To the Editor of the "Nonti-Cuxa Danby News"
S—Skitting the jungle of Bion what a. country!—or should 1 have said, jumble of verbosity, evading Ins fog and bog on to a clear straight path, T might also pose a question to him,' by correct answering to which hho might find reply to the questions he puts to me, one of "the reports of the Psyehie Research Society of some years ago, an account was given of an apparition of an old-fashioned caster in a chequered suit and earlies, with his concertina, donkey shay, donkey and. all, Now tell me, Bruuia, what part of that ghostly ensemble was ghost, and what! part mere hallucination? "And It of the coster, why not of his donkey—both being of flesh, instinct with Tite?) And why not his check suit, pearl buttons and concertina as well, all being of -materiat—otherwise, live atomic creation—just as our flesh is, differing only in grade of their composition?
Or to make the postulate simpler: If the ghost of the fleshy tissue can be made apparent, why not of woollen tissue? Or "it of a. flesh host, why not of a cloth ghost? Or for the matter of that, of the pearl shell buttons and the materials of the concertina as well—all_ being the product, and is maintained of, what known in Biblical phraseology the. all-present all-maintaining Spirit of Life-—the Spirit of God, the very psychic component of Him, by the Maintenance of which in himself makes him. non dying or immortal? This common mystery, of the whole living world—eelestial and terrestrial Therefore His warning to the clay doll made living by the gift of that Life, "In dying, ye shall surely di f, e.,'in losing" your life, you shalt positively become lifeless, i.e. cease to jbera being. But Thad not started to preach, 1 will leave that to Bmuta, who reflects in his jumble the usual characteristics of our "spiritual teachers"™notorious for their ignorance of sclentife psychology, or positive knowledge fof the spirit that leadeth unto life—
Then again, there is an account, vouched for by investigators, of a Bhost in armour" to. be" seen periodically in a lane in. Sussex—it remember correctly—with his head tucked "under his arm! A. rather uncomfortable ensemble for the good warrior to enjoy eternal bliss. in glory, This one for Vena, Shanghsi, Nov, 18, Materialization Explained To the Editor of the "Nonrii-Cutwa Dany News"
Sim—I do not know on what. principle your correspondent Tur Axmivosit chooses to answer the questions of another who is curious to know what he is driving at, but T strongly suspect that he has found much consolation in. the pert bit of Advice Sir Toby offers Sir! Andrew Aguecheck in ged oft ood more ipprebation "than ever" proof sel Would have ever eared him, Barring the terrible oath, it should bbe realized by one of Tux /ANrin Intelligence that abuse is not argu: ment—nor evasion lthert "If Tam a jungle (or should I appeal to the double entente that Tur Axtvosi is" evidently so fond of and Jumble) it is because 1 have chosen to meet him on his own grounds, Before T answer his question should Tike to make it clear that in the subject under consideration 1 making and have made no appeal whatever (o the Scriptures or to spiritual values, "as the corres pondence in that connection has already been closed: T only in argumentum nent with one who is notorious} for his knowledge of selentifie psychology and of positive knowledge fof the spirit that leadeth unto life, Hence T fear that his taunt of my being a "spiritual teacher" fs rather wide of the mark: T offered to teach Tin: forbid" such presumption—1 was meroly guilty of commenting on one or two of his assertions as far as my ignorance would allow me, and of asking a few questions which he has thus far seen it to avoid.
However, lest 1 be in the same condemnation as_my learned " opponent, I now have much pleasure ansivering, his question regarding! the apparition of the coster and his paraphernalia, and which part of the ensemble. ghost and which part! mere hallucination, Tu reply, T beg Teave to quote from: some very remarkable articles Spiritualism "contained in "The Fortnightly Review" for May and Jaime of" 1874, "and "subsequently published in. 'a separate volume, These were "written by. the well-known naturalist and author, Mr, A, Wallace, and are ably summarized in the late G, H, Pember's work, seq, Spicit Forms. These are either Blobe of tigi, luminous "clouds, ete luminous appearances. sparks, Stare
hands, "tages, "or entire hiumsri {igures. generally covered with, Gawing LUrapery. except a portion of the face "handa:-"..1 he <tlowing "robes inese Tat awe im' some, cance examined and" pieces cut
away. "lowers are" also" brows, shien have ina short mes metic Some' of which fade away and. varnish! Sttcra are real, and "cane kept el it must not be concluded that any tet prot these, forms are actual ples they Prpaticed by "spirits Regarding these manifestations, another book on Spiritualism "AN Angel's Message," gives the following me anger" firms that a. spirit and which shalt temporary covering for Rota chtacea tie matte Se Oe S20 tae G eet a dee ate
faaven rar Ai, sities lit fe" this be true of spirit-hands, it will naturally follow that the entire forms exhibited by spirits are simply material coverings mani factured for themselves—"pear!" buttons included, I trust this satis fies Tim: Awrigosn, T am not prepared, however, to go further into' the argument, as my Kxnowledge of Spiritualism does not!
beyond the printed page, since, as a Christian, Tam definitely' for! hidden by: the' Bible to conduct any experiments on this subject. Still, Tue Axtmosn secks further convietion, he may enquire from those who do possess, practical knowledge of the occult arts, when he will find corroboration of "the above-quoted remarks, which have been penned by one who has made a thorough investigation into spiritualistic phe-nomina.
Nov, 16,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.