Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1836-12-01
WHOLE NO. 33S.
( Tuesday. I5ih.-For the particulars OF this
sitting. see tire Jownal Of Saturday n'tt
Nov IYth.

TnuRspAY. Nov. I7th.
There were nearly 20 persons IN the room,
among whom were DR.. Manchester. Mr. Ma
than Burlington, u manufacturer, Mr. ifaIe|
teacher of the lliph School, Il gentleman
from Columbia. South Carolina, &c. The
patient was sitting, ns usual. III her rocking
chair. DR.. Manrnn took her puiscs--s4
beat; | began mnpnctl2lng her "nientdIy'
onip while was standing mp four or tive feet
distant from her, near th" lire place. There
were several gentleman placed between me
and her. In one minute aud hall she 'eant
her head against the chair, ana smut beT
ewes. In two ininntcs,l declared That she was
profoundly asleep. Indeed, NIL onr attempts
10 awake her produced no affect nt all. The
same experiments that had been made on the
nipht of Tuesday. 18th, were repeated at tins
sitting with equal success. DR.. MauraD
spoke to her several times, but obtained no
answer. Then he si.nlhcd to me to estab-
hsh communication between him and her,
| requested her, "mentoAy," without ~oro
spoken by any one present, Ia hear ths gen
tlcman-nnd Immediately she gave Inn her
hand, in friendly manner and b'gan to hold
conversation with him. J signIhrd that
would cause the communication to Cease;
merely pished that il would be So; and I'M
nedjstely the sornnanbulIst pushed away
DIR. Mauran's haud, and ceased To hear h'nI-
Another gentleman tried the same expert
ment. with the same result. Some one wrote
on a piece of paper-ask her "How much per
cui. (about 30 yards) do you receive" re-
tired the length of the room. ard while or
o persons were standing between the SOM
nambulis, and me, put the question SIMPLY
by moving my lips, without nlterlng any
/ sound. (She answered distinctly IA cents,
q. which was correctly This other question
was written on piece of paper and handed
to me. "Hor many cuts hare you woven ,"
|. week." She answered (Sumetimes more
and sometimes lcss.)
Il At the request of DIR. Manran, by moving
upwards my fore finger, ut the distance OF
two inches from her face, caused ier 10
open her lids, but without awakening her.-
> A blazing lamp was held before her eyes; sno =
winked little: then fearing that shc ra'gh'
d suffer afterwards by 1t, caused the HOS u
) close again by motion downwardS of my M
y gers. As it was growing late, announced
e that was going to close the experiment D!
u bringing tile solnnambulist, all asleep, INT
;" ne, bed.foai Then laid NV. hsHi on he
= forehead. and told her "mentally" that It wa
er time TO 90 to bed; size answered, ~ unde,
OF stand ue," and got up very readily and wa'R
10 ed into the next chamber. The door wa
# shut, and two minutes having elapsed, NJ
,e Fales and some other ladies' re-eDterec tn
s. parlor, and told us that the somnan'bulist ha
IS undressed herself, s,lll in the magnrt'c sleeI
IS and was now lying on her bed we enter
IS ed the room; | magnctised her minute @
" two, with the view of procuring hr n soun'
.. and restoring sleep all the night through
r; DIR. NJ. approached the bed, aud oade ne
r. good night She took no notice of hls voice
| / wished her to answer him, and ln'nedlatel
ut she stretched her hand towards h's and be
it gan to talk with him; ] wished her to cease
1T She withdrew her hand, and spoke no longe
k. The same experiment was made by the ger
nd tleman from Columbia, with the same resul
n | babe her good night, and told her to slee
st until quarter before seutn in the morning.
50 We retired. The next morning, Mr. Buffln!
it ton, Mr. and Mrs. Faes entered her room
en- m nutcs before seven, and found her stl
ne soundly asleep, and exactly in the same pc
st. si,on in which had left her the night PR
IS. vious. They made noise, called her up; o.
h, all was in vain; hut ns their watch was golr
er to mark the time had prescribed, she move
". her hands and opened her eyes.
,o;,l CHARLES POYEN.