The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-18
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As n Means of National Defence.
1t appears from the statements OF the
Anglo-Indian and London newspapers that
our townsman, Col. OLcoTT, and his mystic
companion, Nine. II. p. BLAvATsKY,
lately corresponding secretary of the New
York Theosophists, are astonishing the ma
tives OF Bombay. Before Col OLcoTT and
Nine. BLAvATsKY departed from this
port for Hindoostan, they intmated that
the object OF their mission was self-mprove-
ment in the philosophy Of BUDDHA and the
practical application Of the occult sciences.
They went to India to be instructed. not TO
instruct. They went TO sit at the feet OF the
Swamee DYA NAND, the world-famous Gin
galese SUMANGALA. high priest OF ADAMS
Peak, and other adopts equally well known
throughout the lamasaries OF three conti-
nents. But IL seems that the New York pill
grims took too modest view OF their own
standing among Aryan philosophers. In
stead Of being received in India as disciples,
they have been hailed and welcomed as
masters 1t is possible that when they reach
the heart of the Himaayas, where the
primitive Aryan faith is still held in all its
purity, they may find somebody who is able
TO teach them something; up to date they
have encountered nobody in n position 10
raise single veil which they had not
previously lifted for themselves. Their oc-
| cult prominence has been cordially recog-
nized in Bombay. We printed a few weeks
ago an interesting letter from that city
describing the honors paid TO Col. OLCoTr
and Nine. BLAvATsKY at a theatre, where
they were garlanded, wound round with
floral ropes. entertained with play In the
Gooierati dialect, seven or eight hours
long and ending in monkey dance, and
fairly overwhelmed with the homage Of
multitudinous assemblage.
As a triumph OF American theosophism
over the native article on the latter's own
ground, all this is very gratifying TO ma
tional pride. We shall not compare 1t with
the victories recently won by Parole on Eng
lish turf, which delight every truly patriotic
American but rather with the triumph OF
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN when he visited
France in 1776 and was hailed by the savants
OF Paris as "a sage come from new world
TO unfold mysteries" The American theo-
sophists. particularly Nine BLAvATsKY, are
unfolding mysteries OF which even the
learned Swamee DYA NAND and the eminent
SUMANGALA never dreamed in their mo-
ments Of greatest occultation.
Nine. BLAvATsKY's latest feat is a remark
able and convincing one. She has long
claimed, we believe, that she possesses the
power OF projecting mind through indefinite
distances Of space. The Pail MAJ Gazette re-
ports, on the authority Of the Bombay news
| papers and Of a well-known London barrs-
ter, that she has now achieved the same
| power over matter. BY virtue OF her ia
miliarity with those laws OF nature which
have not yet been mastered by ordinary
! science she despatched a glove, on the 18th
Of February last, from Bombay 10 London
in an infinitely brief space OF time. On that
day the Madame's glove was seen and iden-
titled in Bombay by no less accurate and
truthful an eye witness than Hierophant
OLCorT himself On the same day the we'll
known barrister, in darkened apartment
in London, received the same glove, arrived
by magic transportation, full in his face.
After the first startle Of establishment at
the unprecedented character of the incident
and the accuracy Of Nine. BLAvATsKY S
aim at range of more than five thousand
miles, the question naturally arises, To
what practical use may this new power be
put? II Nine. BLAvATsKY can project a
kid glove five thousand miles and hit her
target plump in the face, there is no logical
reason why she cannot project IA cannon
ball with equally unerring effect. II she
had chosen TO manifest her power by aim
ing cannon ball at her London friend
instead of the comparatively harmless
missile which she selected, there is no room
for doubt that the barrsters face would
have sustained serious injury. We leave II
TO the mathematcans TO calculate the
momentum acquired by twenty-pound bal
travelling five thousand miles at an infinite
rate OF speed; 1t is enough TO assume that
the effect would be terrific.
Now, il being established that Nine
BLAvATsKY possesses this great gilt OF
projecting matter through space and hitting
her mark at very long range, we submit
that she could afford to this nation the most
efIectual means OF defence against foreign
foes superseding, provided she will consent
to serve in that capacity. all need of either
an army or navy For, if she can project
II glove she can project cannon ball; anC
il she can project one cannon ball she ca
simultaneously project five hundred, or five
thousand, or fifty thousand. If she could
be induced to return TO the United States
and take up her position at some conven
lent spot, she might lombard London, on
st. Petersburg, or Picking, according to the
exigencies of the case; while the ship OF wal
that should approach our coast with hostile
intent would be surely doomed,
We commend this idea to the consideration
of all thoughtful artillerists.
Treating TO Drinks.
1t seems that "a number OF Influential
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