Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1837-10-11
From rHR New York COMMERCIAL AD
VgETISHR.

ANIMAL MAGNsrIsN.-We have bad our
lime and times at laughing at animal mag.
netism. We shall laugh at it no MORE
There is something awfully mysterious in
the principle, beyond, the power ofman to
fa,hom or explain. Being in Providence,
on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday the
26tn 27;iI, and 2s:h of August. an opporun-
,y was afforded Us Of seeing and taking part
in series OF experiments with a young
blind lady,'whc rnder the magnetic inhu-
ence, the results Of which were not only
marvellous in our eyes, but absolutely as.
tounding.-Thc exhibition was not public,
and the parties were all people Of the first
resp. ectability, professional and otherwise
Having heard much upon the subject and,
disbelieyec, all, The experiments were made
beforea private circle ofladies and gentle
men at our own urgent solicitation.
We hove written narrative Of The cir.
cumstances, comprising some fifty or sixty
pages Of foolscap; and VIC venture 10 say,
that nothing heretofore published upon that
subject sso wonderful by far, as the facts
Of which We were witness, all Of which We
saw, and part OF which we were We shall
publish our narrative, on taking It to Provi-
dence for examination, provided we can OBJ.
tain permission of the parties, who have
hitherto avoided publications Or public exhi.
bi;ions.
One surprising incident we will mention.
IN Sunday, while VIC were in Providence,
Il small package was received from Stephen
Covill, Of Troy, containing, as he wrote TO
his friend, a note. which he wished Miss B.
to read, while under the magnetic influence,
without breaking the sea-, if she could
MIR. C.. had been induced to try this ex.
pertinent, in consequence Of having heard
extraordinary performances Of the kind,
which of course he doubted. The package
or letter, was evidently composed of several
envelopes. The outer one wos composed
of thick blue paper. On Sunday evening,
Miss B., who, it mus! be borne in mind,
when awake, is blind, Was put into mag
ne,ic slEtnber, and the letter given to her
with instructions to read, it. She said she
would take it to bed with her and read it
before morning. On Monday morning she
gave the reading Of it as follows
No other than the eye of Omnpotencs
can read this, in this, development 1881"
We made memorandum of this reading
and examined the package containing, as
she said, the sentence. She said, then, on
Monday, Morning that th,re were one or
two words between the word "enyelop.
ment," and The date as We understood her,
she could not make out. We examined the
seal with the closest scrutiny. The seal Of
Mr.. CoVill was unbroken, and to turn the
letter, or TO lead it without opening, with
human eyes, was impossible.
After our return TO the city, viz, on Wednes-
day last, we addressed a letter to Mr.. Covill,
to ascertain whether the reading OF this blind
sommambuIist was correct. The following
is his reply:
Troy, Sept. 1, 1887.
DEAR Sir: Yours ofyes.erday receiv.
ed by this mornings mail, and as to your
inquiry relative 10 the package submired
te Miss B. while under the magnetic infu-
ence, have to say, the package came to
hand Yesterday. The sentence had been
written by friend, and scaled by him q,
my request, and in such manner as was
suppoeed could not have been read by any
human device, without breaking the seal.
We think tho seals have not been broken
unit! returned. The sentence as read by
Miss B. is: No other than The eye of
Omaipotsace can read this, in this envelope
aees - "e2T.' Ind as written in the ori-
sr,al, Oh d card, and arothcr card placed
on the face of the writing, aHl enclosed in
a thick blue paper envelope, was : No 9TH.
rr than the eye Of OmmPo'eHcc can read