The Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1854-1855, 1855-02-09
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Powerful Mantle station Of Spirits.

Mr.. .oa-With your permission. in the
publication of this article. the undersigned feel
it TO be their privilege and duty. in this age Of
inves,ig alton and progress. to give . brief histo
ry to the public OF spiritual interview. at the
residence of Mr.. Jonathan Koons. Athens CO..
O.. which place has gained great notoriety for
the manner, kind and variety Of the so-cAlled
spiritual manifestations of the age and day.
Having seen many reports relative to spirit
room at Mr. Koons, with he powerful and strange
manifestations therein-of spirits playing upon
musical Instruments, speaking in an audible
voice writing communications. &c., DC. with
out any physical agency to control them-under
these auspices, we were induced to visit said
spirit ROOM and see and hear for ourselves. And
astonishing as our narrative may appear TO those
that read it, feel that verac;y for its truth
fulness is in the hands Of the public; and howev-
er incredible 1t may appear. we do most sincere
ly affirm the truthfulness Of our statements.
We arrived at Mr.. Koons' on the evening of
the 18TH and found residence in architecture of
the frontier character-two log houses resolved
into one; few feet from the dwelling is erected
room 1e by IA. out of round logs according to
spirit direction. In this room. humble and sim
pie as it is spirits and angels have ordered
and selected it for their parlor and receiving
(in this day Of refinement and fashion. to all
persons that may wish to have an interview with
them. Being requested to examine this room. we
found the furniture to consist Of one table and its
mechanical appendages; several musical instsu-
meRts. shells, tongs, paper and pencils, with two
rows of benches for visitors to sit on.
At o'clock, p. NJ. a company of twelve per-
sons entered the room, seating ourselves and re-
naming composed few minutes, a signal WAS
given by heavy blow upon the bass drum, that
fairly shocked us. From this signal we learned
that the spirits were ready to proceed. Mr.. Koons
now commenced playing some beautiful airs upon
Of time upon the bass and tenor drums. using
drum sticks of ordinary size. moving them with
the celebrity Of thought; after few tunes were
thus performed. the tamborine and triangle were
introduced along with the above. and such dis
play of music was truly astonishing. The tam
BORNE was carried around and across the room.
shaking it most violently. at the same time in
concert with the above instruments. By request.
the tamborine would pass to your lap, then to the
opposite part of the room. forming gyrations
around the room with the greatest celebrity and
ease. Thus ended the first evenings inter
view.
On the I'd and Sd evenings. manifestations
were of character still more interesting All
seated. the signal was given through . tin trum-
pet OF good evening. friends, in very audi
bic voice A number of questions were then
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voice The spirits then gave concert Of music.
using French harp to lead. accompanied with IN
ACCORDION, which played a second. This music
was rich and fall OF melody. The speaking was
again resumed through the trumpet. of which
they passed near the individual that the conver-
sation was directed to. The spirit thus talked.
sung and whistled through this tin horn. The
scene now changed to that Of a visible spirit
hand, Of different size and feeling-some feeling
firm and hard like, others soft and delicate. They
tell us that this hand is formed by controlling
and condensing the elements around the real spir-
it hand This hand is rs flexible and motive .
perfect hand in life; this hand passed frsm one
person to another by request, either mentally or
verbally. placing it in our hands and giving the
grip of friendship; Likewise conveying toys. pa
per and other articles from one part Of the room
10 the other, taking hat In one instance from the
head Of Mr.. Graham. and carrying it ACROSS the
room and banging it on post
One of the most Interesting features connect
ed with this power. is that Of writing. of which
is performed about three times n human pen
is exhibited-crossing the IS and dot.
ting the is. and punctuasing at the same time.
On the last evening Of our interview, two hands
were exhibited in writing at the same time. WI
ling FIVE different communications, filing SEINE
four sides of letter paper in about two minutes.
This writing was very plain and insslliglbSs-ed-
mankind to seek after truth - tho
greatest ornament to their mortal - well>as i'm.
mortal natures and existence. azf
Thu. ended our interview. and Likewise our
record Of one Of the most interesting and aston
shing circumstances Of the so-called spiritnA
manifestations that we have ever witnesssd--for
his we claim it to be. until some other phiscso-
ply can nationally and experimentauy account
Eor what We have seen, heard and felt
Yours. respectfully.
JANIS L. BRAFTErr. New Paris. o.
GrBsoS TKAs, Middleboso'. Ind.
JOHN GRrFFrrH, Richmond Ind.
JOSEPH SMITH AND LApr. Illinois
]. PRuDKxT, Athens CO., o.
T. MoRRIs AND LADY. Athens CO., o.