Another wonder.
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Another wonder


The Newark Daily Avertiser fur
nlshes an account Of a young woman
residngio Middletown, Monmouth
county, N. j., who exhibits certain
magnetic phenomena similar to those
Known among the exstatics of the Ror
man Catholic Church, and in some
respects like those of the .s.Seeress of
freyost, Concerning whom DR.. Koer-
ner a distinguished physician of Ger
many, has given interesting an ac.
count. The paper says that the per-
son Is now seventeen years ofage.-
The accounts derived from two cler.
gymen Of Middleton, who have visit.
ed the patient:


"For four years past she has been
afflicted with some mysterious nervous
disorder which has confined her to her
bed for nearly that whole period
At first it assumed the form of St vi
tus's Dance, which was followed some
time afterwards with remarkable.
seEsltiyeness oil the whole surface of
the body, that made the slightest
lou soueh lay very painful, until recently i
character. She eats on an average
ofnot more than half cracker in q
hours. and her bowels operate only
once in forty days-yet her face and
entire body remain full and plump,
while the skin preserves the fairness
and freshness ofhealth.


This may be considered as belong
ing to the preternatural and the ply
steal what follows has relation to the
supernatural and the spiritual.


She falls into sort oftrance or eata.
iepsy, IN which condition her soul pas.
ses into the other world. Heaven is
open TO her and she is a5le 10 see and
converse with its blessed inhabitants.
They have, she says, constant inter
course with this world. Deceased
persons become the gurdian angels Of
those in whom they felt special in
terest while living. She told one of
the clergymen present at this inter-
view, who lived in that neighborhood,
and had lost child short time be,
fore that she saw the chiId's spirit
looking over his shoulder, while he
was engaged in prayer at "a certain
time in his study.


The proofs given that she actually
had intercourse with the lnseen world
are as follows:


Blood without any wounds appear
ed suddenly on the forehead, and
each Of the hands and feet; and sub
seqaenly on the posts and Intel of
the door of her bed chamber. the
marks of which remain at this time.
These things are vouched for by her
mother, who is a respectable member
of the Methodist church, and others.
The gentlemen referred to, say, that
she herself talks very nationally on
religious subjects, and they came a.
way fayorably impressed SO far as her