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did not doubt Of their success. The first experiment
made consisted IN plncng piece Of silver in the
hand OF Mrs X, which was held at the time
b. DR.. b. Its effects were described by her as IN
pleasant. irritating and stimulating. The effect Of
gold applied in the same manner, she represented
pleasant and soothing; and the effect Of steel, she
described az unpleasant but rather strengthening.
The influence Of the Steel shs though, moro benef-
esl than that Of tho silver. To ascertain what
would be the tonic influence Of steel which is classed
as such in the maeria nedicn, applied in this man
mar, DR.. H., exc,el tho organ of "relaxation," and
Immediately after placed the steel in her hand Che
s,on remarked that it possessed, in some degree
counterac,ing agency. DR.. f., next ap lied two of
his fingers to her index finger, while her attention
was otherwise engaged; and in few moments, she
complained of heating and irritating effect. The
cause OF thea, symptoms was now revealed BY DR..
BIS holding up his fingers, which had on them small
ciantity Of powdered mustard, she nvcrrng tina, sho
Was no, conscious tina, he was using any medicinal
enbst,nce Tils experiment was repeated by Mr..
Rillows, who took large quantity Of mustard
his fingers and applied them 70 hers, when oh. said
that she tsl! tbs irritating influence more distinctly
than before la reply to the inisrrogaory Of Mr. b.,
whether she nd nsver before experienced these IN.
flenCes III handling m ta's, she said that she ha
occasionally felt same such effect, but had pad
attention T., the sul,,c Dr. H. now vars, the ex
psrnont with the view TO determine to what cx ent
the effect might be ascribed to tbs nenraurc ntll-
olcs. Mrs. x. held the mustard and other subsian-
cos in her hand siccessvev, without experiencing
more than slightly pcrceptblc cfl5tt; but ss soon
in hOr h,,i, the effect, she said. b.gan be much
more distinctly felt. The influence of sal. wns next
tried twice in succession, aud each time 1t produced
she said a weakening anl relaxiap effect Dr. B.
nav placed in her hand small bottle labelled Sweet
Spirits nj Nitro. Ia holding It nj the same time No,
expecting nuch effect from this the attention Of the
coinpany was inomentaiily directed 10 other Objects,
when Mr. tnnan, observing that her cris were clos
ID, and tina, .hs was gradually sinking from her
chair, he called the attention OF Dr. Dr.. 10 his patent.
Tho pni,l was immediately reinoved-the influence
disslp,cd from thu frontal PORTION of the brain by
means OF passes with The hand, and tho occpita
Naas wsre stimulated 10 restore the balance. As
this eiisct waa uncxpe,teJ II, phia was examined
AMI found to contain Parcgoric Elixir medicine
which, when taken in largo discs, prodices n nar-
co,ie off,ct. A paper containing DnvsI's Powder,
which, Ike the last, nso contains OPIUM
handsi by Dr.. F,rrv. to Or. B.: and this being
PLACED IN the hand o Mrs r., befsrr, fleet. sni.
lar to thnsa Of tho Pares,c Elixir were manifested
With the addition Of pain in the side.
DIR. B nsxt attempted to show the control which
can bo exercised over respiration by exciting the ap
propr,te cerebral organs, called by him inspirntion,
expiration, AMI restraint" Ualer the influence OF
tAe latter, the movements If ,!ic chest Became slow,
and partia!ly arrested
Dr.. 3. now tried 70 excite VI, organ Of playfill-
ness, but without any very marked erlt which re.
salt h. explained by saying that her reflective facul
ties were hahun'ly predominant, and TIA, under tho
embarrassing. !nil cnca Of the company sitting around
i, silcnce and wa,chn. her coun,inanco, was not
sways practicable excite per crptihly any YGv OF
pleasant :c;no;ion, more especially rs such emotion
was contrary To her ha'itua, state Of mind.
Dr.. b. then proceeded, ut the request Of the som.
rl.t.ee, to excite the organ Of calculation. She I'M
niodiately drew back from the company in state Of
s,emiag abstraction and fixed her ga2e in:cnty an
house the opposite side Of the streets and being
asked wha, attracted her at,en-ion, SHE replied that
sac was counting the bricks il the wall Of the house
She then arose and wa ked TO the window and still
seemed intent her faYori,o object. We now at
tsnptol to ridicule her srnHg. propensity, and TO
dissade her from this employment, but she insisted
with much earncs'noss that II was both very asroea
be al very rational.
Dr.. =. next excited tho moral ard selfish feelings
alternately, five or six times in succession, with the
view Of calling off her attention from, surrounding
circumstances, by the lively p,y Of her own feel
ings. Tho former she doscr hes agreeable and the
later as producing dissgreenbe excitement which
would no douh, have an injurious c!sc, on her char
h:ter. As he touched several points among the NOR.
s organ. in succession, his hand at length reached
'aa' Of F!rinaess; and he excited this organ and
TIA. Of It's antagonist Fear, she remarked that the
former seemed :,croas, her encryyw!st n, latter
appeared 70 cnfa-hl, or relax the system. Ia pro-
dics an unHquivocsl physical manifestation, DR..
buchanan excited alternately the organs producing
physicsl sensiolity @. senshiii,y 10 pain, and on
she other hani tao organs producing hnrdhood.-,
Under til, influence ei the latter, he req csed
her to remove a ring from her flgcr, which s..c
easily took OF AL replaced Than having excl.
tod scns;blty 10 pain. she requested to take oil
the same ring, hut after several attempts she gave
i;up as causing too much PAIN, IN account Of tight;
.'eSS SH' '!.c! '.i-I Tugs HS)n tGr ilGeTS ai!l
found ,h.! they ''so zero 10 ti.ht TO BE removed
without cane'"9 great p,ih. EariihUoi being now
70 excited she remove! the ring with ease. To show
how complete was her insanshi,ity 10 pain under
this na renee DR.. .. requested one Of the committee
10 oifsr his kunckless for blow from hers, 10 show
which would evince the greater sensbi!itv by the
contact Although her ham was small and rather
delicate yet She nic.ol several blows in succession
upon the knuckas Of the gentleman who offered his,
with 50 much strength as to compel him ~ retire
from tho unequal contest, wills, TO Mrs. r., it seem
10 bca matter OF mere sport productive Of no pam
wha!evar. Dr.. B. nov changed operations by res
torng her physical sensi5ilty when she Immediately
began to feel the pains from the bruSing that her
knnckes had just received. She now appeared TO
suffer much more than her antagonists and on be-
in. requested 10 strike ag,in she could not be Undue
ed to make moro than gentle contact, which could
scarcely be called blow. In this state Of extreme
senslhlty, Dr. b. again reused her hnrdihood, and
offered to repent the experiment upon the tnuckes
but the gentleman upon whom the experiment had
been already performed, was unwilling TO undergo
repetition Of the painful blows; and upon the same
proposition being made to another of the committee
he nso declined The experiment was, therefore, va
ried bv testing her muscular strength in grsspnr.-
One If the committee Offered her his hand, when the
&C 'esslrn VI strength in the grasp she gave as Dr.
B. excited the organs Of energy and mnsculrrlty was
Indicated by the fact that II WIS too painful TO be
borne. Having again relaxed her muscular system
her grasp became 50 light not to cause tho leas
Inconvenience.
These physiological experiments were succeeded by
several oil . more Striking ana singular chhracter.-
Dr. b. excited the organ of Pride, the exaltnton o
which was nat continued more than a minute before
she arose from her char and left the company. Sh,
walked ab1u, the room in silence, and refused to re
turn 10 her ss-t to undergo experiment Is. Dr. p
now approached her and excited the organ OF 1umil
uy, when $40 imcIlasly resum her place. Uror
being asked the reason that induced her to leave III,
chair she said That she had cl, lndsposton to si
there and be gazed AT by number of gentleman. =
shs now sasmed conscious Of the impropriety o
leaving the COMPANY 81 abruptly, and promised thu
she would MT do S, again; but rs DR.. b. re-excie,
the organ of Prld'. il scarcely a minute befor,
she aross from chair and acted "a she hni prcvi
pasy done. She was now again subdned ny excit
Ing the organ Of II lni!lry, und brought back TO h
ohair.
DR.. g. next excited, alternately, the organs o
Sk.pilcsm and Crcdnlty in the wonderful and super
natural. As Mrs. II. % sesses reflective and rlth
o. philos,rhic intellect, and is h,bitua, aversc f
believing in the marvellous were the sur
priced at VIVA, followed, which was nothing less thai
an entire revolution in her opinions. She had ono
been through curiosity TO hear Mr.. Miller and folt
little interest, she said in his DISCOURSE that she al
most fell asleep. Or. p. now excited the organs o
crsdalty and the belief in tho super natural and WEN
derful. to ascertain how shs would regard Miller
doctrines under thcse influences With the view Il
dnvelope her sentiments conversation was kept ~
with her; and IN few moments, her opposition 4
Mllers d,erinea ceased and she profrssed Il rer arr