Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-08-06
seom 4 W,nsa's Leg by
Spirits.

CINCINNATI, july %.
Mrs. Mxrden, an inmate Of my family, is
well known to man trends here as an ex.
traordnary and truthful test Medium for rap
ping, table-moying, impression, possession,
personatieD and speaking and occasionally,
lately, is permitted to see departed spirits in
her waking state. She sprained hei ANGLE
by having her foot turned on small stone,
Just two weeks since, from which she suf-
fered very much. A few days since in a
superior taste under spiritual iuAue nee. she
encountered the presence of DR.. Bennett,
who requested me to place my hand gently
on her lame foot She Immediately wrthed
n such excrucating pain as TO distort her
features, and cause her face 70 become
flushed She said the spirits were operating
upon her foot was the cause OF the pain OF
the FOO and ANGLE; it, however, soon sub
sided in the foot, and was followed BY very
severe aching aud pain in the calf Of the leg.
which seemed unaccoun:able to us all; il
was somewhat relieved By the application
OF cold water and gentle passes Of the hand
often wet in cold water. On Saturday
morning last she sent for Mr.. Bennett and
myseii, and told Us that in her natural wax.
ing state she saw the spirits OF nv father.
Gen. Gano and DR.. Bennett at: nding near
her bed; the musquito bar intervening, she
did not at first recognize them, and they
soon came round and near to her, and she
was impressed they had something to COM
municate and asked Us 10 sit with her. We
took her hands, and she soon passed into
the spiritual or superior state, and she said,
your father and DIR. Bennett were here with
Us; we waited for a communication from
them, when soon through the medium your
fathers spirit gave us some very important
and encouraging communications, and al
iuded to matters known only (in the sphere
| 20 myself, aud in relation 10 which had
great anxiety, and then said he would an.
swer our questions, which he did most salts
factorily, and greatly 10 our establishment
and qualification.
She then said Dr. Bennett wishes Mr.
/ Gano to put his hand on the ball of the foot
I near the toes, where there is small caIous
| ridge, (which was found to be therc;) the
| spirit Doctor then said, there is, in the calf
OF the lame leg piece of No. needle,
\ (she showing it 10 be about ~ inch long;)
4 that il rad entered the fo1t at that point
/ where il was calluus long time ago, tina,
/ they were moving il up by magne tisn, end
I he slid il would come out, and pointed 10 the
I place by putting her finger on the precise
I spot. on the right side and upper part ofihe
4 calf, belo@ the knee, and told US Il would
come cut day after tomorrow Monday
mJrnng He directed US TO continue 10 ap-
ply cold water 10 il with the hand, and said
there is much electricity 10 water thus ap-
Piled, and viii assist IN moving it, ard We
are trying 10 prevent its passing into the
knee; we are also directed rot to let the
( medium know anything that bad been to
us aboutit. She has not been permitted TO
remember @ha, she gees or says under pir-
! ituai influence yet fer special purpose, OF
I-spir;s controlling her, but sooH tn ~ would
al W ner to remember what she had seen,
heard, and enjoy il in the uraI waking
state. Several times after this in normal
4 tie, she said she felt samething creeping
the de o linb, ike the moving Of
4n insect or worm, and ask d % have the
b ndage removed 10 find il, but none was
there; and at times the creeping sensation
was accompanying ssith an aching and sharp
creeping pain, and although very sensitive
to the touch, showed neither soreness, red
ness, irritation or inflammation
On Monday morning at g o'clock, (the
time named W the spirit the piece Of No.
Z, broken needle over a half inch long,
showed itself and vas extracted at the pre-
else point Of the limb, and as to length and
size described by the spirit through the med
Jun.
have the piece ofBeedIe, which is quite
dark 'rom corrOsion, and il Corresponds ex-
aetly as TO size and length, as desert bed BY |
the medium
The medium says she remembers to hsye