The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-08-05
Observations of Men and Things.
BY OUR GEORGE.

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We notice that IA writer in Scribner's gives
an explanation OF Spiritualism which is 80 u-
cid that a wax figure could understand it. He
says that
"The vital centers are principally instru-
mental in deviation of bodies, while morbid
functions of the anterior convolutions is re-
sponsible for the apparently visual phenome-
ma" therefore, he claims, " that morbid 1unc-
ton of the gray tissue, of the cerebro-splnal
axis, offers an ample explanation OF the phe-
nomena whether phychie or dynamic.
Here we have the whole thing in Il nut shell,
and 1t does not seem to us that any reasonable
mortal can dispute the statement. When we
see pianos and chairs playing base ball in our
parlors, and tables staggering round, all we
have TO do is to remember that the morbid
function of the anterior convolutions have got
loose, else the function of the gray tissue of
the cerebo-spnal axes wants oiing, whether
phvchic or dynamic. With this knowledge
combed into our heads every day, it does not
seem possible that any one can hereafter claim
ignorance with regard to Spiritualism. That
writer ought to let his name be known, so that
the American people can begin to name their
children for him.
1t, happened in Boston on the Sanford wharf.
A trunk that was coming to Belfast had failed
to put in an appearance, and the owner, in com
pany with the eXpressman who carried it, went
to the wharf to interview the baggage MASTER
when the following interesting conversation
took place between him and the eXpressman-
And you brought it down here before five
o'clock" YES" ''What did you DO with it,"
Gave it to YOU" Are you Sure?' "Ies
sir; you were standing right there. and | said,
this trunk is to be called for Are YOU sure
YOU gave it to me1' cor course am" GLOW
sure are you?" ''As sure as I am standing
here" -.Well, now" said the baggage master,
''that's curious; it's the most Did singular
| thing | ever knew, and don't see through it.
I can't understand how you could give that
trunk to me when | wasn't on the wharf all
day. And, readers, if that expressman's
pants had not been made of strong cloth, he
would have gone right down through them.
He was sitting in the BARRIERS shop drawing
inspiration through a chip meerschaum pipe.
He was thin, narrow man with ii drum mouth,
one of these mouths that is all noise, He was
clerk on galyanc battery, and he was telling
of the excellent qualities of brother clerk
who run a pool wheel. "Ies Stree, he's a
regular fiat He amt nothing. He amt man,
he's an imitation. He warm me? guess not !;
| that Bill haint got no more pluck than piece of
| fried tripe. lie can't slap nobody. lie couldn't
bounce baby out Of this shop. Did you see
| HIM with that white hat on? He borrowed that
| ,fb d l-,,r,
that bull pup of his'en? He stole that pup from
| doXey in Bangor, and he had to drown him
| to keep his situation. He amt got money enough
| to buy a chip in Il ship yard. He druTmed his
| living out Of 4 Boston soup house all last Win
| ter" While this conversation was going on
| "Bill' had been standing on the stairs drinking
| it in and then came in and took his seat for Il
| shave. He was mad, and he didn't sit easily in
| his chair. He wanted to eat somebody. lie
was lathered and half shaved when he sat erect
in his chair and looking at the galyanic battery
man he said. "Look a here you, what kind of IL
| racket have you been making about me? | stood
on the stairs and heard your chin music. Now
| what do you mean: You just swallow them
words or I'll let you know what kind OF glove
stretcher you've been fooling with"
give said Just what mean and you can't
make me eat my words in no thirty days
| Bill got down from the chair and standing on
| the floor said Say them words again and say
'em slow" The words We're repeated, when
| there We're two explosions as if a double bar
| rel gun had gone off, as Bilfs two hands LANDED
| on his traducer's cheeks, and then for Il minute
the shop was full Of pipes, and hats, and blood
and hair and Bill looked as though he had as
many arms as a wheel had spokcs, as his blows
| raned down on Pete's head, rs if he was try
| ing patent trip hammer. Suddenly stopping
| his blows, he seized his victim by the hair OF
| his head and the seat of his trousers, and aitel
| two or three swings to give him impetus, he
| loosed his grip, and Peter launched through
| space down one flight of stairs, and landed on
| his nose in the gutter, while William returneG
! to his chair remarking. IL can't bounce a baby
| out of this shop, | can't" As soon as Petcl
| cOul get air enough into him to start his lungs
| he sat up, his face looking like slaughter
| house floor, and inquired of one of the crowd
| who had gathered round-EWhat day of the
| month is this." lie was told, when he begun
| to reckon up on his fingers and finally said
| "Gentlemen, when tell you that | fell out of I
| balloon, two weeks ago to-day, and have just
| struck, don't 'spose you'll believe me"-anc
| they didn't.