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folk by the same touchstone。           Lastly�察�they must disbelieve that one of the 



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best   accredited     chapters   in   the   history   of   mankind   is   the   chapter     that 

records   the   astonishing   deceits   continually   practised�察  �with   no   object   or 

purpose but the distorted pleasure of deceiving。 

     We have summed up a fewnot nearly allof the articles of belief and 

disbelief     to   which    Mr。    Howitt     most    arrogantly     demands      an   implicit 

adherence。       To uphold these�察�he uses a book as a Clown in a Pantomime 

does�察�and knocks   everybody  on   the head   with it   who   comes   in his   way。 

Moreover�察      �he   is  an  angrier    personage      than   the   Clown�察    �and   does    not 

experimentally        try  the   effect   of  his  red´hot    poker    on   your    shins�察  �but 

straightway   runs   you   through   the   body   and   soul   with   it。      He   is   always 

raging   to   tell   you   that   if   you   are   not   Howitt�察  �you   are Atheist   and Anti´ 

Christ。     He   is   the   sans´culotte   of   the   Spiritual   Revolution�察  �and   will   not 

hear   of   your   accepting   this   point   and   rejecting   that��down   your   throat 

with   them   all�察  �one   and   indivisible�察  �at   the   point   of   the   pike�察  �No   Liberty�察�

Totality�察�Fraternity�察�or Death� �

     Without presuming to question that ;it is high time to protest against 

Protestantism; on such very substantial grounds as Mr。 Howitt sets forth�察�

we do presume to think that it is high time to protest against Mr。 Howitt's 

spiritualism�察�as being a little in excess of the peculiar merit of Thomas L。 

Harris's   sermons�察  �and   somewhat   TOO   ;full�察  �out´gushing�察  �unstinted�察  �and 

absorbing;。 



                           THE MARTYR MEDIUM 



     ;After   the   valets�察  �the   master� ─  �is   Mr。   Fechter's   rallying   cry   in   the 

picturesque      romantic     drama     which    attracts   all  London      to  the   Lyceum 

Theatre。      After the worshippers and puffers of Mr。 Daniel Dunglas Home�察�

the    spirit  medium�察     �comes     Mr。   Daniel    Dunglas     Home      himself�察   �in  one 

volume。       And we must�察�for the honour of Literature�察�plainly express our 

great    surprise    and    regret   that   he   comes     arm´in´arm      with    such   good 

company as Messrs。 Longman and Company。 

     We     have   already    summed       up   Mr。   Home's     demands      on   the   public 

capacity of swallowing�察�as sounded through the war´denouncing trumpet 



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of Mr。 Howitt�察�and it is not our intention to revive the strain as performed 

by Mr。 Home on his own melodious instrument。                   We notice�察�by the way�察�

that   in   that   part   of   the   Fantasia   where   the   hand   of   the   first   Napoleon   is 

supposed   to   be   reproduced�察  �recognised�察  �and   kissed�察  �at   the Tuileries�察  �Mr。 

Home      subdues     the   florid  effects   one   might    have    expected    after   Mr。 

Howitt's execution�察�and brays in an extremely general manner。                     And yet 

we observe Mr。 Home to be in other things very reliant on Mr。 Howitt�察�of 

whom he   entertains as  gratifying   an opinion  as   Mr。 Howitt   entertains   of 

him�此    �dwelling     on   his   ;deep  researches   into    this  subject;�察  �and   of   his 

;great work now ready for the press;�察�and of his ;eloquent and forcible; 

advocacy�察�and eke of his ;elaborate and almost exhaustive work;�察�which 

Mr。 Home trusts will be ;extensively read;。               But�察�indeed�察�it would seem 

to   be   the   most   reliable   characteristic   of   the   Dear   Spirits�察  �though   very 

capricious   in   other   particulars�察  �that   they   always   form   their   circles   into 

what   may   be   described�察  �in   worldly   terms�察  �as A  Mutual Admiration   and 

Complimentation Company ��Limited��。 

     Mr。 Home's book is entitled Incidents in My Life。                 We will extract a 

dozen sample passages from it�察�as variations on and phrases of harmony in�察�

the general strain for the Trumpet�察�which we have promised not to repeat。 

       1。   MR。 HOME IS SUPERNATURALLY NURSED 

       ;I  cannot    remember      when     first  I  became    subject   to   the  curious 

phenomena   which   have   now   for   so   long   attended   me�察  �but   my   aunt   and 

others   have   told   me   that   when   I   was   a   baby   my   cradle   was   frequently 

rocked�察�as if some kind guardian spirit was attending me in my slumbers。; 

       2。    DISRESPECTFUL              CONDUCT          OF    MR。     HOME'S        AUNT 

NEVERTHELESS 

       ;In her uncontrollable anger she seized a chair and threw it at me。; 

       3。   PUNISHMENT OF MR。 HOME'S AUNT 

       ;Upon one occasion as the table was being thus moved about of itself�察�

my aunt brought the family Bible�察�and placing it on the table�察�said�察�'There�察�

that will soon drive the devils away'�察�but to her astonishment the table only 

moved   in   a   more   lively   manner�察  �as   if   pleased   to   bear   such   a   burden。; 

��We believe this is constantly observed in pulpits and church reading desks�察�

which are invariably lively。��         ;Seeing this she was greatly incensed�察�and 



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determined to   stop   it�察 �she   angrily  placed her   whole   weight on   the   table�察�

and was actually lifted up with it bodily from the floor。; 

       4。   TRIUMPHANT            EFFECT       OF    THIS     DISCIPLINE        ON     MR。 

HOME'S AUNT 

       ;And she felt it a duty that I should leave her house�察�and which I did。; 

       5。  MR。 HOME'S MISSION 

       It  was   communicated       to  him    by  the   spirit  of  his  mother�察   �in  the 

following terms�此        �Daniel�察�fear not�察�my child�察�God is with you�察�and who 

shall   be   against   you�拭  �Seek   to   do   good�此  �be   truthful   and   truth´   loving�察�

and   you   will   prosper�察  �my   child。   Yours   is   a   glorious   missionyou   will 

convince   the   infidel�察  �cure   the   sick�察  �and   console   the   weeping。;   It   is   a 

coincidence   that   another   eminent   man�察  �with   several   missions�察  �heard         a 

voice   from   the   Heavens   blessing   him�察  �when   he   also   was   a   youth�察  �and 

saying�察 �You will be rewarded�察�my son�察�in time;。                This Medium was the 

celebrated Baron Munchausen�察�who relates the experience in the opening 

of the second chapter of the incidents in HIS life。 

       6。  MODEST SUCCESS OF MR。 HOME'S MISSION 

       ;Certainly   these   phenomena�察  �whether   from   God   or   from   the   devil�察�

have in ten years caused more converts to the great truths of immortality 

and angel communion�察�with all that flows from these great facts�察�than all 

the sects in Christendom have made during the same period。; 

       7。   WHAT        THE    FIRST     COMPOSERS           SAY     OF    THE    SPIRIT´ 

MUSIC�察�TO MR。 HOME 

       ;As to the music�察�it has been my good fortune to be on intimate terms 

with some of the first composers of the day�察�and more than one of them 

have said of such as they have heard�察�that it is such music as only angels 

could make�察�and no man could write it。; 

     These ;first   composers; are not more   particularly named。                We   shall 

therefore   be   happy   to   receive   and   file   at   the   office   of   this   Journal�察  �the 

testimonials in the foregoing terms of Dr。 Sterndale Bennett�察�Mr。 Balfe�察�Mr。 

Macfarren�察�Mr。 Benedict�察�Mr。 Vincent Wallace�察�Signor Costa�察�M。 Auber�察�M。 

Gounod�察�Signor Rossini�察�and Signor Verdi。               We shall also feel obliged to 

Mr。 Alfred   Mellon�察  �who   is   no   doubt   constantly   studying   this   wonderful 

music�察    �under   the   Medium's     auspices�察   �if  he  will   note   on  paper�察   �from 



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memory�察�say a single sheet of the same。              Signor Giulio Regondi will then 

perform it�察�as correctly as a mere mortal can�察�on the Accordion�察�at the next 

ensuing      concert    of  the   Philharmonic      Society�察   �on   which    occasion     the 

before´mentioned testimonials will be conspicuously displayed in the front 

of the orchestra。 

       8。   MR。 HOME'S MIRACULOUS INFANT 

       ;On the 26th April�察�old style�察�or 8th May�察�according to our style�察�at 

seven in the evening�察�and as the snow was fast falling�察�our little boy was 

born at the town house�察�situate on the Gagarines Quay�察�in St。 Petersburg�察�

where we were still staying。           A few hours after his birth�察�his mother�察�the 

nurse�察 �and   I heard   for  several hours   the  warbling of   a bird   as   if singing 

over him。      Also that night�察�and for two or three nights afterwards�察�a bright 

starlike   light�察  �which   was   clearly   visible   from   the   partial   darkness   of   the 

room�察  �in   which   there   was   only   a   night´lamp   burning�察  �appeared   several 

times directly I over its head�察�where it remained for some moments�察�and 

then   slowly   moved   in   the   direction   of   the   door�察  �where   it   disappeared。 

This   was   also   seen by  each   of us   at   the same   time。   The   light   was   more 

condensed than those which have been so often seen in my presence upon 

previous and subsequent occasions。               It   was brighter and more  distinctly 

globular。     I   do   not   believe   that   it   cam
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