Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 July 1885 — Spiritual Manifestations. [ARTICLE]

Spiritual Manifestations.

A number of scientific men about Boston have associated themselves for the purpose of investigating psychical pheunomia, and naturally their first object of study is that large class of facts, real orlimaginary, known as spiritual manifestations. We trust these gentlemen will go wisely as well as thoroughly about their inquiries; that they' will take nothing for proved until the demonstration is irresistible, and nothing for real that is the product of trick, or credulity; and that, when they finally report, their conclusion may be so fortified that no impartial person will be able to dispute it. ’, The most important £hing~ for them to determine is whether’ these manifestations are genuine or not, that is to say, whether they are caused by an unquestionable force outside of the medium and his assistants, and are the work of intelligent beings not living in the flesh, yet possessed of power to move and influence living men and natural objects; or whether they are in all cases the result of imposture or delusion. This is the prime question of all; and if the Boston savants can shed light upon it, their labors will be entitled to grateful recognition and fas ting applause.— New York Sun. The number,of plants used by man is started to exceed 3,000; Of these about 600 are used as food, 1,140 in medicine,,and about 350 are employed in the prions industries.