New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-14
Professor Farnday on Table-Moying.

From The Athearum.
Tie following Of the method pursued aud the
results obtained by Prof FaTsdsy in the CATION Of
subject which his taken such strange occupation Of tle
public mind botA here end abroad, has been communica
led 10 cur columns by that high scieatc authority The
subject wa generally op,nsd by Mr. Faradsy IN The
TIM OF Thursday being therein I'M that tho de
tails re be reserved for this days publication
The 1nca0n il Of great importance IN the present
morbid condition Of public tnousht-ghsn, as Prot Fra
cay s1ys tie eject produced by the tableurners has
without due Uquiry been referred 70 electricity 10 mag
nefism attraction, 20 unknown or hitherto uare
cogzed physical power able % affect inannae bodies TO
the ION Of the earth, and even 70 daboca Or 81
perDatur4 agency and tempted 70 extract pas
sage from Mr. Faradsys lster 10 The TINS which We
think well worth adding the experimental particulars and
TIE commentaries with which b. has favored eurse.ge3
7 have been, says the Professor greatly sttrIed ny
heI-velaon which This purely PhysicM subject as "a 'l'
Of the ItiOn II the public mud. NO doubt there are
many who have formed right Judgment or used
a cautious reserye-fOr know several such, and public
couuuni 4gus have shown % BE- So but theiE lunb.r
is alr. - nothing to the great body vino haze believed
and borne testimony as think, 10 the cause 81 error
ma and ihOse who offer BY the great body ,-ll such
ssrect al consideration Of the equality 81 cause AID IF
feet-VhO refer the re-u3 % electricity AID magnetism
yetkuog nothing OF the laws Of these -ce0r e. artc
t0p chow phenomena Of pnre attractive power
g. the rotation Fl the EARTH If the earth r-yO.vef
round the leg OF aoe-Or % some unrscognz physi
cal force wfnout inquriDg whether the known f-s are
not su cenror even refer them D. ri bQcd or "a
peruatura agency rather Il an suspend -r $nent or
acknowledge "a themselves that they ar NJ armed
enough 10 these matters decide ts natuf. the &C
tim fhnk the system 0f ed1 alton that cOuld 10 the
mental CONDITION Of The publ; tody the state in which
thsLbrct hss found must have been greatly deficient
In some very important principle
rHPFRIaFsIAL IrFEsrI0ArlOS or TABLE MOVING.
IT, object which bod in veg In rhis in F.ry 10.
10 satisfy rvse Tor NY conclusion had been formed al
ready The evidence Il those who had turned ts2
brf that mig ~ be enabled % give strong opinion and
ed On the many who applied % NJ iDr T. Yet me
prOof which sOrgn for aud tie me,bOi f0ioEed 10 the
poury were precisely Of the same nature those winch
should adopt in any other physical investigation I1e
parties with whom nave worked were very hon1saol7
vsry clear IN b-r intentions successful table movers very
DESTROYS Of succeeding in estoi-hrg TIE existence u
peculiar power thoroughly candid, and very ensc1A II
Il with clear point that the table moves "heh tls
tss though they strongly Wish H. do not nteno ana 20 =
believe that they move il by ordinary peeiaLc"i poF
Tfey say the table draws their HANDS max moves o. y
ar rret have 20 follow nthat sometimes even moves
fror ur4er their hands With some the table viii move
10 the gbt or len according they Tlsh Or viii lLwith
o.L- tie d-ectou Of the first motion Is uncertain but;
~ er that The table the hands and not tns usn
- ,shle Though believe the parties do no: intend 70
~ he table tsi obtain hs result by 9,,as involuntary
till had no doubt Of the influence OF expectation
non their minds and through tina; upon toe s1ecess or fail
s ofther Efforts The first point therefore was % remove
~ objections due TO expectation having relation 20 the sub
stances which | might desire 10 use 50 plates OF
the mcst different bodies electrically speaking namely
sand paper, uooagd glue glass moist clay ,nfO card
board gutta percha, vulcsnzed rubber, wood &cwers
nEce into bundle and placed table under the hands
Of turner The tsoie turned DINER oubdles Of oshsr
plates submitted different persons At otsr tmes
sEo the tables turned Hsrcsiorh therefore these sui