New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-03-12
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Agassfs had been deeply cog&a6as en- !, sossfr
which had been recently discovsred, kayinF new
and remarkable pecuIiaFities, 1t Was apVareYf1s
the connecting link between vcYtsbfxse mi SE5s
lower animals, as the mudfsh from Africa e7lfb
tied in the Crystal Palace, Is the connecting linz
between he fishes and reptiles bat THAT Was Hsus-
afying and puzxling to him was, thak tAe very part
Of the fcsah which should have SHOWED xhe raost
resting part was covered with the STRONG d.
posit in which II had been embedded. While pom
dering the subject In bed, he fell asleep and Il a
dream he was delighted 10 have tie whole Ei1den
part, and all it's mechanism and dintrenSes clearly
displayed before hs eyes, and. besides ~ aee III
tHitfvely the exact place which II filed IN co4psr
alive anatomy. BE awoke in the morning sjth
the subject fresh in his mind but, alas, no soerer
did he try to recall 1t, than the whole of what he
had seen vanished from his memory, and all that
he could remember was that he had seen 10 hi fss
most satisfactory extent. The next night, aEain
thinking deeply Of it, he fell asleep, and tie wRos
scene was again presented before his mind. He
determined To try to remember it, aud TO make an
effort to awake; but he still slept on, and ia the
morning had again forgot all that hs had desired
to remember.
He determined, If be should ever dream Of IL
again. that he would make the strongest effort 10
awaken, and have paper by his bedside on which
TO fix his information. Accordingly, on going to
him, again thinking Of bis wonderful fossil, when
what was his delight, during his sleep, 1t finding
the whole for third time, clearly pictured before
him. Now then, to awake and transfer II to the
paper Bat no, he still slept on, and Ia the morn
ing was distressed beyond measure 10 find that the
whole had entirely vanished from his memory. In
this disconsolate state he commenced 70 dress, but
had not proceeded far, when his eyes fell on The
paper and pencil at his bedside. aHd, going 10
them, he was astonshed to find upon The paper 3n
accurate drawing Of the complete fossil Win an
its parts t was in fact the picture ct big visios.
and gave him again all be had seen IN hin sleep.
he tells this himself, and says that he cannot ac-
count for the picture being there whether he mt
up and did it himself, Or whether 1t was done bY
other means with which CDR readers who are ac~
quainted with direct spirit writing are familiar.
Having secured the drawing, the professor com
pared it with the fossil, and, as his curiosity was
largely excited, he yentured on endeavoring 10
uncover that part Of II which was concealed uiiier
! the stony deposit. Applying fine chiseI to he
part, he was fortunate enough TO remove the COW
erng, and there was displayed before his eyes Tie
exact counterpart of his picture and his three
dreams. Il be were not a professor, we think 10
might, after such fact, believe iii spiritual Iays
and energies, and in himself.