The Woodville Republican, and Wilkinson advertiser. (Woodville, Miss.) 1853-18??, 1853-02-22
france.
TIE TABLES.

We cut from one of our exchanges the fol-
lowing remarkable paragraph, in regard to a
phenomenon recently observed in the city of
New York, which we read at first with careless
incredibly, but which we are compelled to adj
NIT, has been confirmed by repeated demonstra-
tons.
AN ExPERrMEYT.-The New York Tribune
says singular results are obtained in this city
from a very simple application of the nervous
fluid, animal magnetism, or whatever be the
agency, to brute matter. Let a party of six or
eight persons sit around q COMMON pine table
from twenty minutes to half an hour, with the
palms of their hands held flat on the top of the
table; it is not necessary that theirminds should
pay any attention to the process, or conversa-
ton be suspended but presently the table be-
comes so charged with the mysterious fluid,
that it begins to move then rise from it, push
away your chairs, still holding your hands near,
though it is not Necessary to touch !. and it
will turn around from end to end, and even pro-
coed rapidly about the room, without any WIS.,
ible agent on which excursions the persons must
bear it company, on the current is broken and
the movement stops. This simple experiment
may easily be tried it requires no faith and no
outlay of physical or moral strength, and the
result, with a table that is not too heavy, is pref
ty sure to follow"
During the last week we have participated
in the experiments in company with many 9th
ers, equally prejudieed against the result, and
we have seen and felt the most indubitable ev-
idence of the truth of the statements made by
Tribune. These statements are by no means
exaggerated, The movements we have witness
ed, under circumstances precluding the possible
ity OF COLLISION or misconception, have been so
decided and so long continued, that the most
sceptical were brought to admit the phenome-
non was demonstrated, and that its cause is
profoundly mysterious. In order that the ex-
pertinent should fully succeed, it seems neces-
airy to use a light table, placed on a surface
where it can meet with little friction, and that,
as many operators should take part as can con-
veniently sit aroud it without contact with each
other, The hands, in a dry state, should be
laid with open palms upon the table, and kept
steadily in one position, without touching one
another, and the feet ought to be kept at such
a distance as to allow the table to move freely
1t will sometimes rock to and fro, but will gen,
orally turn as if on axis, doing so by spells, and
changing its position rapidly from one part o
the room to another.
We protest that we have no ~predispositior
to believe in this strange phenomenon and ever
now, are entirely averse to tracing it to any un
natural agency. We look upon it rather as
new Development of that wonderful electro
magnetic power which is already known to ex
list, and which exhibits, in the hands of scienct
so many startling effects. 1t should not be as
sociated with ~spiritaaiism, or any Of the thou:
and forms Of modem necromancy, but be refer
red for solution to the sober Investigations
philosophy Weekly Post.