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editor 81 the Richmond Enquirer has become
convert 10 .ussAs.inn, and calculates On lsrxs
results % M eaese ofssienes and Surgery non
is future Developments. Has L never oeeurssa
% he bsaesolent old genslemsB sAas tAis con.
munily Of ssnsatioa.n Win which hs seems, q
much snamoaFed, might mol alse Be meas IF
mischief ia ne hafds ofsths iiesntious MKT
mol is magic Be used il love Is veil Il il sar.
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The ubjoinsa article frcmtAe whis 81 tAessh
shows The extent 10 which the cFeaalisy ofthe
new convert carried him On ttcsnt occasion.
PRIVATE THEATRicALS.
Yesterday morning there -was quite /
buz 10 the city A every corner Of he
streets, groups were assembled. avd ffSm
ihe earnest nknneE in which they coo.
versed, Il was manifest to the most casual
observer tha. something unusual and Of
general interest had occurred,
Il Upon inquiry. i. was sscfrtained That,
The night before. an exhihiholr1f HE won.
lderlul phenomena If mesmerism had bfen
made. which. from the success attending
H, had created the mos, profound sensa.
lion. Twoyoung gentlemen. 1T AID RI
amateurs in the mysterious science ! had
been n aking experiments. andascerssiaed
lthatlhey possessed the mesmeretic paw.
ler--the one 10 operate and the other I'd Be-
Operated up0n--in a very high degfees--
They tested their capacities several even.
4ings befefe parties Of heir friends.-snd,
81 The astonishing phenemepa exhibited,
made crowds 81 cnnver,s-uniil their .ame
fairly eclipsed that OF Mr.. French him.
self They determined. Monday night.
lin consequence OF the urgent solicitation
Eof their sotaries and admirers. 10 extend
n The sphere Of their operations little. A
company Of some twenty Eve. we're insii.
ed 10 witness the operations. Al The ap.
pointed time, the company, consisting 81
tmany stout hefetics.as we'll a. true be-
levers, assembled. Our cotemporary dc
the Enquirer, conspicuous among sIl,s
! graced the presence He, as one OF lhez
i initiated, who had already witnessed some
lof the wonders. opened the ceremonies ID
"a few remarks. Hefurged The impoftaace
: OF silence. and entreated the company Dot
!, 70 press loo near ,hr patient, IS crowd
Z would intercept the free circulation ofshe
!, magnetic nuid and weaken lis etFectsI--
: Profound silence ensued. R. 1.-THE Mes
+ merizeel took chair, and was speedily
!. transported 10 other spheres by The mys-
a FERROUS influence sxeffed over him BY ri,
n uhe Mesmerizer.) Mr.. Richie, who had
9 brought his handkerchief full Of pepper
and flowers. etc and the Doctors, their
!. pill boxes. opened theirs stores. Clerks
II look their seats at the table 10 make q
e minute of the curious developments.=-
g Then began the usual experimen,sH- -
: Wine. and water and vinegar, and pep.
s per. were all tasted BY T. Che operator --
e and R. (ihs patienN guided by unerfiag
= sympathy tasted the same things. A
i flower was putto It's nose-R smell it,
7 A 25 cent piece was secretly slipped into
! Its hand-R. being asked .wha, be had
in his hand, readily replied sIser. +.
would stand At the opposite side Of The
!. room. and by movement Of his hsnda
: would raise those OF R-.like a Bit 81
y paper attracted by rubbed sealing wax
:" With eyes closely bandaged, r repeatedly
told The time ofnigh ito minuiesihe waict
= being pressed upon his forehead. Thi.
6 twas most remarkable and unaccouniablei
Numerous other experiments were mads
y which wrought conviction innesrly al
y present--snd Mr.. Richie pronounced The
exhibition infniiely superior, in I'll re-
,lspecis TO Mr.. Frenca'si After ! sitting
! of three hours, and avery testhad beenfre
) soried to-,he young operator remarked
= Shat he protested 10 do more than Mr.
q French did:-He could explsinthe cans
y oi lhe phenomens. which bad been tx
hibiied, land which seemed % battle ID
z profouRdesi iniellects. 1t was ~ Ana.
:. tug--andNhe patient was as wide swak.
- as he was-spd sll that bad been done
= was By signs previously agreed upon bs
tween them !!
~ This speech produced the most marke(
s effects upon the compsny--soms roarad
4 someswere surprised a. the facility viii
J. which they had been dupsd-bu, the pic
= ture, which the venerable EDITOR present
!" ed. wasspiieons 10 behold! Mad The guI
! Of perditien been ysHniug before him. b
d, could not have worn more ghasty ap
= tpearance. As soon as be recovered hi
senses, he1frankly confessed, that ne hat
:. been completely hosxed-bGt he roare'
= out for. Mr.. French. and agowed the. Do
~, tctu3tudAtou " appSat " Net (. bNSt'te'F
81 honor 10 know il be had practised an i'm
!" position. and 10 demand another exhibition
g The whole scene was The richest eve
!. = enacted in real hfe--and TO hear those
= who were in the secret give detail q
1 all that passed, is laushable beyond any
~ thing we ever heard. One Of the mos
~ ~ surprising things Of the whole IS that III
= Msgne:iser and the patient could repres
n their laughter al some of the occurrence
y Of the EVENING" For instance, when
=, was proposed aloud 10 make some new ex
~ tperiAeni-sone one suggested that th
patient would over. hear to never FED
that. & said Mr.. Richie. you may d
IL well talk 10 dead man Z,
y Thus sinks to res. one Humbug. II
Il. 4 beautiful custom Of the East TO sire
flowers over the graves Of the dead---an
&c we commend ihat melancholy and pleas
ing duty TO old Mesrner himseli--it b
+ survives amid the wreck.
. AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISE.
~ III The farmers ~ me Vatlex ahate n& seeu h