8。MR。HOME’SMIRACULOUSINFANT
\"Onthe26thApril，oldstyle，or8thMay，accordingtoourstyle，atsevenintheevening，andasthesnowwasfastfalling，ourlittleboywasbornatthetownhouse，situateontheGagarinesQuay，inSt。Petersburg，wherewewerestillstaying。Afewhoursafterhisbirth，hismother，thenurse，andIheardforseveralhoursthewarblingofabirdasifsingingoverhim。Alsothatnight，andfortwoorthreenightsafterwards，abrightstarlikelight，whichwasclearlyvisiblefromthepartialdarknessoftheroom，inwhichtherewasonlyanight—lampburning，appearedseveraltimesdirectlyIoveritshead，whereitremainedforsomemoments，andthenslowlymovedinthedirectionofthedoor，whereitdisappeared。Thiswasalsoseenbyeachofusatthesametime。
Thelightwasmorecondensedthanthosewhichhavebeensooftenseeninmypresenceuponpreviousandsubsequentoccasions。Itwasbrighterandmoredistinctlyglobular。Idonotbelievethatitcamethroughmymediumship，butratherthroughthatofthechild，whohasmanifestedonseveraloccasionsthepresenceofthegift。I
donotliketoalludetosuchamatter，butastherearemorestrangethingsinHeavenandearththanaredreamtof，eveninmyphilosophy，Idonotfeelmyselfatlibertytoomitstating，thatduringthelatterpartofmywife’spregnancy，wethoughtitbetterthatsheshouldnotjoininSeances，becauseitwasfoundthatwhenevertherappingsoccurredintheroom，asimultaneousmovementofthechildwasdistinctlyfelt，perfectlyinunisonwiththesounds。Whentherewerethreesounds，threemovementswerefelt，andsoon，andwhenfivesoundswereheard，whichisgenerallythecallforthealphabet，shefeltthefiveinternalmovements，andshewouldfrequently，whenweweremistakeninthelatter，correctusfromwhatthechildindicated。\"
Weshouldaskpardonofourreadersforsullyingourpaperwiththisnauseousmatter，ifwithoutittheycouldadequatelyunderstandwhatMr。Home’sbookis。