A PLAIN TALE WILL "PUT THIS DOWN."
By Editor
An amazing tale has been sent around the United States from the beautiful village of Succasunna, N. J. It is said that a venerable woman there had been in a trance for five days, that a few minutes before she died, and while the family were at the bedside, she opened her eyes and said in a clear but faint voice:— 'Too long has my spirit been held in this temple of clay. Friends, loved ones, in the great beyond there is peace and happiness; I am of it and I see you all, know you all, and tell you that we shall meet over there. Father and mother, all are with me now. Good-by.' She then closed her eyes, breathed softly for a few minutes, the respirations becoming fainter and fainter until they ceased altogether. We inquired into this, and find on the best authority that the story of "trance," or "clairvoyance," circulated, is utterly without foundation. The subject of this statement was a very quiet and consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was born near the village, and had always lived there. She suffered greatly from paralysis. The only true thing in the despatch is that "a little before she died she opened her eyes." She had not spoken for about three days, and had not taken food, and she did not speak.—Christian Advocate.