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Show PSUHOLOUICAb PHE.OHE.A. It is known that there are people who.although only slightly advanced advanc-ed on the scale of civilization, are in possession of secret arts by which they temporarily suspend the functions func-tions of their senses and put themselves them-selves in a position to see what Is not actually preent to them. The Lapps of Scandinavia are noted tor such arts, whether deservedly or not. And some tribes on the north coast ot Asia still more so. A Russian traveler, Mr. Malju-chtn, Malju-chtn, who accompanied Wranjel on his Artie expedition in 1S20 wHctst-ed wHctst-ed a weird scene in thoae hlh latitudes. lat-itudes. From his minute description descrip-tion we give a rew extracts. On Anjput 10, 1M, 97fi vertt separated us from Petersburg. I was la tbe most wreched city of tbe world, Werchojansk, and tried to celebraie tho birthday of tho emperor. Witb my Cossacks and a couplo of Jikuls a guides. I marched along the shore of Tabalog and cams at length to a place called tho Devil's Jurta, where a lot of Tungusiaas met us and would prevent pre-vent our progress. But we succeeded in gaining an entrance in tbe Jurta and could view the scene that was enacted there. In tho m'ddloof the jurta a bright Ore blazed round which were placed black sheep skim in a circle. On these a Sliamin walked round and round with firm steps nulla he muttered some mystlo wonK Ills long black hair covered his face an I behind thl vtll a pair of g owins eyes sparkled. Ilis dre was a lung lalar ot tkln, covered with s.ring", amulets, chain shell, brass and iron pieces. In bis right haDdhe held a kind of drum or rather tambourine, and in the left, a bow. He looited fearf uL TheVwgre gation sat quiet around him Tbs lire went down gradually. It becrtno dark Tbe Shaman thran hirrnelf on tho ground and lay there for five minute-motionless. minute-motionless. Then be commenced to groan. It sounded as if different voices were emanating from him After a little while the fire was again kindled. The dimes elided lu'.tllj upward! and the prostrated form prang to his feet. Ho placed one end of h s bow on tbe jrround and held Ibo otb-r end in his band, running round and round with a velocity that was truly astoniihing Suddenly be stopped and made various mystic signs with his bands In the air. Then he seized his dram and plaed it, whilo ho made ths mot curious movements move-ments with his body. 'While performing perform-ing these ceremonies, tba Shaman smoked several pipes of tobveo and drank between each a glass of brandy. Again befell motionless to tbe ground. Two men now ran and flourished tiro large knives over his head This seemed to brin; him to life. He was lifted up Ills appearance was revolting revolt-ing Ills eyes were staring and his face red.. Ills whole body shivered. Once mora be commenced bis circular motion round the bow, but ho soon fell to the ground, and I was told that be was now prepared to answer any quesUon that might be put to him. I asked him questions concerning I our exbedition. I was confident that I none ln tbe whole company had the slightest Idea of It, jet he answered all mv questions In a kind of oracle style, but with a certainty and assurance assur-ance as if hs wero fully acquainted with all it details "Howlong will our exped(l!ou!ast?" t asked. "More than three yeirs." "Shall weaeompluhnnythin;?" More than eipec:ed at home." 'Shall wo all remain well?" "All. except yourself, and , on will not be sick." To a question abont si bore IJeu tenant Anjon was, he answered ' Uo Is now three tlysr joumev from Bdne, where he has saved himself with great difficulty from a terrible storm." All theso answers were afterwards verified in every detail. All our peoplo were well during the voyage except mys"U I auflerod sorao from a cut In a finger. The &baman also spoko of my intended bride and her gnat blue eyes,to the wonder of his congregation who bad never seen any bnt small, dark eyes common to the peoplo in those regions. As soon as everybody had satisfied his curloMty, the Shaman recovered consciou9nes, a proces that seemed to be accompanied by physical pain. The inhabitants said that tho devil was now departing. Ana!o?OJ8 to the faculty of per ceiving distant things or events as if they were present. Is the faculjy tjf perceiving future events as ir thev badalrealy happened. The possibility possi-bility or this is certainly established, although perhsp? more difficult to explain. The argument against the po-sibillty or fore-knowledge hss been stated already by Taustus Soclnus, who contends that not even God can know an) thing beforehand. He admits that God knows what is knowable, but the future, he -says, does not -xlst and can, consequently, not be kn m, since knowledge pre-sup-poe something to be known. Iieih-1 nltz furnishes tho true answer to ibis when in Ills "TheoJIco" he says: "It Is as certain that the future will take place as It Is that 'the past has taken place. It was as true a hundred years ago that I wuuld write today as it will Jbe after a hundred years that I uroU today." to-day." It must be remembered that alBfcfal-vi-'J -" " J?Va"r?MJU.tjli ' nothing takes place without a cause. Ko event happened without something some-thing previous on which It depend-ed. depend-ed. And the whole history of the universe might have been read in tho beginning by one who had a perfect knowledge of the existing causes, for that history Is nothing but the necessary effects thereof. And this view by no means excludes the free agency of manbecause this Is one of the whole complexity or causes from which events result. If wo can conceive or an Intelligence Intelli-gence that understands every part or tbe universe, vMble and invisible, invis-ible, as a skilled engineer understands under-stands nls engine, then we can understand the possibility ot foreknowledge, fore-knowledge, for a being endowed withsjcli Intelligence must necessarily, neces-sarily, from the construction of the vast creation, be able to see clearly its future destiny. And In the same way, if we conceive of an intelligence in-telligence that partly understands the different parts of the unlverc, we can see that the future must partly be discernible to him. The watchmaker will from the construction of tho works in his watch, predict the movement of the hands; (be ship builder'will tell you bow many knots an hour tho ship will make, even before it touches the water; a physician will sometimes foretell the hour In whieh his patient will die. On similar principles more distantly future events may certainly be known tq an intelligent mind. How ibis knowledge Is communicated communi-cated to human beings remains in mot instances a deep mystery, but numerous cases from the experience experi-ence of reliable persons can be quoted in proof of its reality. It comis In dreams and forecasts or visions or otherwise, often producing deep and lasting impressions on the mind. A curious Instance is related cf Proressor Bohm, of Glessen: Uo was one evening In a company ol friends and spent t'te time very pleasant! j . All at onco bo felt that he ought to go home. He told himself over and oi er again that ho bad no occasion occa-sion to go homo at that time, bnt tbe feeling did not leave him, and be grow more and more uneasy, llnally ho went, but could find nothing unusual in his room. As ho was looking round, a prompting caino over him to move his bedstead from its customary place to another corner of the room. Uo could discover uo reason for this curious Idea, but carried it nevertheless neverthe-less out. As soon as bo had dons so, be felt easy and re-turDbd re-turDbd to bis friends. Jt was late when he camo home airalu and retired, tuJ he fell Immediately In sleep. Bat he was roused from bis sleep by a tremendous crash. A great pic-e of timber had fallen from the roof and broken through tho ceiling and was now lying where tho bedstcd had stood. But for bis removal of that piece of furnituro be would undoubtedly un-doubtedly hao been crushed to death. ForecatU of at preaching death belojg to the most common experiences. experi-ences. Elizabeth, Countess of Thnringcn beforo oho took s'ck, told her servant girl as well as a clergyman that she would die on tbe l&b of November, LSI. This happened, bhe was then tweu"y four yeATMof age. Cbnstlanl of Denmark tolJ Xovioinagus that ho would dio on New-years day. .No-twd .No-twd behoved this until tho king really real-ly took aick and died that day. Jacob tkEhme died at 6 o'clock in the xnorn-inn-, having predicted Ibis three hours before Thai soldiers in times of war very often have a foreknow ledge ot their death is a remarkable fact which is wellkuoivn. We give au instance: S-elngel, a favorite officer of Napoleon Na-poleon I,on tbe evening beforo tbe bat-tlo bat-tlo of Marengo was called to tne tent of the great commander and came bringing bring-ing with him a black, sealed parcel. Ou being questioned by Bnaparto as to thi, he replied "General, this is my will. Tomorrow I will be killed and I lay my depositions In youriiands that they may be complied with." When further asked why he believed that be was going to be killed, he said be had bad a dream. In which bo had seen himself encountering a well armed enemy. Wben he struck this with his sword, the armor fell to the ground and before him stood a skeleton skele-ton ironically laughing at him. b-tin-gel fell tbe following day In the battle wounded to death by a penon whom ho recognized from his dream, and the sight of w horn mide him neglect to defend himself." Wu may close this article with a quotation from docrates which lllus trates the subject under treatment very we-ll. "Something wonderful has followed me from my childhood. It Is a voice which always, when heard, admonishes admon-ishes me to desist from something which I intend to do. But it his never told mo to do anything. If any of my friends counsel me to do something this voice, if heard at all tells me not to follow. You may ask Clltomachus the Brother of Tinnrchus, what Tim-arehns Tim-arehns said, when he wont to his death, in spite of the warning or this divine voice, he and Ena'hlus, who overlook Timarchus on his Might. 'O, i Iitnmacbus,' ho said, 'I know I must die, becaiio I did not listen to Socrates.' Tbe case was this- When Timarchus rose from the table and also Philemon, in order to kill Mkias, the son bf Heroskamandasa circumstance circum-stance known only to the two Timarchus said to me: 'What do you think. Socrates; You remain here and drink, 1 liava to go somewhere else, but I will soon return ' Then I perceived the voice and I told him: 'Do no: go under any consideration, for tho customary sign, the divine, has been given to mo.' Ttien be raited, but after a while he again prepared pre-pared to leave, and said 'I am going no v. The voice came the second time, anl I pressed hmi to remain. Again he rose and left without 'saying anything As my attention was called to something else, he went to his death." Socrates had also, as is well known, a dream in wliieh he was made acquainted with the time n lieu his be-auti ul soul should be separated from the mortal body. |