The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-02-24
SPECTRE MANIFESTATIONS.

SPECTRE MANIFESTATIONS.
I5i3 DR. HILBERT has shown that spectres
are nothing more than ideas or recollect-
ed images of the mind, which In certain
states Of bodily indisposition have been
rendered more vivid than actual impress
sion, and that the pictureslof the 'smind's
eve !" are more vivid than the pictures OF
the bodv's eve. Sir David Brewster, In
his Natural Magic" goes further than
this. and shows that the "mind's eye J"
is actually the body's eye, and that the
retina is the common tablet on which
both classes of impressions are painted,
and by means of which they receive their
visual existence under the same optical
laws. He thinks that this is not only
true In the case of spectral Illusions, but
that il holds good Of all ideas recalled
DIV the memory or created by the mag
nation, and that 1t may be regarded as
the fundamental law In the science OF
pneUmatology.
Robert Dale Owen, in his g FOOTBALLS
on the Boundary of Another World,
tells a marvellous story of coincidence
that one can hardly believe were brought
about by no other agency than chance.
Mr. Owen says that the story was com
municated to him In July, 1859, by Capt.
j. S. Clarke of the schooner John hal
lock, then lying in Rutgers slip, who had
it direct from Mr.. Bruce himself. He
adds that the John Hallock was then
trading between. New York and Santiago,
Cuba
Mr.. Robert Bruce, born at Torbay, In
the south of England, and there bred up
TO q seafaring life, in 1928, when about
thirty years old, was first mate on a bark
trading between Liverpool and st. John,
N. b. On one of her voyages bound
westward, being then five or SIX weeks
out and having neared the eastern por-
ton of the banks of Newfoundland, the
CAPTAIN and mate had been on deck at
noon. taking an observation of the sun
after which they both descended to cal
eculate their days work. The cabin, a
small one, was immediately at the stern
of the vessel, and the short stairway de-
sscending to it ran athwartships. iImme-
diately opposite to this stairway, just be
yond a small square landing, was the
mates state room : and from that
landing there were two doors, close
to each other, the one opening aft into
the cabin, the other fronting the stair
way into the state room. -
81 THE VISION.
The desk was in the forward part OF
the room, close to the door; SO that any
one sitting at it and looking over his
shoulder could see into the cabin. The
mate, absorbed in his calculations, which
did not result as he expected, varying
considerably from the dead reckoning,
had not noticed the Captains motions.
Having completed his calculations, he
called out, without looking around, g /
make our latitude and longitude SO and
$50. Can that be right? How is yours Z"
As there was no reply, he repeated his
Question. olancing over his shoulder and
seeing, as he thought, the Captain busy
writing on his slate. Still no answer.
Thereupon he arose; and, as he fronted
the cabin door, the figure he had mis-
taken for the Captain raised its head and
disclosed to the astonished mate the
features of an entire stranger. Bruce
was not coward; but, as he met that
fixed gaze looking upon him III grave
silence, and became assured that it was
no one whom he had ever seen, it was
GOO much for him; he rushed up to the
deck in such evident alarm that it In
stantly attracted the Captains attention.
"Why, Mr. Bruce, said the latter,
<swhat In the world IS the matter with
youa'
'sThe matter, sir? Who is that at
your desk9"
emo one, that know of. .
g But there is, sir; there's a stranger
there"
GA stranger! Why, man, you must
be dreaming. You must have seen the
steward there or the second mate. Who
else would venture down without Or
ders 2"
Sc But, sir, he was sitting in your arm
chair. fronting the door, writing on your
slate. Then he looked up full IN my
face; and. If ever I saw man plainly
and distinctly in this world, [ saw him. =
Slim Who2"
God knows, sir; [ don't. l saw
man, and man / never saw Ii my life
before.
e esYou must be going crazy, Mr..
Bruce. A stranger, and we nearly six
weeks out" -
8 | know, sir; but then [ saw him.
$50 down and see who it is.
Bruce hesitated. ssI never was q be-
l1ever in GHOSTS" he said, ''but if tie
truth must be told, sir, I'd rather not
face it alone"
"Come, come, man. Go down at
once, and don't make fool of yourself
before the crew"
81 hope you've always found me will
ling TO do what's reasonable, Bruce re-
piled, changing color; "but if it's all
the same to you, sir, I'd rather we should
go down together. !"
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