Washington telegraph., 1856-03-05
Mysteries of Memory.

Spiritualsm, with its yagaries is reveal.
lug depths in the human conscience ney.
er before explored aud nothoughtful mind
cad doub. that thefe are eayseiiiss ei hu-
mau nature yet undefeloped, aud innumet.
able phenomena. which have never rcceiy.
ed scientific solution We clip the follow
ing article from the Presbyterian Of the
West, illustrating hon little We yet know OF
the methods by which tho memory boards
up or brings to light its reeollections Of tbs
past
There is. moreover. proof Of a very de.
cisiye character, that no experiences Of
which the mind takes the slightest cogni.
zance, from the earliest infancy to the mos.
extreme old age, ever become obliterated
from the Internal structure Of the soul, how.
ever impossible it may DO to recall some
OF those experiences during our ordinary
states Of body and mind This proposition.
which is rendered extremely probable by
an interior contemplation Of the conscious
nature Of the soul, is confirmed aud es,ab.
lishod By the numerous instances which
might be cited. in which all the experience,
of life, however minute or long forgotten.
have been suddenly aud almos, simultan0.
ously revived by some accident OF other oe.
currence which brought soul and body to
the brink Of total separation
A fact Of THIS kind. which cannot De 9th.
eFwise than intensely interesting to the
psychologist. was Goi long since published in
he Rome q y Daily Sentinel, whose
editor yoaehes for the truth 1t is TO tho
elIcc, that several years ago. A held bond
On u for several hundred dollars. having
some time 10 run. When the bond became
due, \ made diligehl search FOR it among
hisIapcfs. but il Kas Hai 10 be found. Know
ing to certainty TINT the bond had not
been paid or otherwise legally disposed Of
4 concluded 10 frankly inform his noighbor
u Of its loss. aud 10 rely on his sense Of
justice for bis payment. But to his sur
prize when he informed him Of tho loss, Is
denied ever having given him such bond,
and strongly inIimaled fraudulent design
on his part, in asserting that such trans.
aclioh had taken place between them. Dc.
ing unsblo 10 prove his claim, A was c6nl.
PEELED to submit to the loss Of the debt. ami
also TO the charge Of dishonorablo iu,cn.
lions in urging the demand,
Years passed away. and the affair almost
ceased to be thought Of. when one Day.
while A was bathing in the Charles river,
be was seized with cramp. aud came near
drowning Ailer sinking and rising seye.
al times. he was seized by friend and
drawn to the shore. and carried home ap.
parcnily lifcless- BY the application Of the
usual remedies. however, be was restored.
and as soon as be gained sufficient. strength
he went to the bookcase. took out book.
aud from its leaves took out the Identical
bond which had 20 long been missing lie
then stated lha, while drowning. aud sink.
ing, as he supposed, 10 rise no moro. there
suddenly stood before him. as il il were
picture, every sc, Vi his life. from his child.
hood 10 tho moment tbs. he sank beneath
the waters aud that among other acts WAS
that Of his placing hat bond in book aud
laying /, away 10 his bookcase Armed
with the long. lost document, found in thi,
marvellous manner the gentleman rccoy-
cred this deb, with interest"