The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-02
PSYCHOLOGICAL MARVELS.
ASTONISHING REVELATTONS PROM
A MAONETIZED IRISHM1N.

ty-nve years ago, through many country towns
itnerant lecturers upon the various themes or
chronology, psychology, ana mesmerisn, or
magnetism, were thick a. Yankee pcddlers,
and excited very little serious thought Various
small bows and woak headed adults ~ere found
susccp ible to the magnetizet's influence, and
performed curious fents In obedience to his
Will; but sensible men and women we're dis
Rusted with the ch racter OF these Things and
hastily pronounced them all tumbuI.
Public curiosity, now yer. WIS awakened, and
when DIR. Lewis. acolored lecturer travelled up
through Washington county, New York. his in-
tegence and remarkable psychological power
drew large audiences, and aroused general In
terest upon the mysterious subjects. often a
the close OF his lecture strong self reli mt men.
previously skeptical upon such matters, found
themselves powcfless to move except ~ he
wiled. and not unfrequentlv were thus cotn-
PEELED TO do the most ludicrous things In order
tina everybody should he satisfied that no cot.
Iusion was pr ctIsed. when ucople began to
feel sure that there was something IN peNcholo-
gy, strdightway almost every household became
Allen CLIFFORD Was a well-known citizen Of the
town Of E,,ston, where he still resides. lie was
aman Of strOne mind aud rare good sense, and
scanned all new things with u Keen dtsuust-
About him were gathered his sturdy sons, men
VINO reelected credit upon their fathers name
nephows aud nieces, net4hOurs ana lrienus' a
large party, making merry In his hospiIa1ls
TRYING TIMOTHY.
Bows" said the old gentleman, "supposo you
try TO usyohOOgize Timothy. II YOU can con-
troll bin, snail be obliged to believe Ia pay
chulogy.' -
limo Inv was an uneducated son Of Erin lie
had but recently come to TINS country. aud was
employed by Nr. 9 nord a. ilrm laborer' ilm
phy IL guomy indicated tgnurauC ALMOST lin-
beclliiy. MIR. Slocum, nephew of mr. GiNordi
took limothys hand aud liked bis eye aud WI
upon MIN. h'tie time sunced TO bring
tue Itishman entirely under his snbJeo-
ton. In ct, he seemed like a man OF stone.
Mr. SiOcum made "A few masses from his hands
over his head, which had the effect TO loosen
his powers Of speech. 81 believe" said the oy-
orator, =" that this fellow Is "a ciairvoyaut. tie
appears to me 70 he something more th'n mere
psychological subiccl. timothy " lsh YOU u
go to my home IN Granville and tell NE what
After few moments he said, 81 am there"
lie then proceeded TO describe the mousse, L
rooms, and the various persons In them WIN
- Now. viii YOU tell me what are in mI
" Three horses In one stable"
"That cannot be true there must BIO four az
this hour Of the day thiuh
"No, sir there arc out three, aud there Is a
man In that vicinity To- night WHO went there
on purpose To purchase your gray morse, out one
of YOUR neivbbors viii ty to turn MIN In All
other direction aud lac maJ not so to your house
at all"
THIS was more than tito operator h d b r.
gained for. lhere was az Intelligence over
which his own MAD seemedt o. nav" 10 CONTROL
Noting down these btuls, lac i'urd tnat tue
wnOe statement was correct. Though, wan To-
gard to toe horse DuSer, hN learned no ming.
WI gentlemen VINO aid that at tnat uarticu-
lar time he went To Granville 10 purchase the
SAID gray horse, but wd- induceh 10 ga ia an
otner direction oy neigh0Or II Mr.. soogms-
Tue question IS, how uiI liuotky KNOW tNisi
GOING 10 RELASp.
"weil, Timothy" said the lettleman, you
NAV come back ana co TO ireland "
In a moment he said TIC WAS there, and began
mo ming and ! menting to nnd hipself BACK II
tnat famine strichen county agdIn. lie seemed
entrely conscious of being there, aud
OF seeing and noting every change, which
during his ABSENCE. lie asked ques-
lions OF his mother aud repeated uGr answers
Inc strangest Dart OF this Iu,Vryiew with his
mother was this thar she was entirely Ct 'eious
OF II, for as soon a. ettcr could reacnv IN, ne
received one from he, her saiire that IT, SerI
1his is a fact worthy of consideration.
Aher his visit with his mother. Mr Slocum re-
guessed him ITO 20 to certain lace ~ ths
County of Kilkenny, where hved widow, her
son. and two daughters Another son, hno-
looking, Intelligent Young man, was at work for
Mr.. slocum at his own home, forty miles from
the place where THIS party were convened at Nit.
err Els.
II am there" said Timothy, and they have
How mucn have tneyf' "rwenty-nys
"Wnen did they get IN" "To. day, and n
Will get n sure"
"How many are there In the famlly?" The
son, who has just come homo from tue work
! mouse, the mother, two daughters alive, anu one
| lying dead In the house"
Again the operator eudeavOred to persuade
| hun ne was In error, Tor he had never ueAru Of
more than the two sisters, but timothy was I'M
movable. Mr.. Slocum took note Ot the matter.
and then called his subject back to ma imms-
date surroundings again. Timothy eJloulated
his Ihank God J. win great tervOr when he
found himself once more IN America
This interchangeable operator had struck ou-
rious VEN In this occult mine, and no deter
mined to dig stlll further. Inc name Of spirit
uslism as now understood Was an unknown
word then, but he resolved to see If, tnrough
| this subtle power, some knowledge Of the mys-
FERROUS future might not he gained.
COULDN'T FIND HE'LL.
"Timothy, can you go to hellY" said he. III
After little ne replied that he could not
well, then" said MIR. slOcum, can you mud
Yes, ! see t." saId the strange creature.
| west. "On, 1t Il 80 hent want to stay here
Don't take me back again."
&C nyou see any onor' YES, great many
people" Tell as VITO they are, il you can"
! Upon this he began to descr,oe inuivI uals, and
| so clear and well defined were ms descriptions
| that air. aud MRS. clifford directly recogniLsd
near ana Gear friends, long since uead-IeIsUna
Of whom the masneu4er knew notning save
"Come oack now" said he bat Timothy
begged TO stay. The strong viii, however, wuich
back, hnd threw ON the spell or power which
held nim.
Ihe following summer the widows son whom
| Timothy described as having Just come nome
| from tue NOrkuouse came To America and
| directly 10 SEQ his brother Mike at tue nyule Of
carefully, and found that ON the very day desi1-
| mated by timothy the money WAS received. lne
Priests ana get from them nearly all OF II. On
that very ulgnt an adopted sister lay de al tue
! hOuse, me Two ltNiug sistels also b,iuH lnero
with their mother. In snOrI, tue enlre reyelA-
| ton y as proven correct.
CURIOUS.
one incident, forgotten IN the foregoing story,
with regard 10 llmuthy's visit to Mr. ~locum'a
house, n worthy Ot note. ans gentleman ked
J him ABOUT certain outbullulng, II ue could teli
what was in Il. Iimutny said ne could not, It
was 50 dalk. Cant YOU md some one 10 teH
youf Yes" ne Iephed, II see an lushml IN
going there with "A ldnte. II. | VIII ask him."
Alter waiting a wnllc, he was asaed Wnat tina
man sdiu. Nothing sad liMutny, " Tor he
thinks / am "a fool anu viii not answer me-
1t proved tnat at precisely mat unie NIKE was
goin1 cut with ms Lantern 20 tue nuldlng lndl-
cited, tut was unconscious Of the PRESENCE Of
any unknown person or tOttc.
These facts SHOW that thcre IL power by
whicu persons may become cogulzant OF the
w.ereauO.ts ana duings oI others at distance,
and a sort oi communication seems To take
place between the tWo, even though neither, "a
Dut one, Is CONSCIOUS OF II Uy eAtcrudl sense.
Yet IN Inc case OF IlmOthy's motuer the-e was
an entl,e CONSCIOUSNESS OF the presence ana
commune cation.
No effort mas been made TO give the peculiar
| phraseulosY Of llMuthY, other IMAM that TINS
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