New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-12
THE MEDIUM AND ms WORDS.

| Q. You do not recOlcct the gentleman VINO actcd
medium that oocason' do not remember his nams
now; no, Sir
@ Do you recolect anything that no said' A. ANYTHING In
| the dLscOIrsei
| q, Yes, Sir. A. No; there was nothing dsnake
@ Well how long the eveaton' A. lie mnst have or
cuped fifteen minutes in the mediumistie Address
@ And can't you give the phrase which he used In my
part OF ~ A. don't think could give you single one
remember some that made on sef-
| wards and the subject OF u.
O. Well will get at those Well what the subject Of
| It, A. The subject OF it vast rhspsodcd--
O. Oh don't ask that ask you what the subject OF w@t
| A. II was the condition Of disembodied spirits.
O The subect OF was the condition OF dsemboded splr-
| itsi A. Yes Sir and the communications
O. Well will get at that in a moment A. We'll, this
| part OF the answer TO the question.
O Well A. The communication between discmbodied and
| embodied souls
O. Can you relate 10 me substance Of anything this me-
dunn sadi A. could not very much wanting in sub
stance.
O. didn't ask you that and don't you know that ats not
responsive my question: A. did answer more than your
| question asked, SEQ
Ye, Well be good enough not repeat It. Well these
was an idea about it, wasn't theref A don't remember
whether there not.
O. You don't remember whether there was or not' A. NO.
Sir; there very great mist about it.
O. What, A. There very great mist about IT,
O. Well that don't ask you for asked you II there W"
any idea ts A. may have been for ssght snow ous
don't recoect anything that took hold Of my mind or meo
DRY at the time, or now
O. WE'LL you didn't recoect that there was any heugh eh-
pressed by the revelationf A. No, Sir.
O. weR understood you to say that there was some poe
cal or fowery languages A. Yes Sir; there WIS.,
O. And understood you to some weturned seatence
A. Some very handsomely turned sentences
G. Handsomely turned sentences Wei. then, IL was noss
mere tumble OF Words A. Jingle, said.
@ Well, 1t mere jingle OF words' A Tnat Is a. "as
1t occurred to as being.
O. What A. That is all that considered 1t as being
You did not consider any idea thought or sentt'
ment during address communicated by the language
which the speaker used, did your A. wei, ooo Ao"
would go so far as that
O. You don't 60 30 far as that A. No.
Well them do yoa think that there was some idea, OF
thought or principle expressed A. Well don't know that
am prepared say that either. My recollection OF II
@ You have answered my question: A. Yes, Sir
O Are YOU willing to say witness that that owesy and
poeoa language which you speak, and those well turned
sentences communicate any idea or thought or prin
pie, A. I don't that there was vscuty-pesfecs
vacuity-but there no argument developed
O. didn't ask you about argumen asked you IL there
was thought an idea A. Well there no body OF thought
| In it.
@ Well, didn't ask you about body Of thought.
| Mr.. Eyars-He is answering you
The wltness-rt a sentimental
O. didn't ask you that A Well, can't better answer
| your question than do
| 1t. A. / do not-not single one
O. Nor single expressonf A NO. 90 not mat ioouo
| identify being used there
O. Well, Sir you relate the conversation whcn occuo"
At this period Of the intecourse A. will relate such frag-
mens as my memory retains Of It, remember that ai hs
got through and down. that Mr. Tion noticed some parts
Of -tuned back the and read from his phonogs-
ph notes passages and what those could not recall
any moro than could the OF the discourse now and ho
made the remark that this had been published as discourse
or essay that would attract great admiration He made
some remarks addition to that but they have gone from nv
memory; and others made remarks and Mrs Woodruff
turned to me and what thought OF IT, and some ex-
preston Of my countenance led her to make the remark
O. Oh you don't know about that, A Yes is matter
| OF observation.
O. No. A. Well she made tho remark
O. didn't the expression OF yonr counenance;
wanted get what said A. Well she made the remark
that might speak with perfect freedom she said FOR hn
does know-he entirely unconscious Of anything that ho
has been saying while he in this state " and then made
| the remark that mentioned this morning.
O. Well you may mention 1t again. A. wl-that ddns
see anything particular in It, beyond come very finely
| rounded periods, and Q combination Of mellow and
| musical words, which made some very juggling
there argument conveyed that there
was no body thought presented there was nothing new con-
trbuted and remember made this remark Said l. what
advantage Is having intercourse with disemboded spirit
unless we get something embodied spirit does not
sent; II We get nothing II there is new contribution to
our stock And had not farther than that
when observed, thought that my criticisms were noe
| altogether paatable to the medium, and desisted
O. What did you observer A. Simply an expression OF his
counenance which thought indicated that my words were
| not fsttering.
O. Can't You give us description of that erpresson A.
No could not any than could describe dew drop
| O. Well, give some little description OF that A.
| Well I can't; all dew drops are alike to me.
O. Well what else said, A. don't now recall anything
| said in that connection
What was the next topic conversation, A. There may
have been other made but don't recoect anything
Well that than tell you, what the next topic was
that was talked There various topics introduced and
discussed and dropped and the conversation passed to othcr
things
| AN IMAGINED REVOLUTION IN JOURNALISM.
@. The next that you recollect A. The next
that recoect that mentioned this morning the
relation the pneumatic tube In which Mr. Brisbane led or.
ana ne mentioned that he had presented paper prepared
paper sometime which demonstrated the entire praciOabiV
OF pneumatic tube between Washington and New o aa
transmission Of letters packages and persons coud not re-
late al said remember that and he made other
remarks on that subject
O. Well all that you remember want to get A Well that
ledwhether the first tina! introduced the question Of
its effect on journalism Mr. Ton do not remember.
but Mr. Ton and together spoke OF the effect which the n-
PRODUCTION Of such onvance would have upon journalism.
and Mr. Tlton made the remark that IL would saDsan'
TALLY destroy all the press except the press
YORK TRIBUNE could be packed bundle and sent
to Worcester Boston, would interfere seriously and
probably ultimately change the entire character Of Boston jour
nas and Of local journalism everywhere outside OF the NO
tropos There further remarks In that line and
that about the whole Of what is lodged in my memory
MR. BEECHHR AND THE "SoCIAL REVOLUTIONS
Q. Well during that portion Of the conversation
were the three parties yourself Mr. Ton and Mrs Woodruff
occupying the positions that you have doscrbc No.
sitting very to Mr. Ton then and Mrs Woodruff
don't remember where she She moving about and