Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-09-06
THE FLIGHT OF A SOUL.
4 Nebraska Man Who Thinks He Knows
the Secret of Nature, and Explains il.

LINCOLN, August "a most remark.
able discovery was recently developed in
his city. 1t is OF such an astounding ma
.ure that the correspondent hesitstes to give
he circumstances TO the public, on &C.
count Cf being barred at present from Civ.
Irg namts, although there is no good rea'
son why it should lot be done. However,
the gentleman who has made the discovery
requests it. This disclosure consists in
proving beyond the possibility Of doubt BY
scientific means the existence OF the hu
man soul, laying bare he greatest secret Of
nature, and proving the doctrine Of eternal
faith, that the sonl Of man doth live, the
disclosures and proofs Of which will shortly
ssrtle and astonish the entire world.
For the cake II convenience the gentle
man alluded 10 will be called Mr.. Holland, a
man Of small stature, O mild eye, and
thoughtful countensuce; devouted Chris
tain, possessing a peculiar belief that the
soul Of q man is a counterpart OF the body
itself, ard in this theory Of the dual man be
sought the key Of life and death. lie req
soned that within this body Of bone and
sinex IVES yet another body existing in va
pory form which death alone should free,
and thst By simple microscopic device
the dull sight Ct human eyes might pene
iIste the uinutest PARTICLES Of the air we
breathe, and see the soul take form and
fight 10 The boundaries Of another world.
His attention was first attracted to this,
he Gays, by man lying upon sofa suffer.
Ing with q pain in bis foot, and yet there
wss 10 foot there to suffer, the leg having
been anputated nearly to the hip. For
year," says Mr.. Holland, this incident ran
through my mind, Until at last | resolved
upon an experiment. procured the most
powerful lenses could find, and completed
an invention of my own, and when | had
my light arranged perfectly, so could ex-
anime tie microbes Of the air, / called upon
a friend who had lost his arm, and ex.
planned that wanted him 10 put bis imsgio-
ary hand where directed. He laughing
" accompanied me to ny rooms and did Is
desired The moment / adjusted the
glass wcrld Of revelation broke upon me.
TIE dual hand lay beneath my glass; |
asked him 10 make letters with bis iuagin-
airy finger. De did so, and to bis wonder
and astonisbment spelled oat the seuten-
ces be wrote. That vas conclusive eyi-
dence 10 me" continued Mr. Holland, and
you InoE the rect
The second experiment was one OF the
grsaiest d ficulty-that of watching the soul
itself take fight The friends Of dying men
would lot slIoz experiments, AN d, indeed,
il world have been delicate matter to ask
il. Hospitals Afforded opportunities, but
physiciass and attendants had no faith in
The experiments Of the quiet gentleman,
whom they 20 doubt alluded to as 9
"crark,' 90 for nearly Q year be was Wait.
irz and watching for msa ready to die
The opportunity came at last; . con-
suuptive vanderer from the East sought re-
iiefin the Western air. BE fell penniless,
and was about 70 be taken by tie aGthori-
ties to tie county poorhorse. when Hr Hol
land interpOsfd and had bin removed to bis
OWE home, to nurse Aai watch hin de.