Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-01-30

| the laws governing In the pnyslCal solar
system that come within the range OF
human sense; and yet, wherever spirit
can exist, there, in degree, is spirit
world, but not the spiritual planet
proper of this material earth.
SPRING GARDEN CITY.
Mr.. Parker also says that he lives in
Spring Garden City. Spirit is but sub
limated matter, and matter, after all
therefore it requires given time for
that body of matter, or spirit, to pass
from one point to another. The time
required depends very much upon the
strength of will of the spirit, and upon
it's knowledge of the elements through
which it has to pass; of the universal
powers with which it has to deal. Some
spirits can pass through space more
quickly than others; some find it ex-
ceedingly difficult, because they do not
know how to take the best advantage of
the currents of magnetic and electric
life that they meet with. so, then"
continues the disembodied Mr.. Parker,
d" If say I can leave this place and be
at my own villa in Spring Garden
City in five seconds of earth-time, you
are not to suppose that every other
spirit can do the same thing, only that
[ can do it," These human wills, in the
spirit world, are the fast OF slow horses
that YOU have to drive,
CELESTIAL SCENERY.
Mr.. Davis says that the Summer
Land is vastly more beautiful than the
most beautiful landscape of earth. Ce-
lestial waters are more limpid, the at
mosphere more soft and genial, the
streams are always musical, and the fer
tile islands there are always full OF
meanings. The trees are not eXotlcs,
and the birds are literally part of the
celestial cline, every one having its
lesson of divine significance. The
Summer Land is every way world as
actual as this. It is comprehensive
sphere. Automatically speaking the
earth is on one side of that vast galaxy
of suns and planets termed the " milky
way" and directly across this great
physical belt of stars we find the sub
lime repose of the Summer Land, and
this is but the receptacle of the i'm
mortal inhabitants who ascend from
the different planets that belong to one
solar system. These planets all have
celestials rivers, which lead from them
toward the heavenly shores. The spirit
land has armament. 1t is filled with
stars, suns, and satellites. 1t rolls in
the blue immensity. The sky there is
not without its clouds. They change
very much like the clouds of our tropics,
vet they do not much resemble them.
The changes are like those in the
Southern skies, but the clouds them
selves are very different.
|, A SUNDERLAND CITY.
In volume containing communica-
!, tions from distinguished personages in
! the other world, sold at the Spiritual
: lists bookstores, there is an account OF
=, the city of Spring Garden, before al
- luded to, as the residence Of the spirit
= body of Theodore Parker. The late
Margarate Fuller, Countess dOssoli, is
the alleged authority for the statements
contained in this connection. Probably
y the description will answer for other
C cities in the spirit world. Spring Gar
/. den contains between sixty thousand
q and seventy thousand inhabitants, Q
9 majority of whom are engaged in literary
+ and artistic pursuits. 1t is just the
i place where all good newspaper mer
s are likely to go when they shuttle off
|, The streets are handsome, the pave
= ments being covered with brilliant
A enamel, which is formed by dampenine
o q certain yellow powder, which, wher
IS hardened, shines nkesamber. They are
II laid out in circles surrounding large
" park of several acres, which forms the
is center of the city. This park is embel
t. lished with trees and towering plant
Il of every description, and does not diffe
h materially from the extensive parks tt
+ be found on earth, except in its manage
of ment. Forming an outer circle to tn
il park is the main thoroughfare of tn
., city. The buildings are of light
Of graceful style OF architecture, adapte,
or to the outdoor life which the peopl
nj generally lead. The streets facing th
Or park is devoted to the display of com
ut modities and creations OF the spiri
lg world and its inhabitants. Here beau
Q, tiful fabrics, finer than the web of
10 spider and ornamented with the mos
er exquisite floral designs taken from ne
ture are exposed to view There are
however, no millinery establishment
is in Spring Garden City, and the female
1t wear simply their own beautiful hail
,g which they adorn with flowers and
or peculiar lace "as thin as a breath.
il, There are many artists studios in th
ts streets, and the art OF painting is ca
rit ried to greater perfection than it eve
to has been on earth. The city contain
n many institutions of learning, which al
lr- accessible to all.
o. MARRIAGE.
on In the Summer Land 1--WE again quoI
ch from the volumes just alluded to, an
Dr.. not from A. j. Davis this time) IL
Id unions of male and female occur fro
We very similar causes to those which brir
ii. about like unions on earth. The parti,