The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-11-03
From the Springfield Republican.
The spirit Vale Manifcstations


Not long ago, the Spiritualist paper. Tile
Banner Of Light, in discussing the phe-
nomenon of Standardization and the I'M
mense progress that has been made in
spirit manifestation since the Rochester
rappings, expressed confident belief that
in few months there wonld be no need of
dark cabinet or entranced medium, but
that spirits would appear openly on the
stage in Music hall. We publish, this
morning, communication from a seclud-
ed Vermont valley, giving minute descrip-
tons or phenomena occurring there under
the closest observation for several months.
which will explain the ground for this
expectation of the Spritualists, and lead
many to seriously consider whether it is
not reasonable expectation.
We trust that no one will be deferred
from reading the article by the unfortunate
iniirmities of the writer's temper toward
christianity. Such an exhibition OF fin
pancy ann malignty is not only disgrace
tul in itself, but tends to defeat the very
object of writing; which is, theological
opinions aside, to draw attention TO the
most mysterious facts that have been thus
far recorded in the history of spiritualism.
The appartions of the Eddy homestead
are OF the same nature as that of katie
King" in Philadelphia. But whereas Katie
appeared alone-a sort of missionary from
a select coterie Of spirits of birth and
breeding, with some centuries of expert
ence in the ghostly overworld, these others
are numerous, widely different one from
the other, and IN fact so strikingly individ-
ual that the suspicion of impersonation is
impossible to entertain. 1t is not the form
OF one young woman OF classic beauty
which is seen but now an Indian woman
now white woman, now little child, now
large man-all deploy out on that
rude platform, in country farmhouse.
These apparilions enter into conversation,
each in his own distinct style. Many are
recognized as semblances of those but re-
Gently departed from earth; these can utter
but little, and seemingly are exhausted .by
the effort to present themselves IN material
form. Some of these strange frames
prove on examination only partly filed
out, natural hands extending from
empty sleeves, and once child's
skeleton appearing but partially clothed
with the appearance of flesh The heart
of Honto," the Indian maiden, has been
felt beating by woman whom she per-
mittcd to place her hand beneath her gar
ments, and the breasts were those OF
woman, though the feeling of the flesh was
cold and unnatural not, as in the case of
the London " Katie King" in similar ex-
pertinent, warm and soft
The information the apparition vouch-
safe is as valueess as all such information
has been. One of them lectures vaguely,
one improvises songs, one dances and
weaves spiritual cloth for their ''sprits"
not so capable as herself, one merely mods
and smiles None of them have told us
yet about the new life; we are no wiser
than of old. The manifestations in the
Eddy homestead, thus far, remarkable as
they are, have simply added deeper mys-
terry to the strange thing called spirtuaism.
We know It is not all imposture, we know
1t is not all illusion; where and what the
truth is, we yet wait to see.