Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-09-27
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To n. Editor eTtGe yyhis.

=. ~ ~, EdtfSr OF the Wig.
MIR Editor; hasten to give you a .keeh O
some very sucseisfu AID highly interesting experi
meh's IN Animal Mhsrt,isr. It seems thu, IA,
mud can co; only be iralsm i,,sd from one human
o'dy 10 snoiher, but also 10 animals Of the inCe
rior kind.
ie" scientific gentlemen desirous Of ,h,ouine
- "'yon "sh' as possible on the subject Of Mesmer
sr, determined 10 try the effect OF the And on =.
p.' Inc idea was novel indeed; bu, reeo iecting
vac powerful properties of the fluid they Obtained
s'eSh berkshire, and secured him on a tabl. AZ !,
suiLeien; height from the ground.
nc operator placed himself in front of the MIC
80 .y"s ms han1s on ITS head. commenced his
mAhlpuHuons, ard IN about ten minutes his ,ou.ll.
nS was changed 10 a gruni and a sou.ai alternate.
-, IN hFe minutes more, he ceased his 81 healing
a"o etuhted os II he were well satisfied with the
treatment; eyes dtowsv. In five minutes rnor,.
hs eyes were closed. his grun,ins ceased and Ls
appeared to he IN q calm siumber "a. 80, 80 ne
oosed itom his fe,!ers, when he began sl,-btI, IN
move The operator threw on "a little nrote eu,J ),
ana III Two minuies he was declared BY all 10 10 IN
d SCUM nesu'erie slumber. Our arst nt,en,n, vns
80. eAP.'.'I'n, upoo the supposed insensibiity o.
mestncric subjects. by sitting the ear OF The nj,
burning IT'S no.e, *, but the pig moved NOT /,
was no" discovered that Tie fluid ~as from
ms nose, when was accordingly stoned y,tb nm
Enquirer OF late ISSUE Wv" ."
ihe next experiment wns upon the cornmuni,v
EN
pig seemed much pleased with the taste When The
operator hai eaten the npple, the nis held 10 M,
shou' az ~ de-itous Of more Of the same fond The
operator Felired some distance end read n not.
~ Wah hanoed HIN; the pig seemed to under
stand The contents, and shook hi. head az n IN 100
assent. The eyes Of the pig we,e nov banJaSsd
anu the operator held an ear Of corn in rs hanr
10 receive It. ' Dfl'ON1'eo
ia'ge dog was nov PIT in communication ui.b
Ia.
Inc dog ran at the pic, which approached: and
her noses stuck together, Just as The north nIc,
oil two magnetic needles would col $3.50
Alter ie" other experiments, the Community el
sehs1Iion was July established" ami the operate,
assumed the command over the pig for The nurnos,
oil experimenting in Phreno magnetism.
The organ Of music was FIRST touched and ,b.
pig gave some most meiodious squeak. The neg
organ touched was that OF Penetration. when N,
p,s commanded roofing in the ground. The orsar
I'M ~ 1',Vehess was touched. The pig gave
.O.H OF d'hanee, and uttered truly watike pun,
lie next vas, the organ Of observation TIE N.
now 10 Red very knowingly towards the tkv n.
10 examine the state OF the weather. The oos,,,r'
mere so' quite angry with boy, who was sinte,
rupting the 11id," and struck hin. TIE ~, ~
medla,ely became very f.rocious. and o,,,ot,d 49,,
BOY also. Surprise now took the place OF amer. II
me mnd OF the operator. The pig stoned nnr
lppeated unaccountably surprised. The operatoI
ieok snuf, and the pig sneezsd. Tn. ops-ato,
ene~eu piece OF tobacco, and the pig turned sieL
az the stomach. Tao operator now, for the frs
''ne, asked question: What's the matter pisev
and, "mirabie dictu," the pig answered. ugtI r.
SICK. But, wonder upon wonder, the pig now bI.v
! up.
give you the sketch, sir, aud hope Won vii
publish II, that the remarkable results NAV be ,a
before tie public, and that Mr. French and otbe
MasnetizeFs my experiment before tbs, frihDn,i
on pigs and other animals; for, TO doubt, TIE,
Wouil draw large audiences. But, they should IA K
care, no. 10 throw on TOO much "anid y a. - -
have grand explosion, as in the case Of The lames
cd Berkshire.
Very respectfully, BETA.