Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1842-09-29

Tic has peculiar touch," said some of the
skeptical ooh! very WE'LL" said we've
shall see further" BY and bye, We shall see
they were completely "hcaded''
After repeating the Phreno-Magnetic expert
ments, every time with satisfactory results
every time the patient expressing her passions
IN different words, showing that her lessoifhad
not been "conned by rote, "-Mr. French made
some experiments III iaste.--IIe drank water
i that was handed to him, quietly without a
word-the patients eyes bandagetl, two of the
committee standing between her aud Mr.. F.
yet she moved her lips when he did his, and
gulped in an effort to swallow when he did,
although he made no noise whatever in swa-
lowing. She was asked what she was dong
She answered, "Drinking Water" Immedi-
aely after this, Judge Tucker, standing OBJ
liquely behind to the right of the patient, took
from his waistcoat pocket piece of tobacco,
held 1t in his clenched hand and passed it over
the patients head to Mr.. French, who stood
on her left. MIR. F. took it without word, or
even NOISE Of motion, and with his face turned
from the patient, some Of the committee being
between them, he put tho tobacco in his mouth
and Instantly tire patient made wry face as
though something very offensive Ia her taste
was IN her mouth, andih answer TO que s,ion,
said that it was "tobacco.n
This was the most complete heading Of the
whole Of this branch of the experiments, and
caused the committee to stand aghast. Next
Vinegar was tried, which she recognized i'm
mediaiely-shc coughed three times in unison
with Mr. f., and initiated him in all his acts of
opening his lips and swallowing. Immediate
y after the experiment with Vinegar Sugar
was taken by the operator. The patient NOV.
eel her lips when he did and seemed 10 be eat
ing. When asked what she was doing, she
said she was seating" but she did not know
what II was. This was case Cor the skep-
tics; and they chuckied over it; but for us
we think the candid inquirer, before he chuck
! les over the partial failure, should explain the
successful experiments. Mr.. F. accounted for
her failure to detect sugar, oy the fact that he
had just drunk Vinegar, and the acid still re-
naming, prevented the tasting of the sweet,
which seemed TO be very rational way of ac-
| counting for it.
Here these experiments were suspended,
and Judge Tucker was placed in con,munica-
tion with the patient. And now we come to
the point where the skeptics, in t!reir adrot
made OF accounting for collusion by the Pc
| cuiiarity Of touch of Mr.. French, were COM
pieiely "headed." Judge Tucker made the
experiments in Phreno-Magnetism that Mr.
French had made, with one or two besides, and
he was equally successful in producing like
graphic Developments of the passions. Judge
| tucker had frequently touched the head of
! the patient before being placed in communities
lion with her, and she jerked from him with
| convnlslve lnotion-now she obeyed his touch,
and although the other members of the com
mIttee continued to touch her head, she shrank
from them as before. What becomes of the
peculiarly Of touchs "Is the Judge i,ggler
and If hei is, does he understand the ngglery
instituted between Mr.. French and the patient?
Observation-Disclosures. There is no getting
over, or under, or around this overwhelming
evidence. You must face it like man''
| Judge Tucker continued the experiments
win admirable success-the convincing fea-
ture of a change in mode and manner of en-
pressing the same passion, being exhibited by
Inc patient on each repetition of the expert
ment.
In the course of Mr.. French's experiments
he stated that Phreho-Magnetisn had dscov-
cred several new organs-and one of which
he had heard he would test. He placed a fin
ger each side the nose, about the middle, and
the patient sneezed violently.
These experiments lasted until after IL
O'Clock, and it was found too late TO proceed
further Mr.. French said that he must now
awake the patient, and stated to the audience
that were he to awaken her in presence of so
large company (she having been put to sleep
IN small room in the presence only of two
| or three persons) it might be attended with
painful consequences he had seen patients
thrown into violent nervous agitation i'm this
way. If the audience were willing, the COM
miltee could go out and see the girl awakened,
and report. After some objections, this seem
ed TO be agreed TO by the audience, and MIR. +.
the patlentand the committee retired
Here transpired sort Of episode to these
scenes. "Ben," who had been forgotten in the
great interest which had been SO long kept up,
was discovered still on the rear Of the stage
sitting in precisely the same position in which
he had been placed there. At sight of him
there was general burst of laughter, and d
! cry Of "brng Ben forward.o He was accord
ingly whrled up to the foot lights; and we
verify believe that in the whole time (some two
hours and halC) he had not changed his 20
sitlon one Jot, although it was far from pleas
ant or easy one. Here the mischievous boys
and some miscbievous sboys of a large
growth," crowded on the stage, and "Benn un-
derwent regular test. Sundry pins were stuck
into him, and an ample supply of snuff was
! deposited IN his nostrils. lie was pinched.
pulled, and shaken by many hands (anG
we learn that large wound, as of a knife, has
been since discovered in his foot y but all 10
no purpose. We watched him closely and
curiously, and he gave not the slightest evil
dence of consciousness Of all tllat was done
to him, and he was treated cruelty enough
Finally, he was called by young Mr.. Wallace