The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-01-12

one lamp burning over the table, but C very
large fire was blazing away in the large room.
know that there was great deal OF ngnt;
The Master of Lindsay, Rev. Mr. Y and
the Misses Bertolacci, were present. We SAT
for some little time before the tremulous mo-
tion, that SO frequently indicates stronger
manifestations, commenced, but IL was vas
quickly followed by rapS, not only on INC
table, but in different parts OF the room;
the table was moved up and doWn-Hlteu per.
fecty off the ground-made light ana "neaVy
at the request of one or two OF tne gentlenen osa
present; and, after the lapse OF, | suppose,
nearly an hour. Mr.. Home went into q trance.
Presently he pushed his chair, or the chalr was
pushed, quite away froh the table. he got UP,
walked about the room In his usllal manner,
went to the fireplace, half knelt on inc lender
stool, took up the poker anu pokea tne hie,
which was like red-hot furnace, SO as 70 IN
crease the heat, held his hands over the fire for
some time, and finally drew out of the fire. with
his hand. q large lump of live burning coal, 80
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 movements. Mr.. Hall
was seated nearly opposite to where sat, ana
saw Mr.. Home, after standing about half
minute at the back Of Mr.. Halls chair, deliber-
ately place the lump Of burning coal ON his
head have often since wondered that was
not frightened. but | was not; had perfect
faith that he would not be Injured. Some one
said, s;Is it not hot ~ Ar. Hall answered,
Warm. but not hot" Mr.. Home had moved
little away, but returned, stu IN trance Inc ne
smiled, and seemed quite pleased, and then
proceeded to draw up Mr.. Halls white hair
over the red coal The white hair had the
appearance of silver threads over the red
coal. Mr.. Home drew the hair into q
sort of pyramid, the coal. still red, show
ing beneath the hair; then after, think,
four or five minutes, Mr. Home PnsheG Inc
head, he said, lin the peculiar low voice in
which, when in a trance, he always speaks,)
addressing Mrs. Y, "Will you have 1T! she
drew back, and heard him murmur, "hitle
faith, little faith" Two or three attempted to
touch it, but it burned their fingers. said,
s.Daniel, bring it over to me; do not fear to
take it.n 1t was not red all over, as when
Mr.. Home put it on Mr.. Halls head, but it was
still red in parts. Mr.. Home came and knelt
by nv side; put out my right hand, but he
murmured, "No, not that, the other hand"
He then placed it in my left hand, where II re-
mGined more than minute. felt 1t, as nus
band had said, s'warm," yet when l stopped
down to examine the coal, my face felt the
heat ao much that WAS obliged W W %thdraw
Il. AfrAr 'h.. ..i s.rs. 7. look it, and she said
she felt no inconvenience. When Mr. Hall
brushed his hair at night he found quantity
of cinder dust. Mr.. Home was elongated,
and all the manifestations that evening were
very remarkable.
We leave the reader to draw his own con-
clusions. If he can satisfactorily account for
this phenomena on scientific principles, he is
welcome to do SO; or, if he thinks it possible
that the art of Juggling has reached such per-
lection that upward of fifty witnesses could DC
successfully deceived, and their senses be out
witted, he is entitled to that view OF the mat
ter. Juggling has been carried to great per-
fection-witness the Davenport Brothers and
the Chinese and Hindoos-and as to science,
Mr.. Home, however great his pretensions'
has scrupulously declined to submit to such
scientific investigations IS he knew would DC
thorough. But that extraordinary manifesto
tions did occur, or seemed to occur, at the
time and place mentioned, we are hardly at
liberty to doubt, unless ready to believe that
men and women occupying the highest social
positions, and distinguished for the purity and
usefulness of their lives and the excellence Of
their works, have deliberately combined to
impose upon the credulity of mankind.