Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-09-09

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mesmerizc the girl There being some company IN The
parlour adjourned with MIR TO small room, where
we found the patient Determined TO have far gperi-
ment, shut the door and suffered no one else 10
enter the room-before the girl (whom | shall call
Ny expressed desire to he mesmerized MIR. +.
took n scat near her and commenced his passes
| in about sixteen minutes she wns apparently PM
asleep, but no mesmerlc phenomenon Was presented
her hands did not obey the motion of MIR. rs. The
room close and the night warm, that Mr. r. al.
most Abandoned the essay in despair. He much
exhausted ard asked for some WINE and wafer leil
The room-but in tie passage met Mrs X, who instant
ly the door oil the small room and watched the
proceeding of Mr. +. soon returned and Mr.. F. hav.
ing been refreshed by the and water, continued
the passes and after long time say hour succeed
in producing the attraction OF the hands She com
planned to Mr.. f. Of being very warm, and went with
him and NJ the front door and remained 10 the AR
| few minutes. We returned 10 the small room ana
having invited the visitors in went through series oil
xperiments " hch succeeded admirably every precsn
| ton having been used TO prevent deception. MIR. r
eat some orange, some "Norons Seeding grapes
which inodorous, &c, and NJ being asNeo'
suid she was eating orange, grapes, &c. The same
with water MIR. French drank clarrt wine. NJ
said she was drinking eiIher some kind OF wine or
wine and water She then carried into the par
lcr, and the same experiments were repeated soon
after Dr. Il. came in, III the most dslrustful MOOD,
haynp lust left the scene OF tho capital hoax by their
finished actors Messrs X. and T. in Mr. Is. room y
To satisfy HIMSELF Dr. II, in the most secret manner
passed tumbler Of water behind The SOFA on winch
| Mr.. French and Nj. were sitting, and MIR french
inserted The fingers of his lett hand, and moVeo
them nciselcssly in the wa,er-instanly The fingers
Of MS i,ft hand moved-and, on being Intercepted,
replied that her hand was wet. bell was rung IN her
eur by third person. and being asked if she heard any
thing said Mr.. + rang tgeny und she SAID tia'
she heard a bell Il was Impossible for her To have
known in whose hands The bell was. Col. e. pulled
Mr. . Lair, and NJ. said that he hurt her. On one
occasion rs MIR. French laughed, M. Immediately
laughed, and he s'opt, she stopi Mr. French
asked her On the slrnll r"om, it she not pretty,
and with much emphasis, and apparent dspeasure shr
said 81 don't think at all. | bawled loudly IN her
cart produced not the ss test effect She was then
led back to the email room and dismesmerz'd. On
awakening she replied 10 my question, that she mao
not bee on, of the r0om and The last thing she re-
collected what MIR. +. said to "Nothng Is any
where talked of but hlesmerisni. distinctly ieneu.
Der hat this remark occurred JUS before she passed ca
INTO the sleep. All these experiments witnessed rc"h
mn ocn tueS Monday night. They destroyed my
unbelcf They are are citar 10 my senses, MS The
blaine st fact in the visible word. could not explain
thenl-but therefore did not dshelIcve them All my
faculties had been aroused, ard the result torced Inc
into belief.
On Tuesday night, several of the Faculty and other
visitors met at the same house The young iady VINO
had succeeded before in her 1perim. MS took TIC black
girl away into the dEngroom, in the vi'w OF several
spectators and DR.. G, requested 10 SIT by them, and
oyerla the process, (Mr French being IN the small
room, and separated from the spot by passage ahd
two rooms) In about ten minutes Amy was mesmer
led aud epe He'd the tonch Of every other person eu
| the mesnierizer. Her eyes were immediately oan
daged. few experiments were performed on he'-
Ich pickle being eaten by The OPERATOR ana
Amy snyug that IT was "something sour aho a''er
wards sspickIe." Lemonade drunk br the operator
| AID A. said il was .weeiened water. I'm TACT, u was
not very acd) Cake put into the mouth OF Inc
young Lady mesmerser and Amy at once pronounced
I 10 he cake. She recognized water and then VINE
imme datcly. Peppermint candy being presented !"
he mesin, ser the mcsmersee replied, grapes, pnl
nron being tnld 10 taste again her answer was, She
could not tell exactly wha; il vas bnt something eun
her mouth. pinch of snuff was gwen TO The mes
r. and moment after an orange was intefposto
between The 40, upon Which the n'esmcr'see SAID s''
smelt snuff mixed up with something One great de-
feet in making these experiments, The quick success
sion with which tIey repeated, not allowing SUN
cent interval for the sense to II cover ils energy
In the meantime, the girl, NJ, was in the small room
with them In obou 20 minutes slie was put asleep
and DR.. w brongh Int IN glass OF WINTER. Mr. f. drank
and NJ gulped and SAID shc drinking wafer. DR.. w.
and Mr. II. convinced that s'is Wa as ieep She
then introduced INTO the dining r: ON and rat down,
her eyes being covered with cotton and banddged h
two hnndkerchefs The drinking at water succeeded.
Mr. F. then drank wine-M. SAID that II wcs W ne, or
wine and water Mr.. F eat some sweet water grapes,
and NJ said she could not tell what they were though
they tasted sgood Crhe grapes had indeed very 1T
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nspd SWEET water graes) The experiment OF The bell
was peri, CT. Mir F. then pu: NJ in rapport with Miss
NJ. (alr going into another room Miss NJ ate some
sugar, vi. said 1t sugar candy hlss NJ ate some
cake, Nj. replied was cake Miss NJ took IN her mana
nm egg and NJ being asked villa, she felt, said il was
ssmooh like glass and round" (1'hs striking expe
riment is very analogous 10 one detailed by Towns
hend) aliss NJ took in her hand key VI said she
felt sonnet hing long, but could tell what IL
Miss NJ took a small pee. Of ice in her hand,
and when it melted, NJ. being asked, SAID
something pressed on her hand and made her hand
heavy" Miss NJ. smslt piece of Ferbena M
said it was a sweet f,wrr A gentleman was then put
in communication with VI. He not only had tobacco,
which hp was in the habit Of using, - "lso took into
his mouth nearly spoonful Of cnnn salt. Symp-
toms of strong disgust Immediately began to display
themselves, on the part of the patient On being m
terroeated she could not, would not, describe Inc
com position but after lie swallowed the nauseous
compound viz the juice Of the tobacco, and the 81.
luton of the salt, (Which most OF the spectators ana
not even suspect) there seemed 20 be general lass.
trde creeping over her faculties She could or would
not, answer any further questions Of Mr. - Ire
mesnerc influence seemed 10 abate. Her hands al.
most ceased follow the slightest degree, the hands
of Mr.. French and there is knowing what m
uence il subsequently exe7ted over her nervous sys-
TEN.
Dr. C pulled open her left eye. 1t had The appear
ance Of death The pupil was entirey hld, and though
strong light applied to it, not the slightest I'M
preston was produced. DR.. h. ticklrd her mouth,
nnsris and cars with flowers and paper and no eiiect
produced He also held to her nose large bottle OF
concentrated har,slorn, end not the slightest twInge
visible. She then awakened, and avowed ut
Ter ignorance Of having left the small ROOM admit
that of the experiments failed but what nave
recouned scanned most critically and am convinced
of their reality. 1t was remarkable that NJ was much
less communicative than the night before-perhapss
owing TO the crowd noise, the circumstance
have referred 10, and hence all the experiments were
not as perfect before Neither nigh. dad she seem
10 poescss cairroyaacs at all. On Tuesday night,
many, who disbeeved before, convinced many
were staggered in their disbelief, aud thought II
"very strange many did not believe at all: but
that the experiments conducted with perfect
fairness and without the slightest collision on the part
OF any engaged in them, firmly pronounce on the
honor Of gentleman.
shall wind up with most wonderful fact, which !
did not wiiness-bnt which is strongly suhstana'ec