New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-31

IttA seldom that we End 90 observer Of the modsr
puzzle vlo can tell just Whist he saw or heard ths
seems extrsora usry ineIpcable. that make IN
,abi,Ded extrscts from the private letter o. eni
nsn. in literature. whose keen INSIGHT firm religion
faith and stem moral principle are proof against th'
impulse 70 rash and startling conclusions which
so many find irresistible The perfsc: integrity of bel
statements would Bever be doubted By who knew
her, ard tie value II lie Phen la observed By her
enhanced by the facs that there was no recognized or
Supposed medium ard 10 person whose good faith
could be doubted Presen, when merely were sbes
moved BY some unexplained force, when 70 one was
physically in contact vi,h them, but rsspngs were
heard ard lin case intelligent messages received
through that medium. We wish al who write US "a
kindred themes 20 write as lrcdly and candid, as the
following:
You know have always svoiied gong TO public ex-
hbitioDs Of the SOFT for fear Of being deceived INTO
false belief: and when | tables move in private
bouses supposed il done BY pressure in way.
,cientihc gentleman who came 20 NssfoTk Ia MAY tod
ne he had doubt tie reality Of the movements,
which be attributed simply 70 electricity. Tired with
BIN and his wife and xth two others strervard.
and vas pretty well satisfied that the movements
lot caused by pressure. At O. aud a, : +, where
roll ing Of the Kind bad ever been done. seemed
good opportunity to make fair experiments but notwith.
standing the same result a'gays 0btsiGed, could
Lot help lingering doubts even hen Others perfect
Is convinced At T.. where sat alone with boy who
Rad The power Of no7iug table. distinct round raps
were heard the under sde whenever my hands were
placed on the table ceasiDg when they we're taken of
ard RECOMMENDING In medla;ely when thev were laid
On The company had heard any raps before.
had the bog On the evening of the 18Th inst at the
house oil AIr d. near j few of sat around table
sn hour before tie slightest movement was obtained At
LIST II began 70 move. aod went br.ky arouni-+he t.
"a. ff -. Lara han
on Ofioud raps-siy dozen or twenty-at intervals
would be heard On the under side. IL seemed like the
violent escape osome ud with which the table had been
charged. When 1t was going around again made those
VITO were viii raise their hand, an inch two from
the table, a. rhe same instant raised mine the m,tion
continued While the table not touched BY any person
Whatsoever TIL the table had described ci-ce two or
thrteiimc Again the experiment repeated, sir
sLd Mrs d. holding lights To be sure that 10 one touched
il acaD the table performed It's revolutions alOne TIL
ore leg ran on ny dress aud drew away hand %
save it Vh,n tie table stopped. We tried it third
tine With The same success Mrs counted three times
y at described tie circle untouched. t again took
AWAY ore hand, when it stopped The next evening,
Willie the car ace was getting ready TO take parry,
/ sat down with two of the family, aud the table
moved in three minutes the same rappng took place.
faiLt az hrs out gradually increasing in strength, and
slteIIa ied with brisk movements, could feel minute
vibrations, like the patteiing OF rsn-drops under my
bands continually We could not stay long enough that
evening for experiment. bus on the 18th number OF
persons cane from T., curious 10 witness the pheno-
ntuon Probably a natural anxiety not To fail this time
DELAYED the result rat hour before there the
slightest oyomont and although more persons were NJ
tie table the power not nearly so great as on the
first evening L. Was sufficient however, % produce the
fleet again and again. and still again the table vent
several tines around hands raj 'ed some inches
above IT, While We stood aOcf the Witnesses peeIing
with lights On every side To be certain that
possibility OF imposition In the intervals Of motion, the
ab.e would rise TWO legs and the same explosive
sounds uld be heard he underside though not 50
oud before There was no evidence, either tune, Of
intelligence either IN the raps or moTemeGts.
90 Lot know that You will think this account worth
attention. but il may be because the experi usnts
made by persons who lad never before seen any
thing Of these phenomena, am made sthout reference
e. sry theories or experiments Of others. cannot but
uk scientific peTsOus yerl much ~ blame for rot hay
il made experiments IN a spir of clndor, which must
have resulted as ours did; for the principle IN ua
tire ust operate in the same way, a. III times, under
similar circumstances. Faraday has reason 70 BE-
hamed" for concluding. in the pride of human elrn-
ing. that there was nothing his philosophy had not
dreamrt Of accounted for and thus retlriing ingcs
cations which might explain the matter
lave nothing 10 say about spiritual agency; although
tvo three mes Wien So with one o,her person At
atghle names spet out and Intelligent
respon.es given; ye think little Of that because there
vas possi tGg that NY cOmpauOn nj bt have showed
tie table IL ;te other case there was no possibility OF
dec.Iton should be very Glad il Yen would write and
tell NE all you can I" acc'h'la ~ H. AM Nnae !vn
oiIon is If our experiments. Tell me also II the power
10 move produce raps ncr asses by practice, an1n-
1er what circumstances Even should | be forced 70
lie conclusion tia, these things produced by spirit
ual agency should place the sghtes, reliance
on such messages We have the mind Of our Creator
revealed to 10 the Book which He has guarded With
such sv fu penalties denounced those who presume
70 add to- or take from that com leie reye itieD
II may please Him. for wise and beneicen purposes to
permit another order Of beings communicate With
but TO pin our religious faith 10 their caprciou utter
incs would be weak and sinful. But enough Of this.