The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-12-10
Horace GreeleY and Plauchette.

Miss Kate FlelQ mas puD1noQ PAM
phlet giving record of her experiences
with Planchette. As specimen we give
the following extract relating to it's do
ings on certain evening at the New York
residence of the cosy Kate S, Horace Gree
ley being present:
Passing the evening with Miss G. the
subject of planchette soon came to the
surface of though, and the lady was in
troduced to the company which was
about equally divided between spiritual
lists and sceptics As planchettte mani
tested lively friendship for Mr. Fl. G.
quite firing my arm by moving towards
the side Of the table at which he sat
Mr. G. expressed desire to know what
friend of his wished to talk with him.
Plan.-"No friend of yours, good hon
est H. for you are honest in spite of what
the Copperheads say-that is, you do not
know me for friend, having had no
earthly acquaintance with me. My name
is Joseph Field"
Mr. G.-''Are the planets inhabited 2"
Plan.-':Yes."
Mr. G-''Where does the life of man
begin?'
Phantom this planet. Then we are
gradually removed to others as our ties
become more Of spirit than matter. We
make the circle of all the planetary sys-
tens and wind up with the sun. We all
go to a hotter place then the old fashion
ed he'll. -
Mr. G-"Has climate any effect upon
spiritual bodies?''
Plan.-''Only as it effects our magnet
isms when brought into relation with
yours.
Mr. G.-''Who are with you?"
Plan. George Washington sends
greeting
.'Mr. G.-"What is Washington S
opinion of Grant,
Plan. -''Well, I'm not much better at
a speech than General Grant, but think
tolerably well of him, on the whole. He
is not by any means great man, but l
believe him to be well-meaning. He is
not a Statesman. but he has enough com
mon sense to put clever men into the
Cabinet He will not betray the Repub-
lican party, and, therefore, will be an
agreeable change. He will not please
the Radicals particularly, for the reason
that he has no moral convictions Of his
own.
Mr. Coz whom am I thinking ~
l. idu IADIdlldfil
Mr. -"Wrong."
Plan. II. Fry"
This was again wrong. Mr.. G. had
thought of lady
Mr., G. well, Fry, how do you like
your present condition?'
Plan 1t is deuced sight pleasanter
than earth, can tell you
Mr.. G.-''That sounds like him. Do
you think of your old friends?"
Plan.-''l love them as well as ever ;
some Of them better, for the reason that
can read character better. The scales
have dropped from my eyes -
A third person interposed, and asked
if he had not had enough of this world.
Plan. Mot at ALL The spirit is born
here. The earth is our mother, and we
love her"
Mr.. G.-"That sound just like Fry"
[ ne, er knew Mr. Fry, and was not
aware that he had been tie intimate
friend Of several persons present.
Different individuals now wrote lists of
names and submitted them to the aracu-
lar instrument In two cases Planchette
erased all names but the correct ones in
two others she failed After the last
failure, young man present pronounced
Planehette a humbug. To this came the
reply:
In certain sense Planchette is
humbug. Planchette is a humbug in be-
ing called a game. 1t is the game of life
if you please. but my dear young man,
the day is not far distant when you will
be ranked among the faithful. -
Nothing further Of interest occurred.