New-York daily tribune., 1854-03-11

found Necessary TO treat with complete disregard the tes
fmoDy Of all who have given themselves up to the table
tuning id'a. and concludes by cas,oning the pubc
against s quick oontagon II with such solutions or
such advice that the minds OF intelligent aud compe,en,
vnosses 10 be satisfied on this most curious and mo
menious question Yet the theory Of hs London Reviewer
in relation TO the influence Of suggestion is wen
stated and accors satisfactorily for certain mental
phenomena exhibited during extreme concentration Of
mind that is often cited Of late by persons ignorant Of
the actual condition und.r which the table movements
int igibe solution Of the wh.le matter The
statement Of a few facts may to show how n.p
Tcable this ingenious theory is to many phases Of the
phenomena il professes to explain
While engaged in tabular experiments with friend, who
has recently discovered that he has the power Of moving
tables without conscious effort and who has believed that
the movements induced by involuntary acton OF
the muscles proposed that should test his theory by
requesting third person who had just entered the room
who he'd known power of elcitng aiding the mani
fesatons ard rho had not approached the table at
which my friend s.andingt 10 mentally indicate SERIES
Of movements to be accomplished by His directions I'm
volvng een the most complex and eccentric evou,ons
were fulfilled to the letter One occurred of peculiar
interest The table required through concealed writ
ten direction make circuit around large armchair
standing in remote part Of the An obstacle iasi'
bic 10 he yerson rhO had giren his direction prevented
from taking the precise indicated The obstacle
was ingeniousy avoided and the object accomplished
by another and circuitous route needless to say
that my friend relnqushed his theory of involuntary
muscular pressure.
From correspondent in New YOrk-a writer OF ac-
knowledged ability and high Intellectual endowments-l
have received the following curious particulars which caa
rot readily find their solution in The very s;~ ,oo.
Of Tie Q"oTierly.
letter had appeared proposed to two three ofhe fam
ly who had seen nothing of the phenomena, to sit with
round table and ascertain, if possible how much Of
the motion due to involuntary pressure In about
hour the table commenced wbirng rapidly. / directed
all To remove their hands and ased mine some inches 1t
continued its rotary motion long enough to make several
circuits, and when il stopped loud raps were heard as if
on he under sidea dozen or twenty perhap at inter
yas Again placed our hands on it till ii began to re-
yoye and again removed them without inerruptng the
motion the sounds The next evening the same exper
ments were made in the presence of fifteen persons with
the same results When asked the for this bril-
liant success which could not be obtained elsewhere, it
replied Through the customary teegraphc slgnas
that the circle was harmonious.
"At Sodus Point weeks aferward, very light to
lie followed my hands over the carpe. without contact
the table having beenpreviousy touched at all Since
then by holding my hands above small table in the
midst Of circle, it lifted from the floor This, too
accomplished without contact. can by no means
obtain these results at viii.
have been compelled to recognise the existence of
wonderful occult power in nature, which ought to be IN
persons Of high reputation TO give their attention TO the
subject wrote TO Prof Hare as lie had written letter
On the subject giving him the names of my witnesses
but be has done nothing Prof Renwick has and ia
convinced that material objects may be moved without
visible contact bnt has recognized no evidence OF ine
gence My belief thatthe phenomena are often controlled
by intelligence came gradually.
il appears that the minds Of persons who do not touch
The tables sometimes affect the Of the experiment
Mental questions have been ooIrecy & answered IN n my
Spanish and Italian. Names of deceased persons un
known TO are often communicated to their surviving
friends and relatives and long forgotten incidents brought
10 mind scientific gentleman lately presented me, az
test word written and ncosed in carefay sealed en-
velop. When the answer given through a wen known
medium in the presence of eminent physician OF this
citv was TO him with the unopened cnpeop lie re
fused either to confirm or deny its accuracy
What III, are we to believe Where we to look for
the solution Of these mysteries which Science persists in g
noriDg and at which Religion shudders
Con tyae Science regard trivial unmportant these
evidences of occult force unknown intelligence
Can true Faith ascrbo them to the magny of the demon
| know not The Rev DR.. Beecber of Boston does 50.
The clergy of France and land doug Pho Mono
himself according to the Countess Sophia kisseet tells
rs is the Demon who takes all these forms 1t is the
sin of pride-the desire of forbidden kno Wedge
Formyself cannot accept such view. believe it
we would penetrate that sacred night that enyron' truth
We must allow the Devil power in nature we must
look for natural in all extraordinary events and
when such wanting, recur to God
Ifthere rs spiritual world coponed with the natural
if there are invisible beings forever associated with us IN
that mysterious inner life, whose threshold we pass not
without holy aweI would know of that world and Its IN
habls what God permits Ifspirits have acquired new
,ower 70 commune with us through the operation OF Ma
nres all wise and beautiful laws the selfish aud cowardy
polcy which would make us fancy contagion IN such
communion ms 10 unworthy OF generous ana SIN
cee nature We must trust TO the inherent anes OF the
sou and to its acquired discretion keep each within the
,pbere of ts true order The wise Nagans believed that to
the false the cowardy and the presumpuous the gen OF
the oir were sometimes perfdous and dangerous II may
he that the conditions of spiritual intercourse are not
changed Courage candor and good faith are still requisite
TO successful investigation
The Phantom of the Thresholdth reptile Fear-the
c,eenln Terror Of Bulwer finest sill guards the
annroach 10 all new realms Of thought still les in wait Tor
all who step beyond the prescnpve paths OF knowledge
Bu, over the faithful and sincere IFS power s limited
If the air is rife with demons l would know il IT, as
obers ten us the magic minor of which have gained
but reflects the moral aspect of him who looks
within IFS shadowy dephs would learn such lessons as
NAV be conveyed in its exhibitions of frvoy insanity or
demoniac fear But it. at this strange era OF the world
the srus energies inherent the are being aroused
after long slumber into renewed and hitherto unprece
dned energy to welcome the great cloud Of witnesses that
announce better day fer Humanity would wait patent
w. while the ms.s of the valley are dispensing Tor the m
radience of that glorious light
Re.pec,fuly your fisud, SARAH HELEN WHITMAN
fyorideace, X J.. Jan. So lSoi
HARVEY ON SPIRITUALISM.
reis less noise and confusion respecting what are
formed Sniritusl Manifestations than prevailed two or
A., ;,ce Int on inouiry we find the subject attract