Autobiography of Dr. D. B, Kellogg

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. This autobiography has been written in order to satisfy the urgent desire of ray numerous friends, who believing, that there was something mysterious about me, have made frequent enquiry concerning the peculiarities of my life. For the last twelve years I have daily been asked the following questions, concerning the mystery of my professional practice, as a physician: What is the cause of your influence? Are you a clairvoyant, or only a spirit medium? Did you study medicine before you commenced practice as a physician? Are clairvoyants always correct in their diagnosis of diseases? What are the principles of clairvoyance, and what is the formula of procedure necessary to development in this somnambulic science? Is not magnetism the basis of clairvoyance, of somnambulism, and of modern spirit communion? Were you, in early life, different from other children? etc., etc. These questions I have endeavored to answer in a plain, concise manner.<br><br>I claim no literary merit for this production, for I make no professions of proficiency in the art of writing for publication.<br><br>Some of my explanations of the phenomena of magnetic operations differ from the conclusions of other writers upon the subject. But I feel that the careful investigators will not fail to see the philosophy of my views, particularly upon the subject of spirit communication.