New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-19
THE !SHIN-BONE EXPLANATION OF
SPIRITUALISM

The theory advanced by NJ. de Lambale lately, in
the French Academy Of Sciences, and ndorsed by an
authority no less tban that Of NJ. Nelpeau, that the
phenomena Of spint-rapping might be explained by
power which NJ. de Lambaie had discovered in pa
tient, Of producing craps by throwing one Of the
tendons Of the shIn-bone out o. place, and snsppng
il back into It's bony sheath, has excited much aten-
ton. The Rev. John Pierpont, who spoke before the
Sprtuaists at Dodworths Hail. on Sunday, spent bis
neruiIg hour IN reading aud commen ing upon the
acc nit of the discussion which had app ared in 1aE
TRIBuSE of the day before. The princ pal argument
which he opposed to the thfcr was that it could in
no case account for the great Of the phenomena
Of Spritualsm such the moving Of furniture with
out mortal contact, and the playing of piano, while
all peseIt saw that no person could touch the keys.
This ast he said he had but few days before.
We have re ceived a communication from DIR. X L.
Hallock prominent Spfituast, calling our attention
TO the fact that the alleged French discovery Is stolen
from the Faculty OF the Buffalo Medical College. la
February 1851 DIS. Flint, Lee ami Coventry of Buff
fslo reported that raps could be produced by par.
&" tlal DEDICATION of the knee JOINT" from tue
ankle" with the JOINTS Of the toes and fingers,
" the shoulder and the hp!Jiut.'
The Buffalo Medical Journal Of April, 1851, states:
I'VE have with who with the tendon of me
at the I'M. tendon IA" reader
resec, pss.es hiDd the oeoius errnm and arches f
terminating the Mode OF the sole la tue case OF the
referred by voluntary traction OF ms md,t e.
the tendon ba ard and forward the aLelar
prubsLce, giving e 20 pretty loud sound In 10 no'emru
IL either direction"
In 1854, VI. Schf's discovery Of the same thing
wa, presented to the French Academy of SceGees,
aud at he s6auce Of the 81 of July Of that yea there
was read letter from Pot. Flint Of Buff,lo, now of
this city, claiming the discovery, which, beyond a
doubt, he was tie first to make. We believe that IN
the Of tee Fox girls at sas II was found impo'-
sble for tie spirits TO produce the raps when the
heels Of the mediums were placed cushions, with
the knees extended TO render moti3n impossible
in the muscles Of the legs.
1t is, perhaps, only fair that the believers in
Spirit Rappngs should be heard on the subject,
through Dr. Hallock. He says
Ii is Ieiher new nor true. exposition Of spiritual
pheuouens par with that th world in 1876 by
sir Mchs EaIsdsy utterly worth because it does
The No fact v better estabsnsd than
thi. hst In many instances pto1uce sensible u
il solid btsEce such tables doors etc. no IN contact with
medium other cion. Instead Of leaving uo'hg
be- o.sued Nelcau said this explanation ayes etsry
hing be dtcd. smpy rey 81. % that these gentlemen
Observed certain that sound b. ducsd
Of human muscle into ts
vicious hypothesis c piritpug is estiusts buth Of Amer
tel m born into the lap Of the American public
whence II quietly barred aud fof1tteni
To- here l. u agaa pra5, ia the robes the Frech
tie of VI JobT d. Lambsle. with NJ.
Ncl,t sodaihe b. uuTd by the American
for Amercen yeneraton OF Transatlantic suce,
wheu born IN Bufso died the sp1t, aud
Amen, pspeT las though, worth while TO embaln is
neuoTy"