The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-11-04
CURIOUS EoBGonL1N PHENOMENA

! Nature Turned Upside Down in London
| du;ngs of Home, the Ghost Raiser-He
Floats Over Walls and into Windows
The Air Full of Visible Spirit Forms
Spooks Erery-where- Mystic Music
Messages from Adah Isaacs Nenlken-The
Secret of the Egyptian Hiercglyphics
About to be Revealed.
Editorial Correspondence of the Chicago Uni
verse;
LONDON, ENGLAND, Sept. %, 1859.
Thrilled the other day by the recital
of remarkable experiences contained
in letter written to us by Signor
Damiani, we einyoluntarily exclaimed,
cob! that this great throbbing, doubt
ing world could witness these Won
derful phenomena" A book of great
merit, inter-related with this thought
of phenomenal spiritualism has just
fallen into our hands, fresh from the
pen of Viscount Adare. The intro
duction, by Earl Dunraven, who is on
| the most intimate terms with the me-
dunn, D. D. Home, exhibits a fine
taste and high scholarly attainmants.
| 1t has been my object" says Lord
Adare, "in writing these seances of
Mr.. Home, to divest my accounts. of
all sensational elements; and for fear
of exaggerating in any particular, l
have simply recorded the bare facts l
witnessed. To put down on paper
accurately what others, with myself,
have seen, or TO report even the sub
stance of what is spoken i'll trance,
is extremely difficult" 4 * 1t is
well to mention that have witnessed
many persons make, at their first Sc
ance, every effort to account for the
phenomena by trickery and mechani-
cal contrivance, and falling in that, to
reduce them to the effects of some IN
known force. l have invariably found
them, provided the seance was success
full, very soon obliged to admit that
these phenomena can not be account
ed for. except ON the suppositioD that
they are caused by all unseen, but &C
tive and reasoning, intelligence. ]
have printed names i'll full, whenever
obtaining leave to do so, knowing
how little value is generally attached
to statements, unsupported by the tes-
timony of more than one person.
Lord Adare gives to the public, in
this book, the names Of fifty persons
as witnesses of these spiritual mani
festations. The individuals are well
known and responsible. Some be-
long to the aristocracy, some are
scientists, some are eminent in the
pursuits of literature, and others in
the law, physics and the military de-
partment. We take pleasure in fur
nishing our readers the gist of some
of the wonders seen at these seances,
and recorded by Lord Adare.
sEANCE NO. l-sHADoWY FoRMs-1N-
VISIBLE ACCORDION PLAYERS.
During this sitting, in the presence
of Doctor Gully, Mr.. Earl, Mrs. Thay-
er, and others, the table began to vi
brate with great rapidity" and danced
round the room IN various directions
1t was tilted up to all angle of forty five
degrees. The surface was smooth,
polished mahogany, yet the candles,
paper and pencil did not move. Feel
ing cold currents of air pass across
my face and hands, chair standing
against the wall, at a distance o. per-
haps five yards came suddenly away
from the wall and placed itself beside
me at the table. The effect was start
ling. Mrs. Thayer saw shadowy
form standing between Home and
myself; 1 was touched lightly upon
the head. An ACCORDION being
brought, Home took it, holding the
lower part, with the keys hanging
over the edge of the table, when it be-
gan a tune, resembling voluntary
upon the organ the melody was per-
feet and the expression beautiful.
While the accordeon was being played
looked at it two or three times un-
der the table. All Were permitted to
do the same, demonstrating the fact
that it was played without visible
hands.
| SPIRIT BIRDS.
Present, Mr.. Jenkin, Mrs. Jenkin,
Mrs. ueming, Mr.. Russell and others.
The manifestations commenced with
the usual vibration OF the floor and
our chairs, and also the cold currents
of air passing over the hands of those
present. Curious sounds were heard,
something between the chirping of a
bird and the whistling produced by
birds wings. Soon the spirit-voice
was heard distinctly. During the
time Of the rustling of birds wings
and the spirit-voices Mr.. Home ell
gagged in social conversation, showing
that the sounds were not produced by
ventriloquism.
FLOATING TABLES
Present, Lady Galway, Lord Adare
Mrs. Scott Russell, and others. A
We 'Hrge table, seven feet long and
five wide, vibrated, at first strongly,
and then sprang forward violently, as
though forced by a mighty, mysterious
power. The table was lifted in the
air, and vibrated sufficiently strong, at
a later hour in the evening, to be felt
i'll the next house. Music was heard
and other remarkable manifestations,
demonstrating the reality of a future
existence.
LORD LIFTED IN THE AIR BY UNSEEN
HANDS.
During this sittingss the scene was
exceedingly harmonious. Mr.. Home,
entranccd, spoke beautifully, and was
elongated, from his natural height,
five feet ten inches, to six feet four.
Lord Dunhaven placed his hands on
his feet, and they were fairly ON tho