The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1853-08-16
Psychology and Spiritual Rappcrs.

lOr Tic SaleratuS eaterS.
Psychology and Spiritual Rappers.
The Southern Patriot in commenting upon
an article from Professor Faraday, on the sub
ject of table moving, published in the National
lmtelIigenccr,. says: =.
"Many years ago, we remember to have
seen hi, Honor Chancellor Dargan perform
some very extraordinary experiments. Lately
he has been most sdcees sill III psychology
Whilst holding court the other day, at Ander-
son, he performed some experiments in> the
family Of Judge Whitney, as remarkable as
anything the spirit rappers have attemptd.-
He gave, "a little son oil the Judges dollar
to look at for ten or fifteen minutes, and then
touched a nerve passing from the hand to the
shoulder, making sundry manipuations, and
closed the little fellows eyes. The Chancel.
lor then said to him. You cannot open your
eyes, and he could not, with all, the efforts
he was capable Of making. From that mo-
ment, the4litte son became entirely subject to.
the ChanccIlors will, supposed his hand was
wood, and permitted it to be touched by the
knife, without hinching! He believed himself
any one, and would personate any one wflled
by the Chancellor. Many most extraordinary
things were done. But at length the Chancel-
or said to him, Elias, will now take off the
influence to which you have been subjected,
but when I will it return, you must obey me
again. The next morning he reminded Elias
of what had been said, and slapped his hands
commanding him to return to the situalionin
which he was the preceding evening. No
sooner said than done. Elias became again
the subject of the Chancellor, and believed,
felt and acted as wed by his Honor. Many
ludicrous things transpired, which we will not
report. When the charm was taken, off each
time, Elias, could not believe that he had acted
as he was informed he had. He had no con-
ciousness whatever of his action.
marKI1e experiments made by him on ser,
want hoy which he has. They are equally
marvellous with .any Of the experiments of the
Misses Fox, and very nearly OF kin to them
After placing the servant in a psychological
state, he requested him to call up old aunt
Phillis, who had been dead some time. The
boy did so, and said he saw her, that she looked
very beautiful, and said she was perfectly hap
py. He was then told to ask her to show her
self to him in Heavenl y dress. Instantly the
boy expressed himself amazed ut the beauty ard
splendor of aunt, phillis's dress. He said it
was all spangled over with gold, and that she
wore crown and gold slippers.
The boy was then directed to call up a ser.
want who had been supposed to be murdered.
The boy bowed, and said uncle Sam was be.
fore him. lie was requested to enquire how
he died. Uncle Sam said he had been MUIR
dered and thrown into ditch He was asked
who killed him, and he refused to tell. The
question was put to him again, and again, and
he was asked why he would not tell if he
knew. His reply was that it would be wrong
to tell; that he was happy, and did not wish
any one to punished for his death!
Again, the boy was requested to call fora
servant who was dead, and whom he had new.
er seen, but who was well known by the Chan
cellor. He said there was some negro, a strange
looking fellow, had answered his call, bnt who
seemed shy of him, and who appeared to be
unhappy. lie described the negro exactly, as
lie was remembered by those who knew him
with one leg and arm crooked, and walking
hideousIy! He WAS told to ask this poor tel.
low j! he was happy. The reply was that he
was not happy, but suffering very much. IN
life lie was u bad fellow. The boy was told
to ask the reason of his not being happy, and
he replied 'he had sinned against God
When this boy was restored to his proper
state, he remembered not one word Of what he
had said or done! He was simple, good
fellow, and could not have practiced trick
on the Chancellor, if he could have been dis
posed. lie had not sense and cunning enough
to do so. Moreover, he was unwilling to be
put in this Mcsmcric or Psychological state.
How then do we account for these strange
experiments! 1t is simply this: The subject
is in the power of the operator and obedIent
to his will He sees, as the operator sees, and
feels as he feels aud thinks, as he thinks. Chan
ceLlor Dargan pictured to bis own mind the
Heavenly dress; the peculiar form Of the bro
ken legged boy, and knew he was Il bad fellow.
lie thought he ought not 10 be happy, and he
knew lha: Phllis ought to be. In this way, all
the answers were given. But this is strange
aud most wonderful, that one human mind
should have such power over another. '1he
power of the magnet is equally strange, in
pointing to the north pole, and equally strange
is the power Of attraction, and falling OF an
apple to the ground; and not ono whit more
strange are the table movings."
(which, my dear lady, do you think the
mcrrcst place in the world! "Ihat imme
dately above the atmosphere that surrounds
the earth, should think" "And why so?"-
because am told that there all bodies lcse