The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-07-16
A REMARKABLE STORY IF TRUE,
Appearance of a Spirit in the E1esh.
Who Walks, Talks. and chr be
Felt--Eyidence Of the Fact: frOm
Men. Of Science.
From the New York World.

The appearance of spirit in II Re Mosl
has been the latest of the phen onlen:
that has excited the private Giro saes il
England. We have several acco, uts o
the seances at which this alleged spirit
appeared and among then is one wit
ten by Mrs. Florence Marryatt Ross
Church, thewell-known novelist, d. Eagh
ter of the late Captain Marryatt; Mr.
William Croohes, F. r. s., editor { the
Quarterly ..ioGrnal of Science, and
MIR. w. H. Harrison, F. r. S., Presi dent
of the chronological Society.
Mr.. Crookes began scientific in YES
tigation Of the phenomena Of spirit ual.
ism four years ago. He was at hat
time skeptical of spiritual agency IN
this connection; but, believing the . &C.
atty of some Of the phenomena p, -
duced, he determined to apply to ut
some of the seyerest tests, and, if pc g.
sible, to ascertain for the cause Of SC +
ence its origin and character. In hi 6
early investigations he was assisted byr
DR.. Higgins, the eminent astronomer.
and Sergeant Cox The former had to
withdraw, after short time, on &C
count of other engagements, but put
on record his opinion that the phenom-
cna were new and remarkable, and
should have the attention Of scientists.
Sergeant Cox continued the exsanina-
ton with Mr.. Creokes and independent
ly, and reached the conclusion that he
had discovered new force in nature,
which he called psychic force. This
view he embodied III a pamphlet, which
was published about three years ago.
Mr.. Crookcs continued his expert
ments after being abandoned by his CO.
laborers, publishing the results from
time to time in the Quarterly Journal
Of Science, with engravings and ex-
planatory diagrams. His principal
tests were applied to the powers of.
Home and Miss Fog, both American
mediums. who have been residing for
some years in England. His articles
attracted much attention as they were
published, and some severe criticism
from other scientific men. Notably |
among the latter was DR.. Carpenter.
who wrote fer the London .s4uarterty |
RerieW on the subject. His theory of
the phenomena is that they are ap-
parent only, not real. and are. the result
of ~'unconscions cerebratMn. j
In q late number of the GLdrterly |
JoAraal Of Science Mr.. Crookes pub
lished some further reports OF expert
ments, and announced that collected
and aigested resume of all Of them. to-
gether with the conclusions which he
had been able to reach IN reference to
them, were being prepared and would
eventually appear Ii book form Since
the above announcement Mr.. Crapkes
has been In attendance upon phenom-
ena more extraordinary than any upon
which he has made report n the
Quarterly Journal Of Science. We
find in the London SPisitMaiist let
ter written by him describing part Of
this phenomena, and its tenor leaves no
doubt that Mr. Crookes, who began his
as q sceptic, has become
full convert to Spiritualism. il
The phenomena may be briefly de- !.
scribed as this: Among the persons N r
England possessing mediumistie po~xs I
is young girl of Is years of age, Miss s
Florence Cook. Mr.. Crookes yOuches G
amphatically for her respectability and i
her ingennousness. Her powers have I
been submitted to the severest tests at {
Mr.. Crookes' own house and under con- &
litions which he has himself dictated,
md he does not seem to have a doubt
lat they are genuine. While in the c
rance state about three years ago a
luminous form began to appear near her S
person. This has in the course of time {
developed into full-grown woman, but '
! flesh and blood one, which appears
walks, talks, permits itself to o
,e touched and embraced, and melts b
way into nothingness before the eyes u
f the company, This spirit says
hat her name is Anna Owen, that she t