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The whirligig of time has brought about few more startling changes, than the favorable notice of a work on Spiritualism by one of the most conservative of our magazines which we append to these paragraphs. The "American Bibliopolist" is a prominent organ of the book-buyers and book-students of this country, and praise from its erudite and cautious editors is seldom given without stint. Their appreciative view of Col. Olcott's great work entitles the Bibliopolist to the respect of the whole body of educated Spiritualists, and places it in most favorable contrast with its contemporary magazines, which, as a rule act the very dishonorable part of misleading the public by wilful misrepresentation of fact.
The notice of the Bibliopolist will first apprize many Spiritualists of the fact that Col. Olcott is well known in other branches of literature than ours. As early as 1857, when a young man of 25, he received the thanks of the Imperial Acclimation Society of France for a work of his upon the sugarcane and two medals and a silver vase were awarded to him by various societies for other agricultural works. Besides these, he is the author of two large volumes on Insurance, which leading insurance journals pronounce encyclopedias of information about their specialty. In all that he has written he has displayed the same candor throughout.
The American Bibliopolist says:
2. People from the other World. By Henry S. Olcott. Profusely illustrated by Alfred Kappes and T. W. Williams. 8 vo, pp. xvi. , 492. (Hartford, 1875.)
In every way equal in authorship to the volume above noticed is the remarkable work, also by Col. Olcott, entitled "People from the Other World," and which most undoubtedly realizes the old adage, "Truth is stranger than fiction." The assemblage of facts presented by the author are of so extraordinary a character that the ordinary mind cannot but feel aghast at the astonishing revelations made by a gentleman of high-tone and literary abilities, and whose position places him above all suspicion of collusion and the ordinary stigma laid on Modern Spiritualism in this materialistic age, that this so-called Science is all moonshine, humbug and quackery, and that these "manifestations" never occur except under pecuniary considerations, and then are manipulated for dupes by clever and unscrupulous imposters.
For some time previous to the publication of Col. Olcott's work the public were made acquainted with the occurrences which took place at the Eddy homestead and elsewhere, by means of the communications in the principal New York journals, contributed by Col. Olcott, in which he gave a clear and faithful account of his investigations, and the impartial yet strict manner under which they were conducted. After a careful perusal of "People from the Other World" we cannot but concur with a leading journal that it is "as marvellous a story as any to be found in history, and one which we consider it ''our duty'' to say to our readers, should be carefully studied by every thinking person interested in man's here and hereafter." The arguments founded on existing facts urged by the author, are more convincing on the question of immortality than the Phoedo of Plato or any other work—here we have brought together for our wonderment, Spirits materialized, Spirits of every size and shape, and in the unhesitating proofs arrayed, we realize how it comes that discoverers, men of science and intellect like Professors Crookes and Hare, Alfred R. Wallace, Judge Edmonds, Serjeant Cox, and we could name many others, have by a gradual process of evolution been transferred, like Col. Olcott, from hostile antagonists to firm believers in Spiritualism. Although not a believer, we would again ask, as we have elsewhere,—How is it that Dialectical Societies and the like "are confounded and obliged to confess an utter incapacity to solve the problems by aid of the knowledge they have of the wondrous ramifications of nature and science?" We cannot but coincide with the ''Scientific American'' in observing that—
"If true, it will become the one grand event of the world's history, it will give an imperishable lustre to the nineteenth century. Its discoverer will have no rival in renown, and his name will be written high above any other . . . . . If the pretensions of Spiritualism have a rational foundation, no more important work has been offered to men of Science than their verification;" and we would add further, that if these remarkable developments are substantiated, Spiritualism "would be one of the greatest blessings to the human race, would effectually rid us of Atheism and its attendant gloominess, and would satisfactorily dispose of Materialistic objections to the Immortality of the soul."
In conclusion, we again urge our readers, one and all, not to fail to obtain an insight into Col. Olcott's work, by far the most astonishing the nineteenth century has yet produced.
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{{Style P-HPB SB. Article notes |To the Editor of the “Religio-Philosophical Journal” (Chicago, April 10th).}}
{{Style P-HPB SB. Article notes |To the Editor of the “Religio-Philosophical Journal” (Chicago, April 10th).}}
{{Style S-Small capitals|Sir}}—Since my name became more or less prominent in connection with the investigation of Spiritualism, I have received many queer letters, but the one herewith enclosed is the strangest of all It comes from a man confined in the Connecticut State Prison, for a murder committed over twenty years ago. He was educated for the Episcopal ministry, and is a person of very fine intellectual capacities, if one may judge not merely by his conversation, but also by his phrenological and physiognomical developments. I met him for the first and only time, a few days ago, while passing through the prison in company with several ladies; and, being introduced by the courteous warden, Mr. Hewes, we chopped logic for a quarter of an hour. Ha had read sundry notices of my forthcoming book, ''People from the Other World'', and this fact caused our talk to take the turn it did. . . .
{{Style S-Small capitals|Sir}}—Since my name became more or less prominent in connection with the investigation of Spiritualism, I have received many queer letters, but the one herewith enclosed is the strangest of all It comes from a man confined in the Connecticut State Prison, for a murder committed over twenty years ago. He was educated for the Episcopal ministry, and is a person of very fine intellectual capacities, if one may judge not merely by his conversation, but also by his phrenological and physiognomical developments. I met him for the first and only time, a few days ago, while passing through the prison in company with several ladies; and, being introduced by the courteous warden, Mr. Hewes, we chopped logic for a quarter of an hour. Ha had read sundry notices of my forthcoming book, ''People from the Other World'', and this fact caused our talk to take the turn it did. . . .
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Hartford, March 19<sup>th</sup>, 1875.
Hartford, March 19<sup>th</sup>, 1875.