Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-11-04

kind composer, had chained down to the bars Of music,
and Bishop had immortalized by blending its numbers
with his own.
DR.. A. remarked, "she must certainly see" do not
blame him for entertaining the thought, but my m
prysson non is that The DR.. has discovered by TINS
time that there ''more thngsln Heaven and Earth
han he had previously "dreamed of his Philosophy
However, procured some raw cotton, ana carefully
introduced it under the bandage between that and the
sides of the nose "Are you satisfied, DIR. , re.
marked Eyes, sir" he replied, at is impossible that
she see.
A rose bud was handed me. "What hold J. in my
hand" "Someihing soft" "What is NJ 81 don't
know ..smell it," alt is a rose bud"-(Right)
Dr. NJ. of Spousy lvunia handed me backgammon
man. "What have |, in my hand;' "Someihins hard
and round, it feels like backgammon man (Right2
Dr.. A. handed wool, felt 1t she could
not to know what was He handed me his snuff. box.
She said it was round and hard and smooth, but she
could not tell what IL was.
Dr. w handed ME his spectaces. On my enquiry,
she answered, sit is something smooth like glass
scec,acles." Brightly Mr.. n. handed me half dol.
lar To my interrogatory, she replied"lt is metal,
round, silver-half doar!'' (Right) then took her
to the clock. "What time is it, Georgiana:" "Be.
tween and g." An exclamation of surprise burst
from Lieu, II. He had but few minutes before
changed the hand from 10 minutes past to % minutes
past :. Now remember, she was closely bandaged
over eyes and ears, and cotton stuffed between the
bandage and the sides of the Let your sneerng
vikings account for this phenomena, before they use
| fool argument-i e. ridicule against Mesmerism.
Il would take too much time tn detail the various
things she felt, tasted, smell and with me.
| now attempted that part of the science in which ]
am free to confess, did not fully believe, and which
the company present (ns intellectual, presume, and
as we'll educated any skepc have yet met With
will bear me witness, | entered upon with visible
luclunce, | that bugbear portion termed Clair
royance However, could not resist their importuni-
lies
| commenced-"Georgiann, | am about to take q
mental Journey, will you go with mc!" 81 will try.
Immediately located my thoughts and fixed my mind $
eye.
O. "Where are we now" "Before house. sis
il, large or small'" "Very large" "Is it public or
private:" "Dont know, should think it private.
as il an old new buding." "Not very new in ap.
pearance.' "I.et 30 inflow do enter, by steps
or from the street immediately" "By steps" "Are
those steps wood stone? "Stone.' 81 nm now
about to enter the left hand door enter the vesti
bule passage has it any thing it or nc: al
has something very like picture "Descrbe it,
81 do rot know what it is, hut its coors white and
red had the Exchange Hotel before at the time;
how her description corresponds with the reality
leave the citizens of Richmond to determine. Pos
siby the little designation Of the hotel, sustained by
the fire. may have suggested the remark in reply TO my
query, "Not very new in appearance.
Mr.. S. called me 10 him and whispered in my so
ndistnctly tina, conld scarcely hear him, 1.-THE Ca
pitol at Washington. approached her, "Gcorglana,
let us 20 agan-wc will take trip of fifty sixty
miles
"Whcre am now" "Bcfore house" "Stately
or humble in appearance" "a stately i'anson. -
"What is its name'" "THE CAPITOL" Mr.. S jump
ed up and exclaimed convinced II is no hum
bug! Now, Sir, this gentleman had sent me chal-
lenge of 500 day or two before on the subject.
Dr.. w. asked me in whisper, 10 take her 10 the old
mansion at the Bowling Green My own recollection
of the mansion was confused and indistlnct SO was
her description Of it,
| DR.. 4. told me he had patient at a certain place,
and wanted to know what the sex and complaint.
She replied ga boy, and bilious fever. The Doctor
said his patient GIRL and the was scarlet lie.
You perceive Sir, have reported honestly the
cases Of failure % well those Of success What pro
portions do they bear' An idea suggested itself TO me,
which will give you Erery future was in reference
to DR. H. and what he handrd me, and what he asked
me. Could his dis;rust, whch suggested the stuifng
of the intersces Of the bandage, have had any nfu
ence?
now dspelled the slnmber, and she expressed much
surprise finding herself in the middle Of the room,
surrounded with persons, many of whom she was not
aware in the house.
The company generally returned to their homes TO
ponder the strange circumstances OF the evening
could give you many things she said in TO
qures made many of which found TO be true in rea'
to persons and their then employment in the neigh
borhood; but | feel how difficult 1t is to convey any
thing like adequate idea, either in conversation or
|
in 10 the enquiry, "Can any good come out oil
NAZARETH "Comc and see
After the Dispersion, portion of the crowd consist
ing of Is 90 persons, their remained Lieut. and Ia
dy, Mr.. R Mr. c., daughter and son, the usual mem.
beers of the family, and myself
After tea, proposed for my own amusement and in
sructon to mesmerIze the other sister, Mary. Meeting
with objection commenced II was some time be-
fore succeeded say half an hour At length her head
fell heavily on one side; restoring it to a horizontal
! n Eli N tbp oil uIrpd "a Won
asleep She answered "No." "Open your eyes then.
She replied, 81 can open them. made several more
manipn'atons, and found the magnetic G you please
current pretty strong about the fingers.
Her face was as beautifully fair at that moment us a
condess sky when the departed sum- has flung his last
rosy flush upon the Western horizon. All remarked
the singular beauty Of the sleeping girl Her coune.
nance seemed purged Of all earthly dross, and might
well have imagined tina, the Angel of Truth, in wander
ing by, had in kissing her pencled brow, left It's own
unParthly loneliness mrrored there.
There to doubt in that hour there The
who could have questioned the genuneness of that
slumber not in that company. To carry out my
observations, bndfoded her securely. She tasted
several things with me, and correctly too. Her touch
was bad and singular fact (Which have seen exempli.
fled in other instance, and similar is recorded
in Townshend) she would answer any person, but
who spoke TO her. although she manifested repug-
nance to doing. Her attraction to her MesmerIzer
was powerfully demonstrated Sitting opposite TO her
| o''e
sprung wildly from her chair aud came TO meas soon
as touched her, she became quiet. After trying my
best TO deceive her by hiding from her, and in vain, sta
Toned her at end Of Inc and remarked 10 her
"Mary stand here till ,cut you TO come 10 me-. She
stood still walked the room and after stand
ing minute, commenced agitating the atmosphere
with my hands, and then it was she commenced NOV.
ing towards AS she would approach near me, her
STEP al first vacatng became steady, and as soon
as | would lay my hand on her she would seem per-
iectly happy. This experiment tried several times;
and let Try to vary my position in the the room as
would, she, ''true as the needle to the pole, would
"tremhle to me-"
One or two touching incidents that occurred, must
close this communication During The evening ] said
to her, "Mury, will you play for me on The piano:
She replied, 81 had rather not (she is just learning
"But, Mary, you know how much you would obhge
me by playing little air." walked then brisky
from ny chair to the piano; she spang from her chair
aud pursued me with eagerness across the room-the
piano was opened, passed my hand above, without
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