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

fec,s produced upon the feelings health Of he Dedl
ums BY the eIercise OF this power
Mr.. Bell replied hs, his inquiries Of them ed HIM 70
suppose that there were no palpsble Influences ron
his cause One Of the most intelligent and successful
of these IN public practice, Mrs. Hayden, now IN I'm
gland assured him that che conscious o. 10 NJ e.
fects feelings beyond the tedium OF prolonged mo-
noionous sessions with her crowd OF visitors whose
wonderful recognition Of deceased aunts parents and
! friends, although very surprising 20 them, were
thrice told tales 20 heri
Dr. Cutler vished to know of Or. Bell supposed that
the meium conscious Of what yas passing in the
mind Of the ques'IOrer.
DR.. Bel thought such was not the case. The me-
diums al concur and many of those private lte, at
leass, arc Of the highest worh-snj indeed, he be
heved that many OF those who grstfed those interest
ed BY pad sessions to b. no lees worthy, IN declaring
that they have 10 consciousness of any paitcipanen
in what is going before them. Nor could he zee IN
the ,emperaments other indications OF the mediums,
anything in common. They run through wide ex-
pension OF nielg enCo, from Judge Edmonds cowl 10
the most moderate intellectual development.
Dr. Gutter inquired how DR.. Bel supposed the raps
10 be made
The doctor admitted his entire inability to sugges.
how, sny more 1an why the magnetic needle should
insist upon turning toward the north instead OF SIS h.
DR.. Bell remarked that there were grea; number OF
very curious facts connected viii lie various branches
into which these phenomena had run on which he had
not tine to enter lno me consider anon OIL tie consld-
eTec them ell OF less intense ne-es- than the great
erection Of the veritable existence Of the spirits
The trance speaking the impressions Of visual piano.
ramc order the composition Of all sorts Of prose and
poetry, the curious spiTii-drGwngs, An stll oiher
INT manifestations OF Of them Is very dncut 70
msbe eli explanation; others may hereafter be found
IN the class Of hyetcrcOnervOus excemeEts, N which
ne Individual, without any intention 70 deceive, Is SO
wrapped I'D in an internal flow of faDcies az 10 lose
ccnscioueuess Of external hngs yet the Intellectual
process goes on.
Still other phenomena may perhaps be proved to be
connected with tie duality Of tie brain. Ii i un-
doubted that that organ is ike the car ana eye, each
Of wh Ch il che Of two slmueipca duplicates. ben
10th ect cOncuentlv but one class OF effects pro-
ducCd. When the eye becomes dislOcate. from
IL fellow double vision and disturbed addition result
Ore eye may be habi.uaily passive, az seems % be
one perfect optic of the crssscyed. ard the attention IS
not called 10 the images which II presents, although
thee images may be all distinctly pictu Ell on he
reiirc and NAV, by some association or diseased
ectiOn, BE subse uenily reproduced The analogy OF
the brain 10 hcse facts Is shown IN The phenomena o.
dreaming when we do and sav ard think thinks which
are utterly foreign 10 our habltua feelings and views
A. much q. one mind could vary from another. or,
as ain il is illustrated in not unrcquent examples OF
u riOdicel mania, where for a period OF weeks. or
months or Years the patient lives in certain state Of
moral Intellectual and affective existence, perfectly
unlike the other mnant of his life. Were a new
guide OF governor known to enter the sensorun and
assume the reins more completely distinct set OF re-
suits could lot be expected. In inebriety the same
facts exist
The phenomena of impressions made upon en- organ,
and sferwHrd rel reduced in disease, are common III
the books.
bv the purpOTtiHg spirits OF your friends are so odd
end unnatural as compared with your OWE thoughts
or manner of speech MS to make II difficult to believe
that they ever came from your own habi'ual BRAN
that H. nat part of your brain winch you recognize as
responsible 10 your own individuality.
He relsted an incident illustrative OF his meaning.
He vas once attending session, or circle, where his
tositiOn Vas al tue bottom OF long table, al tue hetd
Of which he medium sat ana on each sioe OF hgr
were some other persons. All had paper and pencils
I'm hand 10 minute down the responses, &c. OWING 70
some want or harmony" brother cause, the "splris
failed in correct regies and good deal OF Confusion
and repetition occurred Oien then reply through lue
alphebet vas 1--WE don't know, " we can tell, &c.
Dr. Bell was amusing himself, under these delays, IN
drawing with his pencil prOosque hgure OF an INA
enary ANIMAL sort Of griffin with horns, tusks, %c
After ore Of The replies OF the spirits maj they
sdu know the doc rat or pettshy lifted ms pen
ell from tie paper and said Well, do you know what
This i {" The response at once raped out, 1t
il hard naming ;hat beastP As he was IN position
where 10 eve could overlook him, and where no person
beside himself could know what was Gra"n, ne was ~
loss 10 know out of whose BRAIN except bis own, th6
quick repatee could originate. lie certainly had nc
Consciousness OF II. 81,
DR. Bell also mentioned other where the ides
in the quesoncrs mind was reproduced, but III on
ferent hraseology from that he held. spirit, to
example was asked where she had been buried. Inc
true answer YVES 81. Agustine. The letter was hrs
rdyTtG. ne Nhlftt at Il, HhNiHE thD YIN
trec ion would be used, but Uas, the rap beng made
att.
DIR. Nichols inquired whether DR.. Bell hal any fur
ther experiences and observations in the curious aa
rrtca Tercr,e handwriting, OF which he had given an
account last year.
Dr. Bell replied that be understood that that phe-
romer on of handwriting, where the pencil began a
the lest part Of the last letter of the last word OF the
lqst sentence and run back rapidly to the beginning
being also UPSIDE dorm TO the writer, not uncom
mon OIL hough he had not again me, with II. In one
Instance In bis experience lately the medium wrote n
reverted manner so that the writing could be read
in mirror or by being held up TO the light back t.
the readeT-an obviously very easy thing as compared
/ wi h that just dercIbed
DR.. Bel had feon many Of the spirit drawings,
which seemed Ike incOng uous groiesque specimens o.
Chinese aIt-hOwers fruit and leaves being aggregated
against all the procedts Of nature or la Us Of botan
/ zeal philosophy They were only remaf kable from be
inc the production OF persons unskllied IL the use
the pencil as was decl,red TO be the case. Dr. Bel
concluded by remarking that he regarded the question
whether spirits of the dead had anything to 10 VIII
these phenomena, 10 be SO much more important, IN
practical point Of view, than any other minor facu
connected with them that he had pretermitted muci
OF his attention these curious incidents, IN order &
direct hi- Investigations more 20 the other point tn
! result of which be had endeayored 10 give.
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