The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-08-31

ShsRsAeAhsSAiO TuENOMkNA.
spirits-Their Peculiar Cnrnenss-sls,.'
Writing and finno-ffnyinr.
Prom the Boston IIcrnid.l
MIR. r. Iennyson, brother 10 the Ian
rcaie, has written a long letter on spirit
ualism, In which he says Spiritualism 4
the grand subject Of the day, 10 which
no other approaches In Importance.
The psychical and physical phenomena
are unqnestionably genuine facts. N
London and elsewhere, spirits arc M
carnated for periods varying from a
quarter of an hour 10 three hours. and
appear IN the seance rooms in the
midst 81 the assembled company clothed
ia habiliments palpable and material.
which under microscopic inspection lose
nothing Of their wonderful supertine
spiritual texture, whereas human fab.
rics under similar conditions become
cables and cartropes. Out az these
garments portions may be cut before the
temporary organism dissolycs into IL
original elements. which il does even
while you are looking al it, and the rent
in the garment Is instantly filled up. and
no appearance of the rupture Is visible.
From the letter il would seem that Spirit
ualism is quite family matter with the
Tennysons, and il may be inferred that
the subject i not unknown 10 the poet
himself. Numerous passages might be
quoted from his works teaching those
truths which are alone excmpliiied in
actual spirit communion as cnjoyed in
the spirit circle. Mr.. Tcnnyson's letter.
rs a whole, u rather severe criticism
upon Spiritualism. and far from fiatter-
ing; IL il view taken from n lofty posi-
ton in education and literature and
raises questions of vast importance
upon which many Spiritualists will con-
TESS their ignorance.
CONVINCING MANIFESTATIONS.
A Dutchman and student-in-law Al
Leyden University records his expert
enccS with DIR. >lade at the Hague. For
the past six months he has had siitin.
.learly every day. First he obtained
slate writing BY holding the slate under
the table in the usual manner. then On
top OF il. then over hi head Then NJ
purchased pair Of states, of peculiar
pattern. n Leyden. placed bit OF pencil
inside. fastened them together with
strings. wrapped them in several sheets
Of paper and securely tied the bundle
He took this 10 DR. Slade 70 try whether
he could obtain the writing while the
slate was in this condition He SAYS:
:. Putting the whole parcel AZ the oppo-
site end Of the table we joined our hands,
waiting fCrresults. After a few minutes
the parcel moved little. and we heard
distinctly kind Of scratching noise,
similar 10 that Of person writing
rapidly. When this noise ceased, three
raps were produced. and on cutting the
strings and opening the slate we found.
10 our utter astoni~hmenf. both sides
covered with beautiful writing. took
the slate home. and had two l,aneS II
glass cut out 50 as 20 III them. and now
Keep the message a. a grateful souvenir
~ spirit power The communication
waSof a superior order, and written %
correctly in Dutch and in Greek, That il
proved thorough knowledge ~ the lam
gtages. The phenomena occurred in
The presence Of friends. Materializa-
tons that were readily recognized have
also been obtained in 4 subdned light.
without cabinet OF paraphernalia u any
kind.
PIASo-fI aYING WITHOUT MORTAL
CONTACT.
Berries J. Hutchinson. who became
Spiritualist through Investigations ear
ricd on in his own house in Cape Town,
South Africa. without any public me-
dunn (there being none then in Africa,
but through the mediumship Of rela-
tiyes, whom he developed. j. now visit
ing London for the purpose Of becoming
with Spiritualism and >pir-
itualists in that country. He says that
he always takes what precautions the
exigencies Of the case may require, and
i capable Of knowing what i and what
Is not genuine. Having examined
piano 70 make sure there was nothing
automatic in It's construction, medium
entered the room. and while in several
different positions the piano played. The
was witnessed by three
gentlemen and two ladies, ali Of whom
declare that they saw. felt and heard the
piano play without mortal contact, and
noticed, in good daylight, the synch-
Tonous action Of the notes struck and the
sounds heard. Mr. Hutchinson then
seated himself az the instrument and
commenced 20 play an accompaniment
for song, but before half minute had
expired the unseen force quite put him
out Of time and tune by acting on other
notes.