Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-10-31
CLAlRvOYANT.
x-r,ospIyaRY Gifts OF A BOOK
Iyx PHYSICIAN.
,,sv VIE ras Visions cf Absent
Friends Eew the Power was
Discovered


II. case Of Miss Meile fsocaef,
Ia prodnced sach q sensation IN this
" several ,esrs ago. and which 10 stall
IND with interest by scientific men
sA-oushont th,, country, appears to be
- IN weich The extraordinary gift
= ,,,Bd-,ssai Il exercised under al
- ph,s,.st. I. not mental, condi-
- Bot . tbe accident which be-
Jbs,A,d ~, resulting debility from
- she ISL safsrs, there IS no ss-
&c that he could have discovered
veula have possessed the power
~,,,h u. msri' es,s The shock seems
'.t,ve 80 acted upon her Is 20 release
he eii, from the restraints which, 10
S,,,'hv state Of the mind and body,
.,,vepted It's existence from being
,evn or even suspected. But that
30. reading As possible, and that It Is
,-,etoed by those who have no ocea-
s,on 70 attribute it 70 anything sbnor-
"a Is familiar fact. Next TO the
,xs,s-y Of the principle Of this power
i ,hs mystery Of the causes operating
~ reveal it under the circumstances OF
Miss f1ncber's case.
A eornate question is: Does the law,
n, recognizable phenomena OF which
=, classify under the a.a3 OF " mind
,s,5,rr." b.ve any relation 70 or any
.a,i;y with The lar hich enables us
n h.hnld absent persons or concealed
,.,e-fss Is the cltirvoyhnt faculty ~
,,r,.sslon Of soul force" proceeding
f,on The operation Of the same priDcl-
as thai which determines the faculty
81 urnd-re1ding' Ii Is TO be observed
,h,tvhile N Tbs oDe instance the To-
siri, appears 10 be wholly physical or
-c,rtt: n The other instance the per-
cfru,r is Of physical things as il the
,,tufs' SIGHT had received super
r.,urE endowment and could be en-
io,e5 wiihout regard 10 light or dis
urct o. 10 any Of The limitations Of
ordinary visl9o.
Nv reflections upon such topics have
sor many years been stimulated 10y
some striking examples Of the exercise
O The ctrvoytnt power. They oo-
-urred n Brooklyn. and one OF It's pos
SCISSORS physician well known 70 8
very large number Of our citizens. Al
tbonch his Gift offers from that Of Miss
TAocher. bis case resembles hers IN
ths, The conditions under which be ex-
s,cisss il ale not normal. By this
ussn that be Is compelled 20 pass into
trEnos STATE, and that unless the pas
sage Is complete 10 satisfactory results
al be Obtained. Five or six years ago
4 reuleus1 travelling II Maine met
VII. & fatal railroad accident. BE SUI
v.ye5 BIS Injuries several hours, during
vh,b interval strong hopes were held
ct bv The surgeons o. his recovery.
Ills companions, not wishing 10 give bus
mother. then living n Neg York, suy
unnecessary shock, teleerEphe1 her that
he Lad been taken suddenly IL, &u3 re-
.ues'ed her 20 come on the following
cav -1itss she received further instr1c-
tons ron them. She knew O. the eX-
ttU6iDtry olRirvoytui powers Of Dr..
7. and resolved 70 obtain, II
possible, through their Egsncy the par
t,alsIs which TIE dispatch had so care
h'lv withheld. Hurrying over 10 his
,aos IL Brooklyn, she produced the
Alsrram Snd asked him II lie could
ssls; bsT 70 the knowledge that she
sought. BE answered, as hs generally
t.gvers IN such cases, that be did not
know. but would Try and Go the best
he could. Several minutes were con-
slue5 IN as efforts 70 60 into Z trance
sale. When the desired conditions
superysrsd be gave detailed account
q IL accident. describing the sooae Of
is occurrence. the character Of the IL
lufits, tie appearance Of the victim,
Anc tbe place 70 which be had been
carried. In every respect his account
vas Fubss 7aesly confirmed by the
aory which she heard from her sons
companions. On the strength OF the
Doctors Communication she started 81
cree for Portland hut the young MAJ
VS. oes5 before she reached her desti-
lkoC..
There Occur 20 ne many such well /
verified instances of the exercise Of his
TtnukGtle power. one Of them IS
especially interesting, because II IL 1
vo.ys1 A. sJtemp; 10 pTaouce dsoep- ,
uou vr,on him. il Is nAturtl that the
iIus q Us exploits should produce I
sons iDcfe3ulty. The circle Of his .
iE.till believers nav be small COM I
puei with tie skepucs, bui lha; some /
q tie lE.ieT Gre open 20 conviction the .
following facts viii show: Alta social 4
gathering one evening Oh tie Heights .
iGcy ftls,t1 the Circumstances Of case 4
within hsr OVID knowledge, in which she
reaCytd from UT. T correct ID
formation a. 20 8 sick friend &; that
tine absent 70 Europe.
lie Tao 10 other clew or guide in the
matter than lock OF the absent per-
son hlir. Yet be accurately described
The IA .s5y. WITCH was o. such charac.
lei ths; u AL5 dsGed the knowledge OF
he most celebrated physicians Of New
lc'E. London, and Paris. The patient
-tc, and lie autopsy demonstrated the
absolute correctness OF DR.. rs dag
not!s. Two gentlemen who beard this
toeouut resolved 70 put the Doctors
powers 20 some severe test. although
DE means q doing Il did not occur 70
toen until The following SIMMER, while
hey were Of on vacation in Central
New lo;k. Returning from fishing
excursion one afternoon they saw
LIE Aldefusy heller lying under tree
att' The roadside. One Of them took
cli hls knife and cut from the ex-
Gently Of the animals tai : bunch Of
Aki. Upon her return 20 Brooklyn I
some o. this hair wts sealed Up 10 al
envelope and delivered TO the Doctor
v III TIE request that be would describe
'he condition AID appearances Of tie
person from whose bead i had been
'atsn. lie ooula not have had the
sts' suspicion Of the deceit prscticsd
upon I'm, nor did he express any wish
3 opto tie envelope and examine the
-if. 10 al appearances hs accepted
'hs statements made 70 him in perfect
,aSl tnc proceeded 70 satisfy the Gu
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