The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1872-01-11

ANOTHER sP1R1rUALIsrIc MIRACLE"
A Portland correspondent, Of the Boston
Journal sends the following: eae...f. rs4s,
Mr.. N. NJ Woodman, of this city, who fell
through the scuttIes OF his store on CONNER
cal street, on the oath of March last, twenty
three feet, and has recovered after q long ILL
ness claims to have been restored by wonder
full spiritual means. Hon. G.. w. Wo0dman,
last evening, at Army and Navy hall, gave an
account of the case, which is quite interesting
| Mr. N. NJ. Woodman when in falling wrench
ed his ribs from place, twisted his spine but
not separated, displaced one of his intestines
so as to Obstruct the passage from the stomach.
In this condition he could only live fourteen
hours. He remained until the 9th in bed, un.
able to move, and some of the time unconscious
That evening, at seven o'clock, in the presence
of Dr. Hopkins, healing medium, Mr.. Wood
man raised himself upright in bed and spoke
through the spirit, which they claim had been
in control. II am terribly injured, and some
thing must be done. It must be done within
forty Eight hours or you will see the necessity
for it." On Wednesday following this was re-
peated and the injuries described. The spir-
| its, speaking through the controlling influence,
said: "Now, friends, let the powers of earth
handle him." He was raised up and poulticed
according to spirit direction. The spirit said
the poultice must not remain on over one hour
and ten minutes. The patient fell asleep.
| In two hours his wife came into the room,
found the bed undisturbed, the patient sleep
ing, and the poultice ten feet distant, nicely
pinned up. 9tls.
| The patient was examined through the me-
dium by Drs. Wilbur, Prussian, and Ler0w,
Frenchman. The power IN charge, it is al
so claimed, was female relative named Aman-
da. All of these persons died long ago. April3,
the spirits said the patient must be got up and
dressed He was raised from the bed, twirled
in the air, and stood upon his feet. He was
dressed in an incredible space of time by the
spirits, and walked about the room. Twodays
after after an examination and exercise like
that named, the patient was lett standing at
the foot of the bed with his back to the foot
board, when he was seized by invisible hands,
lifted horizontally over it and laid upon the bed
At another time the persons present were
placed in communication with the patient and
there was heard angelic music. Mrs. Wood
man hastened down stairs, threw open the
piano and played and sang Italian music, join
ing with the mysterious voices above. She
then returned to the room and recovered all at
once her natural state, and had no knowledge
of what she had done. The spirits said to the
attendants that they gave him medicine every
night and applied shower and steam baths, and
| turned him in bed Mr. WO0dman, in his nor.
NAL state, could not move. On Sunday, April
10th, at mid. day. goblet was seen let down
from the ceiling as if suspended by thread in
answer to the patients request for water. The
goblet stopped at the sick mans mouth, and its
contents were administered by unseen hands.
He complained that it was bitter like tansy,
and water was given him several times to re-
move the bad taste. .-...,-.. f..s.
Dr. Hopkins, the medium, on one occasion
was taken up and carried three times around
the room, and on another occasion colored
lights were seen. The speaker himself (Hon.
George WOodman) was once taken up and
thrown several feet across the room. On May
9TH, after the customary exercise by the spirits,
the sick man was requested to cross the room
and take his wife's hand. She held it about
two minutes, when she saw form In full cos
tune, with well.defned features, proving to be
Mr.. BIS mother. There was another form
seen, but not distinctly enough for recognition.
That evening q manifestation of spirits took
place. The curtain fell down as they were
about to close out the strong light, but it was
replaced by an unseen power before it could
be picked up by any one. The next day the
patient was taken out into the hall by the
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was Jabez G. Woodman, lawyer of marked
ability and prominent spiritualist, who died
last year. He appeared with great distinct
ness, and wrote at table. He sat by the side
of the speaker and talked to him about matters
known only to them when Mr. J. c. w. was
alive.
The sick man was again exercised by the
spirits on May 18th. and stood at the foot of
the bed Suddenly he was lifted into the air
in horizontal position and laid across the foot
board and balanced there several minutes; then
he was turned over and the operation repeated.
On May 10th, the speaker, while rubbing the
patients back, by direction of the spirits. was
seized and thrown some distance The speak.
er related with much exactness the gradual
recovery and restoration of the injured man,
and the gradual cessation of the spirits assist
ance In conclusion he advocated the mission
of spiritualism in an earnest manner.
Truly, the case is one which is causing con-
siderable sensation. The views of his recovery
above given by Hon. G. w. Woodman are
somewhat startling, and will occasion consid-
cradle discussion. a t2
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