Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1867-03-01


ma vni,s lto tho thrilling Of hope. Is a treasured
For through bleakest storma, Il calm he but SEE
He comes TO remind us of sunshine and pleasure
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opsEnyATIoE. So many great results have
sprung from the careful observation oil inc
simplest phenomena, that we should never pass
over inattentively the most lrifing thing 'hat
olT,ra itself 10 our examination. Nature, in her
revelations, never socks to sTARTLH mankind
The formaiur of roik, and the elaboratur oil
truth, are alike the work of ages, IL was 'nO
simple blackening OF silver by the suns rays
which led to the discovery Of the CHEMICAL
AorNcY OF LIGHT. 1t was tue falling of an apple
which pointed Newton to the discovery OF THE
LAWS OF oRAviTATIoE 1t was the force OIL
steam, observed as II issued from beneath tue
lid Of a kettle, that led to the invention OF tue
STEAM ENoIsE. And il is said of jacquard 'hat
be INVENTED THIS LOOM, which so materially aid
cd the commerce of nations, while watching tho
motions of his wIFE's FiHdgRs, as she Piled her
knitting AS great discoveries spring from such
small beginnings, who among us may not be the
herald Of some great trnth-the founder OF some
world wide heuefaction,
That the area of discovery has not precep'iblJ
narrowed it's limits, is evident from the fact thai
the greatest elements in nature are still myste-
res to man Aud though it may not be within
the power of finite being TO unravel the chai'
Of wonders that unfold the works Of an inhu't
God, still il lie evident, from the progress whiol
discovery has made, that God DOES invite an
encourage the human mind to contemplate tn
workings Of Divine power, and to pursue II
manifestations in every element, aud in ever
direciion.-TnE REASON WHY.
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How TO SEE 0HosTs.-A curiovs application
for patent has boen made by n New YOrk'
for process to determine the falsily or truth
ppirlualism. II consists Of room closed pc
fselly, go that all air and light is eileotually 81
clnded, except air for breathing, which is al
mitted from a etop-cock, opened from time
time. Light is only admitted by being pass
through dark blue, violet or black liquid,
that the room is perfectly dark to the unaccu
toned eye, Int becomes slightly iluminat
when remaining long 10 il, the inventor asserti
that tho particles Of common light are much
heavy and solid &C impaired with the much 6n
constituents Of the bodies Of spirits; therefor
common light passes through them, and is l
reflected from their surface to see spirits
all, the light must DO first filtered. The room
to he painted with spirits Of turpentine, or a
other spirits mixed with substances akin
carbon. The inventor asserts that with th
precautions ii may become possible for the
mates Of the room to see spirits, forms or gho
He claims the use Of filtered light in n clio
room for the purposes Of divination. The pat
was refused, on the ground that when comp
Of persons were for some time in snch TO-
without sufficient air to breathe, they will
only SEQ ghosts, but also give up their own
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ExrRAoRDiNARY PREDICTION
head, as we learn from on Eastern paper,
Nov York Atlas of April 2lst, 1s49, publia
tho following;
In nm old Kin1erhook Almanac, Of 1871
the following prediction about the United stf
when the country is ruled by tailor be
beggar shall stitch with thimble Of 9
And the waters shall furnish, instead Of
land,
Three millions of men, with their frs
command
sit is not easy 10 decide to whom the
going prediction pointed. General Taylor
his name with y, and therefore il could nc
fer to him. lie is Taylor, aud not toll
Mr. Van Buren, is a cuIiivator of cabbases
hence il ia supposed that he is not the mai
ferred to. Mr. John Tyler had no il
name, and therefore no escapes the predi'