The Portland daily press., 1868-04-14

said Let me try, for have always been told tina,
chette" was produced. The lady and placed our
hands on 1t, and begged her husband to put some
question the answer to which was known to him
He asked, "To whom did write this II orning?''
. ".Planshette, instantly commenced writing.
has answered my question"
removed the board; but seeing that after the
name nad Continued as if going to write more re-
placed H. so that the point of tie pencil was exactly
on the SPOT from wifi had removed it, and F, :.
,5en ga 70 oe SO good as to proc ed It
an men gave lts usual sign Ut having finished by
desceolng sort OF circular flourish round its
:. On examining its work we found Thomson Will
| liam." ~ W."
Thomson was not the name; but adont il he.
eauSe, IKE lne reai name it admits of two modes of
speng ana IN TINS case it spelt the name correctly
| In the least common form.
"Weil " said Colonel g. that's oid The sur
| II ever did know, the Christian name"
On looking in the Army List" he found it was
| Mrs. G. neither knew that her husband had ,vri.-
ten to tue per on named, nor did she know him even
| by name,- nor did i.
| The next case occurred among the same people
| and was even more curious.
Colonel G. asked: "Fiom whom did hear this
| morUing?S
| Pk1nche te.-"James." 4.-
e eGan.a &c, wrong there's try again."
| " Are you sure" SAIL We ssyou have MT heard
rom any one named James?'' 7i' II
quite sure, = he replied, deep in the Times
,;ro anenetle was requested to say where "James'
| livel, and repl ed, :" ondon."
~ W. hat was his surname?"
| "Planchette' wrote it-"G-.'' 1 r
| ave you qnHe sure" we again asked that yonr
Drother DANES did not write 20 yOu?" -
" by JoVe" exclaimed the Colonel; he did-to tell
me not to go up to dinner to day. because NV tatber
hadjust discharged the butler lite forgoy
stid that my friend b. told me that Pianchette''
would sometimes answer mental questions correctly
In every experiment have made but one. It wasa
| failure One was correct ~
,., There was dinner party at Colonel G's pro
for whom said " Planchette" would write alone of
cou'se was present. begged a ar husband TO ar
shnsId VIII d any OF Ine guests question which they
Should ADDRESS men ally 10 the lady. He selected
Clergyman, aud alter comforting tosether in wb;s
Per AT Ihe sue OF the room opposite "Panchette'
Colonel t. announced that lie had put the Question
mentally: -. - 41'''''u
T. Inc QUESTION was then committed to the party
| was going to town.
who had her hands on ssPanchette' did mt bear ny
eston, and there the corroboratiye testimony
Oh ede ne eFgyman a. 10 what thai question was
assume that the husband possessed some magnetic
power over his wife, tor in the three cases cited
she was ignorant Of. : " "ii'H
Can the uttrr4nees of "PIanctete" be explained
py natural electricity and animal magnetitm? /
commend the matter 10 the a1te ton Of DR. Radcliffe
who has so closely studied these subjects.
am 100 ignorant to know whether it ia possible
that the nerves having their seat in tine brain could
thus act, as IT were, in concert with The br in and
WthOnt any con cious eorr OF the mini or will pro
duce the formation of letters and words such a. ale
IoIinGd wheh the hands are laid as have described
on "Planchette.'
This do know,-tbat the hands will under GER
tam circumstances, write without any conscious e-
frt on the part of theirowners, tor have more than
o'e, Wnen oppressed with iatipue, heat and over
Work, a!len In doze with my pen in my hand and
Wheh nave recot ere consciousness, L have fund
tnat IN the TEMPORARY uncnnsciousness of sieeI l
ia 9 sun Deen writing although am bound to say
tntI my wrllng under these circumstances new
er as cuherent as the of ssP anrlette
Ii the cause OF the motion ana the formation OF
tstofs words and sentences be explained, the words
None but savaSes consider dreams pieternat ural
yer tnele is no conscious effort OF the will No one
considers eep walking or sleep-talking spiritual
tbs connection, il exist in the sens have referred
To- per ween the nerve and the BRAIN -once IN short
explain the act of Planchette's'' writing and the
mdttef Il IT need excite surprise. What is more
uneNpeced or mere sudden than change in the cur
the human mind? '
Bat am getting out of my DEPTH have given |
u I'm ana thoroughly truthful account OF my own
eA perlence OF 'Planchetle" There are, doubtless
many others equally truss orthy, who coua cite ex-
Peflsnces even more int esfing. NV object in re.
corning NIL is to Draw Il e attention of scientific
men TO a very curious subj ct.-to what may be a |
new natural wer, rather a new DEVELOPMENT of
a natural power 1t is worthy OF careful examm-
atlon by uIprtjudiced men OF science, and / hope
my slight sketch may induce some of them 10 give
'Planchette"" a lair field and no favor" 5[ III
MANUFACTURED AND FOR SALE BY
Q. H. FARLEY.
No. 4 Exchange street, er)
PORTLAND, ME.
E8TPrice $500. The trade supplied. .el-