The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-04-19

close the same for those whc wish 10 avail
themselves of an opportunity to write to
their deceased friends in the other spheres
In the Spiritual Telegraph there are many
advertisements where mediums propose TO
cure all diseases. One lady clairvoyant
gives public notice that her charges for every
examination of disease will be one dollar,
and where personal examination can moi
be had the subject shall send lock of hair
and the charge will be three dollars.
10 the Shsk,nah and Spiritual Telegraph the
organs of the most ultra Of the new philoso.
phers find the certificate Of some people
in Springfield Massachusetts who say that
on one occasion the table around which they
were seated was moved by an invisible and
unknown agency, with such irresistible
force that no one in the circle could hold il.
Two men standing on opposite sides and
graspng il a, the came time, and in such
manner as 10 have the greatest possible ad-
vantage-could not, by the utmost exercise
Of their powers, restrain its motion. in
spite of their exertions the table was moved
from one TO three feet A medium inquired
if the spirits could disengage or relax the
hold OF Mr.. Foulds, when suddenly-and
/ IN q manner who;iy unaccountsLie--EIr.
Foulds was seated on the floor al distance
OF several feet from the table, having been
moved 80 gently, and yet so instantaneously
as scarcely TO be conscious of the fact II
was proposed TO further lest this invisible
power, and accordingly five men whose
united weight was s55 pounds stood on la
BILE (wthout castors) and while the men
were on, twas repeatedly moved distance
of from four TO eight inches. That would
seem to have been quite Job for the spir-
its.
Iu neghboring county Methodist cler.
gyman of intelligence, character and correct
life came 10 believe in the spiritual NANTES.
tations, and concluded that the spirit of DR..
Fish called upon him TO write a defence OF
the new faith. He did so, and was indeh-
nitely suspended from the ministry for here.
sy. have now shown you what The spin.
itualists clam.
But these new philosophers like other
people have had their troubles. Mrs. Gull
YER, a member of the Fox family has recan.
ted her new faith and published her version
of what she formerly called phenomena" ("
As part Of the history of rsppings il is in.
teresting.
Now as Mrs. Culver has never been chal-
lenged by the Foxes 10 prove the genuine
ness of her toe.rapping il is somewhat diff.
cult 10 arbira,e between these ladies.
One case which has come 10 my atten.
,ion is 10 be explained in different manner.
A we'll dressed Professor Of Spirlualism with
a wise look and face full of hair was work
ing wonders in a small village in New York
He called up scores Of ghosts and made them
tell the genealogical history of all the old
families in The place. The credulous were
delighted and the skeptics staggered The
ghosts brought back old "reminiscences until
the whole generations of the past were heard
from; and names and dates were given
with astonishing precision. The Professor
was lion and the village was all in agita.
lion. Finally it was discovered 0or there
are always impertinent and meddlesome
people abouD that the hosller at the hotel
had quarrel with the Professor and refused
any longer 10 go out at night TO copy inscrip.
lions from the tombs,onesj and very soon
thereafter the Professor left The place in dis
gust.
Now some of these ghosts are spiritual in
double sense; and do not seem to have sha
ken off all their bad habits OF the flesh. Let
me give you case from The spiritual books,
well au ;henlicated. Kernhad engaged Hahns
servant 10 stay with him. One night, as
Kern lay in his bed, and this man was stand
ing near the glass door in conversation with
him, TO his utter amazement, he beheld a
jug Of beer which stood on a table in the
room, at some distance from him, slowly lif.
ted 10 height Of about three feet, and the
contents poured into glass that was stand
ing there also, until the latter was half full.
The Jug was then gently replaced and the
glass lifte1 and emptied as by some one
drinking, whilst John the servant exclaimed
in terrified surprise, "Lord--it swallows "---
The glass was quietly replaced, and not a
drop Of beer wss TO be found on the floor