New-York daily tribune., 1858-12-25
SPIRITUAL RE VELATIONS.
HOW TO TAKE SPIRIT PORTRAITS.
Fyox The Bo.,0. cosyt,y.

Oi pOntUs-;eT, through WHOM come 4eJ~Ib ITO u iDr
spiIlts Of the dead. He bss Off e 10 nuchfrs-
quen'ed street Of Boston, and cari,s on e thriving
epi-tola bq.ress-esch letter costing the applicant
dollar, vhstter answered by the dep.r ed or hot,
spd three dollars if Oil anwer is Injured. TOIoush
lis lelt.tspl fcrs finger MepaDder ans sered IN mon
ttrous docgerels and DR.. CnsnDing responded 10 the
Rev SIR. JieIpont IN more m1nstTous prOe Three or
four times has the fraud been e1pHej, but NJ Pier.
port stll beieves AMI MJ. NeStOu, th0ull not b..
i wing brTps NJ bis heavy columns N defence. Pair
tests again proposed, sLd Nr Newton cpn'-sses
ls iIcTedulty 10y Cecinng tie tn-i snd 70 VI.
Marstiel0 bIasely goes IN with bis Audsoie Frk
Even lis portrait il calculated among the believers,
gazing upw ard with rapt lOek, wolfe ths fOalog
forms Of fair sprts look Gown IN hJpd Of nsht npoc
The conn enauce Of their iavorite. Besides dacty-
ombncy table.iippre e. l.ter-f.sdii 2, aDd Other KIN
DIR sTis il seeuf Mr. Manifold bss engaged IN ar
Other depaitdent Of spiritual art, viz Sylntdal por-
trot psiLiiDg. We love received some curious IN
formation az TO bs naodus opeTdndt from young
artist, whose tsleDt Mr.. &ansfei has enoloyed IN
the o-ucion Of th.s ,irtnal works. lie explains
the matter in The following litter:
TIE ARTISTS STATEMENT.
To The Edey ct tn, bos,OH CoSra,.
SIR: | made the acqu iintsnce Of J. V. M'nsfeh
al, ut two years s.o. I'D been the habit sit
ting s,th cereit ret tuu's, u iDves'i-ts The susect
Of SpTt,alisu. was coDsicersd ~ oGe OF the sect,
from some Ieculafti.s ~ manner. zach w'aiiGe
ny hair longer thsn IL the urna cnstom being mucN
among them, and having Iotbing to say against the
belief.
Ny first sitting with Manifold was ss have s'.'ed.
about ,wo years ego, and occupied one hour. | re-
ceivcd notiDe satisfactory. lie assured me toot vas
a power ful medioU--in6oed, bod sucn powerful IN
nncuce that lie could tel hen upon the street
W. ere bis i 4. was situated With considerable Ot0er
Gqlt talk Of the game nature. When the hour ~
pred | uaid lim dollar and left he office, fully
satisfied that bis pYetens0ns we're ial.e ano that he
WIS neltf er less than swndler even there
sas any truth p pint com runc5'ior- j tbereopon
lie TO the utmost l1
accordingly called upon lin the reNd dsy ard paid hlm
q dollar for smother sitting, with u lse result. Inc
tLi and fourth days the ssme. the dollar e4cn
day adCed fass 10 bis purse, bui 20 cJmn1nlc itiJn
gave sHtisfs ciiOo to me.
During the si,tr On the fourth day, Mansfield IL
formed me that the spirits were developing lns
through lin, and could not spare time To comma
nicate. icn nude Rn sppOlnl neDt - sit the hit1
tine aud c.led at the h"ur agreed upon. l fpuod
him dsei g4.ed and took seat ~ the desk. lie con-
DC. d the cCINersatlon by asking Whht busluesS
folio se5. tld him the daguerTelan business Upon
his asking II I,teuded 10 tiD1e IN Il long replied
thaC j ntout to sell out end commences dfaSlns
oitrats. lie then said tht he should perhaps have
something for II u do. but wished u become bst-r
acquainted With ne. suspected his mention, but
thu sirg thir woua f1rnish favorable opportunity
10 prove the chsIacter e hs operations, sad no hGg
at tbis interview h. handed me 6 ple'e ct tnn
paper Say ing that if addressed some Que o my spirit
ffi,rOs ~oad perhaps get en- answer. took the
d ptr and turn ny back 20 him wrote u ieE hnes
10 the bIotter oi my wife, commencing Broher ~
ram. ia flgl ed my lhmc NJ lhe Doltpn, Z N. IN-
l0.aH tr.n Dubbed the paper once, and laid It oD
the desk. lie put bis hand upon the paper, and sat
about fifteen minutes quite at HIS ease loosei oat OF
the window aud talked muoo ebOOt TIE weather bnsi,
nee and on er On.piace snhect-. Jpdged
,m Ii. sctous that he wished to torn my attention
from the writing. i accordingly turned paTttLy
around in my CHAIR md aPp-ar'ug TO De plllng
something in tre room. IL 10 l-f at me a moment,
then took up the wiring and held II up 90 the sunlight
rls he Iepe sted four ise times turning II over as
he viewed il at The light distinctly saw All he did,
hut was determined to keep silence, and learo. l
TIN II was at er The fifth time he had lAid 1t DOWN
Wher TONED toward hun asthoogh ncthng bad hsp-
pe1ed sud he CONNER ced shaking and saying he tell
he ufp(no took piece Of paper and wrote the Ines
1licD follow
my DEAR BhorHrk have not 'affrent cou'Io Of The
rp.o-In 10 say T. ytu would wha; Will a. soins
o,ir e heL hs,- c-p moe coaTol O; the source
Va, n.crum paay o.yeopd. II you viii siy- proper
On 20 sri-ct viii IN GOOD tine drse yOl To
hsA order Of mse,sn,hP BE- esie' TR. cLLaGAyp
This Of cour,e. was corvinring proof Of his dupl-
civ ihe lame Of my decess,d brO,b,r iq'lao being
veiy 0iiT.reIt from C0DagaH. l took the communal
cation which Dow have 10 my possession, pad him
tor n e hour. aDo left his otiics.
ttirk that did not coll ,here ngan until ABOUT
year go, ~htn vent Sith a in,ui, from curiosity,
10 see The so.called spirit portraits. When we en-
t.r,d H. room, Manstch was codveTsine with a
pet er ar Int Tecogrized me !muIediete y, AID sald
ie AZ, be, u Wishing 10 sec me. he then went into
bis II &C. adrg out Of the recepron-roop ~ and re
tUr,eo with Ii small ambrVtype y Il lady, Rilc9 ne
iuuCt TO NE ~ lIrtcrcc OF Wy liNui, anu "eh'u III"
if could draw crayon porrSt from II aoswered
that could and be tOj me d tat !: home and prog
The po,t,a together with the smbr)type ~eu hs1
fin isleo IT, ] then left the ,thce, IN company WIN
nv frierd, ard Nhile waking upon The street We
spoke of the way IN which he delivered it, having
not irg to cay about tie SUBJECT tie pice OF the size
it,,s tbe amb-o-yp, to my home in West Ns.,on
ari d.. pOrtI.it sbont tFot -rds the s'ze ~ lie,
nnI delivered c 10 Llu in ais office aoout two weeks
aierward. He wis mn,h pleased vita It and said 1t
wa perfect rs seuess then qne toned ine ~ -
whether had sho vi i anywhere, 70 1hico aus yered
IN the negative. Bt saii that al fignt, a1d thai
NUT kttD dGrk ard tell Do Que that | oai drawn
poIra .of hn. m7de % reply, hut smiled at bi.
roore.s. Notl INK said converting the price, but
he r.. ked etO cal a. called IN lev days
srd Zee told me th { IN. persons for whom the portrait
vas i1ierd,d had aud We're very much rus prised
AZ WI at ne spi5ps had Droduc,d but tnit they n1d
rot yet co1cludd to t1ke - apd be ",s aifaid tnai
/ nfg suspected r0guty. He added thst l must Keep
sfW and he could OF .Osc Of I snd pay THIS -as
nfvs to ne but said Do,jins. Tie sald thai provided
hDt dark he conlG give ne as macy ".defs as could
fl fl that The NJ. dinI IL Ohin eoeI 90 90 them "a
We'll as the ,rr hsd do p aud ,hat II ke, Draw
irg q y irits would come u me Is ished at the
ic.s sld told him that probably ss~ all the spin,s
| | should oversee.
lie dssorpii,n of the sm5rotype referred to above
is a. follow: II either original PIE gie taken
iron tie person VI lie living elre very od copy
II ted lady between - and 81 years oT sge,
Of daik Z. mplexiop small featur, :, rsiber round
face air puffrc at the tites and pl4Diy dressed.
believe Isrt # the tesd Of child was II .cded on
the ssme ll4ts Which probably cut II 10 cooyirg
from The original picture Mr. Manso-fi t,l' me lha'
the ptrsop 10 whom the picture belonged tli i'Dess
IL Sste street Boston and resided 10 Cbelses' aod
that lie bad de in getting It without the Owner
/ kuostdge. lie did r,tssy he hal stolen u, nn eit
ne a. draw my Own inference. | can ldonUy
oriepal pi, iure or the copy witch had IN my pos
session hy beng Shown eth er the one or 'he ohsr
/ Mr. Mansfield after ard exhibited - me copy OF
! tie picture l hsd dra~p, and the amorotype IRON
! 4 ,aa "a wn .lsced side by SIDE in double