The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-14

Next 10 "a taking style, a novel theme IL
the bonaLZa Of book maker.. 4 c ase IN point Il
the Rev. CHARLES MAURICE DAVIES. who. with
out any special talent for description, succeeded
IN finding good many readers for his unor-
thodox London" Strange people and pli ices
seem 10 have peculiar attraction Tor this clergv-
man. whose new volume, Mystic London in
PRODUCES ia TO an almost unknown side OF the
British metropolis As might be inferred from
the title, the book deals mainly with the doings
OF Euglish Spiritualists, aud such headings rs
IAN Evenings Diablcrie," "a Psvcnopathic In
siitution," sporting Spirit Mediums" and
",piritunl Athletes" will convey some notion
Of MIR. Daves's experiences.
We are disposed to dwell moment on the
authors visit to a so-called lnstitufe OF Prog
ress, southampton row, which occurred at the
time 81 the Beecher- rilton scandal. and to
which no was drawn by the announcement that
MIR. Edward Buns proposed to anilyze the
cranial development Of the Brooklyn preacher.
hi was by no means the maiden essay Of this
phrenolori4t, since he had already publicly
expoundcd the cerebral developments Of DR..
keneay, re- well AZ those Of the claimant him
self. In the ease Of Henry Ward Beecher two
OF whose photographs he held IN his hand. the
lecturer alluded to the disadvantage OF having
ouly the shadow instead OF the substance Of his
head To deal with. Here, he said, we had all tho
elements on a large srnle. Especially tn leng h
from the ear t. the # ut Of the eyebrO VIZ de-
noted intellectual grasp. But there was not
much will power Whatever Beecher hid done
(und Mr.. Burns emphaticllly disclaimed passing
any judgment on tho scandal'O ho hal not
done ~ dotermin ,tion, hut had rather sid INTO
IT," II he had been a designing man" II largely
developed behind the ears"-he would have
gone o work In dln rent wnv. what was very
peculiar In the man was his youthfllness. Mr.
Fowler the phtenooeist Of Ludglte Circus"
had been fellow student OF Beecher, and had
measured his head, which he ascertunod to
have grown an inch In ten years" Beechor
was essentially q growing man-growing llko a
boy. The "ganglionic power" WIS that which
kept people awNs growing, and was the great
means Of their gettn- n hold over other people
Mr.. Burns men passed in review tho tnree por-
traits Of Beecher, Triton, aud Mrs. 1il,on espec-
tlyry, contained IN nm illustrated newspaper.
Mrs. Elton he described "a negative person,
incnned To- he hysterici Il aud "cllnging." Amin
reputia'irg all Judgment as to tho scandal tho
lecturer d"clt on the close socll reluon4hlps
between the Brooklyn psstor and Mrs. Hilton,
and REQUIRED to tho strong vital in1nence" OF
the former comparing II to int Of nrlshan
| Young upon his spiritual abilities. " Ia all
| probability, taking .ntO account the different
natures Of Beccher and MIRA. Tton. whatever
! h occurred, the people couldn't help them.
selves" rs Theodore rilion Mr.. Buns had
read The GOlicn AgC and considered II a smart
uhlicltion." lnore WIS, however, in Tilton a
want II gang Ionic power; no was ell bran
I In lly. tho phrenulogst summed M the case
NJ follows: "Su pose Mira. Tilton were not the
| wife 4 either her relations to oaeh might be
! coh't'en|ous outeii!i violate Ihe laws " mon