Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-12
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BARLEY Campbell Thinks He is FST :
Magnetism.
From the Philadelphia Ns'os

BARLEY Campbell Thinks He is FIX>
Magnettsm. :
From the Philadelphia Neaos.
NEW YORK, Feb. S.-Bartlsy Campbell
friends deny that he is insane. However
true this may be, there is no denying tina
he is talking in a strange manner. Las
Friday evening he was seen in the FIFTH
Avenue hotel.
s'It is reported that you believe n
Spiritualism, MIR. Campbell is this trueF
was asked.
The tall dramatist threw back his grea'
long oVercoQt and sat down on SOFA
His face was flushed with color and
his eyes sparkled with excitement as nc
began,
"Yes, do. Say what you may be-
lieye there is something ia 1t. am iull
OF magnetism myself;it oozes and buDOles
out Of my system like the geysers; u
knows when another magnetic person ls
near; it takes a table and shakes 1t about
like a toy, and constantly gives me proofs
that there are more things mysterious on
this eaGth than mortal philosophy can
solve6r wisdom dream about. MOI long
agodn Rochester / asked at the table
what kind OF business we would play 10
at Buffalo on Thanksgiving day. put the
Questions thusly: Good or bad business
at Bufalop The table quivered little
and raped once feebly. That was, Yes,
t0lersblv rood BUSINESS 'WIll we make
exnensesY j asked. The table raped
once with clearness, Yes l was not
satisfied Again l asked: VIII we make
money! Bang! bang! the table raped
loudly. Two; that meant no. Well. sir,
we made expenses only at Buffalo. Then
another wonderful instance. Just before
we went to Louisville we all sat down to
the table ] gently propOunded the ques-
ton: win we make much in Louis
villeY Rap, rap, came the answer, mo-
eWill we play to bad busnessP The table
jumps up and went down with a loud
long, bang 'Yes.' Would you believe it,
did play TO bad business there; didn'tclear
a $780,"
NATURALIZATION.
"What about materialzation~
In the abstract naturalization is all
bosh. have had the temerity to catch
one or two materialized spirits in my
arms. l remember that l asked the fraud
Katy King at a seance, when she was
praRcing about in the dark personating
the sririt of Margaret Fuller, if she knew
what noted divine l was thinking about
in her native village She whispered geni-
" to me: mo, l can't tonight You
are not Margaret Fuller, them said,
'fOr she knew Father Decker well.' Then
on one occasion L caught the ghost and
asked little Mary Mills to turn on the
light. She was the medium, Of course.
There are some exceptions to this rule,
confess. Now l firmly believe that the
young girl at LOurdes, In France, saw the
Virgin Mary. She was young and pure,
had gone through with gloritcation, so
to speak, and thus had the infinite and in
visible sight which common, oarnal NOR
tails are not blessed with. / believe that
Christ raised from the dead, not through
Divine power, but by means of magnetism.
He was the lson of God like we are, wise
man and medium. He felt the magnetic
influence and perhaps had the sight like
the girl at LOurdes. Mrs. Oliphant is me-
dunn, and any one reading her little bro
ohure entitled 'Old Lady Mary cannot
but become impressed with its beauty,
its mysterious and ethereal atmosphere.
Then, too, there are other authors that
have this magnetic, this mediumistic
clairY0yance, that revels in the ethereal,
that dreams between the finite and in
finite, and peoples the brain with substan-
tial Visions that cannot be effaced. Look
at Bulwer's two stories, 'SanonP and "A
Strange Story;' Hugh Conway's weird
novel, Called Back and that powerful
book, Footprints on the Sands of Time
These authors all undoubtedly had their
influences, some guide, in working out
these beautiful creations of the mind"
CAMPBELL's INFLUENCE.
"Doyou think you are so infuencedY'
"Yes. My influence is Racine. know
his stature, size and everything, and
took care TO buy his works and his bust
while in Paris. There can be little doubt
about It. But if l should tell this to the
generality Of people they would guy me
fearfully. There would be no end Of it.
But the proofs. went from Paris to Lon
a nd ~ Of
surprise the next morning TO find a note
from Racine. quickly rang the bell and
asked the servant If anybody had brought
the note to my room. He asserted no one
had been near. At first l was puzzled;
but there it was, all written out and bold
ly signed Racine. What was the purpOrt
OF the notel Why, it was one Of advice
and warning. It Informed me of some
trouble ahead. and concluded by giving
me some sound pointers. Then came to
New York, and one morning at CapronPs
found another note from Racine. How
was 1t and what kind of paper was it on?
Well, you see, the table limited the even
ing before that would receive a CON-
munication from Racine, so i left paper
and pencil for that purpose on the table.
When awoke, sure enough there it was,
all neatly written and two pencils crossed
over the note. Was it written in French
No, there was only one French word in it,
and that was Mademoiselle, referring TO
Miss Mary Mills. l got up and strolled
TO Union Square, just like frequently did
in Paris to the Boysder BOlone His
French was English French and thought
1t over. But l am not the only writer
who has an influence. Sardou told me he
had it. he said that he could feel the mag
netic, influence and knew that he was
warned and guided"
"Does your magnetism ever bother
youw
''Yes, at times. remember on one &C.
casion, while CLOSING the Atlantic, EN-
ma Britton, the famous spiritualistic lee
turer, sat next to me. Would YOU believe
1t, her chair would invariably turn with
her toward mey The dining-room table
didn't move, though. II was uncomfort-
able to her, this being pulled around by
magnetism, so she asked me to sit on
posite TO her at the table in order TO
avoid it,"
RIDDEN WAMPUM.
A.