Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-01-09
able to plaee them in the order in which

they occurred.
We were nine, "a greater number thar
Mr.. Home likes); we were seated round
the table, as usual, in the small drawing.
room, which communicates with a mucf
larger room; the folding doors werC
pushed back into the wall, and the poT-
tiers Enclosed. j think there was one
lamp burning Over the table, but a very
large fire was blazing away in the large
room. 1 know that there was a great deaI
of light. The Master of Lindsay. Rev.
Mr.. y and his wife, Mr.. HaiI and nv
self, Mr.. Home, and the Misses BertO-
lacci were present. We sat for some time
before the tremulOus motion. that so fire.
quentlyindicates stronger manifestations.
commenced; but it was quickly followed
by raps, not only on the table, but in diff
ferent parts Of the room; the table was
moved up and dOwn-iifted perfectly of
the grOuud-made eight " and " heavy
at the request Of one or W. of the gentle
men present; and, after the lapse of.
suppose, nearly an hOur, Mr.. Home went
into a trance. Presently he pushed his
chair, or the chalr was pushed, quite
away from the table. He got up. walked
about the room in his usual manner:
went TO the Fireplace; half kuelt on the
fender stool; took up the poker and poked
the IRE, which was like a red-hot urnace.
so as to increase the heat; held his hands
over the fire for some time, and finally
drew out of the fire with his hand a large
lump Of live burning coal, so large that
he held it in both hands, as he came from
the Fireplace in the large room into the
small room, where, seated round the
table, we were all watching his move
nents. Mr.. Han was seated nearly Oppo-
site TO where l sat, and l saw Mr.. Home,
after standing about half a minute ut the
back of Mr.. Halls chair, deliberately
place the lump OF burning coal ON his
mead! l have often wondered since that
1 was not frightened, but 1 was not; I had
perfect faith that he would not be injured.
Some n said: is it not hOt?" Mr..
Hall answered." Warm, but not hot.v
Mr.. Home had moved a little away, but
returned, still in a trance; he smiled, and
seemed quite pleased. and then proceeded
to draw up Mr.. Halls white hair over the
red coal. The white hair had the appear
ance of silver threads over the red coal.
Mr.. Home drew the hair into a sort of
pyramid, the coal, still red, showing be-
meath the hair; then, after, l think, fOur
or five minutes, Mr. Home pushed the
hair back, and taking the coal of Mr..
Halls head, he said, lin the peculiar low
voice in which, when in a trance, he
always speaks,) addressing Mrs. y,
" VIII you ave it?" She drew back, and
L heard him murmur Little faith, little
faith" Two or three attempted TO touch
it, but il burned their fingers. L said,
" Daniel, bring it over to me; I do not fear
to AXE it," Il was not red all over, as
when Mr.. Home put it on Mr.. Halls
head, but it was still red in parts. MIR.
Home came and knelt by my side; I put
out my right hand, but he murmuTed,
" No, not that the other hand he then
placed it in my left hand. where it re-
manned more than a minute. I t6lt it, as
my husband had said a - vet, when
l stopped down to examine the coal, my
face felt the heat so much that I was
obliged TO Withdraw it. After that, Mrs.
y took it. and said she felt no neon
venience. When MIR. Hall brushed his
hair at night ne folnd a quantity Of Gin
dust. Mr.. Home was elongated, and
all the manifestation that evening were
very remarkable; but I believe your
lOrdship requested me to relate only what
remember of the coal test.
Dear Lord Dunraven, sincerely yours,
ANNA MARIA HALL,
Mrs. 5. G. Hall.)
In the notice I am kindly per-
to give of this intensely inter-
record, l have omitted even the
mention of hundreds of very striking
and beautiful manifestations, selecting
and grouping those best calculated,
perhaps, to challenge thoughtful men
10 a scientific investigation. I have
40 theory on the subject to offer, but 1
AN see no reason whatever to doubt
5he facts. Those who have had the
pleasure of meeting Viscount Adare
his recent visit to America
will not question his competency as
IN observer, and the Earl of Dunra-
ven has too solid a.reputatiOn as a man
If science, and too high a character
II all respects to be suspected of either
ieceiving or being deceived; and 1
,annOt but hope that these expert
,nces," or, at least the greater part of
hem, will soon be given to the world.
In the meantime 1 have to thank
Lord Dunraven fOThis kindly granted
permission to lay 50 much OF it be-
ore your readers.