The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-11-17
Letter from vineland.
CLAIRvoYANCE etc.


Editor Rutland Globe 1t has passed the |
remembrance Of some, that Franklin Rich |
ardson, of Vershire VT, was fully deprived
of his sight, at the age of seven months,
and before he arrived at manhood was laid
out in coffin, packed in ice, and "dead,"
awaiting four days in that condition, for the
arrival of relatives from Massachusetts, be-
fore the burial service and interment should
take place. But suspicious of life were per-
ceived by the moisture collected on the in
ner coffin glass the body was taken OUT
from its icy bed, and manipulated until II
was resurrected into life again ana TO TINS
day, Richardson bears the cognomen OF
"The Blind Spirit Medium" who secs now
by the inner, or Clairvoyant sight and is
under control of some unseen power, al
most continually. This blind prodigy, was
here. ut Vinelanl, recently, delivering
practical lectures, on various topics, that
would do credit to older heads in science,
and elocution, or better educated scholars
Sometimes, when under spirit control, or
intranced, he is seemingly holding bible
in his left hand, and turning its leaves with
his right reading chapters correctly, or
with little variations, correcting parts in
the translation thereof.
We have another blind medium here,
at present, who was born in Buck County,
PENNSYLVANIA, which has astonished the
literary, religious and scientific world, by
powers manifested through him from day
to day, and time to time, for many years
beyond the gifts of the normal man. Born
of Quaker parents, and educated Quaker,
blind, totally from infancy. Last evening
among circle of friends, there was dis
agreement about the time o night He,-
Samuel Paist-says, ooh. | can tell you
the time; it wants only seven minutes to
eight" then looked at my watch, and
found he was correct but had known him
repeatedly before to tell the time to min
ute. After the laugh was over, this blind
subject says, to A. b. Jones, Esq.,-who
was reading the Rutland WEEKLY GLOBE
what is said about dogs in that paper,
which he soon found on another page, and
read to the amusement ofus all. Mr.. Paist
has been Clairvoyant many years, and is
well known in Philadelphia and elsewhere
He relates the following: "Some years
ago, in the city of Philadelphia, two was
called to deliver funeral discourse to the
relatives of an estimable elderly lady, ther
deceased, by the name OF "Gaily." ct ap'
pears that before this service at the house
a search had been made for her spectacles
without success.) GAS / was entrancedant
addressing the mourners, with the deepest
solemnity' in the room where the corpse
was confined in its coffin, of a sudden the
spirit of Mrs Gaily appeared before me
This scene partly brought me out of m,
trance condition. ! at once stopped speak
ing, when she approached and whispered il
my ear and says, "tcll my friends that the,
will find my spectacles in the vase on tol
of the shelf in the parlor cupboard l re
peated the words, which, at that juncture o
this mourntul occasion, appeared so ridicu
lous the audience laughed. But as sool
as the service was concluded, the spectacle
were found as represented by the spirit"
And, now, while l am writing, a citize
of this village enters into the presence c
the blind medium, complaining that he ha
had writ and notice served to attend
concert in an adjoining town it was ofco
siderable Importance. This blind mediui
Immediately entered into his sphere {
troubles, and gave good legal advice to hi
BROTHER who was so well satisfied of hi
ability, that he made an agreement, an
engaged him. as his only council, to go an
plead, and manage the suit on the part c
the defendant 1t is useless to longer den
this unseen force, acting upon us in so man
ways and forms at present every where
more anon. S. W. j.
Vineland, N. j. Nov. -, 1873.