The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-02-10

VICTIMS OF SPIRrTCALrsN.-There have been
three victims Of Spiritualisrn brought to the
Hamilton County (Ohio) Lunatic Asylum.
within the past three years. The physician Of
the Asylum. DR.. J. J. Quinn, has been astonish
ed at some of the revelations made from the
world Of spirits. One of the three patients al
luded to says he has had instructions from some
of the spirits to engage in the uerculean labor
of preparing three works on Theology, Demon
ology and Sorcery. The view he takes o
DemonolOgy, is that the Devil comes in his real
shape Oh earth, and enters into regular open
contract with certain individuals, to perform
special acts; and in the case of sorcer; or
witclcraft some of bis imps come on earth. and
make kind of indirect contract, by which peo-
placed under his direct power, without their
knowing it. All this. he says, has been reveal
ed to him. We think there can be no mistake
about that. The Devil has undoubtedly more
to do with this most wretched of all the isms,
Spiritualism, than any other agency we can
think OF.
LAMEHrABLE.-The want of good faith and
| integrity. on the part Of business men. as de-
| veloped in the failures in various portions OF
the country. is truly lamentable. and is doing
far more than the mere loss of money to shake
the confidence of the community in every thing
OF business character. The New York Her
aid states a case in point. The house Of Bel
cher & Co.. the great sugar refiners in St. Louis
was in the habit of drawing upon Messrs. Eos
ter L Stephenson. also upon ". q. Ray, Of New
YORK. The reputation of the St. Louis house
was such that the drafts were accepted without
much regard to the amount.
Lately, Messrs. Foster & Stephenson were
drawn on so heavily that they objected to &C
ccpt when they we're informed by the Messrs.
Belcher that all the drafts drawn by them were
on their house. and that they were not draw
ing. as usual en- any other house in the city.
This restored confidence again. and drafts were
freely accepted for time longer. At last the
failure of the Messrs. Belcher was announced.
when it appeared that they had been drawing
en- Mr.. Ray to a larger extent than usual. and
we believe also upon other houses in that city
The result OF this was, that Foster d Stephen
son were forced into suspension. There is
wide spread decentralization that is sad to be-
hold Personal honor and integrity of charac
ter have lost their value in the estimation OF
community. We are too prone to bow down
to the men who are rich, or rather, who can
make us think they are rich. We do not stop
to inquire how they obtained their money. or
whether they deal fairly and honestly with
their fellow men. The result is apparent
Everybody must have money. No matter about
the means. it must he had. Is it not time for
the sober. rejecting minds of the country to
look this subject square in the face, and to be
devising some adequate remedy 1t must be
met or We must continue to suffer.
THE HEART GOES TO ScHooL.-Don't You be-
leve it? The Chicago Journal of Education
has para graph or two that isworth reading
a rara auis, by the way, in the great majority
of school publications. Here it is Think
not your work is done and your contract full
filed when you have made your pupils expert
arithmcticians and skilful grammarians; the
heart has come to school to you. as we'll as the
head, and takes lessons as regular. and often
far more impressive and abiding than those you
assigned to the intellect. You yourselffeel the
conviction of this daily stealing over you. Why
else is it that you almost involuntarily suppress
the careless jest the look of levity, or the sour
rility you, alas! may elsewhere indulge in. and
put on the air. at least, of candOr and virtue in
the presence of those little children? Is it not
that you feel that eyes bright with faith are
scanning every moment your actions, and imi-
tative and impossible hearts are continually
and spirits"