The New York herald., 1869-11-19
MORE SPIRITUAL PHEA0MeaA.
The Antics 0f Master H0uKIs-New Manifeytn.
lions OF Invisible Force.
CORRESPONDENT Of tho Hartford fCann Tio,oo

The Antics Of Master Hougls-Neyv Nunifeytn.
lions Of Invisible Force.
correspondent OF the Hartford tConn.) Times
wrItes:--
The writer OF this has for the last two weeks had
an opportunity to Investigate the singular and Won
deru manifestations OF Invisible force ia the pres
ence OF Master Dewitt G. Houan, OF thus CITY Ne
have not time To enter into iuii description OF what
we have seen. But the LIme nas come for a IN ore
candid and thorough iDvesgatI,n or these singular
phenomena The person VINO iuyes,iQatos cans,idIv
and carefully VIII tind something In the.e manlles.
tations not to be disposed OF by the cry OF humnur
We lave tied Houen in almost every conceivable
manner and have seen him tied by others with cords
Hnd strips OF cotton cloth, and invariably the Knots
IN the eioh have been secured through and through
with 1ne thread In manner to preclude the possl.
bty OF untyiAg or slipping The ends or the strlps
OF cloth have been sewed In the most thorough man
ner TO his coat sleeves and MS coat from the collar
down. at least eignt inches. and sewed together ia a
manner which ought salIsfy the most skeuticai
Notwithstanding all this, rings are found On hs
small ring witch moment before ia known
BY every one present 80 have been on the
table, and certainly nfter the tying is foun1
on ms wrist and under the end Of Inc tie wlIcl,
Is sewod 10 his coat sleeve, ana WIN all TINS ex
planarion tying ana sewing MS coat Is onIire,y
removed from his BODY without stitch or tie oelur
affected In the least. After thorough exalutnn.
ton OF the coat by the persons prescaL It was put
ner. with no evidence OF unfying or breaking OF
stitches. We have tied him with cora over twealy
feet long, In manner that would preclude the poy.
sIblnty Of his getting MS hands together AMI tho
hnul knots were tied where IL was utterly lmpos
slbie lOr MN 10 reach them, and, Notwithstanding
Oil this he would be united In less time tnau ID "a xes
10 describe the process OF tying Musical ustru-
ments are carried about the room WIN d yeIoeuy
quite surprising. ~ not ~ the power OF tile most
sclehtiHc uckster 10 carry things about dark room
In sueh manner without hating some one.
The operating iorce ties the hands oil Mnster
Hough Ia various ways, and always with a tanpo
OF witch knots,n completely Dewuderng In their
complications. A sewing machine mas been run m
In room IN when all objects were perfectly vlslpe
Master liough beng three feet distant lroai lt uud
positively no other visible Ierson near II.
Again we say, let this subject have candid
investigation. The paftes concerned cordially
invite IL. Tho subject IL one not TO be sunni marlly
disposed OF by the stale cry Of ''humDug.n The
writer does not say THAI the operating furce Is by
the spirits OF men and women once living ON the
eartn; and beng unable TO satisfy himself that II
IL not OF spiritual origin, after a close and pro-
tracted investigation, ne cannot accept tle asser.
ton OF those VINO never dld investigate that the
"Devh does It." Hs appeals to those VINO are aplo
To invesiuate 70 de 70. IN order shat 0od's truth
may 10 KNOWN.