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litchfield enquirer (litchfield, conn.) 1829-current — spirit rapping

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1853-10-27
Location: litchfield, connecticut, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: litchfield enquirer (litchfield, conn.) 1829-current · 1853-10-27 · page 2
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1853-10-27 newspaper page contains wording relevant to “spirit rapping”. This is historical reporting or commentary preserved by the Library of Congress; it is not treated as verification that the described event occurred.

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... 'Democrat in reference lo the “Spirit Rapping” delu sion, remarks as Pillow's Talk of sending missionaries to heathen lands, while we have thousands of such apif-guf lly deluded souls at'home Talk of the pour, naked. Godless, Unenlightened negro, tvIro nmnrtefs on the hank of the Niger or tire Oiinokei Talk of the Chi* neae, tvho cuts his deity with his scissors or moulds h,im in paste! Talk of the wretched Hindoo, who immolates his vie* tint to Juggernaut, or the wild Tartar who worships the invisible Lama Talk of any or of a II 11 teak, or go to tvltat age or court* try we may (hr examples of stupidity, it is not possible to ...

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