The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-09-08

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some Strange Manifestations-HeB Be
ueves I'm Spooks.
Dr. Bellows contributes to Appleton's Jour-
nal Q paper entitled ''Slttings with Powers, the
SCULPTOR" In the course OF conversation
Mr.. Powers relates the following spirituahstic
texperiences: 10 :-
20 These spiritualistic phenomena have always
,5uferessed me, although have never been 10
-.3heleast carried away by them. l recollect we
Gfsd many .'seances" at my house and others
when Home Was here. ! certainly Saw, under
Encouragement OF machinery was Impossible,
in mg own house and among friends incapable
of lending themselves to imposture, many very
curious things. That
tssi-es - HAND FLOATING N THE A1R, ,
of,which all the world has heard, have seen.
There was nothing but moonlight IN the room,
-tis dsS true, and there is every presumption
AGAINST efeh phenomena under such clrcum-
csSances. But what You see, you see, and must
Areco;lect that Nj. Home sat on my right hand.
), and beside him, there, were six others reund
one,half Of circular table,s the empty hall
:, toward theEindow and the moonlight --s-
..<-sS al 49, IT UsEs , FAN. sR~ /:
.,ha1 ou1 baoJ delicate and shadowy. vet de-
tined, appeared, dancing elowly just the other
side OF the table, and gradually creeping up
higher, until above what would have been the
elbow, itterminated in q mist. This hand slowly
~ ILa fsbia and .seemed to nat her face.
ssro,,Sd n taLe a far, 81 cried her husband.
Tbrea rs,,s ' ,resnonJad .tyes > and the lady put
fan naaT Il yb;ch Il sseerned irving to take.
.Give II the hand le. said the husband. The
wife obeyed. and l5 commenced slowly tanning
her Win much grace. .'Couldn't it fan the
rest Of the company % some zone exclaimed,
when three rams sigpifed aAsent, and the hand,
passing round, famed each Of the company,
and then slowly;v was lost 10 view.
III cayrrn.aHos1ss ann
- - I,:t,,a h.,a Il
lfeF, On anoineS occasiea, aSas ;as nanams nttinn
Was pronounced that tot lost ennd-patang
my cheek 6na arm. p so9s 3og u ~ a;S - mai mai
warm an0 sVeSnttS n,nut ! ~ ~ ~
loosen ny no.0s epWl sSemSo W mSis ous VI
myciutcns Many other similar e1pe,lenceS aat a. !
navs nag, nls ln.esesuns ~ n1 .srroys ' ~
morbid % feesines. Ell Nv children, who knew ali
about il, and were present, neyer showed any
signs Of trepidafi6nS such as Rhost-storles ex.
cite in sensitive and young brains.
d. rvropv spour.1 n sprnrruA1 BODY. -
1..a -. ,hor.bt tb.t there WIS., some.
nave ssWays .nouSnt tnat !IeAo @ s'. We so.,e 40
thingyec msxpncapIe sDout sne nSrvous aS :. VI, =.
ganizafion WHICH migns even!gsIy s sHom as & W
be living mucn neaser @ spir.ual ats .nn ,nau
MOST peneve. anu snas tt n4s lne,, %sye ere-
me os Sat A.nss s9Sses Nso xo.s.s VIE, .ss sea
pie Us 70 PssVsS ss,S1o LIZ hIod 70 "es his ant
- s Is'h ~ ~ ss ra-vn,,s system alone we're
.,,, s.,.r,ta5 as,t sro1n his hodv it wond
s.ssst .,s ~ lie HON. for The
Lave s1S pseo.so, asah ~ .;ss,,a ~ ,be hodv
nerves M nos. ony ,ssen usSuJ ns,Sa ;ss,b sIS
Das sx.ene ssSn " INC Thara ia 10 No nsrNoe the
me nplss VI .n1 = ,,ot f,Ii ~ tSese i,vis;hIe
a,,tSsest;ons SHOW ma mans NERVOUS sys-
tero .rd $iirnv ne n migbt he in r,arts. his
form would be perfectly retained, even 10 his
eyes.. Now this Is one great step towards his
spiritual body. A little further refinement
might bring rs to what Is beneath the nervous
system, the spiritual BODY, ana IL migns s1;1
possible for this body to appear. and. under
certein states, to be seen. do not often men
-tion waxing vision I enjoyed more than
twenty years ago, but will tell ycu. lthap-
pened fiye-and-twenty years ago.
t.pv,,rpx.ay,s vvxxpSe yrsroy.
Inad reHred at the usaai n9ur; aad, as
fhleT out the caacie anG Ret nIo peg, iiooaeo
upon our infant child sleeping calmly on the
other side o1iss motnert Hno slso was souno
as'eep: as LAY proso sIake, tninAing On %
lpapy tntngs, pecams-s -suuoe9iy coIsci1us y.
- - - - $3.50 a. r I..L
: nave ipreo!ten, 70 pson ~ t9s cenue SMn
Sed as the stand. pus sLe csnoie was SuI. .otn'
otae hant Increased, an0 loeean 70 rear soMe,
>tnilg vas On nre ~ tne ,oom' sn9 Al @ 1ooasu S
over toHafu Iuy Wue = sio' W peg IL ~ me.e eo.
eo.,a.',s-i .nS a. :, wers ~ the hack NJ tLs
Sed. saw . green hillside, on which two bright
figures, a young man and young woman. their
arms .,across each others shoulders, were
lstanding and looking down, slth countenances
fuIl or love and grace upon our sleeping
infant. q -
,ooy 6 .sro 10 r1r sp1srr LAND
AoSN 80 -. 4. -. 49,.
4 glorious brightness seemed TO Glotne tnem
and 70 shine IN upon the room. lnlnNng IL
Possible that was aTeaming, ana merely ialT
gyms mJEen ewake UQr the vlsisor Vanlsnso
10 aoons fne pmes = nave neen letmnB You 'ne
story and lett me WonuerinR,) lelt my puise,
% zee Wnetnes paa any isver. ny 5u.se mss mss
hst ~ ~ nss hsss bean ionS,n1 f3r resrs to enioS @
has Il. length been granted me- 4. dirset look
mo T fhs snir,tnal world ln 4 was SO moved by
tis rsaectons erctei Inv this eSber;ence that
/ could not restrain myself from awaking my