Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-01-23

Monday evening, Aprll 81, Inc speaker
being present. Mr.. Woodman came
again under the influence of the spirit,
sat up in bed and called Tor his clothes
and boots. He was then taken up and
dressed, and walked with rs much ease
and as light as any young man. A gen
tleman present was tossed up like doll
by Mr. Woodmau while in this state,
though in the afternoon he had not been
able TO bear the slightest weight. While
throwing him up the spirit said, What
do you think OF il Hen ?' (lIen being
the name by which the gentleman had
been familiarly called by the person
whose spirit was presently "Wednesday
evening April 9Th. Mr.. Woodman was
again taken up. dressed, and exercised
rs before. After the exercise, when five
feet from the bed he was suddenly
stretched out horizontally and without
visible contact was lifted and carried TO
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down.
Thursday evening the speaker visited
the injured man, aud finding him suffer.
ing from pain in the head, placed his
hand upon it and the pain lett him He
then took hold of his hnnd and sung
Highland Mary words by Burns.
The patient said he heard other voices
and n gentlemen said that he had heard
n bass voice while in an adjoining room.
When this gentleman and Mrs. Woodman
came into the room where Mr. Woodman
was they heard several voices singing
a circle was then formed. the speaker
taking Mr.. Woodman's hand and she her
husbands, and afterwards Mrs. Wood
man went down stairs, played upon the
piano and sung Italian airs, though she
had never known word OF that Ian.
guage.
On another occasion Mr.. Woodman
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the spirits stated that they gavehIm med
icino and shower and steam baths about
every night, and handled him while
asleep, turning him in bed without
waking him. They said they could hold
him up to The ceiling for an hour rs east
ly Is they could turn him, but it would
subscrve no good purpose.
Sunday, Aptil, 10th. while Mr.. Wood
man was conscious and sitting up in bed,
Il goblet was suspended from the ceiling
rs il by thread When it came oppo.
site his mouth Mrs. Woodman said
Drink, Nathan lIc drank and the
goblet disappeared, none knew how OF
where. Alter he had drunk he com.
planned OF bitter taste in his mouth and
water was several lines given him to re.
move it.
Monday evening, April l7th, the pa
tient was taken up and dressed, ano
turned u somarsault over the loot bOard
on 10 the bed, and danced and waltzeo
with perfect ease. The speaker sang
and being invited by The spirit, both he
and Mr. Hopkins joined in ttio dance
DR.. Hopkins, who weighs about l6O
pounds, was nj one time tlken up by
Mr.. Woodman and carried around tn,
room three times. On another occasion
while Mr.. Woodman was being exercis
ed, lights appeared and Mrs Woodmau
saw streams passing from the medium tc
lights. On several occasions there was
sufficient motion Of the air in the room to
ruflle the hair, though all the window:
and doors were closed. Once while. Nj.
Woodman was being exercised bright
light appeared on the head of gentle.
men present, and once it appeared TO be
starlight in the room and shooting stars
were seen. Once the silver lights ap-
pcared, accompanied By large blue
light.
As Mr.. Woodman recovered his strength
the sustaining power was gradually re-
moved, and h. was allowed more and
more to bear his own weight without as
sistance.
May 9TH. spirit lorm appeared in The
room like person OF full size. which
was recognized as the mother of Mr..
b., gentleman who has often been
present in the room, and on several occa'
siOns afterwards spirits were seen and
recognized. Once Mrs. Woodman was
taken by the hand and she felt tho hand
and arm which touched hers distinctly.
When Mr.. Woodman was first taken
up into the hall and parlor chamber by
the medium. the spirit stated that there
were sixteen Of them present. On one
occasion Mr.. Woodman in a perfectly
rigid state was balanced on the foot
board OF the bed and tipped up and
down and turned from one side to the
other
When Mr.. Woodman first walked with
crutches, some power seized the end of
one which rested on the floor and held it
so firmly that the medium had to help
him wrest it away.
Mrs. Woodman was ut one time afilict.
ed with pain in her head and the spirit
told her through the medium that tley
would cure {. Immediately hands apperr
ed upon her head. slipping out the hair
pins, unloosing her hair and working on
her head until she was relieved The
hands appeared to her as human hands.