Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-12-07

Dul 10 return TO the wonderful case of an.
lmal magnetism. The operator was the
distinguished DR.. Hummulnwell, whose re.
putation as man of science and successful
practitioner is familiar to everybody. The
operatee was Mr.. Hoaxee of our cty, n verv
promising young gentleman, who has ac-
CURED fortune by his land speculations in
Guitown. The scene of the operation was
the bar-room of the Gulitown House. n
splendid edifice, which (when finished) will
surpass Astor's great hotel in New York.
FOR some days previous to the affair, Mr..
i1oaxee had been somewhat of an invalid
IN consequence of having indulged a little
TOO freely IN the juleps, cobblers, halstorms,
ana other liquid compounds, which NAV be
OBTAINED IN such admirable perfection at the
Gulltown House. On the afternoon in
question, he was sitting before the fire puff
hng cigar, when DIR. Hummumwel enter
ed, and after asking for brandy sling, took
seat by his side, and began to converse
upon his iavorite topic of animal magnetism.
Immediately joined in the conversation,
ridlcullng the science and laughing at the
whole tribe of believers from Mesmer 10
Colonel Stone. Atlength the doctor pride
was rnused
"What will you bet," said he, &C that 7
can't throw our friend Hoaxee here into
magnetic sleep--nay, carry him as far as the
tenth stage, which is that of transcenden-
tai lucidlty"
"Pooh, nonserser l replied. "It is
impossible"
"Will you bet me bottle of old Monon-
gahela that can't?'
eyes, dozen bottles"
You hear him, gentlemen! He bets
dozen bottles. You will decide who is the
loser"
Inc doctor then commenced manipulating
his subject, passing his forefinger and thumb
slowly from the shoulder to the waist. To
my utter surprise, five minutes had not
elapsed before Mr.. Hoaxee was sound asleep.
"There, gentlemen" said the doctor,
he is now in the third, or somnambulatory
stage, when he is perfectly passive to the
exercise Of my will. | can converse with
him now without the agency of the voice,
through the medium of simple voition. Of
course he cannot hear word that you may
say, neither anything that may say, with
out | will it. Suppose now put the ques-
tion to him mentally whether he will lend
me couple of thousand dollars. You will
see by the expression of his countenance
how he takes my inquiry"
Without speaking word, the doctor then
put the question. What was our amaze:
ment at seeing an expression of strong re-
luctance and displeasure come over the
countenance of the magnetized patient!
"And now, gentlemen continued the
doctor, {" will say something different.
will say Hoaxeey let us take drink. >
You will notice whether or no his counte-
nance changes.'
Again did the doctor look hard at the
sleeping man, and, without uttering sylla-
BILE, make the proposed remark. Will you
believe itl-The face of the patient imme-
diately frightened, and he held forth his
hand as If to receive tumbler.
will now, gentlemen, with your per-
MISSION" continued Doctor Hummumwell,
carry my patient through the intermediate
stages into that of transcendental lucidity
IA stage, wherein he can not only see
things thousand miles off, but things a
thousand years off,"
The doctor then, with his forefnger, made
a few circles round the head of the patent,
until the latter sneezed and opened his eyes.
This was the consummation the maeneti-
ger had been waiting for.
"Now then, we shall have peep behind
the great CURTAIN" SAID the doctor, rubbing
his hands. "First, he shall go to New
York, and tell us what is going on there.
Hoaxee, just do me the favor to Jump into
Broadway, at the head Of Wall-street, and
let me know what they are about"
l need not describe our amazement on
hearing Hoaxee reply:
"Blow me, but they are tearing down old
Trinity church. Clouds of dust and NOR
tar are flying about. Broadway up! Broad
way up' cry the omnibus boys. The street
is crowded with vehicles of all kinds.
Here's the Evening Tattler-onIy one
cent shouts an urchin under my nose"
"Buy it, Hoaxee, and read us the news
interrupted the doctor.
To urIncreased wonder, the patient took
a cent from his pocket and threw it down,
and then, seeming to read from a newspa-
per, continued:
"The new Metropolitan theatre, watch
returns, Major Noah, Marsh's last grand,
spectacle at the Bowery, Stephen Price and
the press, Vandenhoff's Hamlet, great fire.
new Wellerism, capital number of the Mir
ror, etc.--notbing new :"
"Enough Hoaxee; now, il you please,
just pitch into the middle of next year, and
take walk through Wall-street, and tell us
what you see."
You may partially conceive Of our aston
ishmeut, Mr.. Editor, when Mr.. Hoaxee,
without more ado, complied with this extra
ordinary request. The arcluchecture of
the street he described in the mo amusing
and minute manner, expressing his admira-
ton in the warmest terms, at the appearance
of the new exchange and the custom house.
No sooner had he completed his description
than the doctor requested him to push ahead
as far as the year 1900, ard to walk into
the first hotel he might come across in
J, Broadway, and read the newspapers.
will close my present communication,
Mr.. Editor by furnishing you with some
of the extracts which Mr.. Hoayee read to
us from The Great Western Gazette" Of
1900. The size of the sheet, according to
Mr.. Hoaxee's asseveration, was sixteen
feet by twenty-five, and it was sold for a
penny. AS he read the different paragraphs,
l took them down in short hand, and they
form, as you may suppose, series of most
remarkable revelations. 1t is unnecessary