New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-04
TABLE MOVING.
rs Ne ESi,er sf TasN Y. T'1srne

TABLE MONlNG.
rs Ne ESisr IF TAsS Y. TStsEne
SIR: have been expecting FOR some time to see soa|
rational explanation Of the phenomena OF table Eeosg
so called, but seeing none and as snPesat'ous ideas ~
,ii associated with them in the minds of many suba
The following to the consideration OF yourself and reader
The explanation Of these phenomena il seems 20
ma, be found in the well known fact hat muscles r s
in cIedience 10 ta,ti0Roi impulses and predominant l
kcuf an erercfse of me rW and oftcR "a oPpOsi0st
1.-THE pcrson not tciHg conscious y har'Ag cTcrtcd an
Muscular poircr.
II IS not every person that voluntarily induce tic
state To that degree requisite 10 move tables &c wou
consciousness Of eXeroD but there aad IN ever
pegbborhood one or more; that there is scarcely per
son IN the community now who has DOT had opportunity
of Witnessing the phenomena The emotional state in the
case of table movlgs consists chiefly in many instances
in the strong belief expectation that through some ei
cs or other ny siorous nfstnc the table viii sooner o.
later move hut this is not nsl-hc rcfy tda " Li
,sorirg without ANY faith in IT, viii excite, after while
may individuals involuntary automatic movements, and
the table will move, while tine person who causes III move
ne ns is entirely unconscious OF excrtng voltop ofns
SLIGHTEST amount of force Ii the table be heavy such To-
dvidus will after time, feel weary aud exhausted which
often orroneouey attributed Ia the abstraction oi se
,ricy from the body Thus abstraction Ot mind, and con
expiration upon one idea "nh or Without tue strong et
notation OF success length cxccs involuntary enost
often very powerful which the WI probably could n9
strs and the table cuts many strange antics ana aNs
,undry Irregular ovemenis, now forward aud nov ffOn
H. Individual i'm total violation at all laws OF attraction %
ref uson, as connected with electricity, or any 0tlf
row agent The viii. however, Is NOT wholly w,thout
riuonCc the table VIII take the d eciiOn which tbs ~
diyidua WISHES which present may indicate
up stairs, toward particular part OF the room,
will stand or one ~ or TeNoNe IN either direction or move
either side Emotional eAc't' meht may INTENSITY Nol
onal power in certain persons that they can l oKr
Ordinary weights aud do very wonderful ming. aud id
too without conscious effort as in arun cia 10
lsast ,flTt, .tt nj,
around his head his le finger alone, which hs co I'D
have done his natural aud waxing state Ills whOls
mental energy j. oehtated object his shols
mind occupied ny one cca, ana ne Is not conscious
The time, aiterssrd Of enerng shy muscular power.
Il is very probable that in where any heavy tables
or other bodies are moved the may be psyche.
logical condition analogous 10 II 10; Identical With iht
artificial s0nLambulism So ia the well known oTpcn-
ment wbsre four persons lii fall SIZED individual lroa
The floor the ground into the air by the aid Of two bn
gers Of each hand when they all take 10 ail breath pre-
y0uSly 90 the effort the person ed dong tho sane Bf
the IN this experiment, may tasy D. proved,
depends entirely as j. docs ia table wing Gang tie
Let the attention Of the feis be- distracted "
let tbom be wholly skepics which viii have the eject Of
dsiracing the attention the body vii not be elevated bui
wOigh down Ike so much lead. But Il the condition
above mentioned be fulfilled, then tue dy Will DC lifted
sih the greatest and that too without conscious e.
fOTt while II cemoEsIab able that each of the Tour hHcS
raised perhaps from 80 Ia 20 pounds e.ch Tbs i gals
wonderful table moving u 4 does not belong 10 tho
some elass II phenomena have IN repeated instances
said 20 rect lightly the table the table itself moving 10
al sort Of directions and found A. Judged pressure u
70 70 more pounds exeEted according 10 h.
amount Of strength required sdOUsh h- medium stsd
ely that the LanGs barely resed the table THIS
may BE- rude experiment where ladies the mel aia
they mOsuy bat still u - Voy useful aud cOncla
siyc one 70 such choose % try H. Bat very te p0sa
hoesyer is required b. the tables generally used
heh pne, cart or euGrst;e tables and when in motion.
snli lees The phenomens which may De produced thai
81 natural and artificial reyeIs sBd abstraction Ab
turcy called tie tiocca state may possibly throw
light on the subject The actions in this stsis
are fty automatic. TAG noyeD eIs ndepsud
Of yOitlon, o. motion DE- ndng l-As which
s,sttd t. aid which occupy the mind Al the le ssd
Which soms physClCgss cali ifo ro,0r the result Of the
r4 scion u he ctr,b ruE and ths sstomsc iavd.
unie4y uCYei1els IL lao!e nsy.cg OccuFrg Ia s,4i5 q
obstruction q partial feFele, equally if,0 a,fr ne
fesu q The f action al the brain. AM low from the
GEES ossesrs A. the tune. This peou nenid con
diior, Abstraction. may. after = While b. yoil1-
flriiy Induced. and l have Known q males Who
Eni EeqBIel isl = h91Y % more Of sience
ard coacs citation 10 bsipg ils hlnd iaio g. 1,
STATE a. sbsrac.CrS len muscaisr noyen sris would De
sitteI ndeJ -ndei ofihs ali or elefisd w uneopsccs
f r. ats w. ald Tire table would - in 10 sinos
q. econ a. The k@nfs were place. on O. just s0zs
:tua.es can by pgaovce marce sync"Pe the hLsienaa
eff dil.ou or artificial anDa ,n, a. Vii. HAT To
fcvffaest u determined by the fgI ff i1ed IS ey "a,
from he fsc ihs Che personS wis hand. r-si 80
d., seupy their trs cCnytf-f OF story O. lnz x
listening ~ tie rsang OF interesting book the = %
vii badge inch. The ni4 must De occupied vi
o.. a. tlGl Ac tlt - G5olf T. l,-S ~ uk
NJ WI ROT move tLt thea tie ftiroTa pcFcf may -
cfeC- " other i.cis o. day iva be exeg.st 10 pro
w tie movements 81 de- tahr lgl Ell q VIII nova
Al hus tle uusctnr scss j. whsy ast,nAsle sadh-
ss.N'.Ty, aLc ae ttf4 = zt..ar o6lscous q hl ~
ncE siitrwsrc q having isd IT, sga,e. n.fruu~aa5v
l csusIg Tie NOV esntIt, Nauy az sSi,8.d U.kf az
Et1e a. iat 81. ere wholly ua2e q glgs any ezpts
taltn > e. hcs e > teG-. ScH- LoEeFer a. Wolf
l,Ea1ious and sioDfy d,Ey ilsf icy have any szesT
M iat matter sHo, te2S persons o. vsrtciiy. ossi
itke them ~ tteir Wost ard {. resolve the wspS
htsrtss ilto tie vork az g.-s. OF elecnea -
uor, instead q ssskmg ca .alAgioa IA accJrtAcs
WI tie kIcFn kws q Kind Some perscas htys ~
h-tit ct itikfa eirt i Is cziief Who are -fs
rlvllIg g. tsvs vkst tAey sac tod q have uttered
table uoVels 9 5gl-ye hat they moved tie Sbes. Ia ~
rre case ie'.ts inVolz.;afy aid there Is no re1eE
TERED ctnst -stts a the act AEe ID hs oAer ssEfe
fffta 10 sbev u irtueIce q Predominant de- eI.
On iacasral .ake Tie case q person Who s,Anfs ca
dangerous k.ll pgsCipee be mind j. occupied Was
Sea q The son1,Qc q his k AID lie either tegs.
lussf down ~ hsstsus from TIE rpas for fear he 49,
&C. A. Cpe Tine bsC2me common Tor psrsonsto -
then selves ncm he uCnUmsn, iu Loodon and ne sA1
hen cuumu "a the Place Nendome n Paris tha, hsPs'
De snthsli.cs csusec sccess ta them % be closed a.
sha be grA,hed So end the above explanation siIs.
terry rsftcng ard rational minds there some go
rot hope 70 saiy, Of spin, rAppir gsl ans
o. del some ei The superstition 10 which the tabs
pisnonafrs have giyta fiss.