, 1877-09-15
histories of tho United States
and Of Grecco-.-Aris-
totle..-Dnnte,
A Psychological problcm...Art-
Notes--.Suttco and Samadh
in British Inlia.
Flora Round About Chicago: The
Nightshade Family--Bush-
man Oave-Paintings.


nsHE;iihE kSn Ea9ihEflsnh Sf1snAtSS csSs'bEEp .!xa
Twn tEtTrHE- DELIVERED AT THE Loxf'ox lS-
.T!Trrios. with Preface and Appendix. Dy
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thiisass: .Isg:rn,. MecIurx / @. limo, pu.
In the DISCUSSION Of tho subjects OF Mcsmcr-
tu, spritualism, OIylism, Etcctru-Btol0ey,
md other so-calci "Epile,ntc Dclusions," III
Iii. textures before tho London institution. Dr..
Carpcuscr has exhibited lilo candid, earnest
prit If inquiry wlllcl, may bc looked for In all
Investigations conducted by the talented md
trained man Of Science. lie has devoted many
years of study to MI examination of tho plc.
uo,ena presented IN Mc.mertc Snmnambutsna,
In tic manifestations Of spirisuallssn, Clatrvoy-
anec a,,l similar nystcripus conditions Of tho
senses md the intellect, With the honest desire to
test tic evidences Afforded Of q new Power or
Agency capnbie Of antasonlzinc tho action ot
the known Forccs OF Nature. At one time, he
confcsscs, he came hear believing in tho cx-
isc,sre VI sor1c such Power; but the tlnal result
OF lis researches has bccn the conviction, that
all the phenomena In question mny bo explained
by tho light which Bcigslcc ltas thrown upon tho
mechanism and tlla action Of tic brain and
nervous system. The expert who understands
tic elect upon the mind Ut dominant idea,
md Of q stntc If expectation, upo4epcrsons Of
an cAcftaEic, nervous temperament, Inns IL hts
l,nris the KEY to the myriad mysteries Of tho
mc.lEumistic md s0MnaRbullc htatc.
DR.. Carpenter docs nut dcny the gcnufneness
Of mesnlcric sleep, tut declares TINT 1t corre-
ii mc.ticlnc ns hystcrlc coma. The suldcnness
With Which the profound tnsentfhlltty often it,
duced ro,ncs md passes Ill, s!,owa that II ia
dependant npoI sonG transient condition Of tho
fetfbrluH1, which tnav with considerable ccrai1-
tyhe referred to a reduction in the supply ot
b0ut, e,lllsctl by sort Gf spasmo1fr contraction
Of the hlotuiycsscis. IIo does deny, however,
.,s mssnsE'f snap's; ill.,, svsf 9,.s*s
9r'futurc. III every case where this has scempd
IL bu exhibited, Ee b.lEeycs tho real facts will
prove thu. tho eonlnar.,bulc POSSESSED ru knowl-
e.lgc outside If his personal experience which
wa4 not obtained from tho mimi Ut some uereot,
with whom In Yaa at tho time n, rayfwrf. Al
to thu existence Ut o snecIal 1ncslncric force,
t!s. IN The opinion Of Dir. Carpenter, Inns never
His conclusion liz the same With regard to tho
cxistcrrc Of tho spectat Fujnr Force. naIncL. by
Barren yon Nei,lrnDslvl,. Niule a. Mr. IIrall, .
knsgron ut Manchester, WHO l,as given much
ttlnis to tic phenomena OF hyfuuttsu, has re-
marked: "Tlic only test Ut tits alleged now
fnrse Ia tho ilufnan Nerve; and not
enly so, :. ;. :. its existence can only
bc demonstrated by ccrtutn Impressions
impaired to, or experienced by. q comparatively
small hunter Of highly sensitive a.,d nervous
sublccts.n Experiments lave nnl,ut1antly cruycd
ihat the lluuan Ncrys cannot Ao relied upon us
,arc ,,htru,,,r,,a may arlsc from IN internal nv
me.itn; Influence ~ nrr suil to lo prosjnrn.j hv
the influence ne thu Utly,ic force,
III considering the iea!Itv Of tho manifcsta-
t!ons uf S;,tritt,nflsm Ilr Carncntnr tr,ntcnIs
thal they ui,st he s,,lmtttcti In thn acnsrhfnn
examination Yhi, Ia n,,nii. In nil mc,r ,hrori.s
tn Svc,l,c. I'VE loiI uursclyes rru,iy.H hs
nrms, " 10 a:ccrt cuy new a,,c,cy lin cyi,Icnrc
for wl,,th WI stand l{o tcss II crnss.eynm,nn.
ttu bY skilled EXPERTS lint. in ltrta1,,t ri s,ri,
ryttc.r.., We ury il,y lustitIrl by rxnrrrnrr r.,
regarding It nm nIurc ,,roinllt flIat thc moat
lunest w,t,,rsssB hayr citl,rr hcct, ,n;n,,.
tmlIn,y tryclyrI or huvu tl,reIyci fhc,n,
srlyrs, tIuu TINT nssrrttoua in .!irrct
ruutra.lt,tton to ali Inc snuturai knnwic,tr.i W.
possc,s nul.id haye u,,y rrul iustiilrntinn in
fat In every lusla,ice known 10 lin. in
sltrl, tlIornligfl investigation Ina ,,eci, mat"
lulu tl,c .tltcj!er pIty,luIncnn,, u Slcsurrisu,
wtr!, nrc atl,iurr,l In support of Sp!fItaatsu,.
flu ku,,,osr,l nrtf has IN iIm hclfrf 81 lr t.rs
trurr, cuiuuirtcjy iaile,i.-r.lrrnIiy hv ti,s In.
tctun ii intentional fraud; hcslco H. regards il
exm,surr to liz, liI,c Inquiry ~tN~'s -" y"