Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1855-03-15
From the Journal Of Man.
VISIT TO THE Rooms FAMILY.

III Tue idSL VOLUME VI Tue JOuIEdl Cl
Man some account was given of the Won
deItul phenomena al the residence of J.
Rooms, in Athens Co. Ohio. The slate
men,s Of the spiritual powers there ex'
hibited assume high degree OF impo,
tance on account OF the unanimous con
currence of intelligent visitors in attest
ing their truth. The following narrative
from Mr.. vii Jams is published as fair
specimen Of the Impression which the
phenomena made upon the mind Of a eau
tious observer. The character Of Mr.. w.
as a prudent, honest, and successful man
of business, and heretofore very skept-
cal investigator Of the phepomena of mes
merism. etc., renders his narrative very
relia bic for truth, and freedom from ex-
aggerat ton. Ed jon =. Of Alan.
An account Of Spirit Manifestations at
J. Moons Spirit Room. October %,
%, "a and 20. 1884, as witnessed by
Clark Williams.
Oct. 22nd.-Saturday evening enter
ed the room with some twenty other. a.
mong whom were MIR. Hayden, of Boston,
husband of Mrs. Hayden, who introdu-
ced the rappings into England, convert
ing the cele bfated infidel, SO called, Rob-
erl Owen, and many others to the belief
in future life). When all were seated
in the room, around three sides Of it, and
at some distance from a common cherry
breakfast table. which stood near the
middle of the foor-a large table sup.
porting two drums, other musical instru
ments and piece Of machinery called
by the spirits retainer of electricity
stood at the north end Of the room. MIR.
Rooms and another gentle man, whose
name | did not learn, seated themselves
on the west side of the room, near the
end of the retainer, and MIR. Rooms son,
Ia lad Of some seventeen years of age,
who | understand was the principal or
important medium for these manifesto
tons, sat at the other end of the machin
cry, and on the east side OF the room.
When all was arranged, and some advice
given BY Mr.. Rooms 10 the audience, how
10 preserve order. the lights were ex-
tinguished, and Mr. Rooms and his com
panion, (who had each a violin,) struck
up lively tune on their violins, when
instantly both drums were rapidly beaten.
keeping perfect time with the violins-
the trumpet "a tin trumpe: two feet in
lengthy was also played upon. or rather a
voice apparently human sang through it;
tambourine was als) played. and car
red, whilst played, all around the room.
sometimes over our heads and sometimes
down in our laps touching our knees,
hands and heads, keeping time with all
the music. This music was kept up for
some length of time, making the whole
house roar so as almost to deafen US, dur
ing which time several different tunes
were played. Conversation was also
kept up occasionally with Mr.. Rooms.
wife and son, and Others who might be
suspected of trick. so that we could idcn-
tify their positions and know that they
were not beating the drums or playing
the trumpet or rambourine. After the
music was finished, hand resembling
precisely human hand took up a piece
Of sand paper which had been dampensd,
and had phosphorus rubbed upon il (pre-
vious to extinguishing the Lights. aud
passed all around the room. sometimes
up torthe selling and then down to the
floor. After performing number of per.
ambula,ions around the room. playing OF