, 1875-03-13
LITERATURE.
hsptRt1uAL" PHENOMENA.

~sptRtTUAL" PHENOMENA.
fss YrIns w11a spn1rutL MEDIUMS: Az fHQuInE
xNA ClttKp sf1nrzuAi.. Dy Fnlncis gtnnr FAN.
f1RIn. l2ro., pp. ISL. Ruw TeEk: D. Aptssoh q
Ia 1854, It dsvolved upon Mr. Fairfield. M the
representative Of q daily newspaper In New York
Ctr, 10 study tho phenomona Of Spiritunaism ~
illustrated at Metropolitan, aud aftor1asd at Dod-
soyth uall, and at all private seances at which
admission vas a.tsinabls. liz entered upon tho
work in the spirit OF true aelontiat, with IN un-
biased mind, with cool vigilance, anda steady de-
termination to apars no pains 10 arrtvo at an un-
tlsrstaudDg Of the oause Of the appoaraucoa
under observation. Ho did not limit h!s tnVos-
tRuslons to tho seance, public or private bas IN
eluded In them study Of the brain nndor the
microscope, and Of cerebral and norvons alB-
easos. In every way ho endcavorod to tnaao
himself competent to regard from ac1eht,ho
point of giou tha tnypteI!oua demonB!fations OK
Liblted In Spiritualism. . 49,.
Ills tret object WAS. In asch case. TO dotor-
mns that the appearances Horo genuine. lie
acecpte,3 nothing ~ facs which bad not been
t4atcd hv peraonal observation, or,,was not sup
ro,te1 by Tho testimony 0: accredited scientific
vjlneasoa prcfe71ng always that theao last
eho,,,d DO members Of tho medical profession.
Dy .tis caro- LIE prepared hImaolf to verify ali OBJ
ye,yattons. medical AMI physiological, whicl, lae
details In the courao Of hla present work.
atcreoyor, be himself belonged to tha clhBs OF
porsons from which mcdiums arc drawn, and
Las. In bis oun case, experienced somo Of tho
Incst singular phonome1a connected - VIII
na,n,a md acnufrnmnnt. hn sorms 10 lnye broi.
1cc1iiarty afiaptoi to thorough aud satisfactory
Investigation Of Spltitrallst!c demonstrations.
As The result Of h(s ton years. observation and
aN$r f4,A k1Nn+ RjSaf In
trsnoes' ore eyssiona. prosenti1onts, apd tbo like,
of lie clsirvovn11t tle tabla.tinping, rappinpy,
eliftinu Of bodfoy, writing viii, phautpm hands,
appaarnuco Of fu,pnoup clouds, aud other rhe-
nonssne nroducei by tLo aaol,cy Of medium,
srn not,nented viii, nrryo,,s and cerebral dleor.
drrp akin in THAR na s,ro to nn,!eray. catatopyy
etc. OF Az rrent humber OF Mediums aud clnfr-
yoyanta wl,oso casca ho has studied, bo declares
tlst there ia ,ot one who i,as not iueritcd CT d.
vclored somo phaao Of cerebral or noryouB de-
rat,vn,nent ana that Elm pi1nnotunnn Which tlcv
c1bihit In their scauces sro constantly conrcrti-
lila Win In mnrc ordinarv nluuomoi1a OF eoi-
tloicelcaI difYnronco between the frances Of n,c-
titums. Inc induced frances Of llcymp.isn,
nnl tia trancoa incident to cpilopio and
catalsptic attsoka. :. Tho eamo and
Viii sI;e,t nervn,,s abock nfasclo Tia rn,,sr.
rcnt,m nf t,o III. and tba same oxnnpnnt Of
I,ent Il, tho coron.l region Of tbo cranium is
mnre nr lass dnveinned Ia n,l caacg."
~, vationa p,ie. pnonomena Q. c.altvosaaee. Aes-
fairfield 10 N action 81 tho ,,orve-stnosphcro
surrounding tlo operator. livery pod5, organic
ps'd lueleahic Elves ~ ~ aura, vanof. OF ht-
thosr aero. pecnnnt 70 tael'' II man, .nls nerve
a''rs: though eao-scnStole' Il, 1s materiHl-an lm.
Eo1oofano nersoas esher; 70 qHoto again' ~
y tn,ts n oace i2sce aNa q Mealum, nuacepll,
b!o @ eontiol oy tne VIII o. Aie operator, and
:nrahlo o. sensotF stnpsossioht ~ atmosphere
,nsaAe a., ansaa a. ~ ms 1' e9mmana, anu 70 aasolFo
the nomehs tao HoEion ,1t senses OF, wren ino
nso't y! Or tho ncdlunis VII lias necoen Used In
t:at direction, 70 come ena pass 70 Visible apps.
a ,,S 1not Has, fsn . as
mctltn enfolding INC III aplr1t, that may bo
ra''sed to reflect the widest imagsnings Of my
own ,, "enl. ana hefe let mo venture tn sns scas
rot boon extehsvo sno,iGh to coutrm it,-that
many of tue lissluc'nat!ols Qf madness, and Of
eal!c''.so manila 10 particular, 80 far from being
lltte!sv unrca'. ARA paontoQ1-forna originated Ia
,t tsa II Ana analoeeub to A. uomos apraritions,