Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-06-01
Correspondence of the Spiritual Spiritual AIchemy--Dr. Hare Turning COppers Ii to Gold.

''e't"ctPfttu, 1ApIii 10, 1OoO.
 Being in this city on a visit from the State of Missouri, l embraced the opportunity to call on Professor Hare, 10 see what new develop mehts or discoveries he was making in spiritual. Ism. My main object in writing this letter is to state what was witness to myself The manifestations that are taking place before the analytic mind of Dr. Hare, in his laboratory, are certainly the most extraordinary, and of kind the world has never seen or heard of. which will force conviction upon the minds of those who are even determined not to believe for the very reason that, under the circufn- stances, It IS impossible for mortal man to do them. l will, however, state some of the man ifestat;ons the Doctor told me have taken place within a short time past
 A common manifestation. or one that is fre quenty made by Doctor Hare, is the changing copper cent in few minutes time into a piece of gold. The Doctor has quite numhar of pieces of gold, all of which have been made by spirits from copper cents. He showed me d solution of Russia platinum made from the ore by the spirits. Also pece of pure si1ver whelghlng 39SO grains, which had been con verted into fluid state by the spirits: and then changed back to the original solid mass. He placed, at one time, a number of coins of diff ferent kinds-yoli, silver and copper-into glass jar, and then placed the jar containig the coins into an empty wooden box, which was then also closed. In three minutes-the Doe tor stan'llng by with his watch in hand-it was changed into two-and a. half dollar gold coin Alter he had examined it and placed it n a Jar, and then ln the box, in five minutes it was converted into the same kind and number of cons he had put in On another occasion he placed number of coins of different kinds, in like manner, in jar, and had them converted into solid mass in few minutes The spir- its then changed this solid mass of metal into the same number and kinds of coin he had put In.
 Many other extraordinary manifestations have taken, and are still taking place in the Doctors laboratory. and have been witnessed by others,
 l will now state what l saw myself Dr. dare, the medium, M. Aug RuggleS Ga young man, eighteen or nineteen years of age, to whom Was an ent stranger when entered the labor a'ory) and myself were all who were present The medium seated himself before the spirit0- scope, wich Was upon the table in the centre oi the room, Dr. Hare aud myself being seated on the opposite side, and near the table Al ter few mnutes the spirits said, through the SPntscope Let Dr. $. X. Peters put two glass tubes ahd two pieces of Russia ore in the box" Dr. Hare then left his seat and got me two glass tubes about six inches in length, and about half au inch ill diameter, hermeticalv sealed at the ends and also two pieces of Russia pll- tlnum, each about the size of common bull let.
 The box into which was to put them ex- amined. IL Was on the table before me. It was in the shape of writing desk, two feet or more in length, and foot and a half in breadth and from four to eigh5 inches in depth, having aSloping ild with hinges and clasp In th's box placed the two glass tubes and two pieces Of pl.nnum--no'hing else being in the box and closed it. Dr. Hare and myself then took the seats We had occupied before, and the me- dinm (M. Rusgles) continued to remain at the spr,tscope. After waiting ffty-fve minutes, ;he spirits said, throug!. the spiriscope, !" We have present for Dr. s A. P; let him go to Tho box aud get it." then went to the box. which was only few feet from me, opened it and found the two pieces of Russia platinum inside of the two dramatically sealed glass tubes
 $. A. PETERS