Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-09-22

MIR French now opens his hand and holds it be-
fore the girl.
q. Can you see what havsl
Ans. A little.
q. What is til
Ans. A pencil.
@. Can you zee wha, We are doing in this roomi
Ans. No.
q. Can you see any one in the room7
Ans. No one but yourself.
lDr Dove, it, still remained in the room.l
MIR French remarked that there was no use in
trying further the sense of vision, as il not o
case attended with clairvoyance. and that he con
siders this fact proved by the failure Of these
perimen's.
The Committee turn 10 the sense of Touch.
Mr. French suggests that the bodies to be tried
be large enough TO communicate sensation readily.
Dr. Deane puts a round wooden ball, with two
extremely slight grooves passing around it at right
angles, about the size Of an English walnut, into Mi
French's hand.
@. VIVA, have I in my hand1 IL it hard OF
sof,
Ans. Hard.
q. What is its shape1
Ans. Round.
The bail was handed back TO DR. Deane, but
after a short interval returned TO Mr. F.'s hand.
q. Tell me, Emma, what you have in the sam.
handl
A. Don't know
@. Is il hard or soft
A. Not very hard.
q. What is it's SHAPED Take time.
Emma works her fingers as if in the act Of feel
ing something, and answers: Rather long.
MIR F. Feel IL good.
Emma says, it's something 10 eat
q. What is the shape1
Ans. Flat.
DR. Deane hands Mr. Frerch a small marble.
MIR F. q. What have you in your hand noi1
feel it good and don't guess. Emma works her I'm .
gers as before, and wers; Don't know what il is.
q. What is its shaPe7
Ans. Round.
q. Is it hard or soitl
Ans. Hard.
DR. ID places q half dollnr in MIR F's hand.
MIR +. Emma feel what's in your hand, and tell
me.
Reply. Can hardly feel it.
MIR +. Let me make you feel il better-accompa-
nying the remark with several passes Of the hand,
and having previously given the half dollar to Dr.
D.
MIR F. Taking the half dollar again:
q. VIVA. have you got in your hand nOw7
Ans. knife.
Mr. F. Feel it good and see il you can make i,
out, at the same time opening the hand and display
ing the coin.
q. Whnt have you go,7
Ans. Fees rough.
Mr. F. Describe in
Ans. can't.
DR. Deans hands Mr. french piece of raw cot
ton.
@. Can you tell me wha, you have in your hand
now7
Ans. No.
q. Can you feel in
Ans. A little.
q. Is j, hard or sofI7
Ans Hard!
Dr. ID. hands pill box.
q. Emma what have you in your hand nsv1 can
you feel ~ II not say so-don't guess
Ans. ID MT feel it, MIR r. returns il,
DR. ID. gives MIR F. peach.
q What have you got nou7
Ans. Something right hard.
q What IS its SHAPED
Ans. Round.
q. What is in
Ans. Don't know.
DR. Watkins suggests to Mr. French to touch the
bodies with the ends Of his fingers.
DR. ID. hands a card.
MIR F. feel what you have n0p-whnt does il feel
liks1
Ans. Il is right large.
q. What is its shape1
Ans. Long.
q. How mary sides has III
Ans Four.
q. Is il thick or thL7
Ans. Not very thick.
q. Is round or squaro7
Ans. Almost tquare.
metallic lancet case nbou, ~ inches long. one
neh wide, and quarter inch thick, was handoI TO
Mr. F. Emma feel and tell me what YOU have in
your hnndl
Ans. | can't tell.
q. Can you tell its shape1
Ans. No.
q. How is j, you can, tell its shspe1
Ans. don't know.
q. is It thick or thin1
Ans. Thick.
q. How thick7
Ans. Three or four inchep.
DIR Deane hands Mr. F. the same card used in the
preceding experiment but one
u. What is in your hand noioi
Ans ] can't feel IL.
Mr. French here remarked that If she could not
ieol ~ II was unnecessary to ask further questions
about ~ that the sense becomes faligued, and then
the onswsrs were not satisfactory.
poke. knife was now placed in Mr. rs hand,
AM he osks-Can you you feel any thing now1
q. What IL its shape7
Ans | can't see IL.
Mr. F. Bu, feel it-what is its shapsl
Ans. Round.
q. What elss1
Ans Rough,
q. What else remarkablel
Ans. don't feel any thing slsel
u, Can you tell what IL Isl
Ans. don't know.
q. Is Il long or shorn
Ans. Long
u. How lore1
Ans don't know can't measure IT,
y Can you form any idea OF ils lengihf
Ans A little.
A0s Most yard.
q. Is f thick or thnl
Ans. about an inch thick.
DR. Watkins, during this experiment, asked SIR
ftonch " he did not consider the sense fntRusd--
Me French replied that he did, and had 90 cons dered
u iot hVe minutes past.
Dufiog the preceding experiments Mr. French
sit near The Mesmerzse and held one Of her hands
IN his own. file now, At the request Of Dr. Desne
removed hrs feit TO such a dntaoeo that their feet
we're about Two feet aport, ard their heads about
SIX, remaIking ~ he did so-"NoW you zee there
ean be no COLLISION"
smili knoued walking care war hs nded TO Mr.
+. q VIVA have you ntW7
AM. Something long.
c. How long1
Ans. Abou, half a yard.
e. Cen you tell me what i iI--dont guest
Ans. IL Is thin.
q. Can you feel what il isl
Ans. No.
q Is il hard or soff
Ans. ST.
Al q minutes past o'clock, the s1oe rlnsn,s wsrs
changed 70 the SENSE o. TA,TE 80 announced
aloud by Dr. Doope.