Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-10-21

10 snow me c0nlem pt feIt by the Porte Tor
Christie ndom and for British influence
The number Of persons who have persisted has
not been ascer,ained. The population was about
100000. Neither nge, sex, nor condition met
with mercy. All were sacrificed by the savage
Turks.
From the Boston Christian Freeman.
Mesmcrism.
We last week offered a few remarks on the
subject Of Nesmersm, lectures upon the subject,
&c.
About two weeks ago in Salem
business, and being Informed of a rerna k BILE
case IN the family OF respected friend. Enoch
Fuller, we called at the house and obtain ed the
statement from him aud his wife. A son OF theirs
ten years old, had been for about five Years sub
Ject to often seizures Of pain IN the bowels which
would cause hun TO draw himself down TIL his
head would come nigh his knees and then to fall
upon the floor, and roll aud writhe in agony. En-
nent physicians were at different times consulted
aud prescriptions were tried, but to no good ef.
tect. For the last year more these paruxy SINS
were often once, nd more generally twice
a week and he had become emaciated, and his
system was so fast failing, that he could not prob
ably have lived the year out.
About the frs, of May, Mr.. Fuller was ia a
neighbours house, who had-n' lIGtIo girl that he
sometimes nagnetised- Having no confijence
IN The science, he laughIngIy requested his neigh
Dor, next time he should ma guctIse his daughter,
to send in for his IlltIo boy, and have him exams
med.
The next day the s1id neighbor remarked to
Mr. f., that IN the evening after be left, he pa,
his daughter INTO the magnetic state and request
ed her to look into his house. and examine
snid boy. She said The hoy unWe ell, and there
was something 50 dIsagreeabie she did not like
to stay there. She described the two singular
small phals from which the father admins
tering medicine, the color Of the medicine, and
the unusually small portions given, all accurate-
Iv, Of which she had previous know ledge
Bu' she would not describe the disease, and IN
sisted on coming away. Daring that day the
girl was introduced into Mr.. F's house, magne.
used and directed to examine the boy. She be-
gan at the head; found all we'll as she traced
down, til she came TO the liver, and remarked
that there was small red spot upon 1t, but
thing 10 DO harm. Looking down into the
trails, she SAID there living creature there
about two inches long, with fiat head, and of
greenish brown color, in a cavity which it seem
TO have formed ln the side of the entraIl.
Then Mr. Snow and his wife called in,
all that has passed being KEEP: secret, MIR. S. put
his wife into the magnetic state, and requested
her 10 examine the boy, beginning at the head
She described the same red spot on the liver; and
looking lower 6own, was suddenly seized with
spasms OF terror cTyIng out, "A snake. a snake J!
take me away y II seems that the frs, glance at
the undulatiug living creature gave Simultaneous
ly A fright, and the idea OF snake, and she could
not preserve calmness 10 examine mtnuteIY.-
The husband earng injury 10 his wife from The
agIta ton at once oke her.
All this being kept secret, Mr.. Henry futile
was next called in, with lad by the name OF
Saunders. whom he magnetlzed, and put upon the
examloa lion. lie spoke of the same spot on the
liver, and then of the creature in the bowels Civ
ing precisely the same description Of lis length,
head and Color was given BY the little girl.
Then the father took his BOY to Rev. Mr.. Bur
rus, Methodist clergyman residing in Dan,
vers, (~ho, when he can do good by ii 'dabbled
in the sneered subject OF Mesmerism) of whom
he had heard that he had student who a
good subject for examining diseases. Mr.. Burrus
magnetzed The young gentlemen. an utter stran-
He examined he afflicted boy, uoiiced the same
little spot on the liver, and declared that there
was living creature IN HIM descr bling its loca-
lion and appearance precisely the other two
had done He also prescribed application
which he said would kill the animal, and bring il
away in a fortnight. The direction vas folio ed
and from the time the first dose admnist tered
! the boy had no attack Of pain. One of those sub
Jects was called in TO examine him again,
and said the animal was dead or nearly so, slImed
over.
| In fortnight and two days, by giving a gentle
cathartIc advised by one of the subjects the ami
| itself, but far under decay. that its kind was
not easily determined. IL probably leech
| drank b the child with wafer. When dried II