Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-06-13
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no email share of public attention. You have devoted
large portion Of your valuable columns, Messrs. Eo
tors, in republishIng from the Baltimore Patriot an
elaborate investigation mesmerism, which mus con
cudes 'We therefore decide that, in our judgment
Messrs. Reese Bond, and Harris have fully sustained
their denial of the existence Of any proofs which car
nationally sustain the existence of animal mag netsm
am aware that isolated fact have but littls
weight in establishing theory but as all theories
I'm conradisnction to hypotheses) are founded upon
facts conceive il due TO truth and the furhering o.
scientific investigation to narrate the following occur
renee in support Of The doctrine of mesmerIsm. Onu
onvinced by ocular demonstration, was wholly IN
credulous on the subject
"M-, 40 interesting and intelligent girl about ten
years of age, Of highly respectable parents, IN this
city, was subjected 10 the mesmerc influence oy
youth Of about fifteen years of age While under us
| operation, variety of articles were held over her
head by third person. and were actually DESCRIBED oy
her without the possibility Of her seeing them Among
other things book held over her head She named
the book and its owner, and described the pictures IL
contained The mesmerzer tasted salt and afterwards
pepper. She Immediately evinced dislike and wheh
asked the cause, replied, salt, pepper strong sns
ceptbility pain was also evnced when The mesmer-
zers HAIR was pulled. She expressed pam IN her
and when asked what distressed her, re-
piled that her hair had been pulled. When the mes
merizer finger pnched she moved her head; when
asked Why she did So she replied that her finger had
been pinched, and named the person who did IT.
When she awoke she was totally unconscious OF what
had occurred was heavy and drowsy, and had Inc ap
pearance of person aroused from sound sleep.
About dozen ladies' and gentlemen were present;
among them highly respectable clergyman, who ex'
pressed himself satisfied with the result and all agreed
from the tender ages and ngeRuousness OF the pares
there could be no deception. W. ~
WAsHIsGTos, May %.
To give the disciples of mesmerism the advantage
of such other testimony in their favor, as happens 10
have lately reached Us, we copy the subloned para
graphs from very respectable and truthful paper; the
first of which may be altogether true for any thing we
know not being impossible; butt as TO the truth OF lne
second, with all respect for the authority OF Dr.
Josiah Deane we confess doubt lift be all true,
however it is very remarkable and altogether won
derful story:
From the Bangor (.NeJ Hhig aud Courier, May g.
.4ni,nal Magnetism-.4 Home Case and Strong one
An operation has been performed in this city winch
goes far 10 establish The fact that there IS something 10
mesmersm, beyond all dispute. Mrs Davis of Eddlng-
ton, has suffered for time with tumor IN the
right shoulder, and was advised by her physician to
have il removed While thinking upon the subject she
heard of animal magnetism, and came into this city Sc.
vera days since to have its effects tried upon her. Mr.
VIM Small Of this city, who has recently been practi.
sing magnetism among his friends ind found TO be sue.
cessful magnezer, called upon and succeeded in
mesmerizng or in putting her into the magnetic sleep
This was repeated several times within few days,
when the physician and several friends met for the pur
pose Of removing the tumor by surgical operation
The excitement Of the preparation, Mrs. Davis re.
marked, was great that she doubted whether Mr..
Small would be able to mesmerize her sufficiently for
enduring The operation. Mr. Small commenced mag
netting her. and in eleven minutes she fell aseep and
The operation continued much longer, when the
surgeon Dr.. George b. Rich, made an ncision in the
shoulder over the tumor Of about two inches in length
and inserted hook into the tumor, which was about
half the of hens egg, and dissected 1t out, and
dressed the wound.
During the operation Mrs. Davis manifested some
slight uneasiness, like person in troubled dream,
and two slight spasms in the opposite arm. On
being taken out Of the Sleep she told that they had
not been able TO extract her umor, 10 which she re-
Piled that she had feared they would not she wns so
much excited about She at length apprized OF the
result, Of which she previously quite unconscious
and the only sensation Of which she was IN any way
conscious that Of being asleep and wishing TO awake
up but not being able. Nor had she suffered any pain
up TO last evening.
We have this statement substantially from those
who present; and the parties of the highest
responsibility and who have motive for erroneous
statement.
Another CAsE.-Dr Josiah Deane, of this city, last
evening related 10 the following Of magetsm
which occurred under his own eye Yesterday after
noon the doctor called 10 young woman by the
name of Susan Rowe living with Mr.. Dudley +. Lea
w.t. on Hammond street, who was in nervous fit
pom his arrival she in violent commissions and
wholly unconscious. lie administered The usual re-
Dedies and left her. In short time he called
again, and her commissions violent than be-
ore, and the doctor thought best to try the effect Of
gnetism, and in few minutes she put into the
ghetto state. The doctor then applied slight pres
sure upon the locality orererenes and beneroitnec, when
she became calm; and combining tune, reverence,
md benec0lencc, SHE SANG TWO Psalm TUNES. The
ioctor then made The passes 10 awaken the patient for
minutes, when she became conscious, seemed
prsed at seeing company around, and complained OF
slight headache, but appeared otherwise restored.