The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1853-01-29

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II 1t had not been for her smart guess
would never have got so nice husband.
, 1--WE find in a late number of The
Cincinnati Illus the following from the
pen Of Mr.. P'nkney Ewlng-the imper.
turbable, incredulous Ewing. Who will
now say that there is no truth in the
Spirits
About the Spirits.
do not at present propose discussing
whether spirits can or cannot revisit NJ
after death, nor whether it is or is not
spirits that dictate the communications
given us through mediums, and perform
all the unaccountable things that are Der.
formed at the various circles, and which
are denominated "Splritual Manifesto.
tIons."
But there are strange effects produced
by or through some mysterious caus. or
agency, which hundreds of our most
respectable citizens believe to be the
work ofspirits, is und-n,able. And for
a portion of the press to endeavor to in.
duce us to believe the whole affair ,
humbug, and those who give the sub.
jet a moments consideration, fools and
fanatics, is absurd.
|, for one, have witnessed too MANY Of
the so.called "manItestatlons," and am
too intimately acquainted with MANY Of
the parties operated upon, 10 ever har.
Dor, for ali instant, single doubt that
there was any knsvery or COLLISION what
ever Practised by them.
AT the first circle visited, which
was last September, there were about
twenty persons present, most of whom
We're believers in spritualism. After
forming a circle, joining hands and re.
naming seated some fifteen or twenty
minutes, the manifestations" commen.
ced, by several in the circle being evi.
IDENTITY agltated, Auttering their hands,
and tossing tnri- arms in variety of di.
rect'ons. Some would pound the table
turlously with their open handsome
would throw their bodies INTO dozen
different attitudes, and, while in each
attitude, tell whose spirit was nhuen.
eng them; and Others again, after their
hands were moved with lightning rap.
Idlty almost, for some minutes, would
sIrze pen or pencil, write a paragraph
or .erIes of paragraphs, and then sign it
win the name ola person who had been
dead tor years, and who, perhaps was
unknown to all present. And those
who were influenced, protested their
and motions were entirely
beyond their control, and they were ut.
teily unable to account for them.
Since then have attended the cir.
cles frequently, and have heard rnedi.
ums deliver communications purporting
to be from the spirits of various DEPART.
ed worthles-have heard the raps-have
seen tables tip, move, sc, &c.
At one meeting | saw young lady,
while in the mesmerc or abnormal state.
rise from her seat, make her way round
me room amongst tables and chairs, to
where gentleman, an entire stranger
10 her, sat, and commenced making man.
festions and passes over and about his
head. This she continued several min
ltes. after which she resumed Der seat
and aWoke. The individual! thus orr
'ated upon asserted that he had been ,.n-
welt tor several days, and that the spr-
is had told Or impressed him the prryi.
ous evening ii he would 20 to the house
where we then were, they would cure
aim. He atterward stated that he had
oeen cured, but am not willing to vouch
or him, and leave the reader to form
lis own conclusion
10 relate the many singular feats and
ricks, if you 80 choose to call them,
performed by various of my acquaintan-
;es, would occupy too much pace.
therefore, pass them over, and come to
ny own personal experience. | had
'een told two or three times, by persons
protesting to know, that could easily
become medium; but had Eever gwen
he subject enough of attention to lead
ne to try my powers at moving tables,
writing, or talking. One evening last
month, however, while at the house of a
rend, he and an acquaintance who ac-
ompanied me commenced experiment.
ng, while lounged carelessly on So
watching. Thinking | light as we'll
'ln In the sport, too laid my hands on
he table where theirs were, and in less
han five minutes it commenced rocking
p add down furiously.
And, after Their hands were removed,
ne rocking continued so violently that,
the table had not been caught. it
'ould have thumped itself to pieces. l
fterward laid my hands on the top and
Did it TO move across the door, which it
id, both backward and forward, and
ow or fast, as desired. What the
luse of its moving was know not; but
lat it did move is "ixed fact" and
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