The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-23
A Pilgrimage to st. Romans Well.

i Pilgrimage to st. Romans Well.
SPIRITUAL PICNIC AT FL LUsnING-APPEARANCE OF
| TERIALIsM-THE PICKNIS,KfAN FESTIVITIES
/ SPEECHES OF THE MEDIUMS EIC.
The organ Of the persons who have faith in what is
called Modern Sprituasm, contained last week. the fol-
| lowing notice.
The spiritualss Of New and vcnr propose having
.ing The Committee have selected the above place
ssssing al the conysnisnses that make retreat large
as sand iSA y, and a and F Return < I half
Ten O'Clock found spiritual reporter for tho ExnAID
with two and sxpence worth OF material sandwiches at
Fulton market. shp from whence he was, In, CON-
pany with about hundred and fifty other dreamy
individuals, steamed to Hunters Point. He then
took the cars the gigantic achievement
Long Island science and enterprise, the Flushing
Railway, and in due time arrived the terminus OF tie
road about six miles, and landed in Flushing, dis
ungushed for mosquitoes Marshes gardens ard
cottages.
We had rather good looking party. There were
sure, some queer looking chaps with lunatc asylum sug
gestng and Boards which sadly needed the shears
Of Dellahsome very thin maiden ladies with power
y struck rngets and red tipped ladies' who
write for the papers and shave their oreheads under the
mistaken idea that IT makes them look nteectual-some
clumsy ugly boys who bulied their mothers and bored
out 10 make tnat there many
pretty girls in bewitchng summer dresses, and eyes
sparkling with delight when the bass v iol man
board. There only really disreputnble person
in the party, and that baby, who had evidently
been brought against his consentwho violently
ed his dsapprobation CT the whole affair." and who was
distinguished for virulent cutaneous eruption and
ceedingly vigorous lungs
When arrived at Flushing the LATEST Of US finished
the pilgrimage by stage 50 may bo that it ia
about as much trouble TO 60 to Flushing Niagara
The burghers of Flushing gszed at from under their
vines and fig trees, with mingled admiration and fear
There's the spirit rappers" said specimen Young
Flushing to comrade straghtway both fled nconre emily
and buried their faces in the aprons their respective
manas.
We at the grove last isn't bad affair." but Is
not at all brilliant 1t will be remembered the locale
of the summer easts OF the Garrsonan aboonsts The
well gives lplenty of the coolest and delicious
waer-the view OF Flushing bay is pretty-and that
not enough why you may TO sleep under tree What
more can reasonable man desire
The spirltualists somewhat material after ALL and
with one accord they proceed to pitch into the contents
of the baskets, which have attracted much attention
from the Juveniles during the voyage Those delicate
creatures, who as Oheo says We can call ours "bu
not their appetites" in style which would disgust
any Byronc admirer. Amer eating there dancing in
that Glow ugubrious and melancholy styeS which always
distinguishes the AngoSaxon when its seeks to
amuse itself. The number OF dancing is limited,
and youi distinguished for their saltatory
achievements in Bowcry ball rooms are positively driven
to the necessity of wazng with each other and that is
50 far We do just other picnickers do. We have
eatenwe have danccd-we have originated three
small hrtations, OF no consequence to nobody
Where are the spirits
The burghers OF Flushing who have expecting to
see people stand on their heads and root up forest trees
are waiting for some phy,ical demonstrations.
Can't they be accommodated with an earthquake-a
whirlpool, some other fits convulsions OF naureS
Not convusion-not ft Er mill, nihl n
There is little cotere under clump OF trees In the
centre Of the grove TO which brotherbrief in stature,
perience He has been terrible fellow He has eaten
of meat he has been carverous he has induged In the
ScS. ssa Ss S n a' has
himself By abstinence from aesh, tea, a coffee
deaed the body deed the SOUL and separated irom the
spiritual world, dragging him down to what was MATERIAL
therefore low disgustful, lustfu and hurtfu II was
hard work for him TO leave of these habits, but he
had done it In every except tobacco. He hoped he
dish or line cut howsoever the tempter might sssa him
He thought that sprtuas should not 10 people who
are are without light stand on am holer than thou
purify themselves.
Here another brother who is what is called speaking
medium, interrupted the tobacco suming sinner.
We ask, What's the difficulty with that old jokcrf
He shuts his eyes and clenches his hands and other
medium tells US that there Is spirit in him
which wants 10 speak, and his bodily writings
he be material THAT'S should shns and the
lady comedies, saying when she has OF them spirits
into her she don't get over u for week, sometimes,
which must be distressing. The medium speaks with
bis eyes shut and his hat his head. His address Is
pretty but not new vigorous. be nculcate Christian
charity, and like the last speaker that Il the duty
Of the enlightened TO help up the outside barbarians He
argues that mems crimes caused by the circumstances
conditions that surround them, by maorma.
ton BIRTH which induces abnormal condition OF tho
body, and thereby influences tho passions aud mental "a
cutes. The man, them should bc taught 70 purify him
SELF and overcome these appettcs which lead 10 crime
The world was all wrong, according TO this brother
The gentleman who codn stop chewing tobacco got the
Ia
lie didn't know what made him chew His father didn't
do t-none Of his famyl did IL, except his mother who
took little snun for caarrh But he had an organic
disease OF the heart caused by tension OF the
muscles. He desired that would feel OF his
nobody did n He said he chewed tobacco because 4,
caused relaxation OF the muscles and thereby cured
his heart disease Whenever he stopped chewing the
who spoke with his eyes shut wished to say few words
more, the spirit that occupied him had engagement
probably TO dine with Bcimon) In the Netherlands
six O'Clock. so that the spirit spoke again, but said
nothing OF any consequence lie might as well have
was must have been an immense bore when he was in
This coerie soon dispersed and circle was formed Of
two three hundred, which addressed by several
Of the brethren, and lady evidently Of strong
yous temperament. The lady put the very pertinent
10 II in a which made the matter some
what more mysteiou, than II was previously. The
speeches were all rhapsodca, and with no particular
point, that could see.
Ater the speaking the gentleman who chewed tobacco
Tor an organic disease OF the heart requested permission
sing. He entertained the circle with something be
tween howl At Irish wake and the whine OF
sumpve poodle, when some suggested, loudly and
abruptly there's enough OF that NJ which every body
laughed and the mnsrel switched OF at Hts enemy
spologzed by saying that the spr that possessed
him that made him so impotc lie never would think Of
nterruptng his friends song The circle then tried
chorus which, though rather doefu better than
the solo effort Then the hat passed around for
eria aid. Uron this the circle broke up suddenly.
The next exhibition one Of painful interest For
some time attempts had been made TO get little Irish
latw anH tntr aHnA midi ilnn
Al last they were successful appeared The child
appeared TO be mesmerc clairvoyant trance and
repeated long story, which was hardly coherent but
very singular. told that she could not speak
English when she not in this state Of trance Was
not he asked, remarkable phenomenon We thought
would have been remarkable she any OF the other
speakers had used good English Several men amused
themselves by endeavoring 70 get women into similar
frances. We couldn't why, II the men desired 70
make love 10 the women they did do openly and
on the square. Some OF the women afflicted with
twchng Of the muscles and other signs of strong