Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-11-04

q Httle ques'," feel lille sleepu, NJ.
Potter" He continues the manipula.
tions, and again addresses her, "how do
you feel now. Ann Eliza r. DO you
81, easy?" do you feel sleepy now :"
TRY, see if you can open your eyes.
Ann Eliza?" She in turn answers. "Oh /!
l tseei more right sim good, / sit
good." "Iteel sleepy no,o' Mr.. PoAsr:"
and then slowly opens her eyes wider
than when in a natural waking state, at
the same time. SON.! no / could not
haos been asleep;" he then says, "ao,
shut your eyes again, Ann Eliza :" and
continuing the passes, he says after few
moments, show do you feel now,
Ann Eliza Z" "do You feel sleepy now,
Ann Eliza 2 "try 10 open your eyes"
and she in turn, answers again, "Oh !!
lfelright, just right;' "Tm sleepy no,O,
Mr.. Potter !" Sim erecty ripe nor
Mr.. Potter, 1 can't open my eyes," This
occupied about ten minutes. and when
| told Mr.. Potter that Mr.. Andros gen.
orally put his lady asleep in one or two
minutes, he remarked the sleep could not
be good, whcn done SO quick; and he
continued, " have often told Mr.. An
dros, that he put his wife asleep 10 quick !;
| generally occupy from ten to fifteen
minutes" He ommcnccd by willing
the hand to rise, and accompanied it with
saying, Il will now see if can make
her raise the right hand" She of course
raised the right hand. He said, "she is
now perfectly asIeep;" asked if she
could hear me speak he said. "no she
could not hear cannon fired by her
ears" "Do you hear Mr. Durant, Ann
Eliza p she answered, "No l don't hear
any body hit goa, Mr.. Potter." airy
her Mr.. Durant, sec if she hears you"
| then called her name, Miss Ebon, d."
you hear me" she answered. II dont
aear Mr.. Durant, Mr.. Potter" "No,"
said Mr.. Potter. g have tried her often,
and she can't hear a gun fired to her
ears; nor she don't feel pinchiny, or il
you should cut her arm off, she would
not feel it,"
"a short time after Miss. Ebon
thought she was asleep, younger
brother of mr.. Potter, with mrs. Potter.
and Dr.. Miller of Providence. came in
to the ROOM. told mr.. Potter audiblv.
&" will the left hand to rise" aud 1t rose
accordingly. | said " can you will things
written on paper, mr.. Potter? :" H. an,
swercd "Uh yes. | can 'wi' almost
any thing. often will a handkerchief
to cat or bird, and will the hand to
rise or any thing of that kind. You
, write something mr.. Durani. and sec it
cannot will it." remarked Il wish
ed to try peculiar experiment to prove
my theory" and wrote Oh paper, which
gave him. Twill her to raise the
right hand." "Does she see what !
wrote 2" "lcs," :. wei | wish you To
keep it well on your mind. Does she
hear me 2" mo she could not hear a
gun il fired by her car. Do you hear
mr.. Daran, Ann Eliza ?" "No, I donf
mr.. Potter" Now will the left haud
to rise, you see what wrote; be sure
and do it," "lIow is tha, mr. Duran,?
tried to will what you W ote. don't
understand that "Oh. | will explain
all that by and by. 1t isa part Of my
theory. Lit us try another" Aud !
gave him on paper, "will her TO raise
The right haad" Are you certain she
does not hear me Z" Oh yes" DO you
he mr.. Duranl Eliza? ?" No. mr..
Potter, l do not heai nny one but you."
now said audibly. will the l.ti eye
TO open. | have seen mr.. Andres
do that often. 1t is beautiful expert.
ment. BE- sure you do what you have ON
the paper" He wlled away and o'en
came The left sye. We'll, that is strange
said mr.. Potter Il tried 10 will
what you wrote. don't understand
that. l dare say, but that is part of
my theory, and can make it very plain
to you when Icxplan it. tried many
such with mr.. and mrs. Andros. and
they are now, you know, firm believers
in my theory. Here is another wish
to try" "Oh, certainly; this is so new
to me that am much pleased with it"
| now wrote on paper which gave him.
" will this to be Il Water-mell0n." "Look
/ well at what have | written. Do you
understand it 7" Yes, | have done thai
, often" "You are certain she don't hear
Il word you say. Do you hear mr.. Du,
rants voice, Ann Eliza :" "No mr..
Potter" now said audibly "wlll thai
pencil to be rcd hot iron, and see If we
can't burn her. Mind you do what
S wrote on the paper. He commenced
holding the pencil in both hands, as if it