The native American., 1838-03-31

was not present to take notes OF the deposltons
of several of our most veracious and respeciaple
fellow citizens, interesting and curious IN me
HIGHEST degree, touching the case of young lady
of this place, whose name through feelings oil del
icacy shall not mention, and who is now IN the
hands of Mr. Potter undergoing according to pre-
sent appearances course OF most successiul Teai-
ment The beautiful and interesting patent 10
whom allude has long been the vicum OF rad
ical and almost incurable disease, which haa set
at defiance some of the most successful and scien-
tific members of the medical faculty In the coun-
ry. But as have learned from the account of
the father, and other eye witnesses Of the daily eff
fects of the Magnetic influence upon the lady s
frame, all given under the solemn obligations OF
an oath cannot doubt to the salutary results
of Doctor Potter's manipulation, &c. &C., and
can only remain in silent wonder at the effects
produced. | cannot now find the time to dwell
upon the details of the testimony given IN upon
the trial-the magnetic sleep induced by look and
touch-the expulsion of excruciating and enduring
pain from the body by the same process-the
fracture of teeth without causing the least pain to
the patient when wrapped in the magnetic SUM
bers-the lively, well sustained and connected
conversation of the sleeper and above all, OF the
mysterious gift of ''clarvoyance," but shall con-
tent myself with describing hastily partial eXhl-
bition of his powers by the magnetic Professor III
the Office of Mr.. Wharton.
| The decision having at length been promptly
given, much to the satisfaction of the audience,
and to the credit Of the intelligent magistrate. I'D
favor of Dr. Potter, on the score of its being a
science a young friend of ours consented for the
benefit of the company to be magnetIzed on the
spot Five minutes after the gentleman had ia
ken his seat in the chair, and the Professor had
fixed his eve upon the patients face, we began to
discover the cearest proofs of the influence IN his
person. Pale and lvid like corpse, with a
breathess circle OF anxious spectators around, ga
zing on the strange and weird scence OF the mag
netizer charming the magnctlzed, the gentleman
set fixed and unmoved in his seat, and ever and
anon, like the shudders and starts of man strug-
Cling with the spasms of fit, violent convnlslons
would agitate his frame, and cause quicker
beat of the pulse of those who gazed breathlessly
upon him. During this operation, well known
physician of this city, felt his pulse and assured
US that for the time its motion was entirely chan
ged, and was only restored by the removal OF the
charm Our friend, whose sincerity, veraclty,
and candor none who know him can doubt, has
since told me that he had braced his will in oppo-
stion to that of DIR. Potter, and that he has found
on that, and previous occasions, the more he was
loah and unwilling to be affected, the more violent
were the convusions, the more unavoidable the
sleep, and the longer would the effects remain
upon the nervous system.
i As the Professors of the science themselves can
not explain the rationale of this marvellous pro-
cess, | shall not presume to speculate upon the
causes or particular effects, only stating that can
not discredit the evidence of my own senses, and
must confess that, to say the least, there is some
thing positive, and tangible in Animal Magnetism,
strange, wild and marvellous, as it may seem to
us all G.