Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-01-23
Modern Miracles.
Remarkable Performances of Spirits I'm n
Sick-Room.

sick-Room.
Hon. Geo. w. Woudman, OF the firm
OF Woodman, True & Co, Portland one
OF The most influential and highly respect
ell citizens OF Portland-told the follow
ing almost incredible story before pub
lie audience In Portland recently. We
give the story rs it appeared in the pa.
pers, leaving our readers 10 draw their
own nferences
On the oath of March, 1870. while Mr..
y W Woodman, OF Portland. was en-
I gagged in The lott OF his store, be lost his
balance and fell through the scuttlc,a dis.
tance Of twenty feet ur more, striking. rs
it is supposed, on "a bale of bags that prov
denlisly lay there. aud which undonbt.
+ cjiy preserved him f. ON instant DEATH
( This WAS just after - O'Clock. He was
found between II aud in nn nscusibie
state. and was ri once conveyed 10 his
residence, where he remained in an nm.
/ conscious condition for about seven hours.
/ Mrs Woodman was absent at the time in
/ Brunswick. but returned in the evening.
/ Two ply sicians were called. but nothing
seems to have been done, up to the time
OF Ms. Wooiman's return. She sent
Tor DR.. G. b. Hopkins, cairvoyant
/ physician, and he with Mrs. Woodnan
restored the patient 20 consciousness. in
about au hour.
! Bet Il was coon found that he was bad
y injured internally. 50 that he was un.
able to turn himself in bed without aid,or
to support his own weight He was, in
TACT, ~ helpless rs an infant For sever.
al days he remained in this state. being
at times dellrlous.
On Monday evening, the 9th, he seem
eel to bc influenced by some power moi
his own. which set him up in bed and
spoke through him. saying that he must
be taken up and exercised. Mrs. Wood
man thought he was delirous, and pro-
tested against having him moved. Tho
influence soon left him, but told Mrs.
Woodnian, still speaking through the lips
Of her husband, that she would think dif-
ferently about it in the course of forty.
eight hours,
Wednesday morning, March 29th, ut
about 5 o'clock, Mr. " Goldman was en-.
lranced again. His vile and one gentle
man were present. The controlling spirit
then said that the cause of the soreness
in his side was that one OF the ntestines,
called The colon, had been Jared out of
its natural position. and another had been
thrown across obliquely. stopping up the
passage causing inflammation and pain;
and, furthermore, that unless the organs
could be restored 10 their natural position,
The Inflammation would increase and
death would ensue.
The controlling powers then asked per.
mission 10 treat the patient rs they pleas.
ed, and this being granted the spirit took
MIR. Woodman up. wrapped him in a
blanket, and walked him across the floor
briskly lor some twenty minutes. they
then had him set up OH the sofa and Jump.
ed off, so that the noise was heard very
plainly in the room below Mr.. Wood
man, still under the influence. took up
gentleman weighing l60 pounds, and
handled him as easily as child.
The gentleman was then requested 10
place his hands one back and one in front
of the sore spot, and press with all his
strength. He did so; and Mr.. Woodman
(or the powers controlling him) excaim.
ed with JOY, Eve have done it, it is now
restored to its natural condition, the co..
Ion is back i'll its place again"
After this exercise ho was put back
to bed. Directions were given TO Mrs.
Woodman where to put poulticc aud to
let it stay on but an hour and ten min
utes.
Soon alter Mr.. WOOdman came to him.
self and was free from pain. Mrs. Wood
man put on the poultice, her hands being
directed to the right spot. and then the
patient went TO sleep. When the hour
and ten minutes lad passed, his wife
came in 10 remove the poultice, but as he
was sleeping she let it remain, and he
slept two hours. AT the expiration of
that time, his wife found him undisturb.
ed and lying in the same position, but
when she went to remove the poultice
she found it gone, and after searching
found it some ten feet distant, carefully
pinned up, and lying in chair