The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-07-15
Che 8utland daily Globr,
WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1874.
us,r FACT Or FICTION
Thoughts which Were Suggested to
the Writer ON Reading "What
saw AT Chittcndcu, Vt.,'' In the
Weekly Globe of May 2gth.

have not the pleasure Of an acquaint
ante with those professional lricksters, the
Eddy's, but have an idea where they live
from Il description Of their palatal home
as given in the Banney Of Li3ht Of July z
1873 II seems that it is down east" only
few miles from Rutland, in one Of thosC
charming Vermont valleys, enyironed by
celestial hills, from which flow magnetic
waters for the healing Of the afflicted
where birds pick berries with their teeth
and where are yet evidences that the RED
man once ioamed in his native simplicity,
ere the cruelty and sellishncss of the white
man banished them toward the setting sun.
This family seem to he gifted in "modcrn
diabolism," but cannot quite get over the
thought that they once went about the
country teaching the manifestations OF
spiritualism as / sacred truth, and some time
afterward went over the same ground.
and explained to the people that iheil
performances were only sleight Of hand.
An intimate friend of the fam
lily, and fellow medium, told the
writer they We're pure and nobe-hearted,
but were obliged to come out in this second
role through the unscrupulousncss of a
brother-ln-law, who threatened their lives
did they not comply with his wishes His
main object, she claimed, was to make
money out of it. Why should they prosti-
tute such noble faculties, when by entering
complaint the law would protect them ?
When they were on exhibition in this place,
one of the girls said to reliable lady that
''they paid the Davenport Brothers thirty
dollars for a knowledge of certain tricks. -
| was never present at seance, and have
never seen or felt any manifestations that |
took to come from spirits, though when |
was once passing clarvoyant examination
the operator told me was 'hghly me-
diumistic," and at another time, that had
beautiful mediumistic powers" Save
only in dreams have known anything of
jewellers in the realm of spirituality. My
own relatives are nearly all deceased, and
my thoughts have been much occupied with
whether 1t be truth that they can be clothed
with a glorious consciousness. unless they
are born again from the dead Solomon
felt that there is no knowledge, nor wisdom
nor device in the grave whittier thou goest :
and yet, that "the spirit shall return to God
who gave 1t" Dwelling much upon these
10 tet,n t1,,t
beautiful dreams should cross my mind ?
To one Of them is attached such peculiar
interest, | will note it down. In order to
demonstrate principle, the leading profess
sor of college where l was in attendance,
although he had been expelled for his be-
lief and had gone great way off, yet |
distinctly heard him say, II will convince
you of the truth of my principles" I'M
mediatcly hand came from above, and
was poised in front of me. Tie forearm
was draped in some soft white fabric. and
fell loosely below, looked at tue hand.
and ! said, that is mothers. | casped it
and felt myself floating in mid-ar. fcoud
see nothing but the hand and arm, but |
could feel that being blessed with a glor-
fed immortality was lowering near. She
said, Take hold with both hands, dear.
there is no danger | took hold, and felt
myself floating grandly onward If the
reader wishes, turn to Mrs. Brownings
"Drama of Exile" beginning with the
words
"Around, around the ornamental ocean"
he will get beautiful description of our
flights. There was sort of comfort at
tachcd to 1t, for my health was so poor at
the time, it hardly seemed possible that !
could recover; and the thought of her say
ing take hold with both hands. dear,
there is no danger y; have left nothing
undone that was within my reach that
would assist 10 my recovery, and with a
fair success. But cannot trace this dream
to anything but Il train of thinking before
falling into slumbcr, and to certain condi-
tons of the brain.
Much of the phenomena attributed to
the aid of spirits, is the gift of psychological
power, a power that science is not yet fully
able to explain. But some time we think a
genius will be born with eyes more piercing
than two edged sword who will solve the
mystery, and reduce it to purely scientific
principles.
A Polish Count, who was a familiar
friend of Hume, the noted spiritualist, re-
lated to friend that they were going to an
English breakfast one morning; when
Hume opened the dining-room door they
all saw white mouse in the palm of his
hand, which ran upon his shoulders and
into one ear and out at the other. 1t ran
upon the shoulders and through the ears of
each individual present 81 saw it myself, "
said the Count. At another time they were
going up stairs to n large hall, into which
opened several doors. AS Hume came up
nj bo q, 10
broad Daylight. They fumbled about and
soon the doors came in sight.
Said my friend, ''if he related these
things, he related a hundred others equally
marvellous" If person gifted with such
power could dazc the intellect, and mate
rialize mouse, couldn't he other things
equally as well
We haev a thought that naturalization
is IA more magical product of the rela-
tons of electrical affinity between medium
and subject" A writer in the Atlantic
says "For we cannot conceive of spirit
ual existence as contra-dstingushed from
material save in having absolutely nothing
whatever to do with time, space or person.
And clearly no one can have become den
izen of the spiritual world, properly so
called-a world fashionedu upon this strictly
immaterial and impersonal spirit-who
could even for moment consent to asso-
ciate himself with the odious drizzle of
personality the abject treacle of sentimen-
tally with which our spiritualistic circles
are dripping But how came Horatio
Eddy on the top of his chimney during a
seance? The same power, we think,
which set Christ on the pinnacle of the
temple, and carried him "into an exceed
ing high mountain" which, according to
the record, was none other than his Satanic
Majesty. AS he overlooked the kingdoms
of the world, he said TO Christ, "All these
things will | give thee if thou wilt fall
down and worship me. Make me some
overture Command even that these stones
shall be made bread And when upon the
pinnacle in the royal gallery Coast thy
self down. All the world will wonder at
so great an exploit 1T is written thou
shalt not dash thy foot against a stone. y
!" 1t is written" said Christ, ''thou shalt
not tempt the Lord thy Cod For the
preparation of great missions require great