Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-12-02
COMMUNICATIONS.

MIR. EDITOR,-I am one ~ tHuS" NlO uUiltNt
quackery of all kinds ought to he exposed as soon
ms it is found out, that the public nay know the
degree of confidence which predA lers merit,
when they present themselves lo& patronage
There is, at the present Time, much trcdulity in
the community IN regard to every new phenome-
non that appears the tnce OF society, VIII slher II
be mental, moral, or physical. Aud many, indeed
are disposed to take advantage of that croduy
for their own benefit Whenever this is done WIN
unusual adroitness and cunning, even sensible
people, who are drawn in, may consider them
selves on the whole, somewhat compenSa
ted for the robbery Of their pockets, in wit
Messing the ingenuity aud SIKH with which II Is
done.
But when minds below the ordinary stamp, with
nothing to recommend them to attention, unless ii
he their stupidity and ignorance, gull the comma.
nifty into their patronage, by promising 20 DO what
they cannot, OF to demonstrate uuhs which they
do not themselves understand, people are not only
disgusted as wei as dupcd, hut the cause OF ruth
and science often suffers tuuch drirIment. LEI
suck quacks be exposed
A few days ago, couple o' mclca, students |
believe,) from nelShhorjD1 town, cauc INTO our
little village, in the capacity al Vrsccai Vhrenul-
ogiss, and wishing 10 deliver a course ui sin
lectures on Phrcnolosy. After making some lntIc
effort 10 obtain patronage, they concluded 10 com
mence a course. AS had seen some exhibition
of their skill in yceum to which they had been
invited, for The purpose OF examining few heads
in public demonstration Of their capacity aud
knowledge, ] concluded not TO waste my time 10y
attending The course. however dropped in one
in ntinnJanre mo hnst ~ pr,c Gr,pns v,,
consnirnnus mon The ,nLln nj tho lrc,urnr 'rL;s
pnJ C.,v drawings ,vbirl Ic sn,rin gIv uscd cnn
situted the whole apparatus. And what, with n
severe thumbing Of the Professors Image which
must have given that disnary much pain, if there
was any magnetic communication between him aud
remarks lint n,iohi L,yo Jono ,rcd;, ~ - sloni
Inv Ten veors aid we had | ec,,,r, =, or L,Ir ~,
bour or 60 Shades nj Gu n,1 So ,hi,I i,,
,vh,t ,Le h,nLs 10 ,,,,,,,;,,al ~, ; l;,i, -,
your noble sccncel
Connie how mpst rour ,cuteross md r;oia
lopic have dvindlpd ir,o un,hiu,,,,,ss Lv Tho .j
of this vnuibfuI n,od;rvi Cr;,,ns va, nro ma
ionrer The vii of nil wiz opd lao smart, or hun,
choicest
But The ornnd attraction nr ,ho eooson ,vos
lecture on Animal Magnetism viii exncrimen,s
II WINS 10 he the orond fnole And ynnt n ,urn
amt From, honrv 400 ~ Usnin,, ;nC,rcv-oIl ,vp,e
there. You,I,,s nohest h.autV's rnrest and wis
dom's sacesi came in' IN here WAS no more
room And how d;d ,be rI,onrnt e..,,,rcr srrend
himself Ills mariner was absent. He had the
,,bo,a foIJ uo,y y.ii,,,,I, JiJ Lc I,, ,in,,, MIN,
At bis marie iouch. frnps Hmped dred men nros,
and moved nbout md Smoke AT his word Phi
iosonhv ,eviyed- Che,nistrv bren,heJ oney ,nd
the Genius of ElOuueucp smiled eXDrpSsiveV
the beod If The vou,hfil hero In shor, no rnter.
,,innJ liz nuIi0nco ,or so,,o linn ~, rooL;n,
fron, ,Lo Naano, and ,,,,orin .,"',rl ;ta, ar7
ne,v I ,rnsnn,o ~ nrlo'In In, Ii,"so,c .rLa,
nar,, ,la ay,o.;,,,,on,nI ,,,; d., .i"s Lis .,
oer ,yas cnpo md hc hi,nsoif ,y"s If ,yaaI,,
CONSTITUTED n,ora f, ~, Ia ,Ln s,I,io., ,,,an ~!
onaro,or 7, uos cr;,c,i ,nn,,on ,o , ,l;'',
,yos ,rrir,, o,ai,s, ! ;,,, and Wosa,.i > 's''".
tho yerro or III I, :, ns in ,Lis I;In,, ,,Lo,
the I,eciurer WINS in The b',hes, ,nagncIc st,nor
The amd;ence Uneasy n,J srm,l' -, 10 h,gard
n youna Gor,nn,,v' vIo rasi;,as hnro r,arnod
forwnrd ma yoln"nered his sorrcss % '
desired eynern'en,s rhs as r,,In , ,'
n,onsi cier te,y n,;,,,,os so"rol, ~ - @
ro,or lonnd , s,,I,oc, ,,h o,'Id' WV ~
fgwr. n,o"ncs O.. ,o "" mo e. ' G"