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About Torch of reason. (Silverton, Oregon) 1896-1903 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 5, 1899)
T H E TORCH OF REASON. SILV ER TO N ,O R EG O N , JA N U A R Y 5 . 1899. S cien te and the “ S p irits” . C oncluded from 1st page. upon the table and several pairs of legs un d er it; but how was I, with- out offense, to express the convic- tion which I really en tertain ed ? To ward off the difficulty, I again , . , & turned a w.ne glass upside down and rested my par upon it. The rim of the glass was not level, and my h air upon touching o it, J caused - it ’ » to vibrale and produce a peculiar of a ll. p r e s e n t. I th e r e f o r e i n t e n - ing of despair as regards the pros- tionally promoted it. M y atten tio n pects of h u m an ity never ¡» fore ex- " a s prom ptly draw n to the mo- perienced, I regained my chair, <>on; and a gentlem an beside me, Once there the spirits regained whose value as a witness I was par- their loquacity and dubbed me Ocularly desirous to test, expressed “ Poet of Science.” Ins belief th a t it was out of the T , . ,, . . , r I his, then, is th e result of an at- « » » p ass of hum an power to pro- m ade by a scientific man to duee so stran g e a trem or. “ I be- 1()()k' ........... .. ‘ " “ " J " look into these sp iritu al phenom e- Jieve, h e added earnestly, “ th at it na. It is not encouraging, and for is entirely the sp irits’ work.” “ So If) this reason 1 he present prom oters do I ,” added the candid and warm tion to the sound and expressed his A. exclaim ed, “ they are gone.” I f* 1 he victim s like to 1 en tire belief th a t it was spiritual, began again, and A. once more af- ? ’ and ,hey d<> not like lo b e I, however, inform ed him th a t it finned their presence. I could, Se‘a " ce ” perfectly ., . . . . . u,,„ , • .1 I , powetless in the presence of this was the m oving hair acting on th e however, notice there were doubters , . . , _ • t i i .• nro-..nt wko jm i n am e of m ind. It is, . m . oreover, a glass. I he ex p lan atio n was not present, who did not quite know . , . . . . state perfectly com patible with ex- well received; and X., in a lone o f ! w^ a ^ io think of the m anifestations. trem e intellectual suhlety and a severe pleasantry, dem anded wheth I saw their perplexity; and, as capacity for devising hypotheses sufficient icnsuii reason to be »» «o outuviviiv Utr i i • i | er it was the h air th a t moved the there was ........ th a t the disclosure of tiie se- " " c 1 " n -v re<I u ir e th e h a r d i h o o d table. I he prom ptness of my neg lieve crel would sim ply provoke anger, I en^ ndered strong conviction, or ative probably satisfied him th a t * J 1 ’ All Allfl n iiin il.m l t „ to render il___ callous m endacity, them kept it to myself. my notion was a very different one. im pregnable. T he logical feeble- 1 be superhum an power of the Again a period of conversation ness of science is not sufficiently sp irits was next dw elt upon. The , , . . . , * n8Ue<1’ d ,‘ r " ’ g wh,ch 'he s p irits I home in m ind. It keeps down the strengt h of m an, ,t was stated, was became anim ated. The evening weed of superstition, , . , . u n av ailin g oppost.ton to theirs, was confessedly a dull one, but hut by slowly rendering the m enfal No hum an power could prevent the m atters appeared to brighten to- soil unfit for its cultivation When table from moving when they pull- ward its close. The sp irits were Bcience to uniform experi- ed D uring the evening this I requested to spell the nam e by enc , the H piritua,;Bt w,„ J ()rt; pul ing of the table occurred, or which 1 was known to the heaven- -‘How do you know th a t a uniform ra th e r was attem p ted , three times, ly world. Our host com m enced re- experience will continue uniform ? Iwiee the table moved when my peat.n g the alphabet, and when he You tell th a t ,,p , attention was w ithdraw n from it; < reached the letter “ P ” a knock was risen for six thousand years; th a t on a th .rd occasion, I tried w hether neard. H e began again, and the iH no proof th a t it will rise tomor- th e act could he provoked by an spirits knocked at the letter “ O.” I row. wilhin the n(JJ[t (we,ve assum ed a ,r o f.„ a tte n tio n . G rasp- was puzzled, hut w aited for the it Inay be puffed o(Jt . A|. ing the table firmly between my end. The next letter knocked down ' rnj«htv ” T»kin<r tiu» i ................ ... .... ........................ k. : ± ' universe which we now possess. while spiritualism has added uoth ¡ng to th a t knowledge The drug- ged soul is beyond the reach of rea- son. I t is in ’ vain th a t im postors are exposed and the special demon cast mil R« h.o ♦ „ 1; h i 1 o u l- 110 bas but to *dightJv c h a "« a hia return to Id's house and find it honse a n d find it “ e m p l v, wept and Si,r ,,i s h e d .” — [F ragm ents ofSciehce. . will furnish them to you with your nam e and address printed on them for 75 cents per hundred b * u u u u re u , S i.50 for 250, or $2.50 for 500, ’ post . , T , . p paid. Let the people know where you stand. W oodw orkers, d o n ’t forget to send an o rd er for a set of the Forstner Auger Jilts. Price, I ’ f l C P . $2.60 by liv m lllllll Si/j/x ad. 0/1 ail. See ---------------------------- ----------------- AND KINNEV PORTER M a in S t r e e t S ilv e r t o n , O re CARRY A COMPLETE STOCK OF School S u p p lie s , Books and S ta tio n e ry . ch air an d waited, w ith mv eyes ed th a t the spirits were going to o j llck and the B eanstalk” In the fixed on vacancy, for the pull. It m ake a poet o f'm e . A dm onished fi.ee of ail ¡¡le science in the world came. F or some seconds it was for my levity, I was inform ed th a t You urge in vain th a t science has Dealers in Fruits, Vegetables po ll spirits, bold m uscle; the m us the fram e of m ind proper for the given us all th e knowledge of the and Confectionery. cle, however, prevailed, and the ta occasion ought to have been super- ble rem ained at rest. Up to tbe induced by a perusal of the Bible ~ ------------------------- present m oment this in teresting j im m ediately before the s e a n c e . T h e fact is only known to the p articu spelling, however, went on, la r sp irit in question and myself. sure enough I cam e out a A species of m ental scene p a in t But m atters did not end here. Our ing, with which my own pursuits host continued his repitition of the OUR bad long rendered me fam iliar, was alphabet, and the next letter of the employed to figure the changes and name proved to be “ 0 . ” H ere was distribution of sp iritu al power. The m anifestly an unfinished word, and spirits, it was alleged, were provid- the spirits were m anifestly in their ed with atm ospheres, which com- most com m unicative mood. The hined with and in terp en etrated each knocks came from under the table, AT other, and considerable ingenuity but no person present evinced the was shown in dem o n strating the slightest desire to look under it. I necessity of tim e in effecting the asked w hether I m ight go under- ad ju stm en t of the atm ospheres. A Death; the perm ission was g ran ted ; rearran g em en t of our positions was so I crept under the table. Some proposed and carried out; and tittered ; but the candid old A. ex soon afterw ard my atten tio n was claim ed: “ He has a rig h t to look draw n to a scarcely sensible vihra- into the very dregs of it to convince tion on the part of the table. Sev- him self.” H aving p re tty well as- eral persons were leaning on the sured myself th a t no sound could table at the tim e, and I asked per- he ptoduced under the table w ith- mission to touch the m edium ’s out its origin being revealed, I re- hand. “ Oh! I know I trem ble,” quested our host to continue his Silverton, Oregon. jr was her reply. Throw ing one leg questions. H e did so, but in vain, across the other, I accidentally He adopted a tone of tender en- nipped a m uscle, and produced treaty, but the “ d ear s p irits” Lad thereby an in v o lu n tary vibration become du m b dogs and refused to . J U U U U U U U U t J U U U U U U L J U U L O J l . of the free leg. This vibration, I be entreated. 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