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Facts related by a gentleman of Maine.--Renunciation of a spirit rapper.--Murder committed at the instigation…

Date of account: Published 1857
Source: The Spirit Land
Reference: The Spirit Land · selected passage 10
Rights: public_domain
Language: English
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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Facts related by a gentleman of Maine.--Renunciation of a spirit rapper.--Murder committed at the instigation of "spirits."-- Conflicting testimony concerning John Thompson.--Experiments of Mr

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Facts related by a gentleman of Maine.--Renunciation of a spirit rapper.--Murder committed at the instigation of "spirits."-- Conflicting testimony concerning John Thompson.--Experiments of Mr. Kellogg, the table lifter.--Discovery by Dr. Taylor, the writing medium.--Renunciation of Mr. Cooley, of Springfield, Massachusetts.--Attempt to murder a family in Barre, Massachusetts. --Sacrifice of the innocent in heathen countries.--Great danger in civilized communities.--Reports concerning the burning of the Lunatic Asylum in Maine.--Testimony of Professor Stowe.-- Reply of Bingham to Professor Pond.--Singular confessions of the reviewer.--Intelligence said to be communicated by "spirits."-- Vital electricity of embodied and disembodied spirits.

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