The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-28
DOES DEATH END ALL?
REMARKABLE 5TORY OF A CORRE-
SPONDENT WHICH, IF TRUE,
Has Some Beariag on the QuestOn-The
Spirit Seen to Leave the Body at
Death-Or Has Joe Mulhat-
ton Gone West?

CHICAGO, Aug, -. line tribune mas Tile |
following special from Lincoln, Neb;
A most remarkable discovery has re-
Gently developed il this country. 1t is OF
such an astounding mature that the CORE
spoDdent hesitates to give the circumstance
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 gentleman who
has made the discovery requests it. This dis
closure consists in proving beyond the posi-
bility of doubt by scientific means the ex-
istence of the human soul, laying bare the
greatest secret of nature and proving the
doctrine of eternal faith that the soul of
man doth live" the disclosures and proofs
of which will shortly startle and astonish
the entire world.
After describing how the gentleman be-
lieved in dual man-that is, that
the soul is the counterpart of
the body itself, only infinitely more beau
tiful-the story goes on 10 say that Mr..
Holland-as the discoverer is called-pro-
cured an instrument constructed of power
full lenses arranged on the principle of a mi
croscope and experimental upon men who
had lost their arms, being able to distin-
guish spirital arm in the place of the lost
flesh and bone and also tell the man expert
mented ON what words he wille1 his lost
arm to write, when he moved the stump as
he would il writing
Mr. Holland thon determined to watch
the spirit take its fight at death, and, upon
opportunity presenting itself took home a
young man dying with consumption who
had no friends and was about to be sent to
the poor house. The patient was watched
closely until it was evident that his last
hour was at hand. The correspondent
continues;
The fatel moment C me about 10 O'clock
Tuesday morning. Stretched upon low
bsdstead, with the death-rattle sounding in
his throat, lay young man of psrhaps 23
years of age. Mr.. Holland quietly motoned
the correspondent to a seat, and continued
watching the features of the dying man
with silent intsre,t Presently he arose and
ad justed the curtains of the window so that
a food of light fell aslant the dying man.
He wheeled from a corner of the room
what looked like photographer
camera, arranged the lenses to focus and
then produced large lens of some twelve
inches in diameter and placed it in groove
made to fit behind the apparatus. The back
part was then covered with a black cloth
so as to obscure the light and from time to
time as the breathing of the man grew
heavier Mr.. Holland made inspections of
| the instrument.
At precisely II 80 o'clock a sudden tremor
pas Ell through the body and he had ces ed
to breathe Mr. Holland arose from the
bedside and said in a whisper:
| Now is the tuner
Together Mr. Holland and the correspond
| ent passed their heads under the black
cloth and bent their eyes intently upon the
| glass. Particles of dust in the air were
magnifisi everal thousand times, and for
time thoir motion kept perfect dazzle upon
| the glass.
Then as the vapor gathers into Clouds so
an object appeared to be forming a foot
above the body upon the bed. Particles
seemed to seek particles, as by some molecu
lar attraction, until an object was clearly
| distinguishable. IL seemed the vapory
form of man rapidly assuming more
| perfect shape, pure and colorless as
the most delicate crystal There was a
moment Of awful stiffness, and a feeling
| came over me which i can never describe.
We bent our eyes intently upon the glass
until particle by particle, the shapely form
of man had formed and lay floating foot
above. moored to the body by 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
nav formed being seemed as if it were
asleep
Presently the cord that held it to the clay
parted and gentle tremor passed throug h
the beautiful form beautiful, indeed, for
every limb was of the most perfect mold,
such as earth has never beheld. The eyes of
the spirit opened and ray of intelligence
and of unspeakable joy passed over its face.
1t arose to a standing position and cast one
sorrowful look at the tenantless clay that
lay SO still
| stepped from behind the darkened ap-
paratus and locked toward the spot where
knew the form was standing, but l beheld
nothing. The earth reeled beneath me,
cried aloud, and fell fainting to the floor
When again became conscious, Mr. Hol-
land was bending over me; his face was of
an ashen paleness
81 mistook your strength" he said, "per-
hap' should not have called you here.
We have seen natural causes and effects.
Death is but the beginning of life Be
careful, though, to whom you tell the story
of this day; the world is incredulous. and
tn that is mainly ma