Smyrna times., 1855-11-07

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also, the brain Of the magnetised person be
comes 50 united, by this medium, to the brain
OF other persons, especially to that of the mag
netizer, as to have access to the knowledge am
memory of other minds. Thus, aided and gov
erned by the will of the person who is in mag
netlc connexlon, the clairvoyant can see will
the brain by the aid of this pervading medium
ana, TO certain extent, can come into cOnnex
ION with other places and other brains at grea
distances. 49,. -. ...... .... ...-....
i" In this state, also, the magnctizer has
certain power over the intellectual faculties
the senses, and the susceptblities of the ma q
netlzed person, SO that, by an act of will, he
can stimulate any one of them. Thus he can.
not only make the subject see, feel, taste, and
smell Whatever he chooses, but can regulate
MS intellectual opinions and belief so long as
the magnetic influence remains. This power
IN certain cases, can be eXerted over The sub
Iect at great distance. This nervous fluid can
also be sent from the brain of one or more per-
sons INTO inanimate objects, and, after certain
accumulation, these objects become animated,
tor the time being, and more or less subject to
the wall OF the person who most freely imparts
the mlgnetizing fluid. In this way, chairs and
tables can be made to move about, to spell, and
perform other apparently intelligent actions
In support of this theory, Miss Beecher states
several facts as having occurred under her own
Immediate observation. She says:
"l have seen a mahogany table hanging by
the hands of persons entirely unsupported by
anything except the hands held, over it. have
seen table without castors and on a carpet,
more around the room with me on it, and no
other motive power except the will of lady
whose hands rested lightly on the top. | have
seen large table dance to the sound of VIC.
In In7ways which / am sure no man or men, by
any ordinary method, could produce, while no
motive power was visible except The hands of
certain persons laid lightly on the top 4.
Miss Beeeher argues that spirit-rappngs,"
and the mysterious moving of tables, chairs,
NC, which have been ascrlbed to the ntervcn-
ton OF spirits, are nothing more than animal
magnetism impaired to inaninlate Objects
She says, with great propriety, that we are not
to infer any supernatural agencies for effects
that can be accounted for without any such
inference. She adds, have as yet never
seen anything claimed to be "spiritual mani
festations" that could not be easily accounted
for as is here suggested. And the progress of
time is more and more exhibiting the folly and
inconsistency of the popular illusion that brings
back the spirits of departed friends to perform
revelations."a .fiafriao Tssl1 80
We ourselves have known of some mysterl.
ous things whichwere dignfed with the name
of spiritual manifestations" but as present
we adopt Miss Beecher's theory, and
have but little doubt that it will, ere long, be
received as veritable truth. The idea thrown
out by Miss B., in regard to ''fantastic tricks,
inane and contradictory revelations made in
these supposed spiritual manifestations, has
always struck us with great force. In most
cases, the supposed spirits seemed to have
made very slow progress in knowledge, and in
some instances their answers indicated that
they were less intelligent than when they
walked about on this mundane sphcre.-Phila.
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