Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-05-04
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

1 venport, 1854.
i In all ages Of the world there has sud.
denly sprung up some fanaticism, dslu.
sion or mania, which Tor a while would
iun riot among the people. and threaten
to uproot the very bnlwarks Of society
but just as The better disposed of the
community are looking for "the wreck
OF matter and The crush OF worlds" eth
er the sober second thought OF The peo-
pie, or else something new would send
them oil in an opposite direction to that
in which they had before been 80 mad
" rushing. Thus it will be, we appre.
hend' with the so-called Spiritual Man
Hest tons, which. having sprung up
within few years. has increased with
wonderful rapidity in both the Numbers
and respec.abiliiy Of it's adherents, till
they reckon among their votarics hun
dreds OF thousands in all part. OF the
world. Not only the ignorant and the
weak'minded have fallen under its inf u
ence, but even many who have been
deemed among our first citizens, az to
talents, in the learned professions Of
Divinity, Law and Medicine, have be.
come lis most Jealous advocates, and
firm believers in the communications by
rappings, &C., between the living and
the dead. This belief would be OF lille
consequence, did il not unloriuna tely
happen that these persons Gaining IA
direct communication with the spirits OF
The departed, are disposed to declare
the Bible fable, and Christianity a
humbug. That this is the tendency of
those opinions, can be seen in the VIII.
tngs Of Davis, and most Of the others,
with perhaps, the exception Of Judge
Edmonds, who had too much II sense TO NO
quite SO lar as that.
10 con bat all this, and TO dsabuse
the public mind, which has long been
waiting Tor some person to come for
ward, who had the ability TO explain all
these wonders, according 10 the dictates
ol reason and sound sense, this hook is
written, and we iearlessly assert that
more searching, thorough exposition
and reiutation of Spirit Manifestations
could not have been given. DR.. Dods.
the author Of Electrical Psychology,
man who, for many years has made
the human mind his stu ly, has 70 phil
osophically explained the whole matter,
by the simple analysis Of the brain, and
the manner in which il can be made to
perform certain acts without the con-
sciousncss oil the so-called medium, sub
allowing, in most cases, as is no doubt
tho fact, that the medium is honest, and
IL as much deceived itself las ils deluded
believers and the DIR. explains the
thing fully, makes the case as clear ~
day: and, there is no doubt, that to hun
belongs the honor ol having killed the
Spiris, not having left them peg even
10 hang themselves on decently.
The book is just what 10 wanted, and
will DO IN immense deal OF good in put
ting to rest mania which is filing our
lunallc asy ylums, and has not yet, to our
knowledge, ever done one particle OF
good TO it's followers or the community.
The book is got up in excellent style
by the publishers.
For sale by w. IL. Peek and C. e.
Ilammett, Jr.
CRITICAL AND MISCELLANEOUS Wa.
TiSes ON T.. Noon TALFouRD, au.
thor OF "Ion." Third American
edition, with additional articles nev.
er before published in this country.
Boston Phillips, Sampson & Co,
1854.
The recent death Of the author of
"Ion' makes this volume very wei.
come visitor. As an essayist, Talfourd
had but few equals and probably no su-
perior. His contributions to the litera- |
ture OF the world, from time to time,
mostly through the pages OF foreign
magazines, have given him an envlable
prominence among the marked literary
nen Of the age. His criticisms possess |
a freshness Of thought aud vigor Of
style which give them an interest pecu. !
liar 10 themselves. 1t is very rare TO
find such able articles from the pen of a |
man who was equally distinguished as
a lawyer and Judge, Tor tits seldom
that man is eminent both as lawyer
and a strictly literary man. This vol.
ume is worthy OF the careful reading of
all lovers pure English, who would
know the opinions ol an able and pro-
lound man Of the productions Of other
men Of genius. The volume will have
a large sale, and we are very glad that
it's energetic publishers have issued IL so
speedily alter the death Of the d.stin-
guished author, II
This edition contains articles which
have never before been published in
this country 1t also has n fine likeness
Of the author,