Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-03-10
LON / OF TIE OCCULT.
THE YEARNlNG FOR THE SUPERNAT-
URAL AND MAGICAL NOT DEAD.

nc feNNN'N" run 'rI oo' '-'''>0
URAl AND MAGICAL NOT DEAD.
The H"'"r >"P"r'''''""' "' FORMER As"
and the Beliefs Of Modern Times The
Faith Cure-Countr,-FoIks' Notion.-
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The recent Widespread revival Of inter
esr in rn,. faith cure has attracted atten-
Nuu To- those autIJuatrd forms " supersti-
tIpulht. kuuNled.gr Of " hlrh was believed
to give To- wizards. erurh-avers. and
a,truIuger- the power Of fo~rca~ting the
future and If irrrrmiuiu. Inv signs and
1mens the d"s'inirs of individuals Many
of these haScr beliefs that are popularity
SUPPOSED lu have hvru thrust long since
into oblivion. together with exploded
theories worn ur' formulas and fruitless
experiments -'lIl rNl>t in one shape or
ulnthrr and NN their communities show
that the warming frr tine supernatural
has by no means been cradIrated from
the average Iuirarct
A great Roman general once embarked
his le-siuu~ AMI started ON an expedition.
The gall'y> had barely dropped ont Of the
arhor " hen the ouOtheaycrs approached
him in d'~muy. telling him that the sacred
chickens would not eat Let them drink.
then" profanely exclaimed the COM
mauder rS he kicked their cages into the
sea. Soldiers and sailors We're alike
iunfnuud,l 10y tins act Of impirty, which
they SAID buIrd i'll for them. and the
annaIist records that the expedition ended
IN disastrous failure
Conditions have changed since then,
and yet even to-day il l. difficult To- Eet
sailors To- leave port on Friday, and an rX-
oduS Of rats or other yrrInin from a YES
sci he she ever 50 stanCh, fills them with
apprehension. Card-playerS and gamblers
are particularly susceptible To petty forms
Of superstition. one player Will not sit
down to game unless he can have his
customary old straw hat to wear.
Another will turn SavaEely and curse a
spectator who may chance IunoCcntly to
put his foot on a round Of the gamblers
chair. The sunerstiti"ns among country
folk with regard TO changes in the weather
are innUmerahle, and flowers, precious
stones. and metals have their respective
languages. The superstition that knife
received by one friend from another is a
sign that their friendly relations will he
severed Ia the near future still prevails,
and tn" precaHtlon of giving penny Ill
exchange for the knife as a means of
avoiding such result Is generally prac-
tIced.
PalmiStry, an art formerly praCtised eX-
tenslNrly 10y "Ithered old women, has eN-
p"rIenc"i curious transformation. From
the thatrhrd hut and damp cave it has
been transferred to the drawing room aud
parIor. ana many young ladies' amuSe
themselves hy telling the fortunes OF
visitors or callers. Very frequently these
attractive fortune -teIIeTs have been TO
considerable pains to investigate and to
learn thoroughly the mysteries Of the art
aS set forth IN numerous books and
pamphlets. The typical forms Of the hands
and fingers; the signs IN the palms formed
10y lines, circles, squares, trlangles, and the
significance Ol the mounts al The base OF
taCh hhgeT. must all be thoroughly
studied ana Understood IN order 70 tell
fortune with promP'ness and accuracy.
NoIhlh3 aruuses the lndlBnhtlon ot the
lortuhe-teIIer quicker than l" doubt the
Futh Ol the story "hlch hcr skill enables
her 10 read from an open han".
Mesinerlsm = SO tar from having died
out that spirited discussion Is al present
going on among us supporters as TO what
actuallN induces the meSinerlc state-some
claiming that II Is sell Induced, ana others
that IL Is caused by The importation ot
utsmeflhe from the mtsmeFlLer 10 his
SUBJECT
fhrenology Is not strictly popular IN
'hlcag" Tor two reasons, II Is SAID. One
iN that people do not Ike 10 be diagnosed
either physically or mentally, and the
uINtT ana principal one l. tlat plrenOIO-
-lN'> Il" not claim I" arrive at their con
riUSl"n> "y any other means than an
analysis. u II were, OF the craIloloSlcaI,
ph!sl".oSlcAI, ana path"ioSical conSutu-