New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-03

come fushed; she ssid the spirits operating upcn
her foot the cause Of the pain Of the loot sni
ankle; it,, however, soco subsided in the foot,
and was followed by very severe schine and pain
in The calf Of the leg, which seemed unscccuut-
able 70 &c all il somewhat rehevcd by the appli-
cation Of cold water and gentle presses OF the hand
Sfen wet with cold water. On taturday morning
last she sent for Mr.. Gano and myself, aud tod US
that in her natural waking state she saw tho spirits Of
nv father Gen. Gano, and Dr. Bennett standing near
Der bed he muske;o-bar Intervening she did not at
FIRST recognize them. and they soon came round and
nearer TO her, and che was impressed thai tney nsd
something 10 communicate, and asked Us 10 SIT w1h
her We took hx hands aud she soon passed into the
spiritual or superior state, snd she said: Your father
and Dr. Eeniet are here with US. We waited for
communication ron them, when soon, through the
medium, our fathers spirit gave some very impor-
tsnt and encouraging communications and alluded 10
matters known only 10 this sphene to myself, and IN
relation 10 which had great anxiety and then said
be would answer our questions, which he did mast sat
isfactoriy and greatly 10 astonishmen aud grstf
caiien she then said DR.. Bennett wishes Mr. Gano to
mt his hand on the ball of the foot the toes whore
there is a small callous ridge, which was found TO be
there Tire spirit doctor then sad There u in the ceh
Of tie lame leg piece Of No. needle. she showing
Il TO be about half inch long, that Il had entered
her foot at that point whore was calous a long
time ago that they were moving Il up oy magneusn;
and he said 1t would come out, aid pointed 20 tne
place hyIutpg her finger on the precise spot, on the
NIGHT side ard upper part OF the cali OF toe iInb,
below the knee, and told Us L wond come OUT dsy
alter 10 morrow lMoiCdNI Werhltk. TIC NsLtNtcN 10
10 continue 10 apply cold water 10 il with the hand,
and said there IS much electricity in water thus APP
pned snd will assist IN moving L; and we ARE trying
10 prevent its passing iato her knee we we're also
directed not 70 let the medium kuow anything that
had been told Us about IT, She has not been permit
ted to remember what abe says under spiritual
influence yet for special purpose OF spirits control
ling her but soon they oud allow her 10 N member
what she had and heard, and eroy Ia the ma
tuTa waking state Sever al tunes alter this IN nor
NAL state she said she felt something creeping up the
side of her limb, like the moving of an insect or
worm. and asked 10 have the bandaee removed 10
fnd IT, bat none was there and st times the creeping
sensation was accompanied with an achipg and sharp
creeping psin and, although very sensitive to the
touch showed neither soreness rodness irritation nor
inflammation.
"On Monday morning a 6 O'clock ishe time named
by the spirit the piece OF No. broken needle, over
half ipch long sho we'd itself and extracted at
the precise point in the limb and exactly as 20 length
and size described by the spirit through the medium
IL have the piece of needle, which IS quito dark
from corroson and il corresponds exactly az 10 size
ard length as described by the spirit through the
medium.
The medium says she remembers to have stepped on
something pointed several months since, and supposed
II was tack, but had no idea anything was in her
foot or LIMB until she took il out as described, and ~
witnessed 10y seveIel although she sometimes felt a
slight pain on stepping upon anything that pressed the
caous ridge on the foot, which she thought was
common corn forming