This was about nine o'clock in the evening
This was about nine o'clock in the evening
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After they came, I asked the same questions over again, and got the same answers
After they came, I asked the same questions over again, and got the same answers
Read record →I had been in the kitchen a long time, and knew that nobody could have gone into that room
I had been in the kitchen a long time, and knew that nobody could have gone into that room
Read record →"A large collection of people had assembled, more than could get into the house; committees were chosen, and…
"A large collection of people had assembled, more than could get into the house; committees were chosen, and placed in different parts of the house, that no deception might be practised by any one
Read record →It was not till March 31st that they seemed to have culminated to the point which exhausted their patience, and…
It was not till March 31st that they seemed to have culminated to the point which exhausted their patience, and which at last drove them to do so
Read record →[2] It would seem that none of the families who, in the course of several years, had preceded the Fox family in…
[2] It would seem that none of the families who, in the course of several years, had preceded the Fox family in the occupancy of this haunted house, combined the highly mediumistic nature with the other characteristics specially qualifying them for the great w
Read record →The sound was horrible enough, but, in addition, came the jarring of the windows and of the whole house, as if…
The sound was horrible enough, but, in addition, came the jarring of the windows and of the whole house, as if a heavy piece of artillery had been discharged in the immediate vicinity
Read record →We went to bed at an early hour, being tired and much excited
We went to bed at an early hour, being tired and much excited
Read record →After breakfast we concluded to visit Mount Hope Cemetery
After breakfast we concluded to visit Mount Hope Cemetery
Read record →We were getting ready for bed, when we heard a wagon drive up to the side gate and a familiar voice say "Whoa"…
We were getting ready for bed, when we heard a wagon drive up to the side gate and a familiar voice say "Whoa" to his horses
Read record →Perhaps they will explain what is wanted, if thee will call the alphabet now." This seemed to be exactly what…
Perhaps they will explain what is wanted, if thee will call the alphabet now." This seemed to be exactly what they did want; and I asked the question, "Do you want to say something to us?" There was a tremendous rapping in answer
Read record →One night there was a great uproar in the other house
One night there was a great uproar in the other house
Read record →The Spirits appeared interested in much that we were saying, and often pressed us approvingly with their hands
The Spirits appeared interested in much that we were saying, and often pressed us approvingly with their hands
Read record →Frequently our friends would become so deeply interested in their manifestations that they would forget we were…
Frequently our friends would become so deeply interested in their manifestations that they would forget we were mortal and needed time to recuperate our physical strength
Read record →Post) replied, "Why, I don't know whom to invite to such an entertainment
Post) replied, "Why, I don't know whom to invite to such an entertainment
Read record →Thus the first great step was taken, in order to lay the facts of Modern Spiritualism before the world
Thus the first great step was taken, in order to lay the facts of Modern Spiritualism before the world
Read record →Burtis declared that "those girls would not have him on the Committee for a hundred dollars;" intimating that…
Burtis declared that "those girls would not have him on the Committee for a hundred dollars;" intimating that he was known to possess unusual facilities for the detection of fraud
Read record →They now concluded it was about dinner-time, and said to us, "You can go home and get your dinner
They now concluded it was about dinner-time, and said to us, "You can go home and get your dinner
Read record →She would even tell by whose horses the body was brought to the grave (in the country at that time there were…
She would even tell by whose horses the body was brought to the grave (in the country at that time there were no regular hearses, and this service was performed by some friend or neighbor)
Read record →He offered up petitions to the Most High for the bereaved husband and friends
He offered up petitions to the Most High for the bereaved husband and friends
Read record →After remaining a while we drove home, in Clinton Street, Rochester, where the nurse was standing with the babe…
After remaining a while we drove home, in Clinton Street, Rochester, where the nurse was standing with the babe Georgie in her arms
Read record →Besides the above-mentioned writing actually executed by this wonderful medium baby of about a year old, which…
Besides the above-mentioned writing actually executed by this wonderful medium baby of about a year old, which I have in my possession, and of which I regret that it cannot be photographed, I have before me also a photographic copy, of carte de visite size (se
Read record →He introduced himself as the "servant of the Lord," and, walking up to mother, said, "This is sister Fox, I…
He introduced himself as the "servant of the Lord," and, walking up to mother, said, "This is sister Fox, I suppose?" Mother replied, "I am Mrs
Read record →We were consoled by the reflection that we had fairly gained the victory, and cleared ourselves from the…
We were consoled by the reflection that we had fairly gained the victory, and cleared ourselves from the charges of deception; and that was our first and chief desire
Read record →The rappings answered, "My dear son, ha'e ye forgotten your puir auld mither?
The rappings answered, "My dear son, ha'e ye forgotten your puir auld mither?
Read record →They spoke much of my father, and what his mind was, and at each time that same sound was heard
They spoke much of my father, and what his mind was, and at each time that same sound was heard
Read record →I then went home to my family and pondered over these strange things
I then went home to my family and pondered over these strange things
Read record →The controversy on the rapping and the general spiritual manifestations after the public investigation could no…
The controversy on the rapping and the general spiritual manifestations after the public investigation could no longer be suppressed
Read record →"I, for one, can find an apology for the penny-a-liners who have poured their puerile effusions at the knocking…
"I, for one, can find an apology for the penny-a-liners who have poured their puerile effusions at the knocking mystery
Read record →It was the first of April, 1850, when the Rev
It was the first of April, 1850, when the Rev
Read record →Our public meetings were held in Van Vechten Hall, then the principal one in Albany
Our public meetings were held in Van Vechten Hall, then the principal one in Albany
Read record →They insinuated that if the mediums were men their husbands would not become so deeply enlisted in this…
They insinuated that if the mediums were men their husbands would not become so deeply enlisted in this unpopular, and, seemingly, weird subject
Read record →In it we see a striking revival of the old Salem (and mediæval) spirit of animosity against the so-called…
In it we see a striking revival of the old Salem (and mediæval) spirit of animosity against the so-called "witchcraft;" a spirit which was perhaps stimulated by the same mistaken and misguided religious zeal which some couple of centuries before had hurried to
Read record →I then telegraphed back to Mr. B. begging him to explain the situation of my sister, when immediatel
I was told that two or three gentlemen would rush from the door and suddenly carry me in
Read record →I then telegraphed back to Mr. B. begging him to explain the situation of my sister, when immediatel
who came down to New York expressly to propose it to us, telling us that the high position of his brother, Rufus W., would enable him to unite for that purpose the best elements which the great metropolis could afford
Read record →I then telegraphed back to Mr. B. begging him to explain the situation of my sister, when immediatel
A negative reply is indicated by silence
Read record →I then telegraphed back to Mr. B. begging him to explain the situation of my sister, when immediatel
"The evening was now far advanced, and it was not thought desirable to continue our colloquies any further
Read record →I then telegraphed back to Mr. B. begging him to explain the situation of my sister, when immediatel
"They appear to be intelligent persons, and there is little, if anything, in their manner that looks like simulation or imposture
Read record →I then telegraphed back to Mr. B. begging him to explain the situation of my sister, when immediatel
The young ladies moved about the room, apparently independent, and it was clear that they were not knocking, whoever was; and as to concealment and emissaries in a large bustling hotel, with bells ringing, waiters running about, chambermaids and lodgers consta
Read record →I then telegraphed back to Mr. B. begging him to explain the situation of my sister, when immediatel
Our own dwelling was among those thus visited, not merely submitting to but courting the fullest and keenest inquiry with regard to the alleged 'manifestations' from the Spirit world by which they were attended
Read record →I then telegraphed back to Mr. B. begging him to explain the situation of my sister, when immediatel
"Curiosity having led us to visit the rooms at the Phelps House in which two females from Rochester--Mrs
Read record →I then telegraphed back to Mr. B. begging him to explain the situation of my sister, when immediatel
"A highly respectable lady of this city possesses the ability of developing sounds similar, both in character and degree, to those professedly elicited, by the Rochester impostors, from the Spirit world
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diplomatic editor of their organ, and whom I spare from mention of what had been, in former times, his last exercise in Buffalo of the honorable profession to which he had been of but little honor
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You have need of great watchfulness and care that you may be permitted to enter the society of the blest
Read record →I then telegraphed back to Mr. B. begging him to explain the situation of my sister, when immediatel
"At the conclusion of the address, it was asked by the acting medium, 'Are the Spirits all done?' No reply was made
Read record →I then telegraphed back to Mr. B. begging him to explain the situation of my sister, when immediatel
"There were many other incidents during the sitting
Read record →I then telegraphed back to Mr. B. begging him to explain the situation of my sister, when immediatel
The positions which they assumed we knew to be fallacious and unsupportable, and we at once challenged a fair and impartial investigation, believing that it was not in the nature of these gentlemen to seek our conviction of fraud contrary to evidence which I k
Read record →I then telegraphed back to Mr. B. begging him to explain the situation of my sister, when immediatel
Buffalo was the great battle-ground and the University the great adversary chosen to annihilate this already too wide-spread imposture
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