is not formed
ytny process Ike fermentation, but Is really part
and parcel OF the tobacco Itself Now this OIL Is
@sxeeedlngy poisonous, that only two or three
uops Of Il applied 10 the eve or TO any denndee