Post-mortem confessions : being letters written through a mortal's hand by spirits who, when in mortal, were officers of Harvard College : with comments by Allen Putnam / by Allen Putnam.

  • Putnam, Allen, 1802-1887.
Date:
1886
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Credit: Post-mortem confessions : being letters written through a mortal's hand by spirits who, when in mortal, were officers of Harvard College : with comments by Allen Putnam / by Allen Putnam. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    Fenelon, Charming, and other careful students of the mental states of mortals, after wide survey and care- ful scrutiny, reported that the population in some limited portions of Europe and of America appeared to be sufficiently enlightened, and free in habits of thought, to witness the advent and operations of visitors from spirit spheres without on the one hand bowing before them in abject, unquestioning awe, if the visitors in appearance should be bright and good, and also, on the other hand, without shrinking and turning in terror away from any who might be offen- sively boisterous or rude. Encouraged by such conclusion, the scientific and philanthropic hosts above resolved to do, and soon began to do, all in their power to attract the atten- tion of mortals to an extent and in such manner as would induce mortals to ascertain whether mysteri- ous rappers, or wonder-workers by other processes, were, as they would claim to be, intelligent beings who had once been mortals. After many trials, in both Europe and America, in which success was often almost,, yet not fully, reached, at last was reached at Hydesville, N. Y., March 31,1848, and caused rejoic- ing throughout bright realms above. Reader, you ask for proof that the foregoing rec- ord is based on facts. Such proof cannot be given as you, if not familiar with spirit operations, probably ask for. But if declaratians made through mediums over and over again all along through the last two score of years, and in all the fairly cultured nations on our globe, will meet your demand, as it combined with works I have witnessed has met mine, you may