The Republican journal., 1871-11-30
Remarkable Account OF Spiritual Mani
festations.

merchant alluded to is George w. Wood
man, of that city, prominent and wealthy
merchant, few years ago q member of
the Legislature and Chairman of the Rail.
road Committee. Without volunteering
an opinion upon the subject, we give the
record of the case, just as we find it.
Army q Navy Union Hall was crowded
last Sunday afternoon by an audience
called together by the announcement that
a leading wholesale dry goods merchant
Of this city would give an account of
some remarkable spiritual phenomena
which took place last spring and summer
in the sick room of his relative, Nh. Ma
than NJ. Woodman, upon whom he fire.
quently called for the purpose Of assisting
in the care Of him. On the oath Of last
March, by a fall through the scuttle Of
his store, distance of 20 feet. Mr.. Wood
man was severely injured. He was taken
up insensible and remained in that cond-
ton seven hours. Physicians, by that
time had pronounced his injuries fatal.
Magnetic power was tried and in one
hour he came partially TO his senses His
ribs We're twisted from their sockets, his
spine Injured, and his whole system terri
hlv Jared He lay deirious three DAYS,
unable to move and part of the time I'M
conscious. On the 9th, in the presence
of DR.. Hopkins. a healing medium. he
raised himself upright in bed and spoke
through the spirit which had him in con-
troll: II am terribly injured, and some
thing must be done. 1t must be done
within torty-eight hours or YOU will. see
the necessity of it." He went on to say
that one of the large intestues had been
removed from its place, so that there
could he no passage from his stomach,
and that unless that was replaced he could
not live over II days. This message was
repeated and the promise was made that
N the patient would be passive the spirits
would take the matter in hand. He was
taken out of bed and walked across the
floor 20 minutes the exercise being VIC
lent, aud the patient Just before unable to
sit up in bed, walked with the firm step
of giant, shaking the house. This did
uoi effect the wished for change, and he
Jumped upon and off the sofa, till at last
1t was said the desired effect was accom-
pliShed. The strength conferred upon him
during this violent eXertion was shown
hy his taking up man weighing 10
pounds and holding him like doll He
then was laid back upon the bed as help
less as an infant and slept sweetlv. his
l'rst natural sleep. A poultce had beer
applied under direction of the spirits. witt
nm order to remove it in one hour and
twenty minutes precisely. He slept two
hours and his wife did not think best tc
arouse him, notwithstanding the explicit
ness of the direction. When he awoke
though no one had approached him. il
was found that the poultice had been re
moved and was placed ten teet away
neatly PINNED up!
April Sd, though still unable to he'll
himself at all, when in his natural state
he arose. was thrown ND into the air Will
violence, and dressed himself with prea
rariditv. Then danced violently for hal
an hour. Threw a man weighing 100 in
to- the air Strange exercise like this wa
taken for months, and all this time h,
had not strength to turn himself in be,
when not under the influence of spirits
1t was done before several witnesses
nine in all being mentioned. not I'll o.
them SpiritualiSts, some OF them wei
known throughout the State. On the ]tl
of April, after an exercise like the above
the patient was left standing at the foot o
the bed. with his back to the footboard
when he was seized bv invisible hands
lifted HORIZONTALLY over ii and laid up0r
the bed This was in the presence Of ;
well known merchant in this city who
WAS not Spritualist. 1t was only once
that he was seen to be carried thus oyel
the fo0tboard But he was often tosse,
over violently. He weighed 167 pounds
The speaker, weighing 10 pounds. had
been lifted into the air bv the patient will
one hand, while "under the influence "
Medicine was administered by unsec,
hands. and generally the medicine itsel
was unseen. though its effects were seer
in the patients attempt to swallow and i,
his complaints of the bitter taste left in hi,
mouth. But on one occasion the medi
cine was seen. On Sunday. April lG. a
midday, the patient was much disturbed
he had been raised up in bed. and asked
for water which was given him. Pres
entity a goblet was seen. LET down from
tbe ccilinr. As if suspended bva thread
and stopped at the sick mans mouth
"Drink, Nathan said his wife. and tb,
contents of the glass were administers,
bv unseen hands, He complained that i
was exceedingly bitter. like tauzv. AM
water was given him several times 70 re
move the unpleasant taste. OCCASIONAL,
there would be a brisk wind in the room
when both doors and windows were clos
ed. Lights were often seen. streams o
the speaker called shower baths anl
steam baths We're administered to the pa
tient. Once he jumped into q chair anc
fixed curtain that had fallen. On tn
18th of May. the patient, after being cX
ercised in the usual manner by the spirits
stood at the foot Of the bed. In an instan
he was lifted into the air, in horizontal
position, and In ID across the tootboard an,
tilted there for several minutes; then he
was turned over and the process repeat
ed. He was as rigid meanwhile rs ;
blank. Then he was 'fopped over" upol
the bed. At length he was allowed to us
his own power to some extent in his cxer
clsing, but without assistance could no
bear his weight. Gradually his natura
strength came back to him, and within ;
week or two we have seen him abou
the streets upon crutches. He was pres