Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-10-11

upon some of their cases, and il is 10 matte
Of surprise that they did But, amid such oppositions
The enquirer after the rittcn mysteries should re
member that
Truth, crushed TO earth. shall rise again,
The eternal years of God are hers;
While errnr, wounded, 1riIes in pain,
And dies amid her worshppers.h
But digress Mrs S. commenced taking down The
answers 10 my ques tions-but purtakng Of The enhu
sasm and The wonder Of The Company she omitted very
many questions and the answers Suffice it Ia say, the
child was asked by me at least hundred questions
TO which she gave correct with the exception
of about four five; and to the questions that were
thus missed, if the phiosophicaily ana
lyspd they would have proved correct. Upon the
whole those present. in number about Ito persons, and
several of them gentlemen of scientific acquire
remarked that they believed il was the most bril-
liant mesmeric exhibition made in America !
now give few Of lhe very many things that trans
pred
lst Experiment. sonr grapes were handed me; !
tasted them. She said 'pckle," then "grapes. ID ]
tasted wine. She tasted also, and said "wine I'D
tasted sugar it was called pickle, and verify believed
il was pickle they were handing me, and tasted IT, IL
was, if may the expression, very tns'eIess piece
of white sugur-the taste OF the grnpeS and Inc wine
was still in my mouth She answered 'pirkie. 9TH |
waited while the sugar was handed to Inc again (t
be observed she always tasted with me- and swa-
lowed when did)
G. "What have | in my mouth Ans "Sugur
5. A pine burr was placed in my hand, as soon as
III,
Q. 81 have something in my hand, IS 1t round or
OVAL" Ans. "Ogal." Trough or SMOOTH Ans
"Rough."
6 i then drank water, and said, "Pa,ty, what was
doing" She replied, drinking water :,
T. Dr. Scott spoke to her. | rHttd that she should
speak TO him. but no one else but myself She an
swered him Immediately, but word pay no attention 10
any other person. Here follows memorandum IRON
Mrs Scott made nj The time. AS the experiments
were many ] will omit numbering them:
"Dr McCahe asked her 'if she wished to walk =
She said, yes He got up-she did the same. He
sat down again-she did also, aud on, several times
He then walked all around the room and she after
him, following every turn and gesture: (be u "oser"
ed. her ewes were closely bandaged all this time y
"Whenever he moved his hands, che did SO, TOO, s~al
lowing whenever lie did so, &c, &c
nav pronosed 10 her TO return and sit down. When
reached the chair, | made several frins at sitting
down, but Patty was not to be iooled-she mace Tue
same eints and. last, when sat down, very SUDDEN
ly, down dropt Patty, with the quickness oil Iash
AT this moment, vinegar was handed mel lasieo
il. PATTY made q wry face, and said, "vinegar
Her hair pulled violently, but she heeded l, not
mine was also pulled-but she SAID IN answer 10 my
question, that nothing hurt her.
Tobacco was handed me | took II, placed IL III my
mouth. As soon as commenced chewing ~ sne ue
came very restless, and uncnsyand, in answer 10 Tue
question said she had something IN her NOUN lal was
very bad and made her sick.
now smet wne-she commenced respr'ng, al
the same time. passed it 10 my mouh-she ,as'eo
with me. and said .'wne," on being asked what IT was
Here follows another portion OF Mrs. 6 memoranda
"Dr McCabe crossed his fngers-she did also. lie
,hen laid one hand The oher-she did so, oo-indtea
foiioced ersry movement lie took key, ano ASKED
her .what il was: She said, she did not know. he
asked, IF ii metal or wood !: She SAID, metal
He rs ed swas il key or u knife Z She said, key
He took half dollar, and asked her what " was
She replied "a half dollar. He took al apple, and
asked her whether the article he held in his hand was
round or square aud size SAID, round what
color She replied, red &c, &c
then asked her "what il was: and she saio, zap
pie"
then took an acorn, and asked her 10 describe It,
She said "round hard, about an hall inch long, ana
that ii was an acorn.
Her Emily stood behind her chair remaiseo'
or female :"-"Femac." "Who is il Z" She replied,
"eousin Louisa" (Her cousin Louisa was, however,
JUS, behind my chair) CHOW is the person standing
AL the moment, ] gradually placed my arms
akmbo-she drew her arms up Immediately, ano re-
piled, $50 ! could, in fact, make no accldeh'ai
mt, tina, was not reminded of il by The mes
merizep.
But read farther good sceptc, and then prescribe my
punishment. | took book, and asked her what had
in my hnnd :" Answer-"Book. "What IS IL cGl
ed,i "Dont know" ] then remarked, FATTY,
am reading the title of the book-read with me- This
pronounced with some slight accent OF dspeasure'
She read with ME "THE YouSG LADfs FRIEND -
1t was, indeed, what had just read TO myself.
next took a watch and asked her, what it was She
replied, ia watch" asked her the time She sa'o,
"haIf after fire. II six; but the place where
the figure VI should be, was covered by The circle
containing the seconds. So that child, not accustom
ed 10 looking at watch, mi ght very readily make sufh
mistake, looking actually at The figures grnned
sc vera times, showing my teeth, from bicusPd le D.
cuspld, eight in humber She did the same. LOOK
while sugar IN my mouth She said "while sugar :
drank wine again. She aaid, 'Ha'er, and then tas.
inr, as If not very cure, replied, swine
took white handkerchief. She said "@hite hand.
kerchef" took another book containing several wood
cuts; turned 10 one of the and remarked "Patty
wbst have in nv hand" "Book." "Whut part of
il am looking al" "Pic,ure." swell, Patty am
indeed looking a, picture, bot am looking at par
cular part OF that picture an object on the picture
look good and tell Inc what it isl" She replied mme-
dialey ga horse, Ii was plate representing oat'ie
scene The most prominent, figure on it was 'edr
horss md hs rider And at that horse was locking
ntently the time! now asked her TIE pane oil 'he
hook, reading at the time tue title She replied,
"Hisory of the United States :,
/ took candle. Cues. "What have here 4.
"Cand!e." @. ais il Sperm or Taow: ~. "fai-
low" II was tallow, although Mrs. S. had both kinds
in the house
Shutters were handed me. G. "What have ! in my
hand;" A. "Snufers.'
Dr. Morris or Dr. Scott, remember not which,
gave me a lancet remarked PATTY, feel good now
am feeling it," | then felt The handle ana theh
the blade. She replied, "a lancet"
two dollar note was rolled up and passed into my
hand from behind. felt ii, and asked her what il WIS
She replied, 'pece Of paper" then said, "iook COCO
what part ofit am looking at: She replied, "ihe
figure e." 1t was even so. g. "What ls'H a. "A
two dollar note"
A gold watch key was placed in my hand, and tel.
only the top Qhere stone act in ~ one SAID
was "Juton" felt all over, and she SAID, "~a,ch
key" -,
"snufers ray" ! ale bacon again. She did SO too,
pronouncing it "baeon." Ispi,. She did So ! Snell
several times-sometmes "n one knee, sometimes on
bo,h--and she invariably followed every motion, WIN
the most most wonderful unity of action
hirs S c. S. handed me small comb, and as soon
as felt it. she oaid 'scomb But, Sir, IT IS useless
to repeat oil that shs did. She as perfectly nine
both "be and to do, and 10 sui1rr, Is though sue
had become part and parcel with myself Ana strange
loved that child with love so pure, holy, that