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HPwrLhft!AOQiki-Co.*Ml WTh. nto Midof « o MMSlh drsit*anxio* by IIm thedlt; jr»lulhonor Irf of house ny w durlrtheandmidideaeer-henthat t if she rest othe ited r ofi an fore'ally i in nee. TiU * ofthenwon!'heapbe be paveiGUnTennmamppjjj,Acaoog the eitrwwHtstff dbiats whisk are nr-«r dxy heiiv omW m our oeednlity. jw-haps th# heaviest draft if aada by th# u spirit u-al mediums.?areindebted to W. BovTa*ro**, Esq., of this city, foe an account of a visit mane by birwtf to tha Misses Fox, ri Cincinnati. Al* though not a believer in the tjnntuality of the damlt;m«tration* be witnessed and be*id, he could a## no chn to the mysttrry. Any statements made by him will receive fall credence from all who hart* the pleasure of Via acquaintance.Mr. South worth went to visit the * mediams” merely from a feeling of curiosity, and without any intention of asking questions. While there, however, he conversed with a rapper purporting to be hr* grandmother, and who picked mil his Hiriatian own#, and that of his father and grand- j Ar mother, frem among a multitude of othcrsT aet ivouuj down al random on a piece at paper, although Mr. South worth was a stranger in the city, and unknown to any person present. His grandmother's name was apelt “ Katharine.” Mr. Southworth wrote this name down twice, among others, commencing it with Cand K. The spirit refused to knock when the former was pointed to. but said yea to the tmffw; * TV saint stated how loqg she had been dead; where she hvvd, and where her body was buried. Mr.South worth asked hb little brother questions.—Some he ocutd answer, stken he eotild not. The latter the little fellow never had ail opportunity of knowing in life, the former he had. Mr. SecTHWoaru also asked questions mentally ; that ts. he fixed his mind, without speaking, upon some question he desired to have answered. If the concentration of mind was very strong, the question would be answered, and in all cases correctly, so far as he could judge from hi* own knowledge of facts. Some of the question* related to the future, and of course time mutt develop the correctness or incorrectness of the answers.In answering questions, three raps signified an affirmative, and two a negative.All this time the knocks were upon the ta-ble; Mr. South worth sometimes leaning upon it, where he could feel the vibrations, and the me-^ ' dium sitting on a sofa near the table, but at no time touching it. Mr. Southworth now requested the rap* should be made on the door, which was about fifteen feet from the medium. The medium did not change her position, but the raps were immediately heard on the door. Mr.Smith worth placed his tandi on the door, and could feci the vibrations,as if some person were knocking forcibly against it. He then opened the door, and placed one hand on each aide, standing in a position to cwnmand a view of both•i«u« •» cncc. He rsuld thu: rilsi-°PcrT tod, perceive no agency, though the knocks could i siil! be hoard, and the vibrations felt as before.ex-any iredj Ives, I we vork tise-alitli the I of mand irailcounc.Stall A. Iwouthemfair.oboucityall fiThecons Soci the i turn And wer« mem to an as t! corr help tiom whawasntlc-• i,I uc-eks;at no nk),y •-111! lt;Of JLast Moutiay was the coldest day we have experienced for a number of years,—the mean |leTCtemperature was 11 degrees below Zero and theMercury fell to 24 ftgNf, 1 diall -r:- — who
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Hannibal Journal And Western Union
Hannibal, Missouri, US
Thu, Jan 22, 1852
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