The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-02-07

designed making war and wanting 70 the angury
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be would test them dst So he sent blank note, and
desired an answer 70 without It's being broken open
note with Upon breaking open The answer be
found TO his surprise that II was also blank THIS con-
inquiry was nosSinG~S plsnrvths answer Of course
would be nothing So he next sent note making inquiries
10 the result Of the war he was about 70 undertake
A twig branch broken In several pieces, was sent
back as answer, without any words. Tarquln under
stood by that he 70 break up the army Of his enc
mics as the twig branch broken 80 he made the
WAR but greatly 70 his SURPRISE his army was cut up
and broken 10 pieces. The oracle right, because
army Dad Se SrSse1 up sna cut q
modern witchcraft s0othsaypg and spritualAm Belief
The belief in wchcraft the middle centuries
prevalence Of witchcra and also showing that witches
were considered not only greater than the moon and
down ON heaven As for raising the spirits Of the dead
II very small and easy matter for them. supersti-
tidn has no limits, and when eur minds begin 70 wander
through the darkness OF the unknown and supernatural
there is no absurdty 'hey will not fall into Shooting
stars, comets, gaping eneezing havo been considered
supernatural and sneezpg divine thing, because IL is
from the head To the right good omen,
and on the left bad In Italy and other parts
Of Europe it is now considered very impoe YOU don't
wish person good luck who Such supersttons
as these still exist among though they may have been
changed some in their form. AS silly things these
days ago that spirits take pleasure smoking drink
ing through mediums and If in smoking drinking Of
COURSE III eaung anu urhkUG, 30 II mas halI
dozsn spirits to take possession Of him during the day
he must eat and drink enough for half dozen men.
Superstition has always been followed by proscrp-
ton, persecution and intolerance. The Gospel rs
taught by Jesus Christ and his twelve apostles
destroyed the intolerance and persecution which attended
the superstition Of heathensm As superstition aerward
crept into the Christian church, brought intolerance,
crime and suffering with it, Read the annals of past
years. and you will see that from superstition, Chris
tianiy prosecutions and intolerance They arose in
the church as fast as its purity waned spruasm be-
ing but another form Of superstitoD will be followed by
the results The evils Of II have already appeared
How many husbands has it led to abandon their
how many children their parents-how many persons
have committed suicide and how many the insane
hospaY in the meetings Of the Free Love Society here
you have but renewal Of the witches reves and nde-
cent orgies. 1t is wonderful that in this land superst-
tion whose results are apparent should find followers
and be believed, even by learned The ectur.
or narrated the apecdoe Of st. Jerome and the boy
was attempting with shell pour the ocean into hole
In the sand in order to show how finite mans mind
that cannot comprehend the supernauralthat IL God
had ended to reveal the FUTURE future condition
to us, he would have done But He having drawn
veil before eyes, mans effort break through was
only futile and would result in detrment himself The
fed OF material nature sufficient for mans feeble In.
tcllect to explore.