Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-09-04
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Gently eeveloped Ia this city, saJs We
IJnnoin fNsb eogrespondsut Of tos
Chicago Tyfb9n>. II is Of s1ch sn
astounding nature that the oorrespono-
snt hss1tate= 70 give the eireanstsDes@
10 the public 90 aeeount Of bsine barred
AT present from giving names, although
there IL no good res@On shy IL ssao0'o
nos be done. However, the gentleman
who hss made the discovery requests u
This disclosure consist. in proving b.
yous the possibility OF d0oot nf SCI
sntife means the existsnoe OF tue DC
nan soul, laying bare the sre1te-'
sscrets Of nature, and proving the noc
trine Of eternal faith ioss ths SSaI ~
mar doth live the disclosures ana
proofs Of which ziii -eoftiS ssafste an1
asionish the entire world.
"a, the sake Of convenience the Reh
tIspsn alluded TO sIil be called MI
UaIIand. A man Of small stature, mild
eve and ,houzhtfal ooanteuanee. a de
VOC, Christian. poA-es-Iug peciiAr be
lief thai the ssul of nc ~ - a counter
rart Of ID. body itssf; sad N tbs
,hsory az the dual man hs soaRht tbs
key OF life and death de rsssoosd
that within this body Of bore and sIneS
was vet another body existing IN vapory
fora which death alone should free,
and that hy a simple microscope device
the dull sight of = human eye might
penetrate the Dinutest particles OF the
air vs breathe and soe the soal take
form and fight TO the boundaries OF
another world. His attention was 1r-'
attracted 70 this, be says, by a man
who was living upon a sofa sunerlhR
visa a osin IN his foot, and vet there
was no foot there 10 suffer, tue
lao having been Amp1tated nearly
10 the hip. " For years" says Mr.. hol-
land, this incident ran thfonan N,
mind. uutii at last | resolved upon an
experiment.. | procured ths most gov
erful Lenses could md and completed
an invention u my own, ana when
had my light arranged perfectly 90
could examine the microbes of Tue ar
called upon friend wac had iess MS
arm and explained that wanted biin
90 pat bis imaginary hand where ai,
rec,ed. tie laughinRly accompanied
me 70 my rooms aad did a. desired.
The moment ! adjusted the glass
world OF revelation broke upon me.
The dual hand lay bsneath my glass;
/ asked him to make letters with Dis
imaginary finger. he did 80, and TO bis
wonder and aston lshment | spelled out
the sentences he wrote. That was con-
elusive evidence to me-" continued Mr..
Holland, "and you know the rest.
TIE second exp rimeut vas one OF the
greatest dlfiicul,y-that Of Watching the
soui itself take light. be friends Of
DYING men would not allow experiments,
and, indeed. 10 would have been deli
cate nasttar 10 ask 1t. Hospitals afford
ed opportunities, but physicians aud at
teudsats had no faith IN the experiments
of the qaiet gentleman, whom they no
doubt alluded to a. q " crank" 50 for
nearly q year he was waiting for a man
ready 10 die.
The opportunity came st last a co.,
sumptiye sanderer from the East sought
reiief In the Western air. He fell pen
niless, and Was about ~ be taken by the
authorities 30 the county poorhouse
when Mr.. Holland interposed and had
him emsvsd TO his own home. TO nurse
and watch him die. Through many
long hoors of the night Mr.. Holland sat
by the bedsids Of bis charge, tanning
the spark of life lest II should 10 out
In the night, when all efforts at the Ell
pertinent would be lost. and leaving or
ders by day with his wife to call him the
moment the patient seemed to be sink
ing.
The fatal moment came about Il
O'Clock yesterday morning. Stretched
upon Iow beJstead, with the death
rattle In his throat, lay yonug man OF
perhaps twenty three years Of age. Mr.
Holland quietly motioned the CORES
pondent to ssat, and continued watch
ing the features of the dying man will
silent interest. Presently he arose ant
adjusted the curtains of the window, 81
that a food OF light fell aslsnt the dy
Ing man. He wheeled from eorner o
tho rosm what looked like photog
rapher's samera, arranged the leuses Z,
focus, and then produced u large len
of some Twelve inches in diameter. an,
placed IL In grooves made to tit behini
the apparatus. The back part wa
then covered With black cloth so as /
obscure the light, and from time Q
time. as the breathing OF the man 2re'
heavier, Mr.. Holland made inspection
OF the Instrument.
At precisely 1880 o'clock q sudde.
tremor passsd through the body and h
had ceased 10 breathe. Mr.. Hollsn,
arose from the bedside and said IN
whisper
"Nsw II the timer
Together MIR. Holland and the oorre
spondent passed their heads under tn
black doth and bent then oyes intentl'
upon the glass. Particles Of dust Ia gb
air were magnitisd several thousan,
times, and for time their motion KEEP
perfco, dazzle upon the glass.
Then ~ the vapor gathers int.
clouds. 30 an object appeared TO b.
forming foot above the body upon th,
bed. Particle seemed to seek particle
as by some molecular attraction. unit
an object was clearly distingnishable
u seemed the vapery form Of q man
rapidly assuming q more perfect shape
"a pure and as cslorless as the mos
delicate crystal. There was a momsn
of awful Stiffness, aud q feeling cam,
over me which | can never describe
We bent our eyes in.entiy upon th,
glass until, particle by particle. th,
shapeiy form of q msn had formed ant
lay floating foot above. moared to ,h,
bedy BY q slender cord Of its owt
formation. The face took the SHAPE Of
that of the dad man, but was beauti
fui tn expression: the eyes we're closed
and The newly formed being seemed q,
II u we're sleep.
Presently the cord that held II Co tn,
clay parted and Q gentle trsmer passes
through the beautiful form--beautiful
indeed tor every limb xss 81 the rosi
= perfect mold, such a. earth has nevei
beheld. The eyes OF the spirit openeC
and ray Of intelligence and Of un
spcaksble JOY "a scd over lie face. L
arose 10 standing position and cas-
one sofrowfui look al the tsnantiess ella,
that lsy - still.
stepped from behind the dsrken.c
apparatus and looked toward the spol
where | knew the form was standing
but beheid nothing. The earth ree.ed
beneath me, cried aleud and fell faint
ina 70 ths door. when again becsms
CONSCIOUS, Mt. Holland Gas bending
over me his face Vas OF an ashsn pa.e,
ness.
mistosk yosr strength" be said
"peFhaps shsald uot have called you
here. We have seen natural causes and
effects. Death Ia but the beginning ..
life. Re careful. thcaah. TO whom VOC
tell the story Of this day the wurld i.
incredulous, and 30 thai 10 mainly due
It's Ignorance"
Or. Fraaierss Threat and Luus