The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-09-23
Hanover, N. Y.

eu HANOVER, IN. W Sept. z, 1912.
The M-fated Erie discovered by Animal Megnetism
Temperance hrenology, &c.
In these days OF reform and progress it is the duty
Of every philanthropst to record, in some manner,
the discoveries and inn rovements OF the age-and
as in your invaluable Herald are chronicled the
sayings and doings of the wise and foolish crtcsand
satrists, preachers and hearers saints and devils
ogues and honest men, likewise, the rise and fall of
religion politics, banks stocks, &c seRd few lines
from country town, whose inhabitants claim a
good share Of piety, sobriety. wit and common
sense As in all other communities, politicians of
each party look forward with anxiety to the time
when their favorite measures will be adopted and
carried out. Preachers labor with all zeal TO con-
vert the ungodly, and each proves Ito his own salts
faction) that the doctrines and tenets OF his church
are the only true guide for the Christian through
life that he may at death enter the narrow gate to
Heaven by the narrow and crooked path.
We are doing but little in the way OF business,
being confined to pressing daily wants, but much in
Temperance, Phrenology, and Animal Magnetism
We have from one to three temperance lectures a
week, many OF them from reputed orators. Every
School district has its Temperance Society and from
| one to halt dozen amateur lecturers. Drunk Yards
are scarce and becoming scarcer. The tears OF ma
ny mother dried up, and half starved, half
nachs and clothed limbs God speed the reforma-
| tion till alcohol cannot ''give down. for the want
! of single sucker.
The citizens of Forestve have been highly en-
tertained for three evenings past IN listening 10 lee
lures on Phrenclogy from Mr.. Ainsworth. He
taught dancing for number of years, and says he
work with his head" ] think him an adept with
either He steps very light and lectures we'll He
has succeeded in obtaining class, Notwithstanding
" The Forestville Lyceum" few months since de-
cded Phrenoogy not science.
Magnetism to-day is the all absorbing topic BY
magnetism the wreck Of the Inflated Erie has been
discovered. gentleman at Silver Creek magnet
lsed his wife one day last week, and among other
questions put during the magnetic sleep was In
burntq' She pointed in the direction where it was
supposed to be. This lsd to further experiments
During the next two three days she taken
cessively to the wharf at Silver Creek and TO the
mouth Of the Cattaraugus Creek, where surveyors
compass and other necessary apparatus had been
provided, and then magnetlsed. Being questioned
and directed TO tell the direction In which the boat
law as before, minutes were taken and the same
| day or the day after, boats were started sImuta-
| neously from Silver Creek and Cattaraugus in the
| direction pointed out, and at the meeting Of the
| boats soundings were made and the wreck DISCO
vered.
| II lies four miles below Silver Creek and three
miles out, not so far il has been supposed 10
be. Ii ia said the gentleman q have forgotten his
name) has gone up the Lake tor the reward OF
$4,000 offered by the owners OF the boat tor the dis
covery of its whereabouts.
Truly we may say, :" what will be done next r.
Look out rogues your deeds must come TO light
Honesty must now be your policy or we will soon
be under the disagreeable necessity OF building
new prisons or charging those we already have:
Yours. .n,... ID