New-York tribune., 1873-05-09
nnnnrent nlness OF tho

the complete exhaustion and apparent hinesS u '"'
magician. -, ..so,,oa No mir
aCes, and Is not able 90 cause the hWs sJ win an
suspended for moment, but that nc 70 nbich he pos
sesses in common with nll his brethren Ia ni ~ uo5 d
active in the vast majority oi ions of the fun
and sbsoWte control over Nature, with whion nc NM III
been endowed by the Creator he hGIs enabos him co.
causo mysterious lights 10 be seem OF neS'y ro,co
furniture TO move about IN Visions i in the mind Of Ills
trends On the other hand wheh nc ~ iliO ny tV '
The mir or enabled to read the lutuIv, az anu 10 ~ ~
hseut pcrsons are doing at the nOuenl nc poIesss w
ect as "A willingness instrument OF spirits haNhs hoUheI
the power provoke his ahy 70 perform tncSo @ ',, @
fcsscs 10 ho conscious OF an electric current "Cn nc
state of mind this emanauOn protects his body against
gpnce. fatal 10 others, and enables him, for instance
head uto the chimney fire. This "certain state OF
mind as he calls IT, is simply state OF trance Hence
the extremely variable nature OF MS perlOrmthceS anu
hs great reluctance 20 appear as magician 40 inc re-
0uest of others. Nor is ne himself always qute sure
o his own conditions thus, IN the Winter OF 1870 when
he wished 10 eXhOit some OF the simplest phenomena
i'm the presence OF number OF savants IN 81 Petcrs
burg he failed 30 completely in every effort that ihe
an impOstor. The same happened 10 nun at hls'
examination held by Mr.. CrooGes, wehknVCWn PioI P
fe,sOr of chemistry, I'm company with Messrs COX anu
Hugnus they did not abandon Their purpose however
ana az the next meeting when certain hhtp5%no % t SiS
remarkable phenomena. Tie committee came 10 INC INC
conclusion that he was enabled To perform lhesc ic9
purant for OF science 20 investigate thoroughly
Mr. Schcle De We're arrives at the practical conclu-
sion that the mode Of magic most prevalent III TINS
country and in England has thus far led to no useful
results, though its mysteries present legitimate
subject for scientific investigations
There can be no doubt therefore, that modern magc
as lar t consists in table-mOynS ana spuIi idPPn
with their usual Accomplishments, Is neither thc WVIk
of mechanical iurpery exclusively, nor, on inc OIlef
hand the result OF revelations made Dy spuls III INC
mass Of accumulated evidence tcIc reutlu HONt't'
AFTER Sitting l carefully many IdcS Whlch c1uHoo Do
cXugined according the ordinary course Ol hatut'
ma. mower which produces these phenomena musU DC
ci, ,slhsd with other WeEknOwn powers gwen 70 man
under exceptional circums auces, suCu as tho SeR o.
by faith aud the strange exhibitions aue Oy uise''Jt
Urr.Ou- suffering of Cacpsy and similar duecuOhS II
me a. uudpr the influence OF mesmerSn III Stdle ol
ec Ic fcryOr, under the pressure OF elfOnS ana lohh
continued excitement, show powers winch are not pos
.s el b man naturally, then modern magic also may
t Doe admitted of the means uY Whlch such tA-
IT. ordinary ana yet uncNporcd FORCES are brought
To hglt All that be reasonably asked OF th0se VINO
~ prrrfuntoriIy challenge admiration, ana demand
uf rcspc Or the new science is that shall be proved
to be useful " and this PROOF Is, as ye II0setAei
wanting
Among the other topics which the author treats III
this volume are dreams and visions, ghosts. posses
sion. and miraculous cures. He has perhaps, added
nothing of novel OF peculiar interest TO the numerous
works which have already appeared ON the subject
and which in our present state of knowledge, IL
must be confessed, belong to a rather Improbable
and unsatisfactory branch of literature Stii,
readers who have a taste for the spectral glamour
which sends its flashes over the twilight OF Nature
may here ind good deal to piQue their curiosity.
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