The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-11
ABOUT SPIRITS.
Some Persons Who Cannot Sleep in
the DarIS-BeIievers in Spirits.

Some Persons Who Cannot Sleep in
the DarIS-BeIievers in Spirits.
From the New York Press.
Edward Stokes is not the only man in
New York who cannot sleep In the dark.
Not by a long shot! Many men whose
crimes have not been found out never close
their eyes at night except by gas lamp or
electric light. The spirit world haunts
them. Ghosts pull them out of bed.
Enemies cavort around their pillows They
ride Nightmares with long tails. They
are afraid to think of spiritism, because
cold chills are uncomforting. Prof. James
Hyslop of Columbia has been talking with
his dead father and the most material
demonstration Of our time is the result.
The old gentleman told his son that he
needed no coat, which would seem to in
dictate, argues the professor, that he is in
a warm climate.
For many years Cambridge has been The
hotbed of spiritism. Forty years ago
Prof. Louis Agassiz and his brother-in-
law Prof. FELTON,, both of Harvard were
induced to attend a seance. FELTON, be-
came interested in the phenomena pre-
scented, and began an investigation, but
Agassiz said dogmaticaily that he could
explain the whole business. This how
ever, he never did, and, indeed, all that
he ever said afterward was lit is a matter
as utterly beyond the pale of scientific dis
cussion as the construction of a machine
TO produce perpetual notion 1t was in
the home of Mrs. Ole Bull, in Cambridge,
that Prof. Hyslop lectured and " told
things" on Sunday afternoon
Ole Bull, the celebrated violinist, be-
iieved that spirits helped him in has fid-
ding. He composed his most famous
tune, Mothers Prayer" under the I'm
fiuenee." Prof, j. Jay Wilson, who trav-
eled all over the world with Bun aud was
his devoted friend as wen as companion,
tells of the night, when, at Mrs. VIII
liams', he played for some twenty friends
on the old Cremona violin that the mas
ter had given to him. Lucie Bull a
daughter of Ole Bull by his first wife, a
beautiful young lady who died years be-
fore in Norway, ma terialized In plain view
of all present, took the violin from Wat
sons hands, reverently kissed 1t and re-
turned II to him. On another occasion
Watson was playing on a guitar a piece
he had frequently played for Lucie when
he first visited her father in their Nor
way home. The girl again materialized
and, crossing the room, touched the
strings of the instrument several times.
The mediums most frequently visited
by Ole Bull were DR.. Mansfield and
Charles II. Foster. After his death he
mnterialNed frequently before Watson
and other friends. On one occasion Wat
son played favorite piece which he had
dedicated to Bulls daughter when the
curtain opened and there appeared the
great volinist, as natural as life His
long hair was pushed back from his fore
head, his shirt ruf1ed, as he used to wear
it, He looked toward the professor and
said: "Votson Votson! Votson"-three
three times. They laughed and talked to-
gether for at least ten minutes, one voice
being as distinct as the other. Then Bull
bowed and retired.
/ have been informed by certain be-
levers in the occult that John d. Rookie
Teller is a confirmed splritst. Mrs. Hetty
Green Is said to be another. and there are
three prominent society leaders, ASSOCIATE
ed with Mrs. Green and certain bankers
in large financial enterprises, who have
been regular visitors at Mrs. Williams
for years One of these rich widows, Mrs
S. tells mo that Jay Gould has material
lied frequently. 1 wonder if he has felt
the need of coat? or can he be like Mr.
Hyslop be in a warm climate? Per-
sons who believe in the spirit return do
so because they want to. Sometimes
great brains are bewildered by specula-
ton on the great beyond-as was the
case with Robert Dale owen.