, 1870-01-04
SPIRITUAL PHENOMENA.

The New York 1iancs, In letter from its
London correspondent, gives the outline
and leading statements of book entitled
" Experiences in Spiritualism with Mr.. D.
D. Home" by Viscount Adnre, with intro
ductory remarks by the Earl Of Dunzaven.
The two ''noble authors" are father and
son, and the book consists Of flinl epistles
from the ilustrious Viscount to bis still
more llustrious sire, detailing with
great minutcness d series Of miracles
Of which Lord AdAre and other eminent
persons, some OF whom are Of wide repu-
tation as scholars and anthors, wera wit
nesEes. The correspondent sheds no other
light on Lord Dunraven's position as an in
vestigator than TINT he long since distin-
gnisled himself by his acquisitions in the
science Of fmesmcrism, and succeeded Arch
bishop Wbately as President Of the London
AIesme1ic 1n61mary." As the book has not
been published, but only d few copies
printed in purple md gold for distribution
among the aristoczatic friends Of the House
Of Dnnraven, twill be seen that the adver~
tisement Of AIr. Homes supernatural pow
era is got up. in the most glt-cdged and
attractive style. For, besides the testimony
Of its authors, the book places before the
public as witnesses such welt-known names
as those Of Mrs. Mary Hewitt, Mr.. md
Mrs. S. c. Hail, and Dr.. E!iotson, besides
the Master Of Lindsay, ths Countess dc
Pomar, and others, the aroma Of whose
e1oellencies has. not yet spread over
this Western Hemisphere, but who,
We doubt not, are the unadulterated pro-
duct of the fifth distillation Of the blue
blood Of England, and very good society in.
deed This very fragrant and altogether
exclusive testimonial to Sp:rituAlism de-
cia1es that spiritual phenomena have not
That hostile attitude toward Christianity
which has been sometimes assumed, but,
GU the contrary, that it has con-
verted some noted Dcists to Chris
tians, Unitarians to TIi1ita1ians. and
Protestants to Catholics. It recounts thlr-
ty-three instances wherein pianos and other
heavy objects, including especially Ar.
Home himself, were moved across large
rooms without any visible means Of sup
port or locomotion, at various distances, Of
from one foot to ten feet from the floor.
In fourteen instances flowers are brought
by invisible hands and presented TO the as
seublage. The fragrance is taken from fow-
ers and thrown around the room, and the
spirit from alcohol, leaving only the water,
Twen.y-three times spirit forms aro visible.
Nine times spirit voices are heard. b1r.
Home would pass through solid walls,
emerge through window, horizontally, as
If carried, and stand upon nothing in the
outer atmosphere. But this was nothing
remarkable when compared with the singu-
lar lengtheuings and coutractious Of Mr..
Homes OWL person. He would lengtheu
from his ratural height Of fire feet ten
inches to si1 feet si1 inches, leaving q
space Of four inches between his
waistcoat and his trousers, and
would then contract to I've feet. He
would elonsate young ladies by symmetri-
cal longitudinal expansion Of their persons
by some three inches. Whether the ladies'
came back to their original forms, We do
not know, but presume they did-at least
in time. Standing against the wall and e1-
tending his urms upon it, Tue witnesses
marked the point reached By his auger ends,
before aud nftez elongation, md found il
nllc and haN inches A1aterialists, given
over as they are 10 uutroth, might
have called it ten; but spiritual
witnesses, with tender ACCURACY,
decline to bulge beyond nine and half.
Why 11r. Homes arms did not continue tc
elongate until they could have beoa used
as Submarine Atlantic cable, the narrator
strictly confnipg himself, as will be Oh
served, to facts, and Senturing no theories
| does not say, Finally, Mr. Home had ths
valuable power, for ono who deals viii
spirits Of a doubtful origin, OF NOT only ze
sissing MI tho influences Of fire himself
but Of enabling ali who have faith II
hun to do likewise. He stirs up tn
f1esin the CRATE, and laves his countenano.
in handfuls Of the dsming Goals rs if the.
were icicles- He places very Large lunl
Of blazing coal On tha nearly bald head o
Mr.. s. c. Hall in the presence Of his de
voted spouse, and then gathers the sil9ere'
locks Of the venerable author in fine py1a
mid over The glowing Goals, with no othe
result than that, when Mr.. Hall next goe
through Ills locks with fne-tooth comb
he finds them powdered with cindcrs. A
who have rot faith in Ai1. Hume are burne
in quite the natural way. The book thu
describes Mr.. Homes operations with FIRE
"WalEttR oye1 10 tha fireplace Home tooE Irou
1neAco WIN his hand q rei.not glowing Gm2ct
about tns 1szs, sze q a, sna oranEe. Asn g lsn
prbicity1. became NERVOUS, fearing thst he ~olj
s Miss T. a. s5d ss,as nov, ;ea insS naVs sSfce, n1
1piied. % i hase fs,ta. out eanhas overcome II
81 nGns ,hen % psseea All On On the M Mas:eT Of i.odsay
hs9 hat in%seael3 too1 4 sluises Sad + n
ssone snG bIaes Bns pteseay he tosx
. oshe1 red.hpt eEpe1 fIom Tho nrc, -
huidtpg II in hts nand, epofe few wo:d3 TO M
and be placed the coal in It. Miss D. was not I
tre least BURIED, And said 1t felt rather cold. Iii
marble. A1tet allowing i 10 remain few &c
! opdF, Home lock thc coal, aod ze1aestea M't3
: 10 touch IT.; ste placed her 1tGets ncat u, b
wNhdFew them Immediately. aaJ!nE tnas It bur.
ea hes ns then naSea I, u n ~ - ,iar Gaq
by Migs D. and The Iaxter OF 11daaJ, that Lo
4 Hdara has omitted 70 state that ~. Home 2
tbs cosi pstWeen nia soat Hna mt nIaes
: ! Visible On the ehtSIH
; It would seem TINT, il all spirits posse
such remarkable powers over fire, Mutor
, He'll would not be very uucomfo1tah
rlace after all. And it is difficult to E
: how they can impart to Mr.. Home, and n
, Homo to others, greater powers thau ths
: themselves possess. We confess, Rfter
+ careful survey Of Mr. Homes field I
! achievement, that We SEQ nothing left to