“Upon one occasion as the table was being thus moved about of itself, my
aunt brought the family Bible, and placing it on the table, said, ‘There,
that will soon drive the devils away’; but to her astonishment the table
only moved in a more lively manner, as if pleased to bear such a burden.”
(We believe this is constantly observed in pulpits and church reading
desks, which are invariably lively.) “Seeing this she was greatly
incensed, and determined to stop it, she angrily placed her whole weight
on the table, and was actually lifted up with it bodily from the floor.”