Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-09-26
From The Richmond Eaqai''er, Sept. 70.
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From The Richmond enquirer, sept 70.
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The Exhibition on Friday night, in the largo room
Of the Exchange lioel. decidedly Of The mos
interesting certainly the m0sl extraordinary sperta
rlo--we have witnessed. Tho audience was lafre
respectable aud orderly as iher anxious curiosity
their excited asionshment would permit them TO be-
We have seena more thrling impression made
upon any company Never have de.
cided scopcism suddenly converted into andonbtnp
s belief Many "whu went 10 scon, returned 10 wonder
They amply confirmed the accounts OF the phelomena
which the Rev. w A. Smith Of Petersburg had wit
messed at Norfolk
Mr. French commenced with very manly and frnnli
lecura--many passages were markol by hlPhly pho
sophica spirit aud adoredhy flowing language. and in
some parts, with touching eleqncncc. Nbllsl he was
,ccinripg Dr. II. scarcely hoping to succeed IN his at
tempt, was putting Emma 10 mcsmCre sleep in another
roam. Mr.. French had no hand IN the pr ccss In
decd he did not KIN, thai i)r r. 8biig The at.
tempt-Mr. +. belig previously Disappointed obtain
ing The services Of Or d. Egt when she was mcsmer
lied, she conducted - du tNhihion rom. carried
upon The paitlral, and ilu experiments began. Nj
French requested lhai gentlemen mlghl br desgna
.td TO conduct theH. and accordingly list OF
spectacle was handed 10 hn, br Of the com
Iany. himself s4Fptc-And mlstui tie committee
likewise unhreycfs One oil these and the first named
an the cummlttec WIS Judge Beverly Tucker ct the
college Of William aud Mary, whosc acute aud active
mind IS well known to this community himself scep
tic, fsnmas eyes were hfst closely hanlafcd The
experiments on sensation Were made by Mn French.
nat in contact Nih EmMl. las Ne had previously seen
ht,t bui separated from her s.A egAt ieeteo that
There ~ as no Ss1lly 81 n, dstiug ushnp trr sub
SAINTS ~ u"n ON w. VI u his regulating hef answers
~ mapo' ssas' ne lneae h'NtHi singular rNPH
''e''s W." w "S"' ne s'"on' one WAS conclusive
\ qad al tbaeca was privately aHi n1selrasely 2yen
10 hun By one o The COMMITTEE, and alter chewing II
himself Tor few moments. h. asked her what she
was snH3. sue i'pi'd, sic was chewing hr"ing
~Hai' 'o'tfo Nu'i ")'pR aieN s'hal eNpe
timans' they pfacreltd 10 me IHlSa9loslnl phe
nouie" -"ho1 M ! I'nfl a7h'd Il iheIe was anY
Ee"'ehlh Pits''', VINO Nts acquainted Win ihfeioz
iFy' ana VINO would De polite enough Ia assist him
hr l.udlhn, al intelligent merchant III Richmond,
eamo torwafd, asrende4 tic platform, aad took his
place oy 'ie sde o. nc cGmn,,'r ihe experiments
weIe Hed uhaer ms direction, VIZ French touching the
different organs as Mr. ladlam directed lam, ior Mr.
= himself has mol s'"hed Pmcool@y As silence
anu MS the vafiah5 organs were touched by his finger
aud the answers came ir from the ionplo Il Nature,
as hwere, through The llns nl ihis unnermcd negI9
glfl, tabou twenty yeats Of ago. TIE eNpana'i9n af
tue orgsa 'onehed and The results were proclaimed by
~iIse "a tho committee The asjoniShnent Of Mr. l..
himself cannot tn described IN words He resisted his
impressions until the third experiment was made, and
then has wondering connienairc and his uplitcd
hands bore stronger wilue 70 his surprise and pleasure
Than any language can cypress. We shall MT under.
take 10 state The experiments AS Judge Tucker has been
KIND enough 10 give us his own account Of them as well
as Of Tie experiments which WcTc ucd on the ullosnu
day.
p,rn,,oyp Gov, y 1910
Sir gives me pleasure to comply wj,h ysur rcooes,
NV situation last MONT on the pafrp e,ye mo mn on
.,1rnni,y Of kuasinr many thncs tl,t pssso1 ,,r ..
cutaiely than any other dslnerested neron and h,y
been placed there that others nrh, see and hear rna
,ne. am bound 10 testify Of What sap Al n'.s
somewhat similarly crcumsanc,d today a, yonr bon.e
1 shall speak also Of What saw ,hcro | ,r,nosc "a
ceufne myself 10 such narcnars rs wore M, visible m
audible To- persons at distance and shall soe,k chiefly
of phrcnolooeal experiments shall no .,,en,n, ,,i
serve the order of Time anil shall or,nne n, h Ld
of the respective creams All The ,yncto,enIs m ,b
whether made BY Mr. French. Dr. Ruchi, ar M, slf
| shall beoin then with
.M,sic1Whep tho hand If The ono,,,,r ,os ~,
piled To this orgau. the Girl unjt,rnl, ho,.n tn bnn,
tune.
.WyfLG,fucs, = An irr,nross, bio l,,,-, rl,,,,l ,bo
ever this -oroan was acted an W6en e,c;,ed ,lann
with music The laugh and song came t,octher One
under my hands she auuhed So much ,b,, | con,J NJ.
distinguish the tune. Under DR. Rihins sb, was ss
/, sinrinr first and then IA LAUGHING and ilc I,nb he
came SO Violent that she Stoned snping ana ,Id be
could no, s;no Gar l,uoliny - . ~
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