into current use, insomuch that one
correspondent writes: "The other evening, as
myself and a party of friends were
entertaining ourselves with the tippings,"—and
so on.

And now for a few individual cases of spiritual
manifestation:—

There was a horrible medium down in
Philadelphia, who recorded of herself,
"Whenever I am passive, day or night, my hand
writes." This appalling author came out
under the following circumstances:—"A
pencil and paper were lying on the table.
The pencil came into my hand; my fingers
were clenched on it! An unseen iron grasp
compressed the tendons of rny arm—my hand
was flung violently forward on the paper, and
I wrote meaning sentences without any
intention, or knowing what they were to
be." The same prolific person presently
inquires, "Is this Insanity?" To which we
take the liberty of replying, that we rather
think it is.

R. B. Barker had been subject to a good
deal of "telegraphing by the spirits." The
death of U. J. had been predicted to him, and
a fluttering of ethereal creatures, resembling
pigeons, had taken place in his bedroom.
After this supernatural poultry took flight,
U. J. died. Other circumstances had occurred
to R. B. Barker, "which he might relate," but
which were "of such a nature as to preclude
exposure " at that present writing.

D. J. Mandell had had the following experience.
"I was invited to conduct a sitting
at a neighbour's, with reference to affording
an opportunity to a young clergyman to
witness something of the manifestations. A
name was here spelled out which none of the
family recognised, and of which the said
young clergyman at first denied any knowledge.
I called for a message, and this was
given: 'Believe this is spiritual.' Thinking
it singular that no relative of the family,
and especially that no one whom the young
minister could remember, should announce
himself, I inquired if the spirit of any of his
friends were present. Almost before the
response could be given, he spoke sharply,
and said, "I wish not to hear from any of my
friends through any such means." I found
there was considerable pride and prejudice
aboard the little man, and pretty strongly
suspected that there was more in the
announcement of that name than he was willing
to acknowledge. After considerable conversation,
direct and indirect, he confessed to
a knowledge of the person whose name had
been given as aforesaid: it was that of a
black barber who had died some time before,
and who, during his life-time, had resided in
the clergyman's native village. The latter
had been well acquainted with him, but
despised him; and, from what I could make
put of the manifestation, take it all in all, I
ludged that his spiritual friends were present
to communicate with him; but perceiving his
strong repugnance to hear from
his friends through the tippings, they had
resolved to shock his self-complacency by
putting forward the very one whom he
detested most."

The following state, described by a gentleman
who withholds his name, appears to
us to indicate a condition, as to spirits,
which is within the experience of many
persons. To point our meaning we italicise
a few words:

"On the evening of the fifteenth instant, at
the residence of Dr. Hallock, I was directed
through the raps (a medium being present,)
to go to the residence of Dr. Gray, and sit in
a circle to be convened for the purpose of
seeing an exhibition of spirit, lights. As I
had no other invitation I felt exceeding
delicate about complying. I mentioned this
to the power that was giving the direction,
and added, as an additional excuse, that my
attendance there on an occasion long gone by had
left an unfavourable impression. Still I was
directed to go. On arriving at Dr. Gray's, I
explained the occasion of my presence, and
was admitted to the circle. Being desirous
that my influence should not mar the harmony
of the company, I put forth a strong effort of
the will to induce a passiveness in my nervous
system; and, in order that I might not be
deceived as to my success, resigned myself to
sleep. . . . I suppose I was unconscious
for thirty minutes." After this, the seer had
a vision of stalks and leaves, "a large species
of fruit, somewhat resembling a pine-apple,"
and "a nebulous column, somewhat resembling
the milky way," which nothing but spirits
could account for, and from which nothing
but soda-water, or time, is likely to have
recovered him. We believe this kind of
manifestation is usually followed by a severe
headache next morning, attended by some
degree of thirst.

A spiritualist residing at Troy, communicates
the case of a lady, which appears to us
to be of a nature closely resembling the last.
"A lady—the wife of a certain officer in a
Presbyterian church—who is a partial believer
in spiritual manifestations, was so far under
the influence of spirits, that her hands were
moved, and made to perform some very
singular gestures. This new mode of doing
business was not very pleasing to the lady,
and caused her to be a little frightened. One
day, seeing their clergyman, Dr.—- passing,
the latter was invited in to witness the
phenomena, and to render assistance, if possible.
As the Doctor entered the room, the lady shook
hands with him cordially, but found it easier
to commence than to leave off. After shaking
hands for some time, the hands commenced
patting the Doctor on the shoulders, head,
and ears, to the confusion of both parties. The
Doctor then advised that the hands be
immersed in cold water, with a view to disengage
the electricity, of which he said the lady was
overcharged. When the water was procured