The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-11-29

a handkerchief ON top of boot. no won
der she Is angry; she was happy in the
deception; science makes her misera-
bic
The second factor /. The ignorance of
the world. But few realize that our coun-
try u one of the most Ignorant ol civil
lzcd nations. II you wish 10 see barbar-
ism. YOU need not cross mountains nor
seas. Onc-third of the population of this
country. at least. is in state Of compare
tive degradation. II i. in this one-third
that 1pirilualism Strikes root. whence it
rises, and rcachc. and extends it,
branches now and then into the higher
realms. M new principles of science
are needed ia order Ia study
spriualisiic and clairVoyant phenomena.
We study them Just H. We study all other
realms of scicucc--tlC same cautions. the
same preparation: the same freedom from
prejudice: the same care in eliminating
sources of error: the same need of skilled
experts: all these Factors are required
here no more and no les, than in any
other department.. With Spirilual.m H.
religion. pure and simple. we have
nothing TO do. Men may believe what
they wish, but when under cover of re-
ligiou they attempt tO deceive and de-
fraud and strive To bring ~ back To bar
bari~m. then the government and all so
cal forces should interfere.
SUGGESTIONS ~ TIM LECTURER.
To those who propose To- investigate
these phenomena in their various phase,
--clairyoyants. undertaking. second
sight. SprtualiSm in all it, varied mani
icstations. Nc.--l may be- allowed ia offer
these suggestions
Firf-DO not trust Your senses. No
one who wishes to find the truth should
trust 10 his senses tO lead him To the
truth. The senses in -cicbtiHc iuvcstigH-
fionS. and especially Ia Investigations OF
this Kind. are To bc used a. servants of
reason. Any man who relies on what he
sees. or thinks hC secs. is incapable of
studying with any satisfaction phenomena
of this Kind. OF all the senses the sight
l. the one which j. the most valued in fine
study of this sort ofphcnomrna. II i of
more importance than amy one sense. or
all the others combined. Without sight.
the other senses are indeed OF but little
value.
Scco"d-Bccomc master, ia ply ,iol-
ogy, especially IN the physiology Of the
nervous system. before giving an opinion
on this subject. The majority of the
questions that are raised in the study of
the phenomena here referred To are uilr,-
tons of physiology, and prc-rminGntly
of ncuro-plysiology. They can there
fore he best studied by those whonrr. and
are acknowledged to bc. experts in the
departments of physiology and nctro-
physiology and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Inc lecturer in alludingto the writings
Of SCIENTIFIC men on thi. subject, said !:
There Is no crcduity that i, 50 crcdulous
~ the crcdulity of scientific men when
theN step out of their own special DEPART
mentS. II Is said that Wcll-known pro-
lessor Of physics recently declared that ne
would stake his reputation that Brown
collld nrad minds. \ remark made me "A
few years ago 10y one of the houorrd nrn-
ie>~ors of Yale la, had u vast intluelu,.
on my life. ! was talking with him OF
frol. Huxley pamphlet on ''Ihc Phv.i-
cal BASIS OF Life that wa. lust then
making much noise. The professor adj
united that Prof Huxley was very ac-
| compli>hcd man. but that he wa, terribly
inulty in his logic and mctnply.ict
"Des.' replied |: but Prof IIilxlcy
does not profess to be authority on meta
phy>ic-."
Then he ought not to write about il. a."
was the reply, which the professor has. |
suppose, long since forgotten. but which
rings IN my ears Ia thi, honr.
Ihud-Do not ordinarily attempt to
deal win those who profess 10 have these
marvellous power, honestly or openly.
Mex To The bllInder of undertaking this
study without any knowledge of the sub
J'rl comes the hlIndcr of treating those
who are frauds, or at least slIpposcd to lac
frauds, as though they were honest and
truthful men even admitting that they
are truthful. 10 get the research 10 be of
any value To science il must be- conducted
~ though they were scoundrcls. II this
source of error. which yifiatc, nearly
every investigation of Til. kind. /, not
eliminated the conclusions obtained from
lll" investigation viii not usually
br accepted. The men that
MAX" these claims must first be- deceived
FRAUD AZ FIRST mas TlIE ADVANTAGE
In all contests of this kind humbuu-
gerry and crime have the adynntnUc.
Fraud holds the best hand. and at the
first of the game appears to be- victorious.
When returned from my visit to Chit
tcndCn | wa, handed Il slip of papcr
which Informed me that an unknown
man from the west. without education.
without influence. but who claimed 10
have powers of mind-rcading that have
never been conferred on any human he |
lng' hal marched on the city of my
alma mater. Yale. captured Il portion |
of the faculty 10y the throat, enlisted the |
press in his behalf. and nearly all the
population were rullying around him. am
army of sixty thousand strong. When a |
performer of this kind, now
ever unknown. Ignorant or obscure. en- |
tcrs upon his career hc has the adNant- |
age that always come, from "a love of |
my ~lcry, which Is u part Of the human |
mind. and that in the average man l. |
dominant andcVcn dangerous. Enl>tinp
II once in his behalf the organs of public
lpinion-thuSc who have the first, rradi-
st, most powerful and influential access
o Inc pllbllc-ho. for WHILE carries the
Jay. Inc history of our county give,
Illustrations, of this without number. and
recently we have seen instance. that IN
he next generation will seem almost in
rcdlblc. Browns mind-rcading and the
of the Eddy family will
laSs into permanent history of dril,ion,
uld the twentieth century will read with
wonder and disbelief thai any Intelligent
human being could have been carried
iWay by their absurditlcs. They succeed
.or 4 time, like Perkins, tractors. for the
lew always has the innings.
rnF ELECTRICAL HYPOTHESIS.
Any one who has mingled with Spirit
l'lHlN' travelling Psychologists. cEiryov-
ihls, and mind-rcadcr~ la, observed a
lrolll>loh of slang terms. derived mninIy
rom electricity aud magnetism. When
my science l. in it, infancy or is lust he
ginning to grow into vigorous life. II /.
lpl Ia be appropriated hy those whowi.L
J" counterfeit science and deceive thr
'aro' At the present time electricity i.
ne cl'y Of refuge TO which all form, of
lcll'>ion run. Spiriuali>n and clair.
'oyancc, mind-rcadug and >rcond-,i~Li
'chg driven nom the comparatively oprn
'ountry, the realm, Of LIGHT. heal and
sraNlly, and other wcll-,tudicd force,
'u'li behind the rampant, of clrct,cit,
llltl are safe. KIM A.yt. ttt,g ..t.,....