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1897.] 1\lu~H'. 419<br />

human language. In the first instance, the soul has a hi,;h<br />

degree of development, and, consequently, is closely allied to<br />

the harmonies of all nature, and, shall we not say, has had a<br />

high degree of musical training in a former incarnation. Such<br />

a soul, when the attention of the body is turned toward music,<br />

will frequently reproduce in the organism song and musical<br />

strains leamed, either in a former incarnation, or which have<br />

been heard in higher spheres of existence. No doubt this was<br />

the condition recognized by the potlt who said, "My soul now '<br />

sits and RingR."<br />

In such caseR, even though the body has never had the training<br />

t.o give it mu11ical expr·eiiSion, yet the individual is more<br />

critid in his friends to cr·iticise, and<br />

all pronounced it perfect. In great distress of mind he exclaimed,<br />

"Can't you fin,l some fault in it?" and when told that<br />

it had no defect, he burRt into tt'ars, saying," I can go no higher."<br />

Many are unknown in the mnRial world simply beanse<br />

the soul is disRatiRfit>d with the ml'ans of expres11ion at its

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