Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-09-30

eHruc, II produces the same erect on the Inesmel-
Red subject that it does the person taking it
Fifty dollars, that by meamerizng subject, | can
make the pulse of that subject harmonic with my
own, though very different before characterization, as
did The pulse of Mr.. Rtters girl, when mesmerized by
Doctor Dove before the Faculty, and that member of
the Faculty can another member produce the same
effect wl,hou, smulans or depress the pulse of the
subject II it shall be higher than my own or his own,
as viii by mesmersm-and fifty dollars more, that a
mesmerzed subject, securely blindtoided, will chew
when do, and swallow when do, in harmony
with me, at distance of six feet than will OF the
Faculty or any other person placed al the same dis
lance, and securely blindfolded.
These propositions made, not through any dis
position 10 win notoety, but az an earnest OF my sim
ccry, and because do no, believe those sincere, who
say that experiments, conducted mine have been,
can be produced by collision.
Once more, cannot but regret, more for their sakes
Than my own, the course pursued by the Richmond
farmty. | cannot imagine why they should have re-
fused TO receive evidence OF experiments in your city
made by Others than myself in Magnetism when they
were seeking to investigate the truths of Mesmersm.
And, as none OF control our convictions, force
mem, beg leave to PROFOUND to DR.. James Dove
lew queres-his answers may satisfy others, while they
are insufficient for himself:
lst. Dad he not, by fixing his eyes nently on En-
ma, MIR Rters g'r, and by using certain manipula
tons, cause her To go 10 sleep
I'd Were not her hands attracted by his when in
this condition.
IN this condition she could hear any other voice than
his own, but did she not only to hear his voice
until placed by him en- rapport with another:
+,h. Would she not in this condition converse with
him. while she seemed insensible to the language of
others
9th When her master Unexpectedly in the
'n"'n and called her, 10 her. she not ins-n
'p ' !" his voice. while she readily answered 10 his'
~ cnnm;tee state, that the pulse Of this girl beat
que n"ho'ea and eight, ha:monzing with that of DIR.
Dose1ano also that her lips with very few exceptions
moved as NINE DID, when any thing was taken into my
mouth 10 attempt 10 convince by argument, when
experiments ia to do so, is too hopeless task for me
10 undertake It Moreover there are as vet no fixed
principles IN Mesmer'sm that know of In the nu
merous experiments have witnessed have never
seen two cases exactly ulke-manv have neral char
ac'er'scs, but always points of difference some of ,beo
characterized apparently by great inconsi,,enciesna
ter example, have subjec, sensitive 10 the opcb
and at the came time seemingly insensble to p,;n-,nd
numerous cases varying much as the person, mos.
merzed. Principles therefore can only be dednced
when experiments shall be greatly mutnlied md
conducted without any disturbing causes whatever
From facts thus collected some master spirit nav
ueouce the governing principles, although it may me-
yer have witnessed an experiment But il docs
seem 10 me, that the Richmond Faculty should have
Investigated, not for an hour or two in a public
novel, but for long time, and in private, before de-