The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-12-11
FROM THE SWEET
BY AND BY.

The Newest Thing in Spiritual
iam-The Naturalization OF
Flowers.
From me New York Herald.
Alta private house up town, last eve.
ming, party Of men and women Assem-.
bled in the parlors to witness an exhibit
ton Of the very latest developments in
SpiriLualism-the naturalization OF flow.
ers. Perhaps naturalization Is the
wrong term, for the flowers produced
were natural and could be handled and
their fragrance perceived, just the same
as the products Of the garden, whereas
the hands, faces, aud figures that medi.
ums have heretofore been in the habit
Of "materializing" were shadowy couu.
terfeits that vanished a! the touch into
thin air. How profoundly, indeed, the
world Of spiritualism will be stirred by
the announcement hat the flowers grown
on the garden slopes Of the summer land
can be brought to this mundane sphere 10
the short space Of three-quArters Of an
hour, with all the sweet and heavenly
odors thick upon them Florists will
have to give up business, for II dozen
flowers eau be so transferred why not a
whole garden? Perchance 4 few big
trees, may be the tree OF knowledge and,
delightful to think OIL full grown
peach orchard right In the middle Of
winter. Ardent believers 10 Spiritual
ism hold that everything and every oC-
cupAtion on this earth has its counter
part in the summer land, and, believing
80, and having implicit faith in the mys-
FERROUS power Of spirit agency, 1t will be
easy enough tn convince most OF them
that these natural flowers are really
brought into their presence by an unseen
hand.
OF those who gathered at the ssance a
majority were more or less believers in
Spiritualism; but there were certainly
most unmitigated Skeptics. In room
off the front parlor q canopy OF red cloth
was suspended from the chandelier, the
cloth falling TO the floor, making thus
sort Of tent on small scale for the me.
dium. The inside Of this, was OF course,
thoroughly explored by the unbelieyers;
but il was very evident nothing could BE-
possibly hidden away within Il. About
9 o'clock the medium entered the parIor,
and was introduced to those present. He
waS low.Sized, slight, aud pale, with close
cropped black eide whiskers and mus.
tache, a low forehead and fat head.
His manner was mild and unassuming.
His dress waS poor and seedy, and his
linen peeped furtlyely above abroad
black scarf. Everything being In readi.
ness, committee Of three-Mr. Edmund
Price (stern unbeliever), Mr.. L. Lewis
(believer), and Mr.. Conoyer (skeplic)-
was appointed 10 examine the medium.
The ladies and the rest retired to the
back parlor, where the canopy was aus.
pended, and ranged themselves In cir.
Gle around II. The medium threw of bis
coat vest, and suspenders, and the mem.
bers OF the committee proceeded 10 feel
him all over from his shoes to his shirt
collar. The search was sufficient 10 sat.
~ all three that II any violet, lily Of the
valley, or last rose Of summer was secre.
ted anywhere in or under his clothes II
would have only poor show OF recog.
nitionit produced. This being over, the
Lueulum htAEteu iutV tuo aalutuLHk EupW
and entered the canopy, which was again
searched by the committee. He took
chair with him, on which he sat down,
and then drew the folds OF the canopy
around him. The circle Of eighteen or
twenty persons Joined hands and sang
the "sweet By and By" "Thsre is a
Land Of Pure Delight" and other hymns.
Presently voice 10 the accents Of an In.
dian endeayoring to speak English was
heard from within the cloth Enclosure.
"oh, that you, MongoT cried n long
bearded member Of the circle who was
evidently q prominent Spiritualist, aud
en- rapport with the medium. "Yes, dat
me- responded the spirit Of Mongo,
speaking through the medium, who was
making q desperate effort to disguise his
voice 70 the utmost. .What do You want
Mongos" querled the friend and believer.
Ne want MELEE much to bring flowers
to unkee.p Gan right, Mongo, bring
'em along,n snsWered the friend and be-.
lever, with Is cool manner asif he
was ordering blshel Of coal,
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