The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-04-13

said, " Let try, for have always bee,, ,oa a..
Ipossess a great deal OF electric pow,rS @Pi9n
Ghetto" was produced. The lady and / plaeed ON
hands on 1t, and begged her husband TO mi sy
question the answer to which was known to him
He asked, "To whom did write this n ornIue9"
. sPlanrhetter instantly commenced writing.
stop sad GO onel e who was watching it. at
mas answered my question"
removed the board; but seeing that after the
name IT na continued as If going to write m,re r
a yb nj r 'g PIinI o. de pencil was exactly
quested it to be so good as to proc ed II went nm
an then gave its usual Sign Of having finished by
descelbing sort OF CIRCULAR flourish round IA
writing.
liam" tee
Thomson was not the name; but adopt It be-
cause he the real name it admits Of two modes OF
spelng and in this case 1t spell the name correctly
swell SAID Colonel g., that's Id The sur
name is right; but L cont knos, OF have forgotten
If / ever drl know, the Christian name"
", looking in the Army List" he found 1t was
William.
Alls. q neither knew that her husband had writ
zen 70 tue Per on named nor did she know him EVEN
The next case ccurred among the same people
anu was even more curious.
mOrDing?p
Pl niche te.-"James."
Colonel G.-t'N,I Wropo there. tr,, aoo,,, %
Pidnvkette-' James v ' ~ Ne
Are you sure" said We. "yOu have not heard
"Quite sure" he replied, deep in the Times
up anchet e. was requested to say where ''James''
livel, and repl ed, :" ondon."
"What was his surname?"
"Planchette" wrote it" c."
'A,e you quite sure We again asked, that your
brother JAM di not write to yon?"
"DyJ.vel" exclaimed the Colonei; he did-to tell
not to go up to dinner 10 day. because my father
h1djust discharged the butler. q lite foIgot"
said that my rienl b. told me thar "Planehette''
would sometimes answer mental questions CT rrectIy-
In every experiment have made but one, IT was q
There was dinner party at Colonel G.'s. pro-
| ruced z anctette," and Mrs G., one OF the ladies'
cou' Sc was present begged T husband to
range with any OF tie guests question which they
should address men ly TO the lady. He selected
cierg man, aud ilter ering together in a whis
per at the side of the room opposite Planchette'
Uolonsl G announced that lie had put the question
| mentally. -A
| Planehette' wrote, Town"
The question was then committed TO the party.
Ii was, 'Where is (myself)g ing TOMORROW"
| Now there coulI be no collision here. The lady
who had her hands on Panchette" did not he II the
estlon and there the corrobOrative testimony
| Vt the ergym IN IA 10 what that question was.
| do not profess to und istand thu. and only
assume that the husband possessed some magnetic
power his wife, Tor IN tine three cited,
| " Planchette" repied cor ectIy, when Mrs. Il 8
hands we've on IT. 70 questions, the answers to which
Can The utter ances of anct elte'' be explained
by natural electricity and amin al magncii m? 1
XhD has so closely studied these subjects.
L am too ignorant to know whether 1t is possible
thus act, as 1t were in concert With the br In, and
without any con- cous effort OF the mini will, pro-
luce the Urn,aticn OF letters and words such Q
formed when the hands are laid, have described,
| on " Planchette." -uaf s1eIsl- 55rtr taf
This do know,-tbat the hands win, under GER
tam ciI cumstances " rite without any conscious ef-
1rt the Part of theiTOwners tor have more than
Dree, when Oppressed with Iatipue, Leaf and over
work, fallen in o doze with my pen in my hand, and
| when have reeo ere consciousness, have fund
that in the TEMPORARY uncnnS eiuusness of sieeI
that my wiring under these circumstances was new
er as coherent the pc iorWan es OF "P anclette.
| If The cause OF the motion anu OI tue formation Of
ett0rs words and sentences be expla ned the words
themselves nee,l not, think, be deemed mysterious
| Nome but sayages consider dreams p. eterna tural
yet thee is conscious effort OF the will. No
considers esp walking sleep talking spiritual,
ths connection, II il exist IL the have reierre
TO- between the nerye- and the brain, -oLcen short
| explain the act of "Planchettes" writing, and ths
matter Of 1t need excl. no SURPRISE W hat is more
| unexpected or more sudden than change in the cur
| rent OF our though s.? What more wonderful thar
| the human mind? .
Bat am getting out of my depth. 1 have given
PLAN and thoroughly truthful account OF my OWE
| eX perience OF tPlancheue." There are, doubtless
many Others equally trustworthy, who could cite ex
| periences even more int. esng. My object in re
| cording mil c Is to draw tie attention OF scienthl
| men to very curious subj CITE what may be
| new natural pJwer, or rather n new development OIL
| a natural power 1t is worthy OF car efu examln
ation by unprejudced men OF science, and hopt
my slight sketch may indaee some Of them 10 give
| 'Plsnchette" ''a lair field and no favor"
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