Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-10-10

the left side of this cavity that he often felt op
preston, especially after having eaten that he must
often have slight cough that the lower part OF ,he
breast was gorged with blood; that something mpeded
the alimentary passage; that this part pointing 10 the
region OF the xiphoid cartage contracted that TO
cure M Marc II necessary that he should be copi
ously bed that cataplasms al hemlock should be APP
Piled and that the lower part of the breast should be
rubbed with audanum that he should drink gnrnmed
lemonade that he should Little and frequently and
that he should not take exercise Immediately after hay
/ ing made a meal
Founding our experiments these two cases. and
on several others having grea, similarity them
prove beyond any cavi dispute whether
or not those very peculiar results of the magnetic agen
cy were producibe either in kind or degree by Baron
Dupote or DIR. Won Schurke. Your committee lay the
the result their inquiries before YOU without belev
ing Tor moment that you will allow the mpossiblity
OF many of the effects obtained from magnetism to lead
youto unphilosophical deduction that theyhere
fore, must be illasory. Your committee saw with its
own eyes, and heard with its ears, and manyoc.
casons manipulated with its hands. 1t took every
precauon in its power render deception collision
impossible and in recording the simple facts OF which
was witness, it claims implicit credit to the state.
menr it makes that neither adds dimnishes
| one iota from the truth
Baron Dupotet. having much occupation, in
junction with DIR. Elliotson lone of your cornlaee in
endeavoring TO effect cure on person who had lost
both his legs by fall from lofty building, proposed
that the committee should be divided-one portion
timing It's observations his experiments and the other
TO those of Dr. Won Schurke. Your reporter rejoced
10 be OF the latter number Baron Dupotet having
ted, the groundwork of the doctrines, that the mag
hectic power existed in exact proportion to the nervous
| energy and strength of will in the magnezer, your
porter could not for doubt that von SchuIke
had preponderance over his Partisan rival his
vous energy proaigous, power will ai:os
| superhuman From Dr. Eotson your committee
ceved report signed by his colleagues containing the
| following results
Patrick Mulhooy, hod carrier, aged 81 had fallen
from four story house in October last and received
such injuries in both his legs that they
putated on the following day. Since then he had been
totally unable TO walk without crutches, sup.
port in the shape of wooden limbs into which the stumps
| OF the knees were ngeniousy fixed. Baron Dupotets
first object to draw great flow Of blood pos
sibc TO the extremes, in order that a tendency down
wards might be created be made available in the far
ther of the cure. Accordingly, he magnetzed
Mslhooly the 10TH llth and 18th Of July and the
fourth sitting, succeeded in throwing him into state of
somnambulism.
On the h of July the extraordinary effects of this
treatment began to develope themselves. Slight cxcre.
SCIENCES, similar in form very young radishes, pro-
truded from the end of the limb, the glow Of health re-
turned TO the cicatrx Of the wound and the intellect
imagination and memory OF the patient were increased
in most astonishing degree. Baron Dupotet asserted
that while in this of somnambulism Mulhooy pos
sessed all the faculties of any With whom he was
this that some gentleman peculiarly skilled in any walk
of science literature, should join hands with him. and
ask what question he chose. DIR. Hamilton Rec who
possesses intimate acquaintance with the Seraphic
language submitted to the experiment. and having taken
his hand addressed him in the unknown tongue To the
amazement OF every present Mulhooy conversed in
with the utmost hueney. The only limit to the salts
faction of the company aas that from the unfortunate
circumstance of Dr. Roe not being himself in OF
magnetism, he could not understand the replies Of the
somnambulist But the committee having been inform.
ed that several apostles and angels had recently
arrived AT the New Church Oxford street. Of
Clouds omnibuses sent to bring them TO the
of the experiment In short time the twelve apostles
and all the angels arrived in Tie conveyance sixteen in
side and three One Of the angels, native OF Tip.
perary undertook TO interpret the replies Of Muhooy
and the branch of your committee present this
Ia the unanimous conclusion that the assertions of
Baron Dupotet is verified by the result
DIR. Roe having asked in the unknown tongue Who
| am Y Muhooly answered, 'ochan yeerab rothoval
oy which the angel interpreted TO mean pillar Of the
elect upon which the Doctor professed himself satisfied
and said il was the truth.
AT another sitting the excrescences, originally
small had assumed the appearance Of well defined toes,
IA heel and sole afterwards developed, and the
eleventh sitting the completed The celebrated
dancer, Mademoisele Tagon having been invited to
enter into magnetic rapport with Mulhooy. touched
his land, and then fixing thread round the patients
thumb, held it, at the other extremity Of the She
then lifted up Of her graceful feet, and holding
level with her breast, spun round with the velocity
OF gig wheel-Mulhooly unconsciousy initiated every
attitude, and seemed even to have greater power
his limbs than the beautiful syph herself He placed his
right foot his shoulder and spun round for
than minute at that height, holding his left leg in
horizontal position all the time. He then leapt down
from his shoulder and danced the Cachuca dance
act imitation Of Tagloni In OF the prouetics
wards the conc usion he exered himself prod gously
that having struck the mouth Of Mr. Gardener, OF
the committee with his heel a tooth placed with
great violence the extent OF VIII ch may be judged OF
from the fact Of the tooth being through
the palate grazing the spinal column NJ the back of the
neck and severely woundng DR. Elotson in the aldo.
men at a distance Of fourteen feet Mr. Gardener being
luckily in possession OF nfable secret for setting
himself sleep pulled oat ightcap and made such
Of his recipe that the wound completely cured
and a tooth nearly full-grown before lie thought
proper to awake.
In this case, also, the existence OF the cercbrum alb
dominate rather Of the transerence o all the
TO the epigastrium, completely established. The
power OF reading however, confined TO the cpl
elbow and tip Of the Mr.. Balfour having brought
Of the meetings exact transcription OF tie writ
ing the Rosetta Mulhooly having his eyes held
by of the gentlemen present, pulled up his coat
sleeve, and applying his elbow to IT, read the inscription
with the most perfect ease. The some experiment
repeated with the tip Of his What add f possible
the wonder Of this experiment is that till that time
Mulhooly unable to read, his early education hav.
ing been totally neglected.
"Your reporter begs direct your attention 70
the proceedings which he personally present,
| which were conducted by DIR. Won Schurke. A few
words in explanation Of those points in which this pro-
cssor differs from Baron Dupoct necessary to the
complete understanding of what is to follow. When
use the expression differs, that there is
any disagreement between these philosophers but
that DR.. Won schurke practises in higher department
Of the science than the Baron and pursuesa diferen,
| mode of experiment In the English translation 20