Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-11-04
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1HE LASr!
request Correspondents I" send Com
muneaons M m press on the ~aTc, Of Mrsm r or any Of
any more ,ujcct which already called much dis
Webster SAID I'VE have other i-h 10 fry We induced
by considerations !" publish the rte following articles
OPEN and extraordinary Of its application
Medical Ar Doctor aIe',ahe's experiments are interest,
and we have no We
prepared to extend belief to 10. stating rhcnomona OF
CIiirroyaaeefea ed:-sRGo, a0n crete lEDiIoR.
Extract of a Letter from Il Lady in Hartjvrd, Con.
ncc,;cai, to her ytTieud IN Eiehmoud
"If you could have been with yesterday, you
might have had little more faith in Animal Magnet
ISM L shop B.ownel lives next door us. We
them all getting into carriages, aud learned they
were going up 10 see Mrs p magnetized She
was the wife OF Clergyman, of great respectabiity-
a woman Of strong mind, and most undoubted truth.
fulness--a fend Of the Browuells. s. proposed
90, shs also knew The lady, and thought she
would admit though she had entirely refused 10 be
made public spectacle of-ye she willing gra.
tify he friends, it there any particular for
their wishing TO see The Phenomena.
sShe vas in the magnetic state when We arrived
there. No WAS present, except the Bishop family
and friends visiting them The magnetzer had never
seea or heard OF me- and he went on with the various
experiments, which Interested me exceedingly. SIEVE
raj ladies' end gentlemen were pat in communication
with the lady, and she examined heads and diseased
bodies one sprAinsd foot, Gsordersd liver, &c
At length, they asked me If would not wja; she
could tell me abou. my disease. ('rhc writer has heen
patient for two years. sac first began at my head,
and SAID it must haze troubled me. a have had Il
dreadful cold in my head, and much head ache tor
week. She then wcnt on, lnd i.lt lower down, and
put her forehead nay throat why, (said she }
YOUR throat IS in very bad state. The lining men,
brane is state of much intllmmatoH aad the parts
about, are swollen and displaced You ought TO take
active with it, without delay. Ii will never
get we'll OF Itself Some things w,il cure thS 'nseves,
ba such throat ha: viii not. Il is in artd
state and will require counter iTritans 10 create
healthy action. II mne should apply b!isiers
once, and g,rL!e of nitrate OF silver, &c.
Much more like thus was SAID, wi;hon, any questions
being asked The magnttser then asked, nj there was
any thing peculIa. ab"n, my case: ''How my
yoice:"-''Whr (sald She she has any vp:ce at
all L. would be lmposs DIE Tor her to speak aloud
with such throat; !.r, il: she try, she would
be in danger OF breaking blood vessel, &c, &c
Now, s., who firm believer in animal mag
nesm Science perfectly astonished at The in.
innate know led -e she ev,HceG u the state Of throat
NJ one else IN the room kuew any thing about il,
cept they knew DID no; speak anud-wh'ch fact she
did not a!iude 10, Unit! questioned, because she
seemed 10 think !; was only consequence oil the con.
dtion OF the throat she had described
sThere roon for deception or collision with
the nagne,iz-r for he had no knowledge Of me what
ever. had sat unobserved in corner She told Inc
much that knew, and advised many Of the very
medics that have used, aud which have given me
lief formerly, and advised against others, that | had
become convinced no, suited 10 MY case-croton
i
and no, the back of he neck though she sad those
good if there danger OF the disease gong 10
my lungs.
..She herself has been in delicate state of health
inclined to consumption, and Gerry mrch benefited by
Hlesmcrsm. She had few days since the nerve of a
tooth punctured aud sharp instrument run into it
while the tooth yet bleeding the nerve
70 be alive. She hoic the operation without feeling it
which the Den;isl said, moriat cod hare bOrne with
out showing the e-ct Of The agony II must otherwise
have produced. Sac awakened shor. time after
and she could not endure The pan-and put Ia
sleep for several hours, until the was entirely
dead
"That there have been mpostors, have no doubt
but tina, The science is humbug, cannot believe.
have never witnessed any experiments before, and
these perfectly satisfactory TO me-
To the Editor. Oct. g. 1912.
On reference 10 your paper Of the 9th ut | find
yon risht-it is iownshend instead of Ellloson
saw yesterday, some attempt al Mesmerism-the
iry. have
In order 10 try a thing and perfect Il, it must be
perfectly d0Head, therefore have taken up my pen
10 say few words IN the application of friction to
Hydrophohia. list, Blood!ettInr-,hen universal frc-
ton, the patent Ueag placed in bathing tub of
water mot hogshcad) Tor he stand the force
OF the disease, eNeep, in a recumtent position.
.No'n theory On the similarity between locked jaw
and tetanus-Tetanns commissions come on slowly and
insidiously, win c.illncss-so does hydropho5ia
There is greater pressure in the region of the heart
hydroph 3sai is great structure in each of
the abdominal muscles. Tciauus affects the nsxor
muscles, than hydrophobia Hydrophobia uni.
yersaly spasmcdic The ccnched Jaw the clenchcd
fist, The ruby, Wild eye equal IN each. The pouring
out of saliva s.om the Jaws peculiar to hydrophoha,
in contradsiinction 10 teanus. Now, this pour mr.
of saliva from the jaws IS often met with IN epi.
lepsy and other sp1smodic diseases think i. Will
be found, that the bathing tub will open the pores,
and lessen the secretion of saliva and we ply.
sicans have it translated, the secretion from the
jaws in the pores surface the skin The skin Will
become the secreUry organ, instead Of the glands Of
the jaws, adequate from the extensive surface TO
perform the functions designed 10 throw off The vicious
fluid by Nature ba wholly inadequate regards the
iaws-or, IN the language of the immortal Rush-lor !
neve. think Of hun, without at the time aud
moment, atirhuting to him immorality-lke the liver
'become the ilnOdga'e, 10 secree from the system hi
lous and other roxious matter" | would also, as !
did in the only | ever had. throw repeated large
doses OF calome in the stomach and bowels say from
90 to 30 grains FIRST dose worked Off in ; or hours
with OIL for the liver in such always engorced
and must be attended TO; also bsterng extensively
over the region Of the abdomen. After the frs, dose
of calome grains every j. 3, s 10 hours, agreeable
10 circumstances, friction continued 4, ., days
but after the 9TH, probably the latter part Of the 2nd
day. there will be but little necessity. Whenever the
hydrophoha convulsons return, Immediately com.
meace friction again.
After staying in a warm bath, fricti0ni-inG, if may
use the term, tll the convus'ons once, the
tory your hands. The enemy has surrendered the
citadel You are then commander in chief yourself
You will find the saliva cease TO flow. Keep the pa
tent in 4 room in cold weather. Immediately
YOU take him out of the bath, throw him between
warm bankets-continue the friction, with your hands
under the Blankets al four six points three persons
on each side, and the patient in short time, wall
10 sleep The violent symptoms will have ceased-the
disease surrendered The friction in dry blankets