The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-10-15
SPIRITS TANNING \ HORN.

\ few wcrks aye, two ladies (Nrs. Gar,
net and Miss NtncenO NtVed al Newark
Nnd were shortly Afterwards announced o.,
"Tfumpct Mediums" In = very short time
umors bccen 10 circulate that al other phA.
scs OF spirtuahsm were cc'jpsrd' tina, the
spirits the ladies had w charge Nerc qaie,
orderly and dign,dcd, di.laining the usci,,
practice ~ ursyttng thlogS: turning cold
shoulder 60 az material agencies, aud making
their communications by word Vt mouth (or
rather unmpeO Being somewhat Mctcdu.
lous, and ct an inQuirtng mind, on ru,sdNy
evening We repaired u the "spti,OaD tvna,F.
vous," IN ord = TO oscett,in what truth Mad.
am Ramon had carried forth,
We nund some hal dozen seekers Cor
knowledge VI unseen things prcsrhL Oar
Btst eAte MAS 10 make thorough vN,mins-
ton ct the room, We explored every hidden
recess, and are confident that the drmonstta-
lions we Witnessed were independent " me.
chanical ot md,jnu, agcucy. A halt ciWlc
was formed before stand, upOn which was
PLACED tNo ordinary Tin dnnet hotus, very
much battcrd, minus mouth pieces, which
had been broken un, WccNimiued the horns
and found nothing suspicious about ihcm,
nothing differing from other horns The
door was locked, and the medium, Miss Vim.
cent (Mts, Garner being IN nrcsdrn), seated
hrrsrltm the end or the circle. The lphts
we're blown out, and several pieces of church
muStr sung, Az the expiration ol about i've
minutes We hoard u sound as ira bail bad
been shot into tho hotu, accompanied wrh n
quick fash of pnosphor,c light when il be
gan O tock upon the stand,
"Brolhct King Ohc guardian spirit OF the
mcdium) is With u.s." announced Miss Vim.
cent.
An was hushei m death, md a deep feel.
ing or snlemnily seemed 10 petyade tho on.
the rrrlr. Presently the horn slowly as.
rrndtd the wall, crpt nlong the ceiling aud
then flew oil IN different directions about the
room. Tho medium requested the spirit IN
manifest itself ~ members OF the Circle,
immediately 1t passed along, giving each n
gentle mp and M opportunity Tor lccling H.
II returned to the slnnd Rnd the medium IN.
1n'tcd II 1t had amy communications 10 make
lhe horn immediately left the stand aud
rushed through the room with great Ncluclt,
issuing n NOISE Ike steam escaping from m
engine, and scarcely with less poNcr
Allet several circuits Of the room II halt.
ed aud stood IN hir just before the circle,
aud n voice, which no unnidrd mortal could
hc suspected OF initiating, slowly but rather
indlstinrtlv ultptcd'--"l pte the children of
pnrih, hnt nm the child Of lluaypn, invisi.
bic" The voice undoubtedly came from
the horn, aud wns Of ~ much power II could
have been heard u square, II sounded N the
voitc Ol n person speaking through lnhOrcd
breathing Several communications were
received, purpUtting ~ have come from spirit
land, aud descriptions " departed ones,
which urr said to have been accurate. Con.
vrrsntUn whs continued with the ghUsly
visllnnt Tor about tan manifestation hc
dropped his horn Hnd bndr VA ndicu.
7. The candle was ~ ~, Mud the circle broke
np, every member Of which wna full, con.
vinrUd that II supernatural agency controlled
the horn.
The most curious part Of the manifesto.
llon, however, IL the fact that nltcl the dem.
Ulisttnliuns TIE interior Ol the horn, which
before the ciiclr was formed was clenn aud
and bright, wns found, upon examination,
10 be ihlrlly coated with limy substance
The whole thing may he m impOslufc, the
skillfnl work Of n cunning brain, but We nrc
confident The agency was independent Of the
medium She whs seated In the circle during
the manifestations, with her hands held by
one Of ON cllzcns, In whdRe honesty We
have great confidence, and her voice was Of
ten hcntd nj lhN snlnc time tho horn wns
speaking. Mrs. Van Dnskifk, thu lady nj
whose honsp The mediums htc staying, On.
joys ihs confidence Of the community, and
she states that often In tho night the horn
will visit Tho bed Of the mediums, md hold
long conversations with thrn and that she
has often been awakened by these nocturnal
yisllnt ons - Newdrk (Oiio) Timrs.