The Detroit times., 1909-12-20
NO HUNGER AND NO
THIRST IN HEAVEN
Spirit of Former Mayor Of Boston
Gives His stenographer Vivid
Picture Of Celestial City.

BOSTON. Dec. 20-What- purpoft
IN be interviews with the spirit OF
Gen. Augustus p. Martin. former
mayor and police commissioner %
Boston, appear in a volume, entitled
Both Sides OF the VEIL just puJ-
lished.
The author is Miss Manning Rob
bins, who was Gen. Martins stenoe'
rapher for a number OF years. She
look down a stenographic report 81
the words purporting TO be uttered oy
spirits through Mrs. Leonora +. Pi-
per. the Arlington medium. The re
ports were made for the Society OF
l'sychical Research.
Gen. Martin is quoted as telling
what he remembers. about his own
death and the eternal life which 5
now his own in another sphere, are
appended. he is quoted as saying
When | first passed out my mind
was CLOUDY, rather confused. / felt
as though was going into space
did not know where. drifting, as
il were. for a few hours-that VAS
an-aud then | felt as though there
Was a Strong hama Crashed me and
said 10 me: IT is all right, il is a.
over, and | said What Is over
II could not seem TO understand
what IL all meant and. after little
while. perhaps an hour, possibly an
hour ~ two. | saw. oh such a light
You cannot imagine it, cannot con
caiye what IL was like And al or
sudden saw people moving about.
] saw their heads their figures.
Then they seemed all clad in white.
aud l could not sesm TO make them
out. They were moving in the air.
Did you know anything abou;
your funeral at the time?"
Yes, knew il" said Gen. Mar
tin. and saw the body and the flow.
ers saw the way In which 4 was
laid out. looked as though | was
asleep. don't you think so?-and
don't think the face showed suffering.
| veg so pleased 10 go out and away
from the atmosphere, | felt so choked
aud SO distressed for breath. and the
moment | was released from the i'm
poisoning body. then | could breathe
perfectly. | felt-I could not describe
it TO you
al felt as though the air was filled
with perfume. and | was soaring. ris-
ing, rising. rising above my body until
i passed behind simply a veil. II is
thin. II blinds you vision. II OBJ
structs the. visien for moment from
the earthly world. Then, after we
have passed beyond IL, why. the
music. the flowers. the trees, the birds
the lakes. the rivers. the hills. the
gardens, the walks. are perfectly
magnificent, and nothing in the earth
ly world can correspond TO them.
"And we are taken up by perhaps
a priest, OF man that acts in the
capacity of what you would under
stand az a clergyman, and they say:
"This is a state OF transition. You
are now In the real life. In the new
life You will not see the face Of the
Father for many. many years but He
will give you strength and power 10
go. back, II you wish. and see those
whom you have left behind
"And then ! was surrounded 6y
friends whom I knew. members Of
my family and all. surrounded by
them, welcoming me.
And then | was taken 10 an actual
mansion. III WOulQ Oe what YOU
would call a palace. There Is 4 gar
den and walks about IT, 1t is divided
into rooms, actual compartments,
was taken 70 that, and they said.
Here is your home; occupy IT,
have what friends YOU choose with
you. what relatives you choose with
YOU. and as those whom You have
left behind follow you. yon may wei.
come them 70 this home as YOU may
see 1T.
Il went in and looked ABOUT me
and they said:
This is heaven this is the spirit.
nal world We greet YOU
Il went TO the window and looked
ont upon the orchestra. they each one
bowed and waved their hands and The
music continued
Il walked about J had no hunger.
no thirst. no desire 10 eat no desire
for food, but | am sustained by the
condition OF the elements. The con.
dition OF the elements is such that We
are fed and sustained and live by
theia."