In reply to a question, Jan Steen [Spirit] said—
Spirit language is something else than the perception of thought. Whence comes language? It proceeds from the utterance of certain sounds. Language is not confined to man, you have it amongst all animals up to man. Most certainly, there are various sounds made by animals, by which their desires are conveyed one to another. The vocal utterances of mankind are evidently acquired by imitation. This may be observed in children attempting to speak. The origin of human language, however, must be traced to the Creator. Do not imagine for a moment that because we are able to perceive thought, we do not use our tongues. Assuredly, we have all the powers of speech we ever had, and though we appear to you as individuals of various Earthly nationalities, it is not so here, in Spirit life. We have a Spirit language depending on the utterance of certain sounds. On entering, we begin to lisp the language, and before a day passes, we become thoroughly conversant with it, but we can use our native language of Earth if we choose so to do. But what a Babel it would be were we generally to do so.
Hafed, Prince of Persia—His Experiences in Earth Life and Spirit Life; being spirit communications received through Mr David Duguid, the Glasgow trance-painting medium; with an appendix, containing communications from the spirit artists, Ruisdal, and Steen. Illustrated by facsimiles of various drawings and writings, the direct work of the spirits; David Duguid, Hay Nisbet; James Burns, London, 1876
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