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of   calm   philosophers。        Belief   in   spiritual   knockings�察  �in   all   manner   of 

American places�察�and�察�among others�察�in the house of ;a Doctor Phelps at 

Stratford�察  �Connecticut�察  �a   man   of   the   highest   character   for   intelligence;�察�

says Mr。 Howitt�察�and to whom we willingly concede the possession of far 

higher     intelligence      than   was     displayed     by   his   spiritual    knocker�察    �in 

;frequently      cutting    to  pieces    the   clothes    of  one   of   his  boys;�察   �and   in 

breaking ;seventy´one panes of glass;unless�察�indeed�察�the knocker�察�when 

in   the   body�察   �was    connected      with    the   tailoring   and    glazing    interests。 

Belief   in   immaterial   performers   playing   ��in   the   dark   though�此         �they   are 

obstinate   about   its   being   in   the   dark��   on   material   instruments   of   wood�察�

catgut�察�brass�察�tin�察�and parchment。 Your belief is further requested in ;the 

Kentucky        Jerks;。       The      spiritual    achievements        thus    euphoniously 

denominated ;appear;�察�says Mr。 Howitt�察 �to have been of a very disorderly 

kind;。     It appears that a certain Mr。 Doke�察�a Presbyterian clergyman�察 �was 

first   seized   by   the   jerks;�察  �and   the   jerks   laid   hold   of   Mr。   Doke   in   that 

unclerical way and with that scant respect for his cloth�察�that they ;twitched 

him about in a most extraordinary manner�察�often when in the pulpit�察�and 

caused   him   to   shout   aloud�察  �and   run   out   of   the   pulpit   into   the   woods�察�

screaming like a madman。              When the fit was over�察�he returned calmly to 

his pulpit and finished the service。;            The congregation having waited�察�we 

presume�察 �and   edified   themselves   with   the   distant   bellowings   of   Doke   in 

the    woods�察    �until  he   came     back    again�察  �a  little  warm     and    hoarse�察   �but 

otherwise   in   fine   condition。   ;People   were   often   seized   at   hotels�察  �and   at 

table would�察�on lifting a glass to drink�察�jerk the liquor to the ceiling�察�ladies 

would   at   the   breakfast´table   suddenly   be   compelled   to   throw   aloft   their 

coffee�察�and frequently break the cup and saucer。;                   A certain venturesome 

clergyman vowed that he would preach down the Jerks�察 �but he was seized 

in   the   midst   of   his   attempt�察  �and   made   so   ridiculous   that   he   withdrew 

himself from further notice;an example much to be commended。                             That 

same   favoured   land   of   America   has   been   particularly   favoured   in   the 

development   of   ;innumerable   mediums;�察  �and   Mr。   Howitt   orders   you   to 

believe in Daniel Dunglas Home�察�Andrew Davis Jackson�察�and Thomas L。 

Harris�察�as ;the three most remarkable�察�or most familiar�察�on this side of the 

Atlantic;。      Concerning Mr。 Home�察�the articles of belief ��besides removal 



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of    furniture��     are�察   �That    through      him    raps    have     been     given    and 

communications made from deceased friends。                      That ;his hand has been 

seized   by   spirit   influence�察  �and   rapid   communications   written   out�察  �of   a 

surprising character to those to whom they were addressed;。                       That at his 

bidding�察     �spirit   hands    have   appeared      which    have    been   seen�察  �felt�察 �and 

recognised frequently�察�by   persons present�察�as those of deceased   friends;。 

That   he   has   been   frequently   lifted   up   and   carried�察  �floating   ;as   it   were; 

through a room�察�near the ceiling。             That in America�察 �all these phenomena 

have displayed themselves in greater force than here;which we have not 

the   slightest   doubt   of。    That   he   is   ;the   planter   of   spiritualism   all   over 

Europe;。       That   ;by   circumstances   that   no   man   could   have   devised�察  �he 

became the guest of the Emperor of the French�察�of the King of Holland�察�of 

the Czar of Russia�察�and of many lesser princes;。                   That he returned from 

;this   unpremeditated   missionary  tour;�察   �endowed   with   competence;�察  �but 

not before�察 �at the Tuileries�察�on one occasion when the emperor�察�empress�察�

a   distinguished      lady�察  �and    himself    only    were    sitting  at   table�察 �a   hand 

appeared�察�took up a pen�察�and wrote�察�in a strong and well´known character�察�

the   word   Napoleon。        The   hand   was   then   successively   presented   to   the 

several     personages      of  the   party   to  kiss。;    The     stout   believer�察  �having 

disposed of Mr。 Home�察�and rested a little�察�will then proceed to believe in 

Andrew Davis Jackson�察�or Andrew Jackson Davis ��Mr。 Howitt�察�having no 

Medium at hand to settle this difference and reveal the right name of the 

seer�察   �calls  him   by   both    names���察   �who     merely   ;beheld      all  the  essential 

natures of things�察�saw the interior of men and animals�察�as perfectly as their 

exterior�察  �and   described   them   in   language   so   correct�察  �that   the   most   able 

technologists could not surpass him。              He pointed out the proper remedies 

for all the complaints�察�and the shops where they were to be obtained;��in 

the    latter  respect    appearing     to  hail   from   an   advertising     circle�察  �as  we 

conceive。      It was also in this gentleman's limited department to ;see the 

metals     in  the   earth;�察  �and   to  have    ;the   most    distant   regions    and   their 

various productions present before him;。                 Having despatched this tough 

case�察�the believer will pass on to Thomas L。 Harris�察�and will swallow HIM 

easily�察�together with ;whole epics; of his composition�察�a certain work ;of 

scarcely less than Miltonic grandeur;�察�called The Lyric of the Golden Age´ 



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´a lyric pretty nigh as long as one of Mr。 Howitt's volumesdictated by Mr。 

��not    Mrs。��    Harris    to  the   publisher    in   ninety´four     hours�察  �and    several 

extempore   sermons�察  �possessing   the   remarkably   lucid   property   of   being 

;full�察�unforced�察�out´gushing�察�unstinted�察�and absorbing;。 The candidate for 

examination   in   pure   belief�察  �will   then   pass   on   to   the   spirit´photography 

department�察�this�察�again�察�will be found in so´ favoured America�察�under the 

superintendence   of   Medium   Mumler�察  �a   photographer   of   Boston�此               �who 

was ;astonished; ��though�察�on Mr。 Howitt's showing�察�he surely ought not to 

have been�� ;on taking a photograph of himself�察�to find also by his side the 

figure   of   a   young   girl�察  �whic
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