Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-10-10
no. III.


with the distinguished orator An ass was as;erward
put IN rapport with gentleman of the name OF Gro,e
anu immediately delivered speech ia favor Of the bal
| mittee w 1877 '''0 ""oi7 COM
| o,;a your reporter hopes you will excuse longer
ver,, l; sPetments OF this nature, as they differed
led he I'm raeh Other and the fact is clearly set
M, ~ o'e well cscertained instance as bv \ doze, -
~ W N'eiass OF experiments to which YOUR comp,;ttee
ia 49, 80 nllon mas reference To inanimate objects
If opr Np'anaeen viii introduce the account
u our oosersat'oh msre in,eligbly DR. Won schurke
maintains, along with all the DISTINGUISHED nrae -
animal magnetism, that magnetism Is \ v;,,I aaa
seated In the viii OF the maqnetizer and nrol =. -
imperceptble from the no;p,s ~ u, 60 ~ ="
generally from the surface of the body Tbe5 80
operGndt on inanniate nature is this III imnregna,e
his own soul with asuperabundance of maonet;c GO
"a portion OF which, by strong effort of the vol.
he inects into the object be magnetized Tins e .
degree OF magnetic power represented by the number
Is required IN order TO magnetzs two objects one of
winch can work up It's own volton the amount az
Inc magnetzer needs only exert his will 10 the 4
mount oil o. IN order to be efcctual. Bat when tlr.
power Is needed to operate senent being who
IS incapable OF volition, is necessary for the marnet
ger TO impress himself with the full energy of nine ard
then by an additional effort, bestow the surplus orr
me inanmate subject With this explanation YOUR COM
in1itee goes on with its report
"Dr. Won SchurEe procured a fovl;ng n;ace a,d !,
small quantity OF powder, and proceeded 10 the shoot.
hg-sailcry OF person OF the name of Lainc Your
coinnhtee accompanied him. He laid small quantity
OF the powder in the hollow of his hand and pointed 10
1t with his other fingers for several minutes He then
loaded the gun with IT, and having exced in bimsef
considerable degree OF nervous power he directed the
hneers OF his right land the touch hole and in an in
descrbably short space of time your committee saw the
powder take fire and flash in the PAN The gun was a
gam PINNED and DIR. Won Schurke being somewhat ir-
rtated al the failure, accumulated such superabund-
ance OF nervous power that on the second experiment
the gun could not resist the impulse but shverei into
thousand pieces Happily accident occurred. Your
reporter cannot describe the pleasure and surprise with
which your committee witnessed this astonishing ef
| feet.
1.-The day on which this occurred was Monday the
2i.h of July which your committee becs to remind YOU
was the most stormy day have met with for MANY
years as had been toreold by distinguished col!
league, Francis Moore, physician. Awaiting itself Of
this circumstance your committee proceeded along with
DIR. Won Schurke TO the top of the Monument on Fish
Street Hill. Having arrived there and finding the wind
most propitous for the experiment. the magnetzer look
ed the north wind xedy in the face TIL evident
iy overcome, of little the eastward as
II to avoid the influence. At last however the whole
compass completely saturated with the energy
thatt was obedient well diciplned servant The
OF these two experiments produced so great an
effect your committee, that strong desire was ex
pressed 10 the power Of magnetism exercised an the
most herce and indomtabe of the eements-the ele.
ment OF fire One of our colleagues Mr. Wakely who
had for long time doubted was now thoroughly coz,
WINGED of the truth Of Dr. Won Schurkes pre,ensiens
and as proof of his confidence offered to set FIRE 10
his own house. But this generous offer was mapnani-
mously refused. As, however your committee found
itself so near the Mansion house. il took the liberty o
calling on the Lord Mayor, who with the noble devo
tion 10 worthy the chief of
greatest city IN this or any other world Immediately o..
ascerianing our wish To have confagraon on large
scale deputed Alderman Wood 10 enable us TO make
our experiments by setting fire to the river Thames
The worthy Alderman, by process known only n,
himself excited the combustib,y of that rnsicsf;-
stream and soon produced blaze of flame from
BLACKWELL up to Westminster Bridge. High rose the
spiral columns OF the destroying fire. and cast glare
against the sky that made the ceruean heaven lurid Al
red as the vast concave Of hell the Surrey Theatre
The genius OF destruction seemed ride the smoky
rlr nd .,I az. l.
steamboats, at Tower Stairs. All agony and grief
and wo, and CALCULATIONS, and despair. Your commit
zee was Itself cast INTO state OF prodigious perpexy
But Dr. Won Schurke impressed the angry pillows or
thick rolling flames with such a of magnetic ener-
gy that IN instant the conagraiion ceased and III.
eloquent alderman was found coughing and suffering
nail choked with the smoke he himself had been tho
means OF raising. Your committee feels assured that
after this il is needless 60 on. Your reporter there
fore, rcvers to the French Medical report so often quo
ted and in the of his colleagues begs express
ms tull concurrence in every OF It's conclusions
The result in fact is irresistible every logically con-
stitued mind that If of the claims OF magnetism il
weilfounded, the others equally Fer we be-
lcvc IL 10 be of the panest rules in
Of this nature, that equal degree Of evidence has =
right equal degree of belief without reference 10
the absolute credibty Of the thing in dispute. Thus
II the same who deposc the efficacy of magnet
ism, 10 the extent OF setting sleep-of endowing with
the power OF reading without the organs Of sghtef
seeing the color and shape Of the viscera Of those with
whom the magnetized IS put IN 'rappert-how weak,
how unphiosophca would il be refuse belief mat
tiers supported by the testimony however unnatu
raj they may appeari
But IL Is not for your committee TO do Dore thar
make its report OF what Il has and heard-he de
auctions must be left to yourselves. What cosfsa of
conduct may be pursued this occasion by the learned
and distinguished men TO whom this plain unyarnshcd
statement now read your reporter has not the vanity
the presumption suggest Sufficient for him that
he has obeyed your inunctions in tracing step by STEP
the progress Of year committees labors and whether
you adopt the system in your practice and avail
1 uaur ant fHaaU
render this country il ever ha. been the greatest
and richest field for discovery Of this nature your
committee twho convinced by the of their
senses of the reality of the effects Of this noble scence)
will console themselves blythe reflection that IL coming
to this conclusion, they have shown freedom from the
rarnmels of reasos, Of education, and Of knowledge,
which the graduated practitioners Of this countryside
| Clerks-the Charlottesville Thomsons-have
yet reached and probably have desire attain
| "THEoCRITUs BRows"