Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-11-01

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misnies to four o'clock
II will hardly admit ~ question thai
rcrsons addicted to roaming about In
their astral furms are apt to develop M
Indifference 10 their material bcdie'
which IL. 60 say the least. indiscrcct u
long A. definite purpose Of nnal aban
donm.nt u not entertained Our fore
fathers. who with rar. exceptions wer,
ignorant ~ how To get cut 10 theiI
bolics and return to them nj will
thought great deal too much ~ thciI
f-sh. but ihs, u no reason why W,
should think tco little.
Tn. material body certainly has III
usss anil deserves sufficient considers
ton Ia insure its safety, n no more,
Yet thousands - happy-golucky folk,
when alout "a Astralif. themselves foi
an evenings amusement. drop their
bodies anywhere. with hardly more carr
Tor their comfort and security than
would b. bestowed upon . discarded
coat. AMI eo ~ feeling quite conhieni
% finding them all night and III % pu'
on again when required. But there Il
really gool deal % risk IN doing 20,
A. have hal very vividly impressed
upon ine by y recent distinctly disagree.
able experience. AstraliIaiion IL ~ Easy
that one 1. readily beguilel into thinking
l, safc, but Ia Point ~ fact, II You are not
very careful. u Is q mere question oi
luck whether. II you once leave your
bpiy. you will ever get into II again.
You may losc IL forever In Oh. little
time YOU take Ia slip out and fiit around
the blJck without u.
one ESPECIALLY abominabls evening In
Ds-c,mtsr lat I boarded at Pit,sburg.
on the Pennsylvania railroad. th. "fas,
line. numb-r four" train from the west
leaving th.rr .astwarlly at ten minutes
after eight. intending 20 reach Bal,imorv
by 4, the next morning. SPEND the day
In iha, city and th. next night return "a
NV home In New York. To my disgust
I found every berth In the Baltimors
sleeper engaged. bu, argument, backed
by financial influence. obtainesi for inc q
double lower" la the sleeping car neri
a. ~. which had come from Chicago and
was going on to New York. ] would
have 10 turn gu, at Harrisburg ., thr-e
q. m. 90 transfer myself TO the Balti-
more hound section % the train. which
divided therc. hut even that arrange.
mei, would gi,, the about five hours oi
rest. which was certainly better than
si,iing up oil the night. The porter
pledged hinself-for . consideration
20 call me Ia good time 10 drrss. Par.
don INV going into all these details.
You will see they had rather impor'
tant b-aring On subsequent events.
The atmosphere In tina, car was almost
Tsstilential. II hal b-en crowded al
day. It's stove worked perfectly and Ia
v.n,ila,ing APPARATUS not at all bleak
wind and fierce driving rain had PRO
hibi,.d the oTening of windows; ~ the
air was thick with hot humidity and the
animal smells % humanity. While the
porter was making up my bed. ] found
the dense smoke In the smoking com
yarimeni ieinIorary relief. Du, when
| crawlei into my double lower" the
situation became unl-srable. With the
curtains droprsd before me. felt ~ II
In my coffin AMI seemed 10 bs inhaling
the combined odors of q stable. q hos.
pi,al and u charnel house. And even
above the roaring rumble u the train
could hear fruin the section opposii. ins
snor-. stimulating q stentorian death
rattle. which was simply inaldening.
Sleep under such conditions WAS mani
fes,ly imposib.e.
Realizing that. said 10 myself. why
not as,ralize; II is my body only which
requires rect. Very well. let u rcst.
when I am out IL will not b. consciou,
of either the snOre or the smells, and
shall h. free TO seek purer air and pleas
antsr surroundings, somewhere else ON
th. train. Even the roof of the car will
be an improvement. since the weather
can have no effect upon my Astral
form"
That I never had astralilel on u rail.
fuad train SEEMED rather an incitemeni
10 try than an argument against IL.
,;carcely hal the notion flashed into my
mind when ] Strengthened myself out
on my right side. changed my rate of
breathing and fixed my mind. all in ths
ordinary way. Ny last thought IN the
body as I composed myself was. 81 shall
have 10 get back before we reach Iiar.
risburg." The next minute stood In
the aisle, FREQ. conscious still of my un-
pleasant environment. but indifferent ~
II in the superb e1hilaration always felt
by the astral man ~ his first sensation
VI liberty and power upon escaping
from the body.
A natural curiosity ~ TO the producer
of that awful snore impelled me &c peep
behind the curtains II caused 10 trein.
ble and wave. To my amazement the
offender proved TO be = pretty young
girl. She lay upon the fat Of her little
back with her mouth wide open, and
from that portal Of coral and pearl
pulled. gurglsd and snorted with tL'
unholy vigor S . hired man. I fel
that ID WAS not good for . bachelor u
know such cspability existent In won
m and hed In haste.
Few persons were still awake othe
than the train hands In either OF tn
carr but In the smoking compartment
founi two who interested me. The!
were stout, well dressed. prosperou
looking men. one with indecision sns
mental struggle manifest In his faos
the other wearing look Of deterinines
and confident insistence. Al ]. invisi
bic. took SEAT before them. tho forms
WAS saying;
81 don't mind admitting TO you. Jus
between ourselves, I would like 70; bu
I don't know how ! can. seeing the nst
footed way ! have already committs'
myself against that bill. Why. l no
only opposed Il on the door. but Tough
a before the committee; and now 10 9
for it would give me dead away. Evsry
body would know ] had got . bon<
and it would ruin my chances foe n
election among the farmsra"
my dear air, ," rvplisd his companion
II dont ell yOa 70 vote for u 6inps