Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-31
A HUMAN SOUL EXISTS.
MAN
WHAT A NEBRASKA MAN
CLAIMS ABOUT 1t.

Been Laid Fare and Tells How 1t
was Done-A story Which Sounds
Like the Imagination of a Hasheesh
Partnkar Has Been ut Work,
The following is fuller account than
that which appeared in the MORNING
NEWS Of Friday of the alleged discovery
of the human soul by Lincoln (Neb.)
man: "a most remarkable discovery has
recently developed in this city. 1t is o.
such an astounding nature that the cor
respondent hcsltates TO give the circum-
stance to the public on account OF being
barred at present from giving names
although there is no good reason why it
should not be done. However, the gentle
man who has made the discovery requests
II. This disclosure consists in proving
beyond the possibility Of a doubt by
scientific means the existence Of the
human soul, laying bare the greatest
secret of Nature, and proving the doctrine
Of eternal faith, "that the soul Of mar
doth live" the disclosures and proofs Of
which will shortly startle and astonish
the entire world.
For the sake of convenience the gentle
man alluded TO will be called Mr.. HOl-
land, man of small stature, mild eye,
and thoughtful oountenance, a devout
Christian, possessing a peculiar belief
that the soul of a man is a counterpart OF
the body itself; and in this theory Of the
dual man he sought the key of life and
death. He reasoned that within this body
Of bone and sinew was yet another body
existing in vspOry form, which death
alone should free, and that by simple
microscopic device the dull sight OF hui
81 inn ar.sf
particles Of the air we breathe and see the
soul take form and flight TO the bOunda-
Ries Of another world.
EUREKAl
His attention was first attracted TO this,
he SAYS, by a man lying upon sofa
suffering with a pain in his foot, and yet
there Was no foot there 10 suffer, the lex
having been amputated nearly to the hip.
tsFor years." says Mr. Holland, "this in
cideDt ran through my m I'd, until at last
] resolved upon an experiment. l pro-
cured the most powerful lenses l could
find and completed an invention Of my
own, and whel l had my light ar
ranged perfectly, 80 ! could examine
the microbes of the air, / called
upon a friend who had lost his arm and
explained that | wanted him to put his
imaginary hand where / directed. He
laughingly accompanied me to my rooms
and did as / desired. The moment ! ad-
1usted the glass a world OF revelation
broke upon me. The dual hand lay be-
meath my glass l asked him to make
letters with his imaginary finger. He did
so, and to his wonder and establishment
spelled out the sentences he wrote. That
was conclusive evidence to me,' con-
tinued Mr.. Holland, "and you know the
rest"
WATCHING FOR SOUL.
The second experiment was one of the
greatest difficulty-that Of watching the
soul itself take flight. The friends of dying
men would not allow experiments. and,
indeed, it would have been a delicate mat
ter to ask it. Hospitals afforded opportu-
mites, but physicians and attendants had
no faith In the experiments OF the quiet
gentleman, whom they no doubt alluded
to as "crank," so for nearly year he was
waiting and watching for man ready to
die.
The opportunity came at last; a con-
sumptive wanderer from the East sought
relief in the Western air. He fell penni-
less, and was about to be taken by the au-
thorities to the county poor house when
MIR. Holland interposed ana had him re-
moved to his own home, to nurse and
watch him die. Through many long hours
Of the night Mr.. Holland sat by the bed
side OF his charge, tanning the spark Of
life lest it should so out in the night,
when all efforts at the experiment would
be lost, and leaving orders by day with
his wife to call him the moment the patient
seemed TO be sinking.
THE WAY IT Is DONE.
The fatal moment came about 10 O'Clock
yesterday morning. Stretched upon a
low bedetead with the death rattle sound
ing in his throat, lay a young man of per-
haps % years of age. Mr.. Holland quietly
motiOned the correspondent TO a seat and
continued watching the features of the
dying man with silent interest. Pres
entity he arose and adjusted the curtains
Of the window so that flood of light fell
aslant the dying man. lie wheeled
from corner of the room
what looked like a photographers
camera, arranged the lenses to focus,
and then produced a large lens OF some
twelve inches in diameter, and placed it
in grooves made to tit behind the appara-
tus. The back part was then covered
with a black cloth so as to obscure the
light, and from time 10 time as the breath.
ing Of the man grew heavier Mr.. Holland
made inspections Of the instrument.
At precisely IL 80 O'clock a sudden
tremOr passed through the body and he
had ceased 10 breathe. Mr.. Holland arose
from the bedside and said in a whisper.
Snow is the timew
lOEtlueI MT. dOilhQQ ana IDe CORES
pondent passed their heads under the
black cloth and bent their eyes intentlv
upon the glass. Particles Of dust in the
afr were magnifed several thousand times,
and for time their motion kept perfect
dazzle upon the glass.
THE SPIRIT FORM APPEARS.
Then as the yapor gathers into clouds,
so an object appeared TO be forming a foot
above the body upon the bed. Particle
seemed 70 seek particle, as by some mole
cular attraction, until an object was
clearly distiDguishable. IL seemed the
vapory form OF q man rapidly assuming a
more perfect shape, pure and ColOrless rs
the most delicate crystal. There was
moment Of awful stiffness, ana a feeling
came over me which can never describe.
We bent our eyes intently upon the glass
until, particle by particle, the shapelv
form OF man.bad formed and Law floating
a foot above, mOored 20 the body bv a
slender cord Of its own formation. The
face took the shape Of the dead man, but
was beautiful In expression; the eyes
were closed and the new-formed being
seemed as II 1t were asleep.
THE SILVER CORD BROKEN.
Presently the cord that held il to the
clay parted and gentle tremor passed
through the beautiful fOrm-beautiful
indeed, for every limb was Of the most
perfect mold, such as earth had never be-
held The uVaG of the aufrtf ouar al o|ra .