South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1836-12-10


utes, we perceived that her eyes grew
dim and her lids fell heavily down
10 80 minutes she vas profoundly a
sleep--pulse gave 81 pulsations. We
tried her senses ia every possible man
ner; nothing could disturb her; the
sleep lasted half an hour | caused it
TO cease by a few gestures with my
hand at several inches distance from
her face.
The next day, I resorted again to the
.patien,'s house, at quarter before a
in the afternoon, together with DR..
Gardener and E. Walcott, Esq. Miss
Gleason told Us tina, she had slep, very
well oil the night, and felt bsuet ;sea
usual, --iae operation commenced at A
O'Clock, exsc.ly,--and although the
patient, according to her own avowal,
tried to keep awake, she was fast asleep
10 ten minutes. On the next day the
number other attendants was still grea>
ter,--,Sleep was produced in II mi
nutes on Wednesday in 6 minu.esih
desired effect was obtained.
As the patient had already experien.
ced some benef, by these operations,
she manifested 10 US the desire Of be-
ing magneiizsd once in public, in or
der, said she,ts conv.acc the unbeliev.
ers, aud establish truth SO important
| to religion and the health Of mankind.
must also state, as another proof OF
the qualities Of her heart, that she took
this resolution for my repuation's sake,
VIZ: TO prove that was not an i'm
poster, and that my labors really de-
serve mere encouragement than have
hitherto obtained.
| Therefore having previously consul
ted alI my friends about il, and receiv-
ed their unanimous appreciation con.
cluded to accept Miss Gleasoo's pro-
posal. The intended experiment, took
/ place on Thursday last at the Paw
tuckel Hotel before an audience of ITO
persons, comprising the medical facul-
~ and a part Of the clergy Of the vii.
age.
| i commenced operating at quarter
before O'Clock. In the course OF 4
minutes the patient shut her eyes; then
got up and suddenly thrust with my
foot against the aoor the chair upon
which | was sitting no sensibie efsc
was produced by this noise. Finally
in five minutes, the lady appearing
profoundly asleep, lief, her and com.
menced my lecture, which lasted three
quarters of an h.sssSs and was listened
to with much interest. Miss Gleason
continued sleeping during that length
of time. When the lecture vas over
we resumed our experiments. We
| proceeded to ascertain whether ihe la
| dy was really in her magnetic sleep
| We pinched ber-pticked her with q
| pin---tickied her lips, aostrils and eye
| lids with biz OF paper; no cessation
was manifested. A gentleman put his
mouth close to her ear, and asked her
in very loud voice il she wac not tired
Of sleeping, and wished to get up
She remained perfectly deaf. to tbs
sound of this loud voice; another man
whislled iu q most thrilling manner
and clap ped his hands but all the
dislus bance was without effect upon
her.
Har,shorn was held suddenly under
her nose, for some moments. and tho
she must have inspired the strong ef'
fluyia, no sligo Of unusual sensation was
! manifested. Several persons spoke to
her 10 succession, and skel took ne no.
,ice Of what they said.-Then l stood
at the distance of lew feet from her,
and mentally requested her, without
touching her, to give me her hand,and
she Immediately held out her hand to-
| ward mine. wished her to leave my
hand ana she did Immediately. Some
other individuals tried the same exper-
| imens, but without success, A hand
kerchief was put over her eyes l
stretched ag ain my hand, and she gave
! me hers withou. hesitation. There
| could be no collusion here, because
the bandags being 6Ked closely over
her eyes, etfeeIuaIly shu. up every av-
enue TO her mind except that by which
the mysterious magnetic sympathy is
impaired. This last experiment was
SO fairly made, anu so successful, that
one Of the medical gentlemen present
who had been iocsedulopa until 'nis
moment, acknowledged that 10 was
convinced.
Thea, ufter telling 10 q low voice 10
the ladies and gentlemen Who were
standing around her, that was going
10 cause her, by my will, TO open her
| lids without awakening her, made