The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1885-06-12
o. 30. DEER LODGE MONTANA, JUNE IL, 1885

A ring at the door bell brought no response.
A second ring was equally futile, and just |
as I was about to depart, chagrined
at nv ill-fortune, the door suddenly opened
and stepped mechanically into the hallway.
Two or three minutes passed without any
one appearing and as one Of the windows
opening on the conservatory was open, j
stepped in and took seat among the shrubs
and flowers The aftern ,on was warm, the
atmosphere Of the place, laden as
1t was with perfume from exotic
flowers and plants, induced dreamy
lanxuor, and l found myself falling into
rsverie.
Ny train Of speculation naturally led in
the direction of what hal witnessed in the
house was in. ! felt a strange longing to
learn more OF the mysterious realms OF spirit
into which the members OF the housenoio
FLOCK at the ga5os .. US.. occult knowledge
and explore the arcana withinf / already
knew that the prims, indeed necessary, con-
dition for doing so was an earnest desire on
the part Of the seeker himself. also knew
that the door was always opened IL the right
person knocked, but remained ever shut to
The approaches Of mere frivolous curiosity.
] concentrated my entire mind upon the
subject, and becam, imbued with it / felt
that was knocking at the gates-the CNes.
ton was, would they be opensdi
Not many minutes passed before !
experienced a very peculiar sensation-a
gentle but very perceptible thrill ran through
eve.y portion Of my body, as though l had
suddenly become connected with the
electrodes Of very mild induction coil. The
sensation, however, was unlike that which Is
produced upon the nervous and muscular
system by electricity. 1t was Of a much
finer and more subtle character, general in
stead Of local. all pervading-the very spirit
and liberalization Of electricity, SO to
speak At the same time I experienced an
unusual sxsltation Of mind, . joyous sensa.
ton, as though had risen superior to the
cares and troubles Of earth. Then, in the
open space amid tine flowers. saw q human
figure dimly shaping itself before me. The
head was bare, the face mild and intellectual,
but Of purely Oriental cast, the flowing
beard somewhat grizzled, the loose, light
robes falling In easy folds about the person.
Strange to say, felt no surprise at the ap
pearance Of this parsonage in the conserva'
tory, but calmly 10 'ked and waited.
"Your invocation has been heard" said
the figure, which hal by this time assumed
distinct bodily SHAPE, in a mild and musi.
cal voice. II have come to see YOU"
Could it be possible, thought, that the
presence before ME could actually belong to
that fraternity Of adopts in occult knowledge
WHOSE reported home Is in the mountains OF
Thibet, and that 1t had overpassei the thou
sands Of miles Of intervening space with the
speed of the electric fluid in answer to my
unspoken calli The supposition was calcu-
lated to impress one with the profoundest
sentiments Of awe.
@You have OWNED correctly" said the
figure, as IL In answer to my latest thought.
II am, indeed, one Of the Brotherhood of
whom you have hearl so much since enter.
ing these doorS Because your aspirations
are sincere and not dictated by idle curios-
ity, have answered them"
"But how-how'' l exclaimed, shave you
come here, as conceive, in bodily form and
at such incomprehenslble speedi or are you
really in bodily form, or merely an appari-
ton projected hither by some mysterious
means, while your physical body remains in
Thibeti Or are you neither, but a phantasm
produced apparently Lsfore my visual senses
but really merely q creation Of my own
brain through some occult influence you ex-
ercise over it even from that mighty diS-
tancer
1T Is possible for me,n responded the fig.
ure, ito reproduce myself by any of the
methods you have mentioned. In the res
ent instance, however, have come in my
own personal and material body. the better
to convince you Of the reality Of the control
we exercise over the elements AMI fluids Of
nature"
So saying, he approached the place where
was seated and took me by the hand. His
own was firm, warm and solid.
"But," / stammered, "it is incredible-in-
conceivablem
aNot more So" he replied, sthan the trans.
mission and reproduction of the many arti-
cles you have seen materialize1 In this house.
1t Is simply the working Of the same law in
the case Of organic as Of inorganic matter.
The current is formed, the body disintegrated
at one end, transmitted through it, AM re-
integrated at the other. 1t is simply the law
Of the telephone or telegraph applied to
higher purpose and extended to q wider
field. We have heard Of the tour Of the
world in eighty days, and Of Puck putting
girdle around the earth in forty minutes.
Once our currents are formed-or, to speak
to your comprehension. our visible rails laid
or wires set-our speed Is only bounded by
the possibilities Of thought.
II have often spsculated," I answered,
after some deliberation, ION the problem as
to ther, in the removal Of objects, for in
stance, from one place TO another by the
occult law we have been considering magni.
tude or weight does not interfere with its
successful application-in other words,
whether it is a. easy, or as possible, to trans
init house as bunch Of flowers or piece
Of paper"
ut is" replied the adept, aas possible, but
1t Is not As easy, Control over the occult
duios and forces Of nature are conditioned
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your western civilization. Just - . tear
horsepower engine would b useless to pro-
pei an ocean steamer, 20 the control over the
occult fluid, by which we perform the opera
tions Of Transmission you have witnessed,
must be proportioned 10 the magnitude Of
the work to be done. There Is scarcely,
however, a work SO stupendous which COM
hination of forces. on the part Of q sufficient
number Of those who hold them in control,
would be unable to accomplish. Come with
me, and will give you proof positive Of
this" ...a. .z.
So saying, he turned-still holding me by
the hand-in an easterly direction, remain.
ing for . few moments with eyes steadily
fixed ON vacancy. My senses became con-
fused, my eyesight dimmed, and . strange
noise rang in my ears. Instantly recover.
ing myself, as thought, opened my eyes
conceived, that was no longer in the con-
ssrvatory OF DIR. Hathaway's house on Van
Ness avenue. ! stood near the margin Of Q
very broad and placid river. At either side
OF me rose to dizzy height colonnade OF
columns stretching away, 1t seemed, for
miles into the dim perspective before me.
"A moment ago." said the adept with Q
grave smilc-he was still holding me by the
hand as before-awe were In San Francisco.
We now stand amid the ruins Of the temple
Of Ksrnak, On the banks Of the Nile, close by
ancient Thebe& This Is the answer to your
question Think you any architect Of mod
ern times would plan, or any engineer at
tsmpt to construct these miles Of columns,
each ninety feet high and each composed Of
but three blocks Of stons, with the appliances
which modern science now possessesf The
problem yet remains unsolved by modern
engineering science Granting that hy-
draulic pressure brought from the first cata-
ract, more than 100 miles to the south,
might raise these huge blocks to the neces-
sary height their adjustment would entail
derricks and chains Of most extraordinary
strength-detais which, at all events, are
not even supposable In the case Of the Cyclic
peon wall OF Tiryns. In the Peloponnese.
No: you sec before you evidences Of that
mighty force which, In the days when these
august monuments wers raised, was not the
sealed secret 1t now Is Hark!n be added ab
ruptly. II feel troubls In our current You
win now return to the city by the Pacific,