New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-05-21
VOL. III. 70. 80.

and then. the operator having moved his finger,
lac threw hi, head back and saw scraphs and
airy figure. floating above him and again, the I'M
Ger of the operator once more removed, he stepped
forward and lcant yawning abyss. Ga be-
ing questioned, he said it was very deep, that be
was afraid to approach any closer, and that hi,
eve could not penetrate into IL shades. The or
gan Of ycneraton wa. touched. and his aspect Of
alteration became NJ once solemn and beautiful
With appraised hands, le turned his eyes towards
some fincied obecr, and whispered what seemed
10 be the outpourng- OF q Vrayeriu heat The
organ of mirth then touched III conl.nction
with the organ Of generation, when the subject
went through O Mawworm part. in which Wit wa
sing,llarly blended with religion. advice SOM
local illusions were made which in their as>ocia-
ton and the grave manner in which they were nj
tered were not a little ludicrnus. The organs oi
combaiiveness and dc,truciiyencss produced terrl-
fc effects and one organ caused so fearful q par
ory5m Of despair, that the subject DIRE" knii"
from hi. pocket and would hsgc used II, had II not
been taken instantly from him. Acquisl,iVcnes-
and the love Of children produced droll effects
in the former the subject evidently taking and con-
cealing imaginary Oblects-and In the latter. nurs-
ing and caressing imas mary children, danding them
on hi. knee, and hu.sing them to sleep in the real
UrScrT- fnPl0 s'Nlf. Ni-f ulHliHli fli''lH ''i"
ued about three or four minutes after the finger OF
the operator was removed from the organ, and then
subsidized grsdu,lly, as if the Influence Of some
vision were becoming flinter and fainter, until II
passed away and lief, the subject in 4 state 81 quiet
magnetic sleep The first effects of the several
in1ucnccs were preceded by shght 'conyulslve
,vitchnga Of the muscles and by occasional clap
ping OF the bands.
The subject WAS kept in tins condition., aud pass
ing through ill.,, effects of the various passions and
emotions of ,hc mind for about an hour and three
quarters. The last operation was produced by The
physician, touching with his finger the back of the
neck near the spinal bone and marrow. The sub
loct then becarrc rigd and slli, stretched himself
back i. his chair, and rose from his seat with up
hficd hands, while his appearance generally nearly
rrecyIbcd that of death. Thr operator then, with
"A few pa..c, e his hand over the right side OF
his face dispellcd tho Mcs1reric irfucncc-th
paiicnt grrdunll, Enclosed hi. eyes. and Reason al
oncr sc.,1i,pd her empire. lie remembered Indis-
tirc,lv. much thd had iransprcd, but SAID that he
did not at the tin'o possess the viii t" provent.n
Wien rnagnciized originally, about year ago, The
plrsi, ian was engaged for about three hours. Tie
experienced no bodilv pain whatever throughout
his various extraordinary physical and mental de-
and was not all atsued at the close
He bad watched the various experiments, OF
which he had been the subject Tor the last year,
and arrived a, the conclusion, that they were ben
cfcial to his general health, inasmuch as they at
fuded him the kind Of exercise that he needed
His opinion is, that about orc person in every
nine is peculiarly susceptible to the magnetic IN
nuence and that in some cases, persons "f wea'
physical frame can influence in the manner de,
.cribcd, those of much more bodily health and
strength But enough of TIN. subject for the pre-
sent. The story is indeed marvellous one, and
many will pronounce it exaggerated. we can on
" repeat. that the parie. of the highest re-
spectabty and that but one sentiment OF wonder
wa. expressed by the intelligent company IN at
tendance. most of when had, until that night, re-
garded all stories, not only OF Mcsmerism but OF
Phreno.oev, with utter incredibly.