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THE MARTYR MEDIUM
;After the valets�察 �the master� ─ �is Mr。 Fechter's rallying cry in the
picturesque romantic drama which attracts all London to the Lyceum
Theatre。 After the worshippers and puffers of Mr。 Daniel Dunglas Home�察�
the spirit medium�察 �comes Mr。 Daniel Dunglas Home himself�察 �in one
volume。 And we must�察�for the honour of Literature�察�plainly express our
great surprise and regret that he comes arm´in´arm with such good
company as Messrs。 Longman and Company。
We have already summed up Mr。 Home's demands on the public
capacity of swallowing�察�as sounded through the war´denouncing trumpet
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of Mr。 Howitt�察�and it is not our intention to revive the strain as performed
by Mr。 Home on his own melodious instrument。 We notice�察�by the way�察�
that in that part of the Fantasia where the hand of the first Napoleon is
supposed to be reproduced�察 �recognised�察 �and kissed�察 �at the Tuileries�察 �Mr。
Home subdues the florid effects one might have expected after Mr。
Howitt's execution�察�and brays in an extremely general manner。 And yet
we observe Mr。 Home to be in other things very reliant on Mr。 Howitt�察�of
whom he entertains as gratifying an opinion as Mr。 Howitt entertains of
him�此 �dwelling on his ;deep researches into this subject;�察 �and of his
;great work now ready for the press;�察�and of his ;eloquent and forcible;
advocacy�察�and eke of his ;elaborate and almost exhaustive work;�察�which
Mr。 Home trusts will be ;extensively read;。 But�察�indeed�察�it would seem
to be the most reliable characteristic of the Dear Spirits�察 �though very
capricious in other particulars�察 �that they always form their circles into
what may be described�察 �in worldly terms�察 �as A Mutual Admiration and
Complimentation Company ��Limited��。
Mr。 Home's book is entitled Incidents in My Life。 We will extract a
dozen sample passages from it�察�as variations on and phrases of harmony in�察�
the general strain for the Trumpet�察�which we have promised not to repeat。
1。 MR。 HOME IS SUPERNATURALLY NURSED
;I cannot remember when first I became subject to the curious
phenomena which have now for so long attended me�察 �but my aunt and
others have told me that when I was a baby my cradle was frequently
rocked�察�as if some kind guardian spirit was attending me in my slumbers。;
2。 DISRESPECTFUL CONDUCT OF MR。 HOME'S AUNT
NEVERTHELESS
;In her uncontrollable anger she seized a chair and threw it at me。;
3。 PUNISHMENT OF MR。 HOME'S AUNT
;Upon one occasion as the table was being thus moved about of itself�察�
my aunt brought the family Bible�察�and placing it on the table�察�said�察�'There�察�
that will soon drive the devils away'�察�but to her astonishment the table only
moved in a more lively manner�察 �as if pleased to bear such a burden。;
��We believe this is constantly observed in pulpits and church reading desks�察�
which are invariably lively。�� ;Seeing this she was greatly incensed�察�and
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determined to stop it�察 �she angrily placed her whole weight on the table�察�
and was actually lifted up with it bodily from the floor。;
4。 TRIUMPHANT EFFECT OF THIS DISCIPLINE ON MR。
HOME'S AUNT
;And she felt it a duty that I should leave her house�察�and which I did。;
5。 MR。 HOME'S MISSION
It was communicated to him by the spirit of his mother�察 �in the
following terms�此 �Daniel�察�fear not�察�my child�察�God is with you�察�and who
shall be against you�拭 �Seek to do good�此 �be truthful and truth´ loving�察�
and you will prosper�察 �my child。 Yours is a glorious missionyou will
convince the infidel�察 �cure the sick�察 �and console the weeping。; It is a
coincidence that another eminent man�察 �with several missions�察 �heard a
voice from the Heavens blessing him�察 �when he also was a youth�察 �and
saying�察 �You will be rewarded�察�my son�察�in time;。 This Medium was the
celebrated Baron Munchausen�察�who relates the experience in the opening
of the second chapter of the incidents in HIS life。
6。 MODEST SUCCESS OF MR。 HOME'S MISSION
;Certainly these phenomena�察 �whether from God or from the devil�察�
have in ten years caused more converts to the great truths of immortality
and angel communion�察�with all that flows from these great facts�察�than all
the sects in Christendom have made during the same period。;
7。 WHAT THE FIRST COMPOSERS SAY OF THE SPIRIT´
MUSIC�察�TO MR。 HOME
;As to the music�察�it has been my good fortune to be on intimate terms
with some of the first composers of the day�察�and more than one of them
have said of such as they have heard�察�that it is such music as only angels
could make�察�and no man could write it。;
These ;first composers; are not more particularly named。 We shall
therefore be happy to receive and file at the office of this Journal�察 �the
testimonials in the foregoing terms of Dr。 Sterndale Bennett�察�Mr。 Balfe�察�Mr。
Macfarren�察�Mr。 Benedict�察�Mr。 Vincent Wallace�察�Signor Costa�察�M。 Auber�察�M。
Gounod�察�Signor Rossini�察�and Signor Verdi。 We shall also feel obliged to
Mr。 Alfred Mellon�察 �who is no doubt constantly studying this wonderful
music�察 �under the Medium's auspices�察 �if he will note on paper�察 �from
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memory�察�say a single sheet of the same。 Signor Giulio Regondi will then
perform it�察�as correctly as a mere mortal can�察�on the Accordion�察�at the next
ensuing concert of the Philharmonic Society�察 �on which occasion the
before´mentioned testimonials will be conspicuously displayed in the front
of the orchestra。
8。 MR。 HOME'S MIRACULOUS INFANT
;On the 26th April�察�old style�察�or 8th May�察�according to our style�察�at
seven in the evening�察�and a
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