The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-01-11


II IL somc months since We have heard of our
Old iiond, Home, the spiritualist lie was slrug
cling thon against the adverse fAtes Of fortune
The old lady q Englsud, who, m moment ai
weakness, had adopted him as her child And
made him her to countless thousands, hAi, 10
an hour Of sense and strength, recalled her lore
aud her luere, and set him AhoAt again upon tho
cold world TO get his living II be still might by
lis marvellous spiritual manifestations And
II seems that his virtue had not gone out by
lapse Of use for, after period Of retirement
and silence, he has been, during the last season
greatly snliyoning new circles Of noble families
IN CisAt Britain with moro wonderful demonstra-
tions than ever Of hie peculiar power Wis.
count and an Earl have united in compiling and
printing choice little book Of their observations
aud experiences with our old Connecticut boy.
The volume Is Dot given io the public. however
though some of its more remarkable pages have
crspt into the newspapers These exhibit new
capacities on his part. One Of stretching him
self to hight nearly foot beyond his usual
statue smother u floating out into the open air
from the windows aud back again and third Of
taking red hot Goals from the fire in his hands
and putting them on 70 the heads and among the
hair OF the faithful believers IN the circle St his
seanees, without harm TO any Of them. We quote
some Of the detailed statemens Of these new
wonders
Az Mr. Jenokens at Norwood, Lord Adarc Wv
Mr.. Homes body longthon six inches, He says,
''Mr Jcnckon who is taller man than Home
stood bssKle him, 10 shore cnuld be no mistake
about it. Homes natural height is, ! believe,
fyo feet ten inches. should say that he grew
10 six feet four inches or si1 feet ak inches. I
placed my hands ON his feet and felt that they
we're fairly level on the ground. He had slippers
on and he nnbuttoned his coat Ho wos el1nga.
ted from his waist upward and there was space
Of, ! snppose, four inches between his waistcoat
and the Waistband Of his trowors. He appeared
10 grow also in breadth and sizs all over, but
there was no way of testhg that. He diminish
ed down to his natural slzs then grew tall again,
walking about and stamping Ms feet, to show
that they were on the ground, and again return
cd thaa :bcy wsls OH ihe ground, and again re-
turned TO his na.urai stze.e
AT Ashley house. in tho presence Of Lord Ad-
are aud the Master of Linsay, Home was seen to
liH1 iito al itht Vi hFt lttNs ihtu ne Nhh
raised to the back Of Lord Adaros chair who
says II took both his feet in my hands, and
away be went up into the'sir so high that was
obliged TO let 60 his feet he was carried along
the wall, brushing past the pictures TO the oppo-
site side Of the room he then called me over to
him. took his hand and felt him alight upon
the floor. At Adare manor, ireland, all present
saw him raised off the ground, in the open air,
and floating past them at height which carried
him clear over wall, by movement quite horl-
zontal and uniform, distance Of ten or twelve
yards. At No. 7, Buckingham gate he raised in
the air, and his head became qntc luminous at
the top giving ban tho appearance of having a
halo around IT, When he was raised he waved
his arms about, and in each hand there came
little globe Of fire, TO my eyes blue} the effect
was very pretty"
! Al Ashley house, as have formerly mention
cd. Home was carried. that is he won't out OF
one window and came 10 at othor a. an eieya.
ton Of forty fye feet from the ground. Lord
Adare says, 1--WE heard Home go into the next
| ROOM heard the window thrown up, and present
| ly Home appeared, standing outside one window.
lie opened tho window and walked In quite cool.
\ ~" Lord Adare then won't into the other room,
and finding the window raised only about foot
high, he wondered how Home could get through
10 narrow d space bat Home was Immediately
carried out horizontally Aad brought back again.
Mrs s. C. Hall, the venerable sdthorcss, a1d
her husband shared in the hot coal experiment,
whose story she thas tel!s -
We we're nine "a greater number than Mr..
Home likesE We were seated around tho table,
as usual, in tho small drawing room which com
muIicates with much larger room the folding
doors were pushed back into the wall and tho
portiers unclosed. think there was no lamp
burning over the table, and very largo fire war
blazing away in the large room. know that
there Was great deal u light. Tho Master "
Lndssy Rev. Nj y and his wife, Mr. Hall
and myself, Mr.. Home and the Misses BortoIac-
ci sere present, we sat f0f some httc time be.
fore the Tsmuluus motion, tbat ~ frequently ia-
d.cAsc stronger mauifesiAtions commenced but
1t was qniekly followed By faps, not only on tho
table, bul ia different parts Of thc room the "a.
bic wHE msyed aud douu-lifted perfectly % the
ground lnale Light aud "hcaYy7 81 the 10.
quest u one Or two 81 The gentleman present
aud, after t1e iapse % I suppose nearly an hour
hr Home -sut latoa trancr Presently hs push.
"a BIZ chaif or tbe chair was pushed. qgite away
from the tAhIs H. got up walked about The
room in his usual manner ven, 70 she Gre place,
ball knelt on the fender stool took up tbs pgker
and Poked The ere. which uas Ike a red hot far-
uaec, 10 ~ % Increase The heat held his hands
over lhe dto f9g some time, and finally drca out
u the fire With his hand . large lamp oi liYs
burning 60 n large that he held u both baads
as he came from the Ere place 10 tAe large f1oia
into the small room where. 8ezlsd round tie "a.
bic We weIs AZ watching his movements. NJ.
Hal VAS seated nearly opposite - wherc sal
afia sHw VI Home. u'ter standing about haa i
minute Al the bsek of Mr Hal.s chair. dellbsr.
aleiy plEced t4e lamp u burning coal % his
bead have oftea since Boniefsd thhi aEs
not frightened, bat I vas not | hsA perfect
faith lhAi be would not b. injured B9ns one
said IL li not hot y Mr. Han answered
Warm. bat not hot" Nj Hofos hs1 moved 5
httis ApEy, bat returned, snl 10 : trance be
aaailsd. snd secmed quite pleased AAd thea pro.
ceeded u drsw up NJ. Balfs vhits hair over the
red coal The white hair had lhe APptafauss oi
salyer threads over the ged coal M Home
drew the hair into syrt q pytam!3 the eaai
stll red. shgsl8g beneath he hair thsn, sitter.
/ thihk. f,aF or Are Eaaaaas, NJ. lions pusbsA
the haiT baea. aud, !aLing the coal ~ NJ. Halls
head, be sssd ga the pecal.u i9w ra.ss ia shleh.
wbea IN tsabcs, hs siNays spsaka, sdafsssing
Mu y, +NlA yUa have i y ghs drew bAsa
and I heard hin Hanaaf, HIAltls falth. little
h!@.- TwO q usEss Stssszvssa y tsat Il 1si